I'm trying to understand Syrinana, and in a lot of ways, dont get it. I get that our gov, works with corp. that has their own best interest at heart and a government that gives approval to initiatives that agree with the bennefits that big bus/benefits have to offer(ie, energy and oil, political votes etc.) But is that the only message of Syriana? Am I missing something?
2006-07-30 12:05:13 · 6 answers · asked by jazzzame 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Like you, I don't quite get it and I've watched it twice now....boooring movie, and skips around too much.
2006-07-30 12:11:56 · update #1
Yeah, I understood it but I still found it hard to watch. I think that you have to take each subplot individually, and not necessarily try to link them. You can probably find a common thread through them. But, the common thread is not the important part, I think. I think it's the human stories that were to be the most signicant thing if the film. How people act and react in a world of control freaks, power trips, greed, deception and betrayal, and suicidal hoplessness. The one subplot that I couldn't get anything out of though, was the one between the black guy and his father. What was going on there? Was the father a representation of despondence and that comes from feelings of powerlessness and disillusionment in the world of today? Or many something simpler, perhaps? I don't get it....
2006-07-30 15:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by Me-as-a-Tree 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you are not missing anything basically what you stated is the message. No hands are clean. I think the director should have let up on the crack pipe while filming though because maybe it would be a little easier to understand. I watched it twice also.
2006-07-30 12:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you watch a movie twice that you didn't like?
I think it's basically a fictional story designed to show how the government is linked to business in some shady actions...
2006-07-30 12:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Syriana, is crap actually. Some of the characters are based on real people and their portrayal is horse ****. This typical Hollywood Elitist I am famous so my voice is louder than yours crap.
2006-07-30 12:14:27 · answer #4 · answered by spider 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah me too. that movie went totally over my head. maybe I'll have to watch it again to see if i missed something.
2006-07-30 12:09:13 · answer #5 · answered by teabagme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thought it was so boring. i didn't even finish it
2006-07-30 12:08:07 · answer #6 · answered by one hot mamma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋