Greetings, community,馃憢
Amid the news about military deployments in the Caribbean, I couldn't help but think of a film based on true events that, more than fiction, seems like an instruction manual for deconstructing the pretexts for war. It's called Green Zone, a 2010 war thriller directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon.
Saludos comunidad.馃憢
A ra铆z de las noticias sobre despliegues militares en el Caribe, no pude evitar que viniera a mi mente una pel铆cula inspirada en hechos reales que, m谩s que ficci贸n, parece un manual de instrucciones para desmontar los pretextos de guerra. Se titula Zona Verde, un thriller b茅lico de 2010 dirigido por Paul Greengrass y protagonizado por Matt Damon.
This film is not just an action story set in the chaotic Baghdad of 2003. It is a direct punch to the viewer's conscience.
Esta pel铆cula no es solo un relato de acci贸n ambientado en el ca贸tico Bagdad de 2003. Es un pu帽etazo directo a la conciencia del espectador.
The plot follows Roy Miller (Matt Damon), a meticulous and patriotic military officer tasked with the mission of finding the infamous Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) that, according to Western intelligence, Iraq possessed and was about to use. What Miller discovers, mission after mission, are empty warehouses. There is no trace of the WMDs.
La trama sigue a Roy Miller (Matt Damon), un militar meticuloso y patriota a quien se le encomienda la misi贸n de encontrar las famosas Armas de Destrucci贸n Masiva (ADM) que, seg煤n la inteligencia occidental, Irak pose铆a y estaba a punto de usar. Lo que Miller descubre, misi贸n tras misi贸n, son almacenes vac铆os. No hay rastro de las ADM.
His frustration and disbelief clash with bureaucracy and political interests. While his superiors urge him to keep searching based on "reliable sources," he begins to investigate on his own.
Su frustraci贸n e incredulidad chocan con la burocracia y los intereses pol铆ticos. Mientras sus superiores le instan a seguir buscando a partir de "fuentes fiables", 茅l empieza a investigar por su cuenta.
Green Zone is brilliant because it conveys an uncomfortable truth to the viewer that, years later, remains relevant: wars often do not start because of real threats, but because of fabricated narratives.
Zona Verde es brillante porque traslada al espectador una verdad inc贸moda que, a帽os despu茅s, sigue siendo relevante: las guerras a menudo no se inician por amenazas reales, sino por narrativas fabricadas.
Watching Green Zone today is not a simple cinematic exercise. It is a lesson through which we must observe any announcement of military deployment, any "alert" about an imminent threat, and any justification for intervening in a country, and ask ourselves: who benefits?
Ver Zona Verde hoy no es un simple ejercicio cinematogr谩fico. Es una lecci贸n a trav茅s de la cual debemos observar cualquier anuncio de despliegue militar, cualquier "alerta" sobre una amenaza inminente y cualquier justificaci贸n para intervenir en un pa铆s, y preguntarnos: 驴qui茅n se beneficia?
It reminds us that the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction is not a chemical or biological device, but a lie repeated enough times to become a reason for war.
Nos recuerda que el arma de destrucci贸n masiva m谩s peligrosa no es un artefacto qu铆mico o biol贸gico, sino una mentira repetida lo suficiente como para convertirla en una raz贸n para la guerra.
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