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Syriana (2005 film)
A 2005 drama directed by Stephen Gaghan about conflict in a fictitious Middle Easter country.
Syriana is an oil-based soap opera set against the world of global oil cartels. It is to the oil industry as Traffic was to the drug trade (no surprise, since writer/director Stephen Gaghan wrote the screenplay to Traffic): a sprawling attempt to portray … see full wiki
Cast:
George Clooney,
Matt Damon,
Jeffrey Wright,
Chris Cooper,
Alexander Siddig,
Amanda Peet,
see all
Director:
Stephen Gaghan
Genre:
Drama,
Thriller
MPAA Rating:
R
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This movie did a great job of showing how an unassuming guy can get caught up in suicide bombing in one of the subplots.
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2005 proved to be a year of politically and socially conscious films, and among these topical films Syriana stood out from the rest. Directed and written by Stephen Gaghan (Traffic), and inspired by the book See No Evil written by former C.I.A. operative Robert Baer, Syriana is an enigmatic and charismatic drama. Writer/director Stephen Gaghan has created a complex, provocative film that takes aim at the oil industry, political corruption, corporate greed, extremist fundamentalism, and international … more
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review by MzJen_2_review.
August 06, 2006
"Munich" was much more successful as a piece of entertainment, with an exciting thriller plot and more fully developed characters. The people in "Syriana" are just pawns in a diplomatic game, and maybe that's the point, but it doesn't make them interesting to watch. Moreover, when the filmmakers attempt to add human interest (e.g. a family tragedy befalls Matt Damon's character), it doesn't work. The ending sequence is nicely suspenseful, and ties some of the disparate plot lines together, but the … more
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Stephen Gaghan is a master psychologist in addition to being a uniquely creative writer and director. He knows how to take a controversial topic, spread it over a period of time and from vantages that involve everyone who would ever view his information, and pace a film in such away that his viewers must stay glued to the screen and soundtrack so that not a moment of the powerful bits of intrigue he is relating fall out of place. It worked for TRAFFIC: it is stunningly effective in SYRIANA. S … more
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"Syriana" is a complicated, but thought-provoking film. It has been said time and again that the movie has too many threads to follow. That may be true, but you don't need a notebook to appreciate this movie. Getting the gist of the plot is a better idea and just go along for the ride. The characters are well-done, the tension is formidable, and the revelations are relevant and interesting. We are asked to follow all of the main players in the world oil market, including an American oil broker in … more
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Pros: Great Cast, complex story, interesting characters. Cons: May seem a bit Liberal for some. The Bottom Line: A solid film that regardless of your views, will make you think. Oil, is perhaps the most precious natural resource on the planet and also one of the most controversial. It powers industry and the economies of many nations, yet the regions that contain the largest amounts are often the most unstable, and this instability … more
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