@deanduncan63Saw #Argo. Terrific expository introduction sets up historical tensions and contradictions. Does us the favour of exposing the complex roots …
… of a situation that we’ve viewed too simplistically. As it turns out, as generally, there was plenty of blame and justification to go around!
#Argo. Strange to say, but that terrific expository introduction reminded me a lot of Ray Bradbury’s (!) written prologue …
… to Nicholas Ray’s 1961 Jesus movie, King of Kings!
Beatty references—look at the hair!—suggest who Ben Affleck wants to be when he grows up. Echoes Pakula/Parallax View in style and attitude …
… Pakula/… President’s Men too, which means a smidge of optimism, & also the exact same Washington Post tracking shots …
… Even has a “this is an honest house,” Meredith Baxter Birney-type moment. Later, blockbusting takes all the way over. Still, smart!
#Argo. As both cinematic method & ideological/ethical world view, “Thank you Canada” almost always works.