Stone got around the tedium of reality by turning his film into a cross between a cyberthriller and a love story, using Snowden's relationship with Mills to inject emotional stakes.

通过将影片改成一个网络惊悚与爱情元素交织的故事，斯通去掉了现实的乏味。他利用斯诺登与米尔斯的关系，为影片融入了一些情感色彩。