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The Real Story of “The Order”
- In the film, The Order, a character pores over The Turner Diaries, a 1978 novel that depicts the violent overthrow of the American government by armed white supremacist insurgents.
- Bob Mathews, the founder of a murderous white supremacist guerrilla outfit, referred to his group as “The Order”— the same term used in the book for the protagonist’s genocidal militants.
- Mathews’ campaign of armed insurgency and domestic terrorism has continued to inspire generations of extremists in the United States and beyond.
- Terrorgram’s materials, which include viable bomb-making instructions, have radicalized at least one “saint,” or mass shooter.
- The Order unearths a critical chapter in the history of the American extreme right, largely forgotten by the general public.
- The hope of slipping an unsparing portrayal of domestic extremism into the December award season is to reintroduce a discussion of radicalization to American society.
- The Order remains firmly rooted in the past, save for one passing reference to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, during production there was no escaping the drumbeat of resurgent far-right militancy in the United States.
- Hoult’s portrayal of Mathews aimed to show audiences how someone with his charisma could attract followers and build a movement.
- The film’s production team walked a fine line between showing Mathews’ magnetism and the murderous project at the heart of his ideology and actions.
- Ultimately, The Order is a hope to reintroduce a discussion of radicalization to American society.
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