Rendition

The movie Rendition truly brings to light the issue of illegally obtaining "intelligence," and it can very easily be connected to the theme of "nature versus nurture." After 9/11, our country became a product of society's fear-constantly labeling anyone who looked foreign as a terrorist. For example, in the movie the mayor(?) criticized Alan's wish to rescue Anwar from the unfair treatment that he was suffering, and he said that he did not wish to be called a "Bin Laden lover." This rendition program, that was electrocuting, beating up, and stripping Anwar naked, seems to make those who are anti-terrorist feel okay, but the fact is this: many of those innocent people had no information yet were tortured anyways. This nurture argument that is forming is clearly illustrated in the way that one man would torture a prisoner just because another man "found him" to be guilty. There was no evidence!
In addition, Khalid's actions were all based upon his environment. Because his brother had died as a result of this rendition program and its leaders, and because Omar, Khalid's friend, had been captured and beaten as well, Khalid set off the bomb that killed so many. This was all to prove a point. He would never have done that if it hadn't been for the past unfair treatment and torture of those he loved.
Another great example of the "nurture" argument appears when Alan gives up Anwar's wife's "case." Due to the pressure from his job and society to keep quiet about the details of the rendition program, he stops helping out a friend!
There are obviously many more examples throughout the movie that reinforce the "nurture" argument as well.
At the end of Rendition, everything comes together to make a very big impact on the viewer and to prove the point of the whole movie. Post 9/11 society corrupted the minds of those who wished for power, and they went about their "security measures" in such a way that many innocent people were humiliated and/or killed. Those affected by the killings and such lashed out in other ways to try to combat rendition. These attempts to stop or impede rendition usually only caused more serious problems. The cycles formed because of rendition ultimately destroyed many different communities and societies. And this all started because of society's impact on "a" human being.