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''Eye in the Sky'' is a 2016 war drama/thriller film, directed by Gavin Hood and starring Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/AaronPaul, Creator/BarkhadAbdi, and Creator/AlanRickman.

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''Eye in the Sky'' is a 2016 war drama/thriller film, directed by Gavin Hood Creator/GavinHood and starring Creator/HelenMirren, Creator/AaronPaul, Creator/BarkhadAbdi, and Creator/AlanRickman.
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* WouldNotShootACivilian: Or would they, if it meant saving countless others? One of the central questions of the film.

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* WouldNotShootACivilian: Or would they, if it meant saving countless others? One of the central questions of the film.film.
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The film depicts the [[MoralDilemma moral]] and [[SadisticChoice ethical struggle]] of a [[FourStarBadass lieutenant general]] (Rickman) and [[ColonelBadass colonel]] (Mirren) debating a [[AttackDrone drone strike]] to take out a group of terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya, and has been praised for its realistic and complex portrayal of the perils of modern warfare.

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The film depicts the [[MoralDilemma [[FriendOrIdolDecision moral]] and [[SadisticChoice ethical struggle]] of a [[FourStarBadass lieutenant general]] (Rickman) and [[ColonelBadass colonel]] (Mirren) debating a [[AttackDrone drone strike]] to take out a group of terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya, and has been praised for its realistic and complex portrayal of the perils of modern warfare.
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* Afrofuturism: Jama Farah has a much smaller, purely surveillance, drone different than the film's central one that is distinctly a Kenyan design disguised as a native insect and futuristic enough to wiggle into the genre's trappings.

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* Afrofuturism: {{Afrofuturism}}: Jama Farah has a much smaller, purely surveillance, drone drone, different than the film's central one that is distinctly a Kenyan design disguised as a native insect and futuristic enough to wiggle into the genre's trappings.
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switched the "the" because it's the model designation not a proper name.


* DeathFromAbove: The entire point of the drone. Hell, the drone itself is called the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Reaper]], and the missiles are called [[MeaningfulName Hellfire]].[[note]][[ArtifactTitle [=HELicopter=]-Launched]] FIRE-and-forget Missile[[/note]]

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* DeathFromAbove: The entire point of the drone. Hell, the drone itself is called the a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Reaper]], and the missiles are called [[MeaningfulName Hellfire]].[[note]][[ArtifactTitle [=HELicopter=]-Launched]] FIRE-and-forget Missile[[/note]]

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