I was particularly upset, after watching Zero Dark Thirty, to find out that it was nominated for various Academy Awards, given its justification of torture. Po

I was particularly upset, after watching Zero Dark Thirty, to find out that it was nominated for various Academy Awards, given its justification of torture. Portraying torture positively is particularly more troublesome than on "24", for instance, since Zero Dark Thirty claims to be based on history and thus is more likely to affect people's perception of reality and the justifiability of torture.