Introduction:
In 2005, the movie Syriana was released in the United States. Directed by Stephen Gaghan and produced by George Clooney this thriller is about the bitter fight of the United States for the control of the remaining oil supplies on Earth. For this movie project, George Clooney entered into a partnership with billionaire Jeff Skoll. Founder of e-bay and Participant productions, Jeff Skoll advertises social change through movies and documentaries. One of the main goals of the movie Syriana is to popularize the oil conflict and the behavior of each of the many entities involved in this conflict. The major part of hydrocarbon remaining on Earth is situated in the Near East. Syriana highlighted the drying state of worldwide exploitable oil reserves and the intense economic fight for controlling them. A situation which raises doubts about the current mode of development of industrialized countries like the United States. Highly dependent of this resource, this dependence, one which will modify international relations. The movie emphasizes the will of the United States to control strategic hydrocarbon deposits. During the movie the viewer is interlocked into several stories, involving numerous character between Orient and Occident all linked by the same issue. The film provides different point of view of the conflict through characters representing the main actors of the conflict. The CIA with George Clooney, a private consulting firm in Geneva through Matt Damon, the US government and a Pakistani boy. The enormous amount of money earned by oil companies leads to bribery and conflicts for power. In the movie, both issues are treated and well represent how personal relation and interest can influence businesses. After a summary of the film, this essay will analyse how close the movie Syriana is to reality.
MovieSummary :
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