Corrected entry: During the Task force tunnel raid, not a single person is wearing hearing protection. Delta Force, nor CIA nor FBI would be running an operation with naked ears. Also a Delta operator gives Emily Blunt a hard time by saying something like "stay in the back, keep your safeties on, don't shoot any of my guys", um, really? She is a SWAT qualified veteran FBI field Agent. I highly doubt a Delta Operator would say something so unprofessional to a Team member.
Sicario (2015)
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Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal
Factual error: The very first shot of the movie takes place in Chandler, Arizona. However, the mountains seen in the distance, over the hills, are the Sandia Mountains which are in New Mexico, near Albuquerque. (00:01:00)
Title Card: The word Sicario comes from the zealots of Jerusalem, killers who hunted the Romans who invaded their homeland. In Mexico, Sicario means hitman.
Trivia: Originally, Alejandro was meant to have much more dialogue, and his tragic origin would have been revealed earlier in the film. Actor Benicio Del Toro and director Denis Villeneuve ended up agreeing that the character worked better as a silent, mysterious type and that the revelation of his origin should occur late in the film. It is estimated that as much as 90% of his dialogue was deleted during rewrites.
Question: Was the violence depicted in this film accurate to what happens in Juarez today?
Answer: The film was apparently offensive to at least the mayor of Juarez. According to him, the film is based somewhat on stereotypes of the region and the depiction of Juarez as a violent region controlled by drug cartels is outdated.
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Correction: It is made clear that he does not respect her, and that her purpose is only to make the task force legitimate. It is not a mistake that he was condescending. Additionally, they may well have been wearing in-ear plugs to protect from the sound of firearms.