Syriana:DVD rental

Using our monthly free Rogers rental coupon, David pick out Syrianna. George Clooney gained 35 lbs, grew a beard and shaved back his hairline for this movie. He really didn’t look himself but Matt Damon looked good. It was disjointed, non-linear with constant subtitles making it hard to follow if you weren’t watching intently. It depicted how disfranchised and disillusioned youth can easily be manipulated into suicide bombers, you can’t trust governments, money and oil is the root of all evil.


2 Responses to "Syriana:DVD rental"

  • I had put Syriana on my list of movies to watch, based on Mary’s recommendation.

    While it wasn’t painful to watch, there was a lot happening in the movie, so it’s not something to put on while multitasking. (99% of the stuff I watch on television, I do while I have a computer in my lap, doing other things. Subtitles usually mean full attention, and Syriana clearly had those).

    I would classify the movie as informative, in a style more like a documentary, than in typical fiction-oriented content. It’s an easy way for people who don’t read newspapers to get perspective on the issue of how the oil industry and American interests influence social development throughout the world.

    1 David Ing said this (June 24, 2007 at 11:34 am)


  • I wasn’t able to get into Syriana when I watched the DVD. I generally like George Clooney’s movies but this one seemed disjointed and perhaps required undivided attention while watching (I generally do crafts while I watch movies). Although even when I stopped what I was doing to watch, I couldn’t get into the movie. I guess I better go back to my preferred type of movie – lots of action, not as much story!

    2 Joanne Iwasa said this (July 15, 2007 at 6:06 pm)