TANG said:
Can Someone Explain To Me What The Hell It Was About Especially Matt Damon's Son's Death In The Movie.
i thought it was the best film i've seen all year....
i've spent quite a bit of time in the middle east and once worked as a security advisor for a kuwaiti company, so i took great interest in this film...
although, having lived in the middle east for over a year and half, this film didn't really teach me anything new. i already knew how corrupt the oil biz is (both the american side AND the middle east/central asian side of the business).
if you want to learn more about what the middle east is really like, buy Bob Baer's book (not sure about spelling of last name, i forget exactly)...he's the real-life CIA agent that the film's George Clooney character was inspired by. he wrote a great book about the saudi/american oil interests...very eye-opening.
what didn't you understand about the film? matt damon's kid was electrocuted in the pool and the saudi emir's son (whose house they were at) felt a lot of guilt because of it...
that's why matt damon's company got the contract from the emir's son.