A Matt Damon movie, the Green Zone is somewhat similar to his Bourne series of films. This movie is action packed just like the Bourne movies but instead of a spy thriller, it is a war drama. It's set in 2003 and Damon and his team are searching for WMDs weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. This films name refers to the area set up around the government grounds of the one time leader of the people of Iraq, Saddam Hussein's palace also known as the Emerald City.
This movie came from a book written by a Washington Post Baghdad Bureau chief, who was stationed briefly in Iraq, Rajiv Chandrasekaran. The author was present when the American forces were attempting to set up a temporary government of American troupes on the grounds of Hussein's former palace. Many critics say this new governing body was built in a bubble and so distant from the reality that was the Iraq War; it could do nothing but fail to meet the needs and desperate wants of the people in that country.
Taking so much of the truth and stretching it until it become fiction is what director Paul Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland did with Chandrasekaran's book. They used it as a starting point for the actual US led occupation of Bagdad to begin their movie. Greengrass was the director for United 93 about the plane crash in Pennsylvania on 9-11. This movie has Damon's character linking up with a CIA agent, Brendon Gleeson of the popular Beowulf and In Burges, in order to search for evidence that the Iraq people or government, or both, are hiding WMDs. A senior CIA bureau member, Gleeson's character and Damon's character, an officer, can only help each other 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.
The reporter, Ryan, will not disclose her sources, but only to say she spoke to someone named 'Magellan'. Once Damon's character finds Magellan's information, he tries to figure out who this person might be. He even confronts Ryan's character in one scene but as a typical reporter, she will not reveal her sources.
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.
After a while, it becomes clear that Kinnear's character is working against Damon's character and not with him. Damon's character is kidnapped and fights his way to freedom. The quest for the truth becomes his most valuable weapon in Damon's character's bag of tricks but leaves the audience with many unanswered questions.
Will Damon's character help to clear up a rouge regimen or will the war continue to escalade in an increasing unstable situation. The Green Zone is a must see for anyone who likes war movies, intrigue and suspense. There are twists and turns and action in every scene. The director, Greengrass was the same director of two of the Bourne movies so one will not be disappointed in this action packed film. - 40723
This movie came from a book written by a Washington Post Baghdad Bureau chief, who was stationed briefly in Iraq, Rajiv Chandrasekaran. The author was present when the American forces were attempting to set up a temporary government of American troupes on the grounds of Hussein's former palace. Many critics say this new governing body was built in a bubble and so distant from the reality that was the Iraq War; it could do nothing but fail to meet the needs and desperate wants of the people in that country.
Taking so much of the truth and stretching it until it become fiction is what director Paul Greengrass and screenwriter Brian Helgeland did with Chandrasekaran's book. They used it as a starting point for the actual US led occupation of Bagdad to begin their movie. Greengrass was the director for United 93 about the plane crash in Pennsylvania on 9-11. This movie has Damon's character linking up with a CIA agent, Brendon Gleeson of the popular Beowulf and In Burges, in order to search for evidence that the Iraq people or government, or both, are hiding WMDs. A senior CIA bureau member, Gleeson's character and Damon's character, an officer, can only help each other 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.
The reporter, Ryan, will not disclose her sources, but only to say she spoke to someone named 'Magellan'. Once Damon's character finds Magellan's information, he tries to figure out who this person might be. He even confronts Ryan's character in one scene but as a typical reporter, she will not reveal her sources.
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.
After a while, it becomes clear that Kinnear's character is working against Damon's character and not with him. Damon's character is kidnapped and fights his way to freedom. The quest for the truth becomes his most valuable weapon in Damon's character's bag of tricks but leaves the audience with many unanswered questions.
Will Damon's character help to clear up a rouge regimen or will the war continue to escalade in an increasing unstable situation. The Green Zone is a must see for anyone who likes war movies, intrigue and suspense. There are twists and turns and action in every scene. The director, Greengrass was the same director of two of the Bourne movies so one will not be disappointed in this action packed film. - 40723
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