Edward Snowden: The Real Jason Bourne? -- Jonathan DeHart, The Diplomat
The odyssey of United States National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden is practically begging to become a book, which would typically later be transferred to celluloid. But in this case, four amateur Hong Kong-based filmmakers have beaten writers to the task. The fruit of their labors: Verax, a five-minute film that can be seen on YouTube here.
The filmmakers have no shortage of threads to weave into a compelling tale.
Since tearing off the lid on the NSA’s mass surveillance programs last month, Snowden left a cushy job in Hawaii, where he worked as an IT technician for the NSA, to undertake a global voyage, fleeing the U.S. government and its Leviathan intelligence agency. The narrative is tailor-made for an archetypal spy flick: one man vs. the system in the fashion of Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne.
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My Comment: The NSA scandal and the role that NSA leaker Edward Snowden has played are two perfect stories for Hollywood. My prediction .... expect a full blown movie on Edward Snowden and the NSA story in two years.
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