Most Hollywood films depict hacking with flashing green text, 3D visual effects, and fictional user interfaces. Michael Mann took the opposite approach. He hired real-life cyber security experts and former hackers as consultants. The commands entered on screen, the exploitation of network vulnerabilities, and the use of physical hardware (like dropping infected USB drives) accurately mirror real-world cyber warfare tactics, such as the famous Stuxnet attack. 2. Michael Mann’s Visual Aesthetic