Factual error: Ethan Shaw is mentioned throughout the movie as graduating from the Air Force Academy, and also as a Lieutenant by other characters. When his brother Jerry Shaw is shown his brother's ID by ARIA (the eagle eye computer,) the ID shows Ethan Shaw as a SMSgt (Senior Master Sergeant). This is impossible by Air Force standards, even if he was a genius. It cannot be part of a fake cover as listing a 20-something year-old as a SMSgt would be so obviously fake as to be useless. No one in the Air Force would believe it and anyone competant enough to design ARIA and the infrastructure to accompany her would not make such a ridiculous mistake.
Eagle Eye (2008)
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Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Chiklis
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A.R.I.A.: Jerry Shaw, you have been activated. Your compliance is vital.
Trivia: The voice of ARIIA is actually Julianne Moore who went uncredited for the role.
Question: Why when they showed them being video taped was the date always 1-26-09? Was it supposed to be the future?
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Answer: Yes, the movie is supposed to be set in Jan. 2009.