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Iranian media criticize Oscar win for “Argo”
That perception was re-enforced by the surprise presenter of the award, Michelle Obama. Fars News, Iran’s main hardline outlet, wasted no time in questioning her role, writing, “In a rare occasion in Oscar history, the First Lady announced the winner for Best Picture for the anti-Iran Film ‘Argo,’ which is produced by the Zionist company Warner Bros.”
Others criticized the way Affleck referred to Islamic Republic in his acceptance speech when he said, “I want to thank our friends in Iran who live under terrible circumstances.” Mehr News ran this headline: “After distorting history, Ben Affleck continues to show a bleak picture of Iran: Iranians live in terrible circumstances.”
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Hey Iran – “Argo” F…. yourself.
tommyboy on February 25, 2013 at 12:39 PM
Was the beginning revisionist history in the first 2 minutes of the film not revisionist enough?
Oil Can on February 25, 2013 at 12:41 PM
Other than that little bit of history at the beginning – It is very clear who the good guys and the bad guys are. The Canadians, the Americans, and the CIA team are all unabashedly good guys and the Iranian fanatics come off looking awful. The whole country is gripped by fear. My theory on the revisionist prologue (as well as the ridiculous Jimmy Carter whiny appearance at the end) is that they were placed in there to make the film pass muster in Hollywood.
Illinidiva on February 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM
I thought it was amusing the first time I heard that line in ARGO but after it was repeated (again, in ARGO) multiple times while the characters seemed to think they were being repeatedly very clever, it sounded like 3 am in an L.A. deli on Fairfax over watery chicken soup with a giant, pasty matzoball floating in it.
Lourdes on February 25, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Iran, Michelle&Barack, and Hollywood, Fkyje yourselves, horribly painfully. YOU all deserve each other.
Schadenfreude on February 25, 2013 at 12:54 PM
The enemy of my enemy is… , sorry Ben, still don’t like you.
Fenris on February 25, 2013 at 12:54 PM
I agree…it’s hard to stomach anything Ben Affleck and Jimmy Carter are attached to win anything. (Plus, should’ve been Life of Pi.)
changer1701 on February 25, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Fluke yourselves, alas.
Schadenfreude on February 25, 2013 at 12:54 PM
And this from Iran, now anyone who isn’t on board with Jimmy Carter’s memories and Affleck and Clooney’s love affair with Obama are being painted as thinking like Iran. Clooney is one greasy guy as is his guy, Obama.
Lourdes on February 25, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Very true on how the bad versus good were, but they made it like the British and Americans had a original sin, so you reap what you sow sort of stuff.
I didn’t like that so many historical truths were changed. I don’t want to give the last 30 minutes of the film away, but it was all changed. Maybe I’m just too picky.
Oil Can on February 25, 2013 at 12:58 PM
You mean hard historical facts? Yet again reality bothers conservatives.
However quick, they lost that race to the America hating conservatives. Could be because they were asleep but probably not.
lester on February 25, 2013 at 1:02 PM
I watched ARGO multiple times and I really, really TRIED to “feel” some sort of enthusiasm for the work itself as great film of the Oscar-sort or assumed Oscar-sort and I still don’t get it.
One, I had to amp up my volume five times higher than even high-normal just to understand the mumbled dialogue and muffled foley — this was on a PPV view, granted, but I also had other PPV purchases same time so there wasn’t some blanket limitation effect occurring — and the overall film, though with an interesting story to tell, didn’t wow-me in any “hey, this is a greaatt film” way.
I doubt ARGO was any where near “best” picture. It was awarded such due to the politics of this year’s Academy Awards: it was all about pumping up big Democrats (Jack Nicholson, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, the DJANGO mess and director, etc.) and big DNC donors. Affleck’s a big Dem donor not to mention the big political notions the Left has for him in the future.
As a director, though, Affleck did far better work with THE TOWN.
Lourdes on February 25, 2013 at 1:03 PM
Zzzzzz….
Lourdes on February 25, 2013 at 1:05 PM
I was thinking more along the lines of
Z-
Even for poor lester, that was pretty pathetic.
Del Dolemonte on February 25, 2013 at 1:07 PM
I find that the case with many movies when your TV sound is set to the “surround” setting. Which is the default setting for most TVs these days.
tommyboy on February 25, 2013 at 1:12 PM
You mean these facts.
And the Shah made out to be like Hitler.
Oil Can on February 25, 2013 at 1:12 PM
Been A Fleck, Still A Fleck–soon to be Senator Been A Fleck, Still A Fleck.
Christien on February 25, 2013 at 1:14 PM
I tested all sound settings for ARGO’s limitations: got same limited effects.
Only solution was to amp it up way above normal and even then I had to move a speaker closer to my situation out of frustration.
Imagine my shock and awe when ARGO won for best sound. It was most certainly NOT qualified for even that.
I can’t stand it when the Oscars are so fouled when awarded for the most not-qualified as possible. It’s insulting.
Lourdes on February 25, 2013 at 1:18 PM
Yes, the DNC is positioning Affleck (and wife) for that role. Clooney as producer of ARGO was the telltale agent there, too.
Lourdes on February 25, 2013 at 1:19 PM
ARGO winning Best Picture was the DNC tryin to salvage Carter’s legacy so they can try and salvage Obama’s devastation from the Presidency and a number of other things like trying to salvage the Democrats on national security and credibility in State which remains floundering in reality as Kerry continues it’s ruin.
And, of course, Clooney and Affleck, this was about them being given new, red sportscars so they can drive around in continued male sexual display.
Awarding this film the BP was just so embarrassingly clearly egotistical stroking and compensation for what’s not there.
Lourdes on February 25, 2013 at 1:23 PM
CUT! That’s a wrap, people.
Like an actor on a movie screen
Living out somebody else’s dream
Living out a total misconception
Reality, a false perception
The Kinks – “Cliches of the World (B Movie)”
Christien on February 25, 2013 at 1:27 PM
There is no surprise that Iranians don’t like this movie.
This Canadian hated the way my own country’s contributions were minimized in order to promote the role of the CIA and Hollywood, and at the end even suggested that Canada was wrongly taking credit for the caper.
Johnny 100 Pesos on February 25, 2013 at 3:52 PM