If you have ever felt like you were being watched, your instincts may have been right. “Snowden” shows the world all sides of the Edward Snowden scandal, making it hard to look at him as a traitor but more so a whistleblower who felt Americans were being lied to. This movie kept me entertained and made me feel like Edward Snowden made the right choice by exposing the government for violating the rights of our Constitution.

Edward Snowden, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is a self-taught computer genius who prides himself in his conservatism and nationalism. After an accident while training for the Army, Snowden decides to serve his country in a more unconventional way. He is hired by the CIA and eventually the National Security Agency, where he learns the dark truths about what the government fails to tell the public.

The movie jumps between time periods, a common form of storytelling that can be confusing if not executed correctly. “Snowden” uses the relationship between Edward Snowden and his on-again-off-again girlfriend Lindsay Mills, played by Shailene Woodley, to keep the sequence of events on track. The romance between the two is evident through the whole film and bridges time periods together. The two are an unlikely couple but mesh and are portrayed very well in the film.

The end of the movie is the best part. An unlikely tear-jerker, the emotions that flow while seeing Snowden change the way people exercise their rights and view the Espionage Act is incredible. A special appearance made in the last 10 minutes of “Snowden” ties everything together in a really powerful way.

There is only one complaint I have about this whole movie: the wigs. I understand that Shailene Woodley has short hair and the character she is playing has long hair, but one would think that the hair and makeup team would have hired somebody with a decent lace-front wig in their kit.

“Snowden” is one of the most interesting movies I have seen in a long time. The story of Edward Snowden exposing the secrets of the Obama Administration to journalists is inspiring. Even though he didn’t take the classic approach to serving his country, Edward Snowden single-handedly provided information to the press that would turn American’s views on “big brother” conspiracies into “big brother” realities. I give “Snowden” an A because of the powerful truth behind the characters and the stories they have to tell.