Snowden (2016) movie review.

Edward Snowden - the man who in 2013 unveiled the very secret information about NSA surveillance over citizens around the world. These events had a very great effect on the society, so three years later, Oliver Stone released his new biopic based on those events.

The movie tells the full story of Edward Snowden from his days in the military to the present day. The story begins with a meeting between Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and journalists Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo) and Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto). They are going to interview Snowden about NSA surveillance over citizens. 

All the action in Hong Kong takes place in the atmosphere of a spy movie, when the three of them were hiding from possible observation, to go to the room in the hotel. Then they are joined by Ewen MacAskill (Tom Wilkinson), who would later write the story. The situation is very similar to real, the film completely captures the spirit of a spy movie in the hotel scenes.

In addition to the scenes in Hong Kong there is a storytelling about Snowden, his vision of the world and just about his life. It really adds nobility to his act. But the film does not impose opinions about what happened. Everybody can decide for themselves correctly he did or not. The movie just explains why he did it, and by what principles he was guided. A very important aspect of the film is Snowden's relationship with his girlfriend (Shailene Woodley) and his mentor (Rhys Ifans). As Edward progresses in the service, he learns more about methods, by which his government operates and it certainly affects his understanding of the ideals, that he follows. 

The movie is good but has nothing special. It hooks and entertains, because of the performances and a great story. The storytelling itself is very well gone, enough for the most important exposure of the decade. Edward Snowden is shown very well, especially his life. It was very entertaining to see a conflict inside him, all the aspects that forced him to do such an important thing for freedom in the world.