It's been a little while since I've seen this movie, so I don't remember it perfectly. (I was 11 or 12 when I watched it) At the time I though it was rather disturbing (there was a nail-ripping scene, right?) but also really confusing. It seemed like there was several different stories with several different main characters with no connection to each other. (I can't remember the end but I think there was a connection.) I was probably just a bit too young at the time to understand this movie the way it was intended to be understood. I'll re-watch this one soon. (and write a better review) D:
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Syriana
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International intrigue in Mideast. Adults only.
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for Ages 16–17
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What Parents Need to Know
About Syriana
Parents need to know that this movie isn't for kids as the plot and themes are too complex and mature. Parents should know it includes several disturbing scenes, including the accidental electrocution/drowning of a young boy in a swimming pool (including the mother's distress); a torture scene in which a character's fingernails are pulled out; and a CIA missile strike against a car convoy (explosion and aftermath featuring bloody, burning bodies). The film focuses in part on a CIA agent who orchestrates assassinations; U.S. oil company executives and lawyers also conspire to arrange violence; and a young Pakistani becomes a suicide bomber (last pictured as he heads toward a U.S. ship). Characters curse, drink, and smoke.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the interrelationships between personal/moral and public/ political decisions. How are government and corporate policies linked and at odds? How are the several father-and-son relationships like and unlike each other? Does Bob's seeming effort to save Prince Nasir affect your opinion of his work as a CIA agent?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Too complicated for young kids~
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I lost six brain cells watching this!
Horrible film!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Complicated but a great movie
I watched this and there were so many story lines I had no idea what was going on, so I turned it off half way through. But I went back and watched the whole movie and it was great! It was nominated for some Oscars but I don't think it got the publicity it deserved because in today's society, Arabs are all portrayed as "evil." (However, I am not saying they are evil. I am just saying in a post 9/11 world, there are many steriotypes towards people in the middle east.) At the end of the movie, you actually sympathized with the suicide bombers. There are a few scenes where a character is tortured (including the removal of his fingernails, which really disgusted me) and there are about 10 uses of the f-word, which is small, compaired to a lot of today's movies. Like the last reviewer said, it is a good idea to have an adult there because kids will have questions. (I know I did!) But if you are tired of movies that anyone with two brain cells can understand, try watching Syriana.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Intriguing Political Thriller!
This movie has about five different story lines happening at once that all come together in the end. Full of suspense, twists, and turns, it is a masterful movie that is a must-see for adults and the politically inclined. It was nominated for a bunch of Oscars, and I remember that George Clooney won Best Supporting Actor for his role as a CIA agent. The film is definitely gory and contains a fair amount of swearing, and I would certainly not reccommend it to anyone under thirteen. Above that age, it's a little more questionable. It would help for the parents to be present (as most kids will have a lot of questions afterwards).
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
I thought it would never end.
I hope how soldiers don't act the way they are protrayed in this movie. This movie is simply unbelievable.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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