“From "Homeland," "24" and "Hostel" to "Sons of Anarchy," "Zero Dark Thirty," "Django Unchained" and "The Deer Hunter," Hollywood has long used intense torture scenes as a means of entertainment.
But that hasn’t stopped some of the industry's key players from condemning the enhanced interrogation techniques described in last week’s Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s detention and interrogation program… Hollywood’s stock response is that "Movies and TV are designed to entertain, not serve as documentaries," says Variety's Brian Lowry. But he says Hollywood — wittingly or not — has “helped carry the CIA's water."”
It makes a solid point – there should be more self-awareness in entertainment media.
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