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2/20/2013 1 Comment

Argo

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Today I went to see the movie Argo.  One reason I had to see the movie was that I had no idea why they called it Argo.  Now I know, but no spoilers here.  But of course you probably have already seen it so you, too, know the "secret" of Argo.   Just kidding.  Not that big a secret.

Anyway, I have to say I enjoyed this movie...even if I did already know the outcome.  It is a true story (mostly) and I have to say Ben Affleck did an amazing job of recreating the time and events that many of us lived through.  Hard to believe it was thirty-three years ago.

One thing I was surprised by was my changed impression of what went on then.  I had already known the Shah of Iran was basically a bad guy.  No wonder the Iranian citizens were so angry at America!  I love my country, but right or wrong?  I am not so sure any more.  But that is not what I want to blog about here.  What I came away with was the realization that I have never had an adventure where I was the hero.  

Seriously.

I wondered if I would have what it took Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) to do what he did.  He was always calm and self-assured.  He was ready to lay down his life to rescue those six Americans who found themself in harm's way.  Amazing.  A hero...in his own life story.  Imagine that.  Can we all say that about our own life stories?  

Ergo, Argo is more than a story.  It is a journey...a hero's journey.   Something to which I find myself now aspiring.  

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Chris M.
2/20/2013 01:33:48 pm

You have been my hero more than once, my friend!!

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