Argo In Class Write

     For my project I watched the film Argo. This film is about The Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979. This movie relates a lot to the movie 12 years a slave because just like that movie it is based off a book written by the main character. This film was very historically accurate but had some places that were fictionalized for drama.
     One way that Argo was very historically accurate is the start of this film when the embassy was taken over. The start of the film showed a mass of Iranians outside of the compound just before taking it over. Then the film shows the people beginning to climb the fence of the compound to get in. During this piece of the film it shows the people in the streets burning a US flag. These pieces of the film were proven to be very historically accurate in a few ways in my research. The first place these scenes were proved to be so accurate was at the end of the film, there was a slide show that showed pictures of these scenes from the movie and then next to the image would be a real photograph that was taken during the crisis that looked identical to that of the film. I also found the images of these scenes on CNN. com which is a very credible source. There is also a scene in the film where it shows a few of the hostages being lead to the basement of the embassy where they are lined up to be executed. Then the Iranians raise there guns and fire but the guns weren't loaded, they just did it to scared the hostages and get a good laugh out if it. I found that this piece of the film was also true when I read about it at CNN.com. Although many of the parts of the movie are true there are some that weren't.
     Towards the end of the film the 6 people that escaped and made it to the Canadian Embassy are at the airport with Tony Mendez. The film shows that they had some trouble getting through security. They were taken to a back room where they were examined. The people at the airport call Studio 6 Productions which is their fake company to see if they are real. This is a big dramatic piece of the film. The studio doesn't answer until the last ring. They are let go and free to board the plane. Then as the plane is taking off the people find out who they really are and they rush out on the tarmac to try and stop the take off but it is too late. Although this part of the film was very interesting it wasn't true. I found out in my research that once the 7 people made it to the airport it was a clean process for the escape, they didn't have any problems.
     This film in general was a very historically accurate movie because just like 12 years a slave it was based off a book written by the main character of the movie. Both of the films were mostly true but they both had some false and/or dramatized stories that would add a little bit of excitement and drama to the movie to help make it more interesting. As a whole the movie Argo was a very good historically accurate representation of the events that took place in 1979.

Invitation to dinner

 Ben is on the guest list because it is easy to say without Ben this movie wouldn’t have been possible. Ben was the Director, Co producer, and the star of the film. In the film he plays Tony Mendez the CIA opperative who planned the argo mission and went to Tehran to save the people who were lucky enough to escape the US Embassy and make it to the Canadian Embassy.

  

 George clooney is on the guest list because George was the Co producer of the film along with Ben Affleck. George was just as important to the creation of this film. Without the help he gave Ben this movie wouldn’t have been possible.  

  

Jimmy would be great for this dinner because Jimmy was the president during the crisis. He is the one who takes most of the blame for the cause of the crisis. He is the one who had the final say in allowing the Shah to enter to US for treatment which ultimatly lead to the hostage crisis.

  

 Ronald would be great for this dinner because the hostages were released on the day of his innauguration. Although it is not really correct he is credited by most people in being the reason why the hostages were released.

   

 Bob is a great guest  for this dinner because Bob was a reporter who was in Tehran during the crisis. He provided live footage during the time of the crisis. Many of the details Bob reported were used in the creation of the film.

Terry would be great to have at the dinner because Terry was the embassy press atache in Tehran as well as one of the hostages. Terry is the man in the famous picture of the crisis that is blind folded in front of the embassy while the iranians yelled at him.

Fereshta would be great for this dinner because she has a great story that was not shown in the film. She is an Iranian who was working in the embassy during the attack. She witnessed the whole attack but was let go because she is Iranian.

Benjamin would be great for this dinner because  he was a specialist doctor that was a big reason why  the shah came to the US. He went and saw the shah when he was in Mexico and decided that he really needed to come to the US for treatment. This diagnosis is a big reason why the Shah ended up in America.

Dinner Menu

I chose to serve these dishes at the dinner because they are very popular in Iran. I chose a few of the most popular appetizers Entres and desserts that are served commonly in Iran.

Baguette

Sup e Morgh

Sabzi

Kebab Barg

Juje Kebab

Chenje

Samanu

Halva

Sarshir

Citations

New york times Iran Releases American Hostages. By: The learning network. This source helped me get some more information about my topic. It proved the historical accuracy of the movie as well as teaching me about operation Eagle Claw.

Jstor.com Operation Eagle Claw By: Shlomo Gazit. This source helped me learn more specific details about Operation Eagle claw. I learned about the plan it had and how it failed.

Abcnews. com Iran hostage crisis clip This news clip helped me clarify the historical accuracy of the movie. This clip also helped me learn some of the names of very important people during the crisis some of which I invited to my dinner.

 Cnn.com 6 things you didn't know about the Iranian Hostage Crisis By: Susan Chun This source helped me learn that the embassy had warned the US it would happen and also that the movie was historically accurate. This source gave me many pictures of the actual event that I later used in my exhibit.

History.com Iranian Hostage Crisis I used this source to get a good base of knowledge on my topic. I then used my more trustworthy sources to clarify the information I had learned here.


Pbs.org Eerie Remnants of the US Embassy By: William Brangham I used this source to get an image of Iranians climbing the wall and going into the US embassy.

Wikipedia.org Iranian Cuisine I used this source to get the Iranian food that I put in my dinner menu

Exhibit

Artifact #1  News clip from 1979 This article explains the major cause of the Crisis and also has an interview of a women in the Embassy when it was taken over. This video gives a very good understanding of what is happening in Tehran at the time.


Artifact #2 This is an image of Terry Rosen being held in front of the US Embassy. Terry Rosen was the Press Atache at the US Embassy in Tehran. He was taken out in front of the embassy to face the crowd while all of the people yelled at him but he was not harmed.

Artifact #3 This is an Image of the attack on the US Embassy. This is an Important Image because it shows the very start of what became the worst hostage crisis in US History. These Iranian students who stormed these walls held the people of the Embassy hostage for 444 days before releasing them. These students did this because they were outraged that the shah had been allowed into the US.

Artifact #4 This is an Image take in Tehran at the time of the Crisis. This is an image of the people of Iran burning the US flag. This is important because it shows the hatred that these people had for our country at the time of the crisis.

Artifact #5 This is an Image of the americans who were taken hostage at the US embassy. 66 Americans were taken hostage in November  1979. This image is important because it shows how the hostages were treated for 444 days.

Artifact #6 This is an image of the people of Tehran burning an Uncle Sam doll in front of the embassy. This image is important because it shows the true hatred that the people had for America.

Artifact #7 This is an Image of Operation Eagle Claw. This was a mission to go in and save the US hostages of the embassy. This mission failed terribly when a transport plane and a helicopter collided killing 8 American Soldiers.

Artifact #8  This is an image of the remaining hostages be brought down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. This image is important because it shows the impact the crisis had on America. When these people returned home they were greeted by thousands of Americans cheering them on just showing the hostages how they cared about them.