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| Rated: PG-13 |
2001 |
Color |
100 mins |
| Starring:
Tom Sizemore, Josh Hartnett, Ewan
McGregor, Eric Bana, Sam Shepard, William Fichtner |
| Directed
by: Ridley Scott |
| Written
by: Mark
Bowden, Ken Nolan, Steven Zailian |
| Movie
Co.: Columbia |
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By Ranger Mike
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"Black Hawk Down" is the dramatization of the battle of
Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993. Visiually, the film was spectacular,
plunging the audience into the thick of the battle. We get to know
some of the characters (Hoot, Eversmann, Durant and others) more in
depth than others (Sizemore, Kurth and Struecker). I personally love
this movie, and any fan should read the book by Marc Bowden as well
as Michael Durant's follow-up biography, "In The Company of Heroes",
which relates his side of the story plus other details. However,
there were many inaccuracies and revealing mistakes such as Huey
helicopters suddenly becoming Little Birds or Black Hawks during
certain scenes. Also, we don't get a chance to really connect with
the characters on a personal level. The exception to that is Smith's
dying scene where he, Eversmann and Doc Schmid talk to one another
and the dying Ranger asks Eversmann to speak to his family. This is
really the only point (aside from Firimbi explaining his side of the
story to Durant while Durant is bedridden and being held captive)
where there are any real emotions. Personally, I don't look to the
movie industry to get ALL the facts right, but I take it for what it
is: Hollywood's interpretation of a real event. I understand the
need to mesh characters together, but I can't stand changing the
names of the real people who were there. I think it's a bit of a dis-service
to those who were slammed together into a particular character with
a new name.
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Inaccuracies aside, this film gives you
a sense of what war is like for those who fight to protect us and
those we want to help. The utter confusion, the
loss of friends, the futility of war itself. All these are shown to
the best of Ridley Scott's ability, as it would be impossible to
show everything. For anyone looking to learn more about the battle
of Mogadishu, see the film, read the books, and honor those who
served and died there. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!
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Black Hawk Down
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Jorge Solis
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War is a dehumanizing force. Black Hawk Down tells
the story of an operation in Somalia. You see how it
starts out bad, then how everything is just wrong,
and finally, how it all goes to Hell. Ridley Scott,
the director of Gladiator, shows you this movie as a
documentary. Based on facts, the audience sees who
makes the mistakes and the consequences of those
mistakes. Ridley Scott doesn't shy away from the
graphic depictions of war. You are going to watch
the operation on the wounded soldier and you are
going to see how a soldier loses his hand.
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This is a visually stunning movie.
The battle sequences at night are impressive. Ridley
Scott makes you really wonder where he put the
camera from a very high place so that you can really
see how the American soldiers are outnumbered. There
is even a beautiful yet tragic scene where you met
the innocents who live in Somalia.
This is a visually stunning
movie but it is a poor script. Ewen McGregor and
Josh Hartnett, though, make the most of their dialogue
because it is very little. There is no character
development. You don't know much about the soldiers.
I would've liked to have known more about some
characters because the movie is based on a true
story. The so-called villains of the movie do not
talk or have names and you only know they are
villains because they dress like they belong to a
motorcycle game. You don't feel for these characters
but you do wonder if these soldiers are going to
make it out alive through all these obstacles.
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Do not read any further unless you have seen the
movie.
I believe this is an anti-war movie
because of this scene: Sam Shepard's character is
watching his men being operated on. There is a
puddle of red blood on the floor. Sam Shepard's
character attempts to wipe the blood off the floor
with a towel. He kneels on the floor and swipes
harder and harder. His face is expressionless as the
blood swirls while making it much worse. He's
trapped there because there is nothing he can do to
take away the blood.
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