The movie Argo tells the true-life story of six Americans rescued from Tehran, Iran. The rescue came after the 1979 takeover of the United States Embassy. Iranians were upset because the United States had given asylum to the Shah. Iranian students protested outside the U.S Embassy demanding the United States extradite the Shah back to Iran. Because the U.S. did not comply with their demands, the protestors stormed the U.S. Embassy and captured the Americans inside. Six Americans escaped to the streets and wound up at the Canadian Ambassador’s home for safety. Enter the United States Government and CIA that set forth a plan to rescue the six Americans. Different plans were discussed, when Tony Mendez, played by Ben Affleck, devised a plan …show more content…
The group of Americans were very leery of Tony when he discussed the plan to get them out of Tehran. They wanted to know why they should trust him and how he can guarantee his plan would be successful. Source credibility has three elements of credibility: competence, trustworthiness, and goodwill. The group questioned Tony’s competence, when they asked him directly, “what are our chances”, in which he responded, “Chances are good”. (Affleck, 2012). This led to some tension as they questioned what the percentage of “good” was and brought up the capture of other Americans that attempted to escape. When they realized this was the first attempt of this type, trustworthiness was challenged and the fact that they are supposed to trust him with their lives. To try to ease the group; Tony explained what he does and his success rate. Tension increased amongst the six Americans and they tried to convince each other that this was their only option. The character “Joe” was the most skeptical and said it was suicide and that he did not trust Tony. Tony explained to Joe and his wife that he rescues people and promised he will get them out. This was an expression of goodwill, if the group was not convinced Tony cared about them, the plan would have never worked, as it took each one of them to stay in character in order for them to all get out alive. In a key pivoting scene Tony was asked, “Do you think your story is going to matter when there is a gun to our head?”, in which Tony responds, “I think my story is the only thing between you and a gun to your head.” (Affleck, 2012). All three components of Source Credibility were crucial in the movie; without the group having competence in Tony, along with trusting his plan and that his intentions were for their benefit, the plan would have
This completely changed the perception of the United States within Iran. Many Iranians believed that “American influence and power made a mockery of their national autonomy and desecrated their religious beliefs” (Farber, 37). The real struggle came once the Shah sought asylum in the U.S. Iran believed this to be a betrayal and demanded the Shah be released to the revolutionaries. Due to the fact that the United States did not refuse the Shah, the revolutionaries took the embassy in Tehran and all of the people that worked there hostage. One of the hostages wrote back to his parents during the crisis “‘We will not be set free until shah is released and the longer we stay here like this the better is a chance for something terrible to happen’” (Farber, 156). The siege was led by Iranian students who supported the revolution and the Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader that the revolution had selected to take the place of the
Kinzer tells us that the Iranians celebrated their nationalism in taking control of their oil, but their success was a shock to the British multinational companies in Iran. They did not like the idea of Iran nationalization, so they plan a coup to overthrow the Prime Minister Mossadegh. But this plan failed and the British were disarmed and sent back to their country closing down their embassy in Iran. The British tried to present their case to the United State in a way that the United State would intervene. So they presented a case that Mossaghe is not only nationalizing the Iranians oil, he is also leading Iran into communism. This case stirred the American action and they feared if they assassinate Mossaghe, his seat will be open and communist ...
The United States poured millions of dollars into Iran’s economy and the Shah’s armed forces, overlooking the rampant corruption in government and well-organized opposition. By early 1979, the Ayatollah had murdered the Shah and taken back power of the government. A group of students who took the American embassy hostage on November 4th, 1979, turned the embassy over to the religious leaders. Carter knew he must take action in order to regain the American embassy and the hostages, but with all of the military cutbacks, the rescue attempt was a complete failure and embarrassment. It took the United States 444 days to rescue the hostages.
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The hostages were freed on Jan. 20, 1981, Iran released 52 Americans who had been held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. The hostages were placed on a plane in Tehran as Reagan delivered his inaugural address. “The voice came over the Algerian plane’s speaker:”You are now leaving Iranian air space!” What a cheer went up from the American hostages on the plane! This was the moment for which we had waited 444 days. Now we knew we were really
November 4th, 1979 was a normal day for many people across the globe, however in Tehran, Iran a 444 day long journey had just begun for 60 plus Americans. Today, this issue is better known as the Iranian Hostage Crisis. This plight started with the United States' attempt to westernize Iran. Which resulted in severe backlash from Iran against the United States citizens. This quickly became a crisis for the United States and a scurry to try and save American lives.
The movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is based in the 1970s. It depicts the highly male dominated broadcast team and shows the shake up when a woman is hired as a reporter and has aspirations of becoming an anchor the television station. The particular scene shows Ron Burgundy is flustered because Veronica Coringstone is impeding on his masculinity. Burgundy exemplifies hegemonic masculinity by explaining he is a man and a professional, when Coringstone says he his acting like a baby he takes offense and explains he is a man and he his ultimately better than a women because indeed he is a man. Burgundy states, “'I’m a man who discovered the wheel, and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a 1/3 the size of us...It's science (Robertson, McKay, 2004). The clip also depicts Burgundy’s desire for Coringstone to be the typical submissive female he is used to. The articles will identify the gender stereotypes and access if they are true or false based on the research.
Argo. A 2012 historical and drama film. Stars Ben Affleck who couples up as the director. It is an adaptation of an article The Great Escape and a book Masserird Disguise. It features the story of American government operatives who used a fake film enterprise to rescuer fellowAmericans from Tehran. The main character Tony Mendez plays a lead agent role in the fake documentary film. Argo. That sets out to begin the rescue mission. Caught in the midst of political chaos. American hostages and the rescue crew must fight for safety and avoid death. Mendez as a lead character is well-rounded, a utility character. Dynamic and advances as the film deepens.
Johnson, Brian D. "Ben Affleck Rewrites History ‘Argo’ Shifts the Spotlight from Ken Taylor, Our Man in Tehran, to CIA Spy Tony Mendez." Maclean's. N.p., 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
The Iran Hostage Crisis was a very important event that impacted America in many ways and destroyed our relationship with Iran. The consequences of this event are still felt today and continue to our foreign policies toward Iran. Throughout the 20th century, the United States tried to control Iran to ensure the exportation of oil to America. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi came to power in 1941 and became allies with the United States. However, in the 1950s, Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh began to gain political power.
3. Throughout the movie, it was apparent that Dr. Francis and Dr. Gallo, displayed the same objective of wanting to discover the cause of AIDS; however, in terms of critical thinking, it’s obvious that they utilize different styles of critical thinking. To further explain, in one segment of the movie, Francis compares and correlates already known viruses that cause cancer, damage t-cells, and exhibit the same symptoms with what he thinks might be the cause of AIDS. However, Francis is comparing his fields of expertise in which he already knows and thinks might be true, not with what has been scientifically proven; therefore, he is using wishful thinking, a speed bump of critical thinking. There are also times in the movie, where Francis thinks
Ben Affleck, director, does an excellent job with the movie Argo. Being able to find the fear and suspension in every scene is difficult to do, yet Affleck does so seamlessly. Based off a true historical event that happened in 1979, Affleck choses to pick the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He starts out the movie with some background information, so that viewers are able to have some understanding of what has happened and why this is happening. He then merges into a heartbreaking scene, where a mob of Iranians have bombarded their way into the American Embassy. Screaming and shouting at the top of their lungs, the actions happening outside are horrific. Showing the fear in every American’s eyes in the building pulls at every heart
In the article “The Magic of Movie Going” the writer claims that going to a movie theatre is a magical experience that a person can’t experience anywhere else. However, I’ve found that watching a movie at home can be just as enjoyable and intense as watching a movie at the theatre. The movie theatre is always known as a social place but your living room can be just as social, you can also customise your movie watching experience at home to make yourself more comfortable. Also not going to the movie theatre can help you save extra money!
The film, Fruitvale Station, is based upon a true story of a young, unarmed African American male, Oscar, who was shot by a Caucasian BART police officer. The film displays the final twenty-fours of Oscar Grant’s lives going through his struggles, triumphs, and eager search to change his life around. There will be an analysis of the sociological aspects displayed throughout the movie that show racism, prejudice, and discrimination.
“The Mission” is based on a true story that occurred around the borderlands of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil in the years 1750’s according to the film and history. The Treaty of Madrid of 1750 with the Spanish and Portuguese caused both havoc and death for the people of the Guarini and the members of the Jesuits. The Jesuits, members of the church, tried to bring Christianity and civilization to the natives while keeping at peace with Spain and Portugal. The Jesuits were the teachers for the natives; Teaching them not only the Christian religion but also civilization. Father Gabriel, a Jesuit, is first introduced in the film when he is showing his respects to a former Jesuit priest killed by the natives. He walks through the South American