Matt Damon is the star of this action packed war drama and it is similar to the Bourne movies he's famous for. The Green Zone is a war drama with some thrilling moments added in and the Bourne movies were all drama and spy thrillers with some action added. This movie is set back in 2003 and Damon's character and his team of army officers are looking for the elusive WMS's, weapons of mass destructions in Iraq. This title is referring to the perimeter known as the former leader, Saddam Hussein's Palace, often called the Emerald City, where the government grounds were set up.
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.
Because of covert operations and faulty Intel, Damon's character keeps coming up empty-handed and most of the time feels as if he's being sent on a 'wild goose chase'. There is so much information he is not privy to and most of the time he is caught in the middle of an unknown source of gunfire and people in his own unit trying to tell him to leave things the way they are. Damon's soldier is a determined character and desperately wants to do the right thing for the people of Iraq and the American people, so he moves on.
The quest for the truth has become the most valuable weapon in Damon's character's arsenal of tricks. He is kidnapped and in a fight to the finish, escapes to discover that Kinnear's character have been working against him and not with him. After this scene, there are still many unanswered questions that leave audiences on the edge of their seats.
By the end of the move, all questions should be answered, maybe leaving one or two for a sequel. Will Damon's character help the rouge regimen in clearing up their act or will the violence continue to escalade to unstable conditions? The Green Zone is a great movie for those who love intrigue and war with their movies and non-stop action. Director Greengrass was also Damon's director in two of the Bourne movies so audiences are guaranteed a great film. - 40727
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.
Because of covert operations and faulty Intel, Damon's character keeps coming up empty-handed and most of the time feels as if he's being sent on a 'wild goose chase'. There is so much information he is not privy to and most of the time he is caught in the middle of an unknown source of gunfire and people in his own unit trying to tell him to leave things the way they are. Damon's soldier is a determined character and desperately wants to do the right thing for the people of Iraq and the American people, so he moves on.
The quest for the truth has become the most valuable weapon in Damon's character's arsenal of tricks. He is kidnapped and in a fight to the finish, escapes to discover that Kinnear's character have been working against him and not with him. After this scene, there are still many unanswered questions that leave audiences on the edge of their seats.
By the end of the move, all questions should be answered, maybe leaving one or two for a sequel. Will Damon's character help the rouge regimen in clearing up their act or will the violence continue to escalade to unstable conditions? The Green Zone is a great movie for those who love intrigue and war with their movies and non-stop action. Director Greengrass was also Damon's director in two of the Bourne movies so audiences are guaranteed a great film. - 40727
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