Houpt, Simon. "Ken Taylor Sets the Record Straight about Argo's Take on the 'Canadian Caper'" The Globe and Mail. N.p., 25 Feb. 2013. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.
This article is an interview with Ken Taylor, the Canadian ambassador who housed the six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis. In this interview Taylor explains what actually happened in comparison to what Argo shows happening. There are many discrepancies, all having to do with Canada’s involvement in the situation. According to the film basically all Canada did was provide a house for these hostages to take cover in, but that was not actually the case. According to Taylor Canada played a major role in getting the hostages out doing everything from making their forged documents, to providing them a time to leave with a large group of Canadians. Taylor also mentions that Canada would have never considered closing their embassy while the Americans were there, as the film shows. This is just an element added to provide tension. The article also tells that Taylor felt better after former U.S. president Jimmy Carter told CNN that the film exaggerates the CIA’s role in extracting the Americans and downplays Canada’s role in the situation.
This article is good source for the historical context that my paper needs. Argo has been greatly criticized for its historical accuracy, and this is an example of that. This goes to show that the Iranians were not the only people angered by this film, as Canada was not very happy about their portrayal either. This is interesting because it seems as though the only people that liked this movie were Americans, which makes sense as they are the heroes in this film. Another thing to note is the fact that this movie came out in an election year. This is important because it seems as though American is always more patriotic during election years so the way this film was perceived here may have something to do with that.