Argo wins Academy Award, but in some ways is disappointing
By Gillian Anzel The movie Argo revealed some facts about the Canadian rescue of six Americans from Tehran in 1980 that I didn't know. I knew that Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor and his wife risked their lives to hide the Americans. I thought that they also got them out of Iran. However, it was a single CIA agent Tony Mendez who brought them home. This was not revealed at the time of their rescue. Argo is the story of their rescue. Directed by Ben Affleck who also acts as Mendez the movie is sometimes gripping and tense. The movie is well-written and well-acted. The movie portrays the rescue as a miracle. The six Americans and their rescuers just got out in the nick of time. Thirty seconds later they would have been caught. While coincidences happen in real life, too many coincidences make the story unbelievable. Yet, the movie is supposed to be about real life. Real people in a real situation. However, too many coincidences occurred as the rescue story is ...