Ben Affleck, the film director who used the power of fiction to create the best story in “Argo”

Director Affleck's style follows traditional production methods.

While writing the script, Chris Terrio reportedly had George Clooney in mind for the role of Tony Mendez. In fact, it's easy to imagine Clooney both directing and starring. However, after reading the script, Affleck said, ``I would love to direct this movie!'' and ``Argo'' became Affleck's third directorial film.

Affleck had been in a slump due to a lot of gossip, but since his directorial debut, ` `Gone Baby Gone '' (2007), Affleck has been demonstrating his brilliant directing ability. For Affleck, whose second directorial film, The Town (2010), also received positive reviews, Argo was a big Being There to step up as a director. The first two films were small to medium-sized crime films shot in my hometown of Boston, which I knew. Argo was a huge leap in scale, spanning from the East Coast of the United States to Hollywood to the chaos of 1980's Iran (shot mostly in Istanbul).

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Affleck's brilliance was that he didn't try to compromise his own style when directing ``Argo.'' In other words, in accordance with traditional production etiquette, he painstakingly built up the depictions necessary to convey the story one by one. Rather than creating flashy scenes, the actor's expressions between the lines speak volumes, and the production is extremely restrained. Affleck himself has said that his style, which is by no means cutting-edge, was ``influenced by Sidney Lumet and Alan J. Pakula.''

However, the fun of ``Argo'' is made even more apparent by Affleck's down-to-earth, orthodox direction. In the beginning, the attack on the American embassy is shown like a documentary, and the absurd strategy of making up a false movie is convincing with down-to-earth acting and depiction, and the climax, when the six embassy staff members escape, is convincing. , I don't even have time to catch my breath as I get hit with thrill after thrill.

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I'll discuss later the misunderstandings that arose from Affleck's precise production plan, but ``Argo'' brilliantly balanced cinematic ``realism'' and ``dynamism'' while still prioritizing the story. Partly as a reaction to winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, some people said that it was ``just a standard entertainment movie,'' but since the film itself is intended to be ``a thrilling escape thriller,'' this is not true. I'd say it's more of a compliment than a bad review. Affleck pulled off a remarkable feat of making a highly entertaining and entertaining film without sacrificing the complex political climate or atmosphere of the time.