"Snowden" won't get all five stars, minimally because of the soundtrack which sometimes throws into it some amped-up kick drums to herald the drama of the moment. The actual reaction is WTF and the level of drama does not change.
If you have been following the story then "Snowden" probably won't bring a cascade of surprises although there are anecdotes from his life which show at least part of the basis for why he made his choices. I found the movie more informative than entertaining insofar as it gave a taste of his life and what it was like in the time when they were going to press and eternal damnation for Snowden.
Those who consider him a traitor won't likely believe a word of it but your minds are more open that that and are possibly accepting of the value of the question of what reason does he have to lie.
There's a bit of admiration for military technology in smoking people with smart weapons but there's one tiny question on smart weapons: if these devices are so intelligent, why was it necessary for Obama to drop so many of them.
I'm appreciative of the portrayal of those representing the CIA since they aren't universally painted as depths-of-hell villains and there is a fair case for why they do what they do although there are portraits as well of soulless dogs who do it for the money. That aspect of the story seemed generally balanced and it can only seem so since there's no chance of directly validating any of it. All we can do is review and decide whether it's plausible.
After watching the movie through, the soundtrack is downgraded to annoying through its efforts toward manufacturing drama in situations which were dramatic already. We know the CIA will cap him if they find him so it's almost insulting to have the music telling us, gee, this is really dangerous.
Oliver Stone almost nominates Edward Snowden for sainthood in the movie and I'm not surprised when I have much the same regard for him but the portrayal may make the movie seem less authentic even when all of it was based on fact, assuming you accept Snowden's credibility.
Something I didn't know was his girlfriend joined him in Russia as I had thought that relationship poofed and he wound up with someone else. That gave a cozy ending which was good to hear.
Overall, I'll say it's worth the watch time since you get to know him a lot more personally and the portrayal is by someone who obviously loves him but Snowden gave him reason.
If you have been following the story then "Snowden" probably won't bring a cascade of surprises although there are anecdotes from his life which show at least part of the basis for why he made his choices. I found the movie more informative than entertaining insofar as it gave a taste of his life and what it was like in the time when they were going to press and eternal damnation for Snowden.
Those who consider him a traitor won't likely believe a word of it but your minds are more open that that and are possibly accepting of the value of the question of what reason does he have to lie.
There's a bit of admiration for military technology in smoking people with smart weapons but there's one tiny question on smart weapons: if these devices are so intelligent, why was it necessary for Obama to drop so many of them.
I'm appreciative of the portrayal of those representing the CIA since they aren't universally painted as depths-of-hell villains and there is a fair case for why they do what they do although there are portraits as well of soulless dogs who do it for the money. That aspect of the story seemed generally balanced and it can only seem so since there's no chance of directly validating any of it. All we can do is review and decide whether it's plausible.
After watching the movie through, the soundtrack is downgraded to annoying through its efforts toward manufacturing drama in situations which were dramatic already. We know the CIA will cap him if they find him so it's almost insulting to have the music telling us, gee, this is really dangerous.
Oliver Stone almost nominates Edward Snowden for sainthood in the movie and I'm not surprised when I have much the same regard for him but the portrayal may make the movie seem less authentic even when all of it was based on fact, assuming you accept Snowden's credibility.
Something I didn't know was his girlfriend joined him in Russia as I had thought that relationship poofed and he wound up with someone else. That gave a cozy ending which was good to hear.
Overall, I'll say it's worth the watch time since you get to know him a lot more personally and the portrayal is by someone who obviously loves him but Snowden gave him reason.
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