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May 22, 2013 - 4:05 PM
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Grecchus
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Surprisingly few commentators, considering this film is an 'explosion' on the senses.
I saw it again, thanks to Neo's post, having seen it twice before and not having taken in 1/100th of the many points loaded into this most concise of teleplays. I confess, Wikipedia supplied the 99/100 other points that need picking up if the story is to have any meaning at all. Well maybe that's a little too hot a number to handle for most people's ability to soak up every relevant morsel on the first sitting. I think if you're concentrating moderately well, the gist still comes through because the plot 'lumps' are cogent enough to piece together the whole by the last frame.
Is it poetic justice that the device lost by Barnes in Tehran at the beginning is used in the finale to take out the Connex/Killeen tanker before it can deliver the first shipment? Are the two youngsters tasked with the job fanatics, or, are they just sacrificing themselves (knowing they are finished anyway) for the sake of their families? Is Bryan Woodman ready for a new direction in life after having seen death in the face on two consecutive occasions? And finally what is the fate of Whiting, given the demise of Barnes?
Finally + 1: If you're game, the script - THE SCRIPT - is available for up close and personal scrutiny.
http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/syriana/site/med/Syriana-Screenplay.pdf
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