when the fact turns fiction..

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 2002)

This frenzied war movie which is based on a true story of US soldiers in Somalia, back in 1993 is nothing much different than any other post-Vietnam war movies e.g Missing In Action and the latest, Behind The Enemy Lines.
Well, I disliked the movie because I am disappointed with the production of Black Hawk Down. The producer tends to be enthusiastic to tell the story about the bravery of American soldiers and neglecting the true fact of the event that took place. However The producer either failed or refused to show the courage from other UN battalions involved in the event especially from Malaysia. The movie failed to portray the role played by Malaysian soldiers under MalBatt, Malaysia Battalion in the rescue of American forces. During the incident, 113 MalBatt members, serving under the United Nations were instructed to rescue 75 members of the American forces after two US helicopters were shot down in 1993.
During the incident a MalBatt member Corporal Mat Aznan Awang was killed. As a reminder, every production should be well research to avoid conflicts.