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Deodato utilized a brilliant cinematic trick to achieve unparalleled realism:

Deodato achieved an unsettling level of realism by contrasting the slick, professional 35mm film used for Monroe’s rescue mission with gritty, shaky, scratched 16mm film for the "recovered" footage. The handheld camera work, overlapping dialogue, camera drops, and sudden cuts made audiences in 1980 genuinely believe they were watching the real-time deaths of four American journalists. Realism, Arrests, and Courtroom Drama

It is rarely praised for its "enjoyment" value, but it is constantly analyzed for its technical skill, its shocking impact, and its philosophical questions about the limits of filmmaking.