here's a supporting statement for gangbangjoe's argument:
This isnhahaha8217;t to say that hahaha8220;Syrianahahaha8221; isnhahaha8217;t a historically significant film, or that it wonhahaha8217;t enjoy its share of praise come award time, but ithahaha8217;s just not the same movie that everyone was expecting. The filmmakerhahaha8217;s decision not to include a concrete ending was a wise one, since the international war for oil is far from over, but the omission of any real story was a horrible mistake. The five separate narratives struggle throughout the strenuous two-hour runtime to amass a single idea, when they would have accomplished so much more on their own. The result is an exercise in patience on the viewerhahaha8217;s part. In fact, try sitting through hahaha8220;Syrianahahaha8221; without counting the number of times youhahaha8217;ve shifted in your seat out of boredom, and you might just be one of few people that actually enjoyed this political parade of nonsense.
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