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The Pentagon is unhappy with Kathryn Bigelow’s portrayal of the United States’ missile defense system new movie on netflix, A house of dynamite.
thriller US nuclear missile tracks 18 minutes after launch, officials race to determine Who is responsible and how to respond.
At one point in the film, the Secretary of Defense, played by Jared Harris, complains that existing missile defenses have a 50 percent chance of stopping a missile, despite its $50 billion price tag.
In an internal memo obtained from the Missile Defense Agency bloomberg And dated October 16, the agency says that while the film “highlights that deterrence can fail, which reinforces the need for an active homeland missile defense system,” its fictional portrayal also downplays American capabilities.
The memo reportedly states, “The fictional interceptors in the film miss their targets and we understand that this is a compelling piece of drama meant to entertain audiences,” but real-world test results “tell a very different story.”
MDA says Harris’ character’s 50 percent claim is based on an earlier prototype and that today’s Interceptor has “demonstrated a 100% accuracy rate in testing for more than a decade.”
Another character in the film, the Deputy National Security Advisor played by Gabriel Basso, puts the figure at 61 percent. “It’s based on data from controlled trials,” said Noah Oppenheim, the film’s screenwriter. atlantic, “So, as you can imagine, they’re in the best of circumstances. A lot of the people we talked to felt that 61 percent was very generous when it came to the systems we have. As we mentioned in the film, we have less than 50 ground-based intercepts in our arsenal, so even if it were fully functional, there’s not a ton of them that we have available for use.”
Independent The Pentagon has been contacted for comment.
in a statement to Bloomberg NewsThe Pentagon said it was not consulted on the film, which “does not reflect the views or priorities of this administration.” The system “remains a critical component of our national defense strategy, ensuring the security of the American people and our allies.”
A representative of Bigelow directed bloomberg For his comments on CBS sunday morningIn which he confirmed that he had not consulted the Pentagon.
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“I thought we needed to be more independent,” he told CBS. “But having said that, we had a number of technical advisors who have worked at the Pentagon. They were with me every day when we shot.”
After a limited theatrical release, a house of dynamite Reached Netflix on Friday, received mixed reviews from viewers – Many of whom were not fans of the ending.
film despite complaints At the time of writing it had a critics’ score of 79 percent on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
In a four star review for IndependentGeoffrey McNab called it “the most entertaining film about mass destruction ever made.” Dr Strangelove,
“Seventeen years ago, Bigelow became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director hurt locker (2008). whether or not she achieves similar feats a house of dynamite – Became the first woman to win Two – This new feature shows that when it comes to intelligent, adrenaline-filled drama, he’s still on his own.
a house of dynamite Now available on Netflix.