I enjoyed this movie, as it humanizes both side of a conflict I knew very little about. The movie has a pretty direct and clear message, but it makes sense within the story. Social media being important, people banding together to stop oppression, these are all things that actually happened. The focus on popular culture being imported into Iran was a nice touch, reminding me of the book (and movie) Persepolis. The movie is also a good portrait of Bahari, who deserves recognition for what he does, and what he has been through.
According to Stewart and Bahari, the movie has taken some artistic licenses. For some reason this bugs me more than it usually would - as this movie seems to do everything it can to put itself in the real world. Real life footage, some people playing themselves, etc. I do trust Stewart to take some "honest" artistic licenses though, and not misrepresent the underlying stories, or give a too unbalanced look.
Sadly, Jon Stewart did not go for authentic language use, opting instead for "all English", meaning there does not have to be subtitles. The actors he found all did good jobs, but I wish he instead would have gone with Iranian actors and made it all in Persian.
According to Stewart and Bahari, the movie has taken some artistic licenses. For some reason this bugs me more than it usually would - as this movie seems to do everything it can to put itself in the real world. Real life footage, some people playing themselves, etc. I do trust Stewart to take some "honest" artistic licenses though, and not misrepresent the underlying stories, or give a too unbalanced look.
Sadly, Jon Stewart did not go for authentic language use, opting instead for "all English", meaning there does not have to be subtitles. The actors he found all did good jobs, but I wish he instead would have gone with Iranian actors and made it all in Persian.