Back in 2003, there was much talk about WMD's, weapons of mass destructions in Iraq. Matt Damon plays a character in Green Zone who leads a troupe into Iraq during this time period in order to locate the WMS's only to find drama and intrigue, much like his famed Bourne series of movies. The Bourne movies were spy thrillers and this movie is a war drama and packs action at every turn. The colorful title refers to the Emerald City that was set up near former leader Saddam Hussein's Place where much of the trouble begins and ends.
Washington Post chief correspondent, onetime only, Rajiv Chandrasekaran penned a book by the same name and this movie is loosely based on that book. Chandrasekaran was witness to the American troupes as they attempted to put in a temporary government for the people of Iraq on the grounds of Hussein's crumbling palace. Unfortunately, critics have said that this new government was built in a bubble, far from the actual needs of the Iraq War and this could only mean failure. They were not meeting the needs of the people that needed to be served in the country, something many believed the US did not want.
The actual United States-led occupation of Bagdad is the bases for this fictional movie that spares no expense on all the thrilling drama. Director Paul Greengrass, who directed United 93 about the flight that went down in Pennsylvania on 9-11, and his screenwriting partner, Brian Helgeland used the book written by Chandrasekaran as a jumping off point for their movie. This movie tells the story of Damon's character, an officer, who links up with a CIA agent, Brendon Gleeson from Beowulf and In Burges, to search for evidence that the country is hiding weapons of mass destructions. Gleeson's character is a senior CIA bureau member but can only help Damon's character so much.
Cast in the role of the New York Times foreign correspondent is Amy Ryan from the Office and Gone Baby Gone. She has traveled to Iraq to look into the accusations being lobbied from the US about the weapons of mass destruction. Greg Kennear of late night talk show fame and recently The Last Song, makes a special appearance as another CIA agent who is trying to spin the story to his liking and not necessarily to the truth or as the reporter might see things.
Damon's character can only find out the source of Ryan's information is Magellan and he hunts everywhere for the identity of this secret name. But Ryan is a true journalist and will not give up her source so it says as Magellan and the weapon's of mass destructions remains a mystery. Damon's character will even confront Ryan's character about her sources but she holds fast to her journalistic convictions and will not reveal them. This only proves to thicken the plot.
Damon's character does not give up and keeps going even though he is being feed faulty Intel and someone is playing with covert operations. Damon's character will come up empty handed, time and time again. There seems to be so much information out there that Damon's character is not allowed to see and sometimes, when he gets close, he also gets caught in a gun battle only to fight his way out. Even people in his own unit are telling him to let it go. Damon's a good solider and determined to do the right thing for America and the people of Iraq so he carries on.
It becomes clear that Damon's character's quest for the truth is the most valuable weapon of all when he's kidnapped and then escapes in a battle-royal against several men. What he finds out after this is that Kinnear's character has been working against him and not with him. With this part cleared up, there are still several unanswered questions.
Many questions will be answered by the end of the film, such as will Damon's character help a rouge regimen clear up their act or will the escalading violence continue to climb in such an unstable condition as to become a prelude to second movie? The Green Zone should be seen by everyone and anyone who enjoys suspense, war and intrigue in their movies. Director Greengrass is also the director of several of Damon's Bourne movies; therefore audiences will not be disappointed. - 39815
Washington Post chief correspondent, onetime only, Rajiv Chandrasekaran penned a book by the same name and this movie is loosely based on that book. Chandrasekaran was witness to the American troupes as they attempted to put in a temporary government for the people of Iraq on the grounds of Hussein's crumbling palace. Unfortunately, critics have said that this new government was built in a bubble, far from the actual needs of the Iraq War and this could only mean failure. They were not meeting the needs of the people that needed to be served in the country, something many believed the US did not want.
The actual United States-led occupation of Bagdad is the bases for this fictional movie that spares no expense on all the thrilling drama. Director Paul Greengrass, who directed United 93 about the flight that went down in Pennsylvania on 9-11, and his screenwriting partner, Brian Helgeland used the book written by Chandrasekaran as a jumping off point for their movie. This movie tells the story of Damon's character, an officer, who links up with a CIA agent, Brendon Gleeson from Beowulf and In Burges, to search for evidence that the country is hiding weapons of mass destructions. Gleeson's character is a senior CIA bureau member but can only help Damon's character so much.
Cast in the role of the New York Times foreign correspondent is Amy Ryan from the Office and Gone Baby Gone. She has traveled to Iraq to look into the accusations being lobbied from the US about the weapons of mass destruction. Greg Kennear of late night talk show fame and recently The Last Song, makes a special appearance as another CIA agent who is trying to spin the story to his liking and not necessarily to the truth or as the reporter might see things.
Damon's character can only find out the source of Ryan's information is Magellan and he hunts everywhere for the identity of this secret name. But Ryan is a true journalist and will not give up her source so it says as Magellan and the weapon's of mass destructions remains a mystery. Damon's character will even confront Ryan's character about her sources but she holds fast to her journalistic convictions and will not reveal them. This only proves to thicken the plot.
Damon's character does not give up and keeps going even though he is being feed faulty Intel and someone is playing with covert operations. Damon's character will come up empty handed, time and time again. There seems to be so much information out there that Damon's character is not allowed to see and sometimes, when he gets close, he also gets caught in a gun battle only to fight his way out. Even people in his own unit are telling him to let it go. Damon's a good solider and determined to do the right thing for America and the people of Iraq so he carries on.
It becomes clear that Damon's character's quest for the truth is the most valuable weapon of all when he's kidnapped and then escapes in a battle-royal against several men. What he finds out after this is that Kinnear's character has been working against him and not with him. With this part cleared up, there are still several unanswered questions.
Many questions will be answered by the end of the film, such as will Damon's character help a rouge regimen clear up their act or will the escalading violence continue to climb in such an unstable condition as to become a prelude to second movie? The Green Zone should be seen by everyone and anyone who enjoys suspense, war and intrigue in their movies. Director Greengrass is also the director of several of Damon's Bourne movies; therefore audiences will not be disappointed. - 39815
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