🎬 Argo (2012) – A Casual but Detailed Review Some movies are pure entertainment, some are based on history, and then there are a few that combine both so brilliantly that you sit through the entire runtime with your heart racing. Argo (2012), directed by Ben Affleck, falls right into that category. It is smart, gripping, surprisingly funny in places, and most importantly—it is based on a true story that sounds almost too crazy to be real. --- 🕰 The Historical Backdrop The story of Argo is set during the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979–1981, a tense chapter in modern world history. After the Iranian Revolution, when Ayatollah Khomeini took power, there was huge anger against the United States for supporting the Shah (Iran’s former ruler). Protestors stormed the American embassy in Tehran and took dozens of diplomats hostage. But here’s the twist—six American diplomats managed to escape through the back door and found temporary refuge inside the Canadian ambassador’s house. Th...


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