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* HarsherInHindsight: When filmed in 2005, the idea of anysort of protests in Iran due to dress code was ridiculous, and existed to show how out of touch Bob's higher-ups are. Fast forward to 2022 and Iran is in the middle of all-out protests [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2022_Iranian_protests after Mahsa Amini was beaten to death]] for improper dress, with the situation quickly spiralling out of control. The government stays strong, but the societal outcry wasn't expected by anyone.
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* HarsherInHindsight: When filmed in 2005, the idea of anysort any sort of protests in Iran due to dress code was ridiculous, and existed to show how out of touch Bob's higher-ups are. Fast forward to 2022 and Iran is in the middle of all-out protests [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2022_Iranian_protests after Mahsa Amini was beaten to death]] for improper dress, with the situation quickly spiralling out of control. The government stays strong, but the societal outcry wasn't expected by anyone.
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* TheScrappy: Julie Woodman comes off as extremely petty woman who keeps shaming Bryan for putting work ahead of wallowing in grief together with her over the death of their son. The fact Bryan has a potentially world-changing task at hands doesn't mean much to her, but succumbing to despair sounds like the right thing to do. However, the script clearly intends her to be a sympathetic, grieving mother, trying to deal with OutlivingOnesOffspring, but given this is a story about big politics and backroom machinations, she comes off as just out of touch, nagging person.
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* TheScrappy: Julie Woodman comes off as extremely petty woman who keeps shaming Bryan for putting work ahead of wallowing in grief together with her over the death of their son. The fact Bryan has a potentially world-changing task at hands doesn't mean much to her, but succumbing to despair sounds like the right thing to do.
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* AcceptableTargets: American imperialism and oil business.
* HarsherInHindsight: When filmed in 2005, the idea of any sort of protests in Iran due to dress code was ridiculous, and existed to show how out of touch Bob's higher-ups are. Fast forward to 2022 and Iran is in the middle of all-out protests [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2022_Iranian_protests after Mahsa Amini was beaten to death]] for improper dress, with the situation quickly spiralling out of control. The government stays strong, but the societal outcry wasn't expected by anyone.
* HarsherInHindsight: When filmed in 2005, the idea of any sort of protests in Iran due to dress code was ridiculous, and existed to show how out of touch Bob's higher-ups are. Fast forward to 2022 and Iran is in the middle of all-out protests [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2022_Iranian_protests after Mahsa Amini was beaten to death]] for improper dress, with the situation quickly spiralling out of control. The government stays strong, but the societal outcry wasn't expected by anyone.
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** The higher ops in CIA and the Committee to Liberate Iran consider it a good strategy to keep embargoing the country in order to engineer a counter-revolution to create a stable, secular, pro-western, pro-bussiness (specifically - American bussiness) government. Never mind this only makes Iranians resent America even harder, which makes it so much easier for their government to keep everyone united in their hatred towards the USA.
** One of Bob's handlers assume that Iranian government, firmly in power and with no real opposition, will fall... because colourful clothes got banned. Bob is so confused by the sheer stupidity of that statement he just [[StunnedSilence blinks in confusion after hearing it]].
** The higher ops in CIA and the Committee to Liberate Iran consider it a good strategy to keep embargoing the country in order to engineer a counter-revolution to create a stable, secular, pro-western, pro-bussiness (specifically - American bussiness) government. Never mind this only makes Iranians resent America even harder, which makes it so much easier for their government to keep everyone united in their hatred towards the USA.
** One of Bob's handlers assume that Iranian government, firmly in power and with no real opposition, will fall... because colourful clothes got banned. Bob is so confused by the sheer stupidity of that statement he just [[StunnedSilence blinks in confusion after hearing it]].
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** One of Bob's handlers assume that Iranian government, firmly in power and with no real opposition, will fall... because colourful clothes got banned. Bob is so confused by the sheer stupidity of that statement he just [[StunnedSilence blinks in confusion after hearing it]].it]].
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* HarsherInHindsight: When filmed in 2005, the idea of any sort of protests in Iran due to dress code was ridiculous, and existed to show how out of touch Bob's higher-ups are. Fast forward to 2022 and Iran is in the middle of all-out protests [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2022_Iranian_protests after Mahsa Amini was beaten to death]] for improper dress, with the situation quickly spiralling out of control. The government stays strong, but the societal outcry wasn't expected by anyone.
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* NarmCharm: At the same time, Creator/TimBlakeNelson does such a terrific job at delivering that corruption rant it can also come off as entertaining.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Oil business runs on lobbying, corruption and making countless people live miserable lifes, if often indirectly. It's worth noting that this film was made in response to a request from the Pentagon to make a movie ''supporting'' the invasion of Iraq.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Oil business runs on lobbying, corruption and making countless people live miserable lifes, if often indirectly.
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** It's worth noting that this film was made in response to a request from the Pentagon to make a movie supporting the invasion of Iraq.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Oil business runs on lobbying, corruption and making countless people live miserable lifes, if often indirectly.
**indirectly. It's worth noting that this film was made in response to a request from the Pentagon to make a movie supporting ''supporting'' the invasion of Iraq.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The gas tanker in some takes is obviously a pasted-in computer model.
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* HateSink: Prince Meshal intentionally combines all the worst traits imaginable for a childish playboy archetype of an ArabOilSheikh. [[spoiler: The fact he ends up winning and taking over the country is a serious gut-punch to the audience]].
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Oil business runs on lobbying, corruption and making countless people live miserable lifes, if often indirectly.
** It's worth noting that this film was made in response to a request from the Pentagon to make a movie supporting the invasion of Iraq.
** It's worth noting that this film was made in response to a request from the Pentagon to make a movie supporting the invasion of Iraq.
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* HateSink: Prince Meshal intentionally combines all the worst traits imaginable for a childish playboy archetype of an ArabOilSheikh. [[spoiler: The fact he ends up winning and taking over the country is a serious gut-punch to the audience]].
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* AcceptableTargets: American imperialism.
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* AcceptableTargets: American imperialism.imperialism and oil business.
* {{Narm}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuBstLZINco The corruption rant]] is so over-the-top in its cynicism and delivered in such a way that it's very hard not to chuckle.
* TheScrappy: Julie Woodman comes off as extremely petty woman who keeps shaming Bryan for putting work ahead of wallowing in grief together with her over the death of their son. The fact Bryan has a potentially world-changing task at hands doesn't mean much to her, but succumbing to despair sounds like the right thing to do.
* WhatAnIdiot:
** The higher ops in CIA and the Committee to Liberate Iran consider it a good strategy to keep embargoing the country in order to engineer a counter-revolution to create a stable, secular, pro-western, pro-bussiness (specifically - American bussiness) government. Never mind this only makes Iranians resent America even harder, which makes it so much easier for their government to keep everyone united in their hatred towards the USA.
** One of Bob's handlers assume that Iranian government, firmly in power and with no real opposition, will fall... because colourful clothes got banned. Bob is so confused by the sheer stupidity of that statement he just [[StunnedSilence blinks in confusion after hearing it]].
* {{Narm}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuBstLZINco The corruption rant]] is so over-the-top in its cynicism and delivered in such a way that it's very hard not to chuckle.
* TheScrappy: Julie Woodman comes off as extremely petty woman who keeps shaming Bryan for putting work ahead of wallowing in grief together with her over the death of their son. The fact Bryan has a potentially world-changing task at hands doesn't mean much to her, but succumbing to despair sounds like the right thing to do.
* WhatAnIdiot:
** The higher ops in CIA and the Committee to Liberate Iran consider it a good strategy to keep embargoing the country in order to engineer a counter-revolution to create a stable, secular, pro-western, pro-bussiness (specifically - American bussiness) government. Never mind this only makes Iranians resent America even harder, which makes it so much easier for their government to keep everyone united in their hatred towards the USA.
** One of Bob's handlers assume that Iranian government, firmly in power and with no real opposition, will fall... because colourful clothes got banned. Bob is so confused by the sheer stupidity of that statement he just [[StunnedSilence blinks in confusion after hearing it]].
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* AcceptableTargets: American imperialism.
