Review of Green Zone (2010) by 3568 C — 12 May 2013
What really disappoints me about the critical consensus of this movie is that I spent 15 months in Iraq as Infantryman/Interpreter assigned to an EOD unit, and out of all the movies about Iraq that have come out during the last decade, this is the only one which truly captures my experience.
Watching this film was like genuinely being back in Iraq. I strongly suspect that the reviewers who gave this film a negative review missed the point. This movie is not implicitly meant to tell a story.
It's not meant to have a resolution. It's meant to relay the chaos soldiers experience when they obey the mandate of "don't ask questions, just complete the mission". I spent 15 months not asking questions, just completing the missions assigned.
This movie captures that feeling more accurately than other Iraq movie I've seen. The critical consensus is extremely disappointing. But cudos to Paul Greengrass for staying true to the material in a way no other director has done.
This review of Green Zone (2010) was written by 3568 C on 12 May 2013.
Green Zone has generally received positive reviews.
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