Syriana Movie Essay

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Syriana The events that happened in the movie Syriana portray several events of the common overlay that we have been discussing in class, specifically: in regime changes, influence of big oil, and the disgruntled teens. There are four plot lines, they are, Bob, Connex Kaleen vs. U.S. government, the two Arab teens, and the two Arab princes. Bob is a CIA agent that is involved in foreign affairs, such as selling missiles. Connex Kaleen is an oil company that wants to expand their business into the Middle East. The U.S. government is the opposition to Connex Kaleen, they feel that Connex is making shady deals with China and other countries. The two Arab teens represent radicalized individuals. They choose radicalism because they feel that the …show more content…
A regime change is when one administration replaces or takes over another using force. One of the big oil companies in the movie lost a deal with China, so the other company bought them out leading to the formation of Connex Kaleen. Connex Kaleen was formed so they could have the power to get the China deal as a whole company. This is considered a regime change because a smaller company lost a deal and the larger company bought them adding to their total wealth and power. The second event in the movie that followed the basic overlay is the influence of big oil. This was a major part of the overlay we discussed and a major influence in the movie. Connex Kaleen was funded by the U.S. government who saw the opportunity for big money and more oil fields. The U.S. funded Connex Kaleen because they were the biggest oil company and made the most profit, this destroyed the smaller businesses oil production. The final event in the movie that followed the basic overlay we discussed was the disgruntled teens. The teens blamed the large companies in the West for their poor quality of life. This eventually lead them to join a Islamic organization that radicalized them and influenced them to suicide bomb a Connex Kaleen oil

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