In 1979, Iran established an Islamic state, and in 1980, the United States and Iran severed diplomatic relations, and Iran refused to submit to the Western countries led by the United States.

Although there are many smears in it, the fact that the Iranians were able to take a country's embassy personnel hostage has also given the US media ample reason to smear them.

In recent years, the Iranian nuclear issue has been the core issue of US-Iran relations, and has become a potential trigger for the US-Iran war and a pretext for possible US war actions against Iran.

In short, in the propaganda of mainstream American society, Iran is a thoroughly evil country.

At first glance, the perspective of "Argo" seems to be fair, but in fact, Ryan's script is far more explicit than in his previous life, overlooking Iran from the perspective of a CIA operative, and depicting a mad, irrational, and terrifying country in many places.

If you delve into the intrinsic spiritual value of the movie, Ryan and George? Clooney deliberately favors one over the other, thus creating an illusion among fans that Iran is a terrorist state that can only be safe if it flees Tehran.

This is a standard American-style main theme movie, even more than "Captain America", which is in line with the views of the American public and the most basic premise of political correctness.

Since the American society has determined that Iran is an evil country, whether it is for public opinion or for the box office, this movie with a distinct political color will portray Iran as a big villain and a big villain.

Speaking of which, the political film is not an original Hollywood original, it was first popular in the European film industry, with a distinct political viewpoint. However, when the government zhì movies entered Hollywood. Soon wrapped in a commercial coat, Hollywood has always had a tradition of shooting political movies, and political movies with different themes and styles have always been very popular with audiences.

As a film with a strong political color, the themes and views reflected in "Argo" will definitely be welcomed by the mainstream society, and a large number of mainstream media will inevitably applaud it.

"In terms of genre, "Argo" naturally falls into the category of political thrillers, but judging from the feedback from the premiere, the success of the film lies in the successful combination of life-and-death drama and witty comedy. The film's strictness is inevitable. Because after all, this involves many hot spots such as Iran, hostages, and anti-terrorism that are sensitive to the Americans, and this can be called the most bizarre operation in the history of the CIA! ”

"The documentary style presented in the film, combined with the interspersed historical scenes, makes people feel like they are back on the scene; Coupled with the layered plot and appropriate soundtrack, the atmosphere is just right, and the CIA agents return to their profession in reality, no longer playing cool and handsome, but ordinary people who are also burdened with all kinds of confusion in life; The film does not explode the speeding car, there are no bullets flying, but it always touches people's nerves. Even the final escape stage can make people's hearts beat faster! ”

- Los Angeles Times

The media's praise for this movie occupies the absolute mainstream.

The Hollywood Reporter commented, "Argo is a brilliant political thriller, and the film's narrative is full of wisdom. There are also rich historical details, and what is even more surprising is that in such a Yan Sù movie about the Iranian hostage crisis, there are also a lot of humorous elements that make people laugh. ”

The review of Entertainment Weekly argues. "Argo isn't the typical kind of movie that entertains the masses, but its main power is that it captures some ominous portents of our current world." ”

Although Disney did not invite professional film critics to the preview screening, it caused discontent among the group. But after the movie was released, they still obediently bought tickets and entered the theaters, for the simple reason that this is the latest masterpiece of a person with horror influence in North America and even the world, and if they don't even comment on this kind of mainstream movie, the status can only be more marginalized.

Moreover, they did not have the idea of expecting a big problem with the movie, and then attacking it en masse.

However, after watching the movie, these people who were used to pointing fingers at the movie and the audience in the past found that they could not act according to their own wishes, because the political stance of the film is so clear, and the themes and values reflected are so correct......

"Argo is a success. It has tension, sincere emotion, mystery, artistic responsibility, entertainment value and technical expertise, and it tells a real historical event with the least amount of embellishment and maximum impact, it is a great historical footnote, one of the best pictures of 2004, and definitely a strong contender for next year's Oscar night. ”

Rex, a film critic from The New York Observer? Reid gave the film a perfect score of 10 for another of his counterparts in New York, New York Post film critic Lou? Ramnick also gave the film a 10 rating and wrote in his column.

"An absolutely reliable Oscar contender, but also an active, exhilarating film, Ryan and George? Clooney's "Escape from Tehran" shows us a lot of nerve-wracking and exciting scenes that are far beyond what you can imagine in the brutal context of the Iranian hostage crisis. ”

And as one of Disney's few film critics who is still secretly supporting, Claudia, who has only risen in recent years? Pugh did not hesitate to give the film a ten, "An extraordinary and interesting dark reality thriller, the finale is shocking, the return of the self-improvement spirit reflected in the film is exactly what America needs today, and Ryan's performance in it is perfect, George? Clooney did a good job too, and he made a fantastic, blood-pumping thriller that left the audience with endless cheers. ”

Although the industry of film critics is declining, they are not fools and know how to deal with films of this genre.

"The film shows a rare choreography technique. It's easy to produce a thriller with a car chase and a shootout, but it's even harder to get the pace right and convince the audience of the successful execution of this easily exposed hoax. After all, what person with no sick head would believe that someone would go to Iran, where the hostage crisis is on the verge of breaking out, to make such nonsense as a space opera? As it turned out, almost everyone believed it. Hollywood has done a great job! ”

In recent years, Roger, who has always been unpleasant to Ryan's movies? Albert not only made a complimentary comment, giving a perfect score of 10, but also showed two thumbs up rarely.

Even though a few critics criticized the film for 'too much dialogue and fictional elements', it did not affect the film's reputation.

The film received a high score of 86 on Metascore, with 13 out of 21 mainstream media giving a perfect score, only 2 giving a medium rating, and a 91% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes......

In particular, Ryan's script contains no inappropriate references to Britain and New Zealand, and the film's thank-you remarks at the end of the film with large subtitles -- the CIA's rescue of six stranded Tehran people with the full help of the Canadian ambassador has become a monumental example of cross-government international rescue -- did not cause much controversy among the five friends in the English-speaking world.

ABC TV reporters also interviewed some viewers in some mainstream theaters across the United States.

Diego from Chicago? "It's a good movie, it's gripping, it's a story that brings people deep into the storyline, it's a story of history, and every piece of the past is worth remembering!" ”

He was about forty years old, and he should still have some memories of the events of that year.

Compared to these older audiences, teenagers have a different view.

"A movie with a pretty good pace, although it's not my favorite theme, but the suspense in it is very attractive, Ryan's heroic image is very successful, in a terrifying country like Iran, acting in a fake Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster is exciting and dangerous, the escape in the second half of the film is simply thrilling, I almost concentrated on seeing it from beginning to end."

Daniel of New York? Yabof was still in college, and he basically didn't know anything about the events of that year, and only walked into the theater because of Ryan in the movie.

And his girlfriend Amanda was also interviewed, "A rare theme, the plot is compact and orderly, I was so nervous to watch in the second half, a film that makes sense to understand history!" ”

"There are no intense action scenes, but they are really gripping and fully exemplify the role of Ryan's good script."

Aiden? As a veteran fan in Los Angeles, Yasenberg wrote on IMDB, "I already know the ending, but the tension at the end is still surprisingly high, I can only say that Ryan's script is good and his acting skills are good, George? Clooney did a great job directing too! ”

After entering the 21st century, the reputation of professional media is no longer the decisive factor in the box office of the movie, although "Argo" has a good reputation among ordinary audiences, but the limitations of its subject matter and genre cannot be compared with those super blockbusters in business, otherwise Ryan will not avoid the fiercely competitive Thanksgiving Christmas file, and advance the release time to October, when the competitive pressure is relatively small.

The expected biggest competitor of "Argo" is "Alexander the Great", and the box office table of this film after its release is no longer a competitor.

"Alexander the Great" only got $1.47 million at the North American box office in three days this weekend, and the theater chain dropped directly to 600, which is not at all a commercial masterpiece with a total investment of more than $200 million, but more like many shoddy B-movies in Hollywood. (To be continued......)