What Syriana and Munich have in common, regardless of their political stories, is about the terrorism with Middle Eastern roots.
Syriana starts in Tehran, where a CIA field-agent blows off a car. The story revolves around literally countless individuals in Washington DC, Dubai, Texas and ... who are all related by one thing in common, Oil. There is a comprehensive critic about this movie in the New Yorker. The screenwriter has been completely aware of the recent history of Persian Gulf, and the movie is really taking its audience serious. The only problem, besides its many characters, is the ending; when some officials on the other side of the globe kill an Arab prince with a guided missile in the middle of desert. In my opinion, that was politically unrealistic and very cynical.
There is a good review of Munich in the New York Times. I liked the movie a lot. It was the best movie that I've watched in 2005 (I haven't watched Cinderella Man yet). The story, which is based on real events, is not exactly like a Spy Movie or a Terror Movie ( for example the Day of the Jackal), but more reflecting on the mentality behind a terror action; however it never loses the surprise and excitement elements hidden in those types of movie. The original score was excellent too, as well as the sound. I strongly recommend watching this movie in a movie theater. The explosion sounds are so real, that even in one scene, when a bomb detonates in a hotel (ironically named Olympic Hotel), you can hear the whistling sound of after-explosion for a while, as you have been there. Finally, I believe this movie has introduced a beautiful Israeli actress to the world, Ayelet Zorer.
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