entertainment and not documentary

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2013)

With all the stirrup in the middle east, I confess that I try not to read about it. It horrifies me how much violence there can be in one place.
After Argo won the Oscar, I also confess my curiosity got the better part of me, and I wanted to watch the movie to try to understand a little about Iran's story.
The movie is really based on a true story. They start the movie simply stating facts about the history of Iran. It made me stop the movie and research more about it. Iran has a fascinating history, and it is just a shame to what it has turned to today.
Of course the Americans will always make movies that make them look like the superheroes, even though in cases like this one, it is partly (should I say mostly?) their fault. I suggest you also read up how the Americans and English took out Iran's leader in 1953, M. Mossadegh, who was considered the Man of the Year in Times magazine. Interesting turn out, right?
Even though the Americans are NOT the superheroes in this movie, in my opinion it was the Canadians, who risked their lives to help those people out, and they should have been awarded the star, this is JUST a movie. And this movie sure got me twisting in my chair, and made me horrified of the Iranians and their ways of torture (which was probably learned from the Americans).
I gave this movie a 9 out of 10 because of the way the story was told, and how you could feel like you were in their shoes and made me cheer for them to safely leave the country. A movie that makes you feel like you are a part of it is just so rare nowadays. This made it entertaining, because in the end that is what movies are - entertainment. If you want to know more on the history, rely on sources on the internet and preferably not American and certainly do not rely on this movie, for this is the Americans' point of view.