Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott and based on real events, tells the story of 160 United States elite soldiers who fell to Mogadiscio in October 1993 to capture two most important lieutenants in a renegade war group
War Flick “Black Hawk Down” has caught the fantasy of military movie buffs and is now hitting the currents Netflix.
Hosted by Ridley ScottThis portrait, anchored in real life skaters, follows 160 American elite soldiers when they land in Mogadiscio in October 1993 with the mission of reducing the two highest assistants in a war head. Soon they will be wrapped in a terrible clash against a large Somalis battalion that pour weapons, causing the disappearance of 18 Americans and leaving another 70 injured.
The 2001 film adventure, Packing A Duo of Academy AwardsIt has Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Tom Sizemore among the protagonists. Reddit MDUNCAN1182 user said, “Black Hawk Down is better than saving Private Ryan.”
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Their reason? “With BHD, you can have almost all the same conversations you would have about SPR, but SPR speaks too much aloud about the general theme of the film (it is the life of a man worth more than another/others).”
“Where BHD puts you in the history and experience of soldiers and, above all, allows you to think about yourself about moral conundrums or philosophical/political debates.”
In the meantime, an Austin in Letterboxd confessed, “It’s hard to put into words the emotions I feel when I see this movie, but if I had to choose a word, it would be disheartening. Ridley Scott really created something special.”
The 1988 Epic of War, Savior of Private Ryan, directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg and with Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, is set in the context of World War II.
The plot revolves around the landings of Normandy, where a band of North -Americans venture behind the enemy lines to rescue a skydiver, whose brothers have tragically fallen into battle.
Saving Private Ryan was honored with five Oscars: the best director; Best cinematography; Best sound; Best edition of cinema; And the best effects, the editing of sound effects.
A Letterboxed critic, known as the CC, said this about the film: “In 30 minutes to save Ryan Privat, Steven Spielberg rewrite everything that does war cinema, destroys several Hollywood clichés, completely redefines the combat genre and permanently ceases the place of his film among the most important examples of his kind.”
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