- Harsher in Hindsight: The doomsday scenario Cruise's character lays out in the film (the U.S. abandoning Afghanistan, which is then overrun by the Taliban, who then proceed to commit wide-scale atrocities against Afghans) came to fruition 15 years later in 2021 and 2022.
- Retroactive Recognition: Todd Hayes, the student Robert Redford's character Dr. Malley talk to through the film, is played by Andrew Garfield, in only his second feature film role, a few years before becoming more famous for The Social Network and The Amazing Spider-Man Series.
- Strawman Has a Point: Many critics who disliked the film felt this way about Tom Cruise's character. A senator with presidential ambitions, his role in the film is an interview with anti-war journalist played by Meryl Streep discussing his new plan for Afghanistan. The senator outlines a reasonable plan and makes some good points, but the film basically expects us to side exclusively with Streep's character simply due to her being anti-war and it being an anti-war film.
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