Review: "Green Zone", The Search for a Ghost [ENG/ESP]

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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.

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A raíz de las noticias sobre despliegues militares en el Caribe, no pude evitar que viniera a mi mente una película inspirada en hechos reales que, más que ficción, parece un manual de instrucciones para desmontar los pretextos de guerra. Se titula Zona Verde, un thriller bélico de 2010 dirigido por Paul Greengrass y protagonizado por Matt Damon.


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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 película no es solo un relato de acción ambientado en el caótico Bagdad de 2003. Es un puñetazo directo a la conciencia del espectador.


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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 misión de encontrar las famosas Armas de Destrucción Masiva (ADM) que, según la inteligencia occidental, Irak poseía y estaba a punto de usar. Lo que Miller descubre, misión tras misión, son almacenes vacíos. No hay rastro de las ADM.


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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 frustración e incredulidad chocan con la burocracia y los intereses políticos. Mientras sus superiores le instan a seguir buscando a partir de "fuentes fiables", él empieza a investigar por su cuenta.


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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 incómoda que, años después, sigue siendo relevante: las guerras a menudo no se inician por amenazas reales, sino por narrativas fabricadas.


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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 cinematográfico. Es una lección a través de la cual debemos observar cualquier anuncio de despliegue militar, cualquier "alerta" sobre una amenaza inminente y cualquier justificación para intervenir en un país, y preguntarnos: ¿quién se beneficia?


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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 destrucción masiva más peligrosa no es un artefacto químico o biológico, sino una mentira repetida lo suficiente como para convertirla en una razón para la guerra.


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This was a pretty shocking film that was probably at least somewhat accurate about what was actually going on in Iraq during those days. Damon nails his role in this and this is just another good example of how he is a fantastic and versatile actor.

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Very true, thanks for commenting.
Regards.