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Review "Syriana"

Recently I had an opportunity of viewing “Syriana”. The motion picture was nominated for academy awards, with George Clooney winning it for best supporting actor. I wanted to see this movie for a long time because of the hype and reviews over the Internet. It did not disappoint me. The word “Syriana” is a metaphor for foreign intervention in the Middle East. The movie is geopolitical thriller. The story moves around the world from Houston Texas, Washington DC to Spain, Switzerland to middle east. The theme of the movie revolves around crude oil. The movie starts with characters around the world, Bob (George Clooney) is a CIA agent who sells two stinger missiles to a gun dealer, and one of the missiles is sold further to blue-eyed young man. Bob assassinates the gun dealer but the second missile disappears. Matt Damon is a Energy analyst trying to get a business from his company from an emir. Emir of unknown country awards an oil exploration contract to a Chinese company, American Conne