Syriana

George Clooney and Matt Damon both give stunning performances in this flick. It is definitely action packed and high paced. The story line is complicated and somewhat hard to follow. The movie gives the idea that culture, religion, and government (democracy/sovereign) are only underlying factors in US conflict with Middle East countries. Syriana points to economic factors as the leading and driving forces of conflict. Some of the problems caused by our addiction to oil include internal corruption and war. The oil company ultimately over powered all other factors of conflict. The royal families in the Middle East were coerced by company owners or officials that stopped them from doing business in a profitable and honest way. Highlighted by the competition between U.S. and China to develop and become similar. Small groups in both areas turn to religion differences to focus on and resist each others ideologies. These religious beliefs flow into all facets as a way to justify the actions carried out by individuals and groups such as company executives or terrorists. The thing that impacted me the most is that the lives of normal Americans and Middle East people are being affected and intertwined everyday. We are truly more alike than we are different. The movie gave a web site for more information about the topics the movie brings up.
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