25-02-2013, 01:49 PM
I don't watch many newer movies, except for quirkier, indy films. I did see Argo and didn't like it at all. I found it not only boring, but to be an utterly unrealistic bit of propaganda. Anti-Muslim, with scores of snarling, angry Iranians. And pro-CIA to the hilt, with our hero Ben Affleck and the others the clear good guys here.
But the most over the top thing of all was having First Lady Michelle Obama present the award for Best Picture, live from the White House. Another unprecedented bit of blurring the line between entertainment and politics, and reality from fantasy.
In other words, it's hardly surprising that it won.
But the most over the top thing of all was having First Lady Michelle Obama present the award for Best Picture, live from the White House. Another unprecedented bit of blurring the line between entertainment and politics, and reality from fantasy.
In other words, it's hardly surprising that it won.