"Black Hawk Down" as a national symbol

Jana 2022-01-25 08:02:43

It is said that this is a real case of a major failure in the history of the US military. In the eyes of men, "Black Hawk Down" is undoubtedly an absolute man's fierce show, which is extremely enjoyable, and after viewing it, one has to thumb up the abstract "America".

Regarding the American film industry, Schram once said that when Hollywood businessmen shipped film copies to all over the world, those "naive souls stretched their hands into their pockets"-buying tickets. Since "Black Hawk Down" comes from the United States, it is absolutely impossible to simply copy the embarrassment of the US military this time. So, let's take a look at how it shows the eternal routine of Hollywood blockbusters: Great Americanism. This true story took place on October 3, 1993. A special operations team composed of the US Army’s Delta Force and Ranger Special Forces was ordered to go deep into the politically turbulent Mogadishu to complete a dual mission and provide humanitarian assistance to the local people. , By the way, also captured two senior generals of the Somali military government. However, due to intelligence errors, the U.S. military was accidentally encircled and annihilated. Cats and mice became mice and cats. The operation that was originally planned to be completed in 30 minutes turned into a 15-hour long and cruel self-rescue. Like most tactics used in Hollywood blockbusters, "Black Hawk Down" follows the "Five Minute Rule" from the beginning. It uses a few strings of subtitles and images to clarify the contradictions of the story and the tasks of the characters. It is imaginative and expectant. There is no reason for the audience to be willing to lift their buttocks and leave the cinema in the next minute. In this way, the story of the film was put into the ideology of "national action" at the beginning. We can read from a series of images the "national symbol" that concerns the image of the United States: the concept of action. The film tells us that the goal of this operation was to capture two senior military government officials because they used civilians and hunger as weapons to snatch food from UN aid. In other words, the US military action was to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in the civil war, because the latter seemed to them to be carrying out a genocide. However, as the Somali militia said to the captured Black Hawk pilot: This is not the United States, "This is our war." Who is humane and who is inhumane is not your sole decision. Another important concept, the director has repeatedly expressed through lines without avoiding suspicion, that is the familiar "Leave No Man meaning. The surviving Black Hawks on the battlefield were abandoned in the heavy night of Somalia. This night, like those black militiamen, meant a catastrophe for the US army, which seemed to be a lonely boat. In fact, for this city that is hostile to the Americans, the film uses a lot of symbolic elements, such as the ruined concrete jungle, the black people gathered like ants, the bandit leader who is holding a cigar and knowing what is wrong, and countless ghosts and evil spirits. Like faces...On the contrary, they have no military spirits. All you see are barbaric, angry, bloodthirsty, and unreasonable "crowds". Multiple downgrade processing. In "Black Hawk Down", the Somali military, which was supposed to be waiting, did not get the artistic "treatment" it deserved. They are indeed just a group of fierce mobs, not only without names and names, but also without personality, because close-ups of them are rarely given in the film. For example, when they were killed, the film only gave a general vision, which flashed by, causing the impression of "death and injury"; on the contrary, when American soldiers were killed or injured, they always spared enough time and a variety of sceneries. , To present their bravery and brotherhood in detail. As a result, the Somali militiamen were beaten to death as cheap as an ant's life should be, and the soldiers sacrificed to die bravely, and it was touching. It’s a pity that we didn’t see the rational or serious perspective that we should have in "Black Hawk Down", which determines that the film is not really willing to excite the suffocating cruelty and nightmare of war. Deeply reflect on this war and why it was lost. In addition to artistic enjoyment, a truly good movie must give people value-added thinking. If there is still thinking, this movie is a line from Dabing at the end of the film, they are just "fighting for their brothers". But, who would let your brother slaughter someone else's brother? In the final analysis, whether it is American soldiers or Aidid's militia, they are the cannon fodder in a war of non-interests in the end. According to historical data, the casualties between the two sides in Operation Black Hawk were quite high: the combined US forces suffered less than 100 casualties, while the Somali side killed more than a thousand. In fact, no matter how beautiful and sturdy the black and bright Black Hawk helicopter is, it is just a killer high-tech machine. In 2002, "Black Hawk Down" only won the Oscar for Best Editing and Best Sound Effects, which is worthy of the name. The bandit leader of cigars who do not know what is good or bad, and countless ghostly fierce faces...On the contrary, they have no military spirit, all you see are barbaric, angry, bloodthirsty and unreasonable "crowds". Multiple downgrade processing. In "Black Hawk Down", the Somali military, which was supposed to be waiting, did not get the artistic "treatment" it deserved. They are indeed just a group of fierce mobs, not only without names and names, but also without personality, because close-ups of them are rarely given in the film. For example, when they were killed, the film only gave a general vision, which flashed by, causing the impression of "death and injury"; on the contrary, when American soldiers were killed or injured, they always spared enough time and a variety of sceneries. , To present their bravery and brotherhood in detail. As a result, the Somali militiamen were beaten to death as cheap as an ant's life should be, and the soldiers sacrificed to die bravely, and it was touching. It’s a pity that we didn’t see the rational or serious perspective that we should have in "Black Hawk Down", which determines that the film is not really willing to excite the suffocating cruelty and nightmare of war. Deeply reflect on this war and why it was lost. In addition to artistic enjoyment, a truly good movie must give people value-added thinking. If there is still thinking, this movie is a line from Dabing at the end of the film, they are just "fighting for their brothers". But, who would let your brother slaughter someone else's brother? In the final analysis, whether it is American soldiers or Aidid's militia, they are the cannon fodder in a war of non-interests in the end. According to historical data, the casualties between the two sides in Operation Black Hawk were quite high: the combined US forces suffered less than 100 casualties, while the Somali side killed more than a thousand. In fact, no matter how beautiful and sturdy the black and bright Black Hawk helicopter is, it is just a killer high-tech machine. In 2002, "Black Hawk Down" only won the Oscar for Best Editing and Best Sound Effects, which is worthy of the name. The bandit leader of cigars who do not know what is good or bad, and countless ghostly fierce faces...On the contrary, they have no military spirit, all you see are barbaric, angry, bloodthirsty and unreasonable "crowds". Multiple downgrade processing. In "Black Hawk Down", the Somali military, which was supposed to be waiting, did not get the artistic "treatment" it deserved. They are indeed just a group of fierce mobs, not only without names and names, but also without personality, because close-ups of them are rarely given in the film. For example, when they were killed, the film only gave a general vision, which flashed by, causing the impression of "death and injury"; on the contrary, when American soldiers were killed or injured, they always spared enough time and a variety of sceneries. , To present their bravery and brotherhood in detail. As a result, the Somali militiamen were beaten to death as cheap as an ant's life should be, and the soldiers sacrificed to die bravely, and it was touching. It’s a pity that we didn’t see the rational or serious perspective that we should have in "Black Hawk Down", which determines that the film is not really willing to excite the suffocating cruelty and nightmare of war. Deeply reflect on this war and why it was lost. In addition to artistic enjoyment, a truly good movie must give people value-added thinking. If there is still thinking, this movie is a line from Dabing at the end of the film, they are just "fighting for their brothers". But, who would let your brother slaughter someone else's brother? In the final analysis, whether it is American soldiers or Aidid's militia, they are the cannon fodder in a war of non-interests in the end. According to historical data, the casualties between the two sides in Operation Black Hawk were quite high: the combined US forces suffered less than 100 casualties, while the Somali side killed more than a thousand. In fact, no matter how beautiful and sturdy the black and bright Black Hawk helicopter is, it is just a killer high-tech machine. In 2002, "Black Hawk Down" only won the Oscar for Best Editing and Best Sound Effects, which is worthy of the name. And brotherhood. As a result, the Somali militiamen were beaten to death as cheap as an ant's life should be, and the soldiers sacrificed to die bravely, and it was touching. It’s a pity that we didn’t see the rational or serious perspective that we should have in "Black Hawk Down", which determines that the film is not really willing to excite the suffocating cruelty and nightmare of war. Deeply reflect on this war and why it was lost. In addition to artistic enjoyment, a truly good movie must give people value-added thinking. If there is still thinking, this movie is a line from Dabing at the end of the film, they are just "fighting for their brothers". But, who would let your brother slaughter someone else's brother? In the final analysis, whether it is American soldiers or Aidid's militia, they are the cannon fodder in a war of non-interests in the end. According to historical data, the casualties between the two sides in Operation Black Hawk were quite high: the combined US forces suffered less than 100 casualties, while the Somali side killed more than a thousand. In fact, no matter how beautiful and sturdy the black and bright Black Hawk helicopter is, it is just a killer high-tech machine. In 2002, "Black Hawk Down" only won the Oscar for Best Editing and Best Sound Effects, which is worthy of the name. And brotherhood. As a result, the Somali militiamen were beaten to death as cheap as an ant's life should be, and the soldiers sacrificed to die bravely, and it was touching. It’s a pity that we didn’t see the rational or serious perspective that we should have in "Black Hawk Down", which determines that the film is not really willing to excite the suffocating cruelty and nightmare of war. Deeply reflect on this war and why it was lost. In addition to artistic enjoyment, a truly good movie must give people value-added thinking. If there is still thinking, this movie is a line from Dabing at the end of the film, they are just "fighting for their brothers". But, who would let your brother slaughter someone else's brother? In the final analysis, whether it is American soldiers or Aidid's militia, they are the cannon fodder in a war of non-interests in the end. According to historical data, the casualties between the two sides in Operation Black Hawk were quite high: the combined US forces suffered less than 100 casualties, while the Somali side killed more than a thousand. In fact, no matter how beautiful and sturdy the black and bright Black Hawk helicopter is, it is just a killer high-tech machine. In 2002, "Black Hawk Down" only won the Oscar for Best Editing and Best Sound Effects, which is worthy of the name.

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Extended Reading
  • Allie 2021-10-20 19:01:12

    There are no sensational memories of "Saving Private Ryan", nor the painful reflections of "Apocalypse Now", there are only wars, real and cruel wars!

  • Madalyn 2022-03-15 09:01:02

    Very good looking very burning war movie

Black Hawk Down quotes

  • [watching Wex as he prepares for the mission]

    Joyce: Look at this man Ruiz, he's taping his blood type to his boot. That's bad luck.

    Ruiz: No. That's smart.

    [pulls out a death/goodbye letter]

    Ruiz: All Delta do that.

    Joyce: That's bad luck too, man.

  • Todd Blackburn: Thats a nice beach down there. Hows the water?

    Durant: Yeah, its nice and warm... and it's loaded with sharks.