Numerous plot twists and action sequences are going to unfold in front of Greengrass' camera not necessarily with new ideas but still awesome, making verbs just as deadly as a weapon.
The directing is consistent: the legendary style of the director doesn't change whether he's filming the chase of a key character or just... a simple verbal confrontation.
But if the solo walk of Jason Bourne or the confined spaces of United 93 forced him to film in a chaotic way with extreme close ups, Greengrass managed to take a step back regarding his mise-en-scene. The shots end up being larger, almost as if to say that these characters have a future.
It's also the occasion to film, without insistence, a demolished Iraq because of attacks not always justifiable, the director of photography(Barry Ackroyd) manages to capture pain and suffering with the talent of a war photographer. That image also fuels the anger of a country turned toward civil war because of this need to judge somebody on mere intent.
So does that make Green Zone an anti-American film? Of course not. There is, through the hero played by Damon or the female journalist played by Amy Adams, the idea that a decent moral world is possible if it's durability is assured by people not corrupted by the system. Overall, an EXCELLENT FILM IN ALL RESPECTS, though it could have had less plot twists.
The directing is consistent: the legendary style of the director doesn't change whether he's filming the chase of a key character or just... a simple verbal confrontation.
But if the solo walk of Jason Bourne or the confined spaces of United 93 forced him to film in a chaotic way with extreme close ups, Greengrass managed to take a step back regarding his mise-en-scene. The shots end up being larger, almost as if to say that these characters have a future.
It's also the occasion to film, without insistence, a demolished Iraq because of attacks not always justifiable, the director of photography(Barry Ackroyd) manages to capture pain and suffering with the talent of a war photographer. That image also fuels the anger of a country turned toward civil war because of this need to judge somebody on mere intent.
So does that make Green Zone an anti-American film? Of course not. There is, through the hero played by Damon or the female journalist played by Amy Adams, the idea that a decent moral world is possible if it's durability is assured by people not corrupted by the system. Overall, an EXCELLENT FILM IN ALL RESPECTS, though it could have had less plot twists.