The true story of “The Order”
Terrorgram documents, including instructions for making possible bombs, instructions for camouflage and tactics, and instructions for disabling critical infrastructure such as electrical substations, water treatment plants, and dams , has radicalized at At least one person was called a “saint,” or mass shooter, and is believed to be linked to a series of crimes. attack on the power grid in North Carolina as Several federal prosecutions are active.
“William Pierce did not make bombs,” Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center told Rolling Stone a quarter-century ago. “He makes bombers.” In many ways, Terrorgram Collective has now fulfilled a similar role and its publications have become modern versions of Turner Diary. Spread worldwide through the censorship-free wilderness of Telegram, the group’s message of hate and violence is now spread independently of any organized group or ideology leaving disgruntled, unbalanced “lone wolves” to stick around to justify future atrocities.
While Order remains rooted in the past, with the exception of a single reference to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in a title card, during which the production could not escape the drumbeat of rising far-right militias in the United States. Ky. Kurzel, the director, recalls watching news coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection and commenting on the gallows erected outside the Capitol building — a drawing of it is included in the book and the scene presenting the law. “Turner Diary started to become more apparent in today’s context in a way that shocked me,” he told WIRED from his Tasmanian residence. Indeed, after January 6, Amazon pulled the plug Turner Diary from its online repository.
Hoult’s courageous depiction of a cold, controlled but menacing Mathews through the Order’s campaign of armed robbery, counterfeiting, murder and armed confrontations with the FBI is one of the highlights. pivotal point of the movie. In addition to his physical resemblance to the founder of the Silent Brotherhood, Hoult also researched his subject thoroughly, imitating Mathews’ style and movements from old documentary footage, studying texts that radicalized his subject him, lifting weights and cutting alcohol from his diet.
“Mathews is someone who has thought and planned ahead about his end goal, I think he always has his eye on it. That’s something Justin and I talked about, that he wouldn’t lose his temper over trivial things or things that might harm his cause. In his mind, in a way, he planned his destiny,” Hoult told WIRED.
