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xtrasyn, I think you give big production studio-made movies too much credit. Syriana was interesting, but it's all make belief hearsay and conspiracy theories (SPOILER in the movie the US government is willing to not allow oil-rich middle eastern countries to realize democratic ideals and reform because US politicians are in the hands of US oil executives - they killed a (saudi?) political rival who wanted to do the best for his country and also sell oil to the Chinese because they were the highest bidder - ). It's just far leftist/anti-american hogwash, that above all else is nothing more than unsubstantiated accusations.

These movies all have too much glitz and glamor, all exemplified by Steven Spielberg visual sheen that he infuses into celluloid, you know that shinyness that becomes apparent in the reflection of a 1960's vehicle steel bumper. It's like too much makeup, too much post-recording sound fidgeting, too formulaic, too much of a product.

On a side note, I'm starting to find user-created content, such as ytmnd's and youtube, far more entertaining, far more down to earth and funny, clever, stimulating, than the cookie cutter turds rolling out on DVD at a store near you. Plus, it's not affiliated with a bunch of retarded greed mongering idiots in $5,000 suits.