18 hour fight into a 2.5 hour movie

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2003)

I was reading through everyones coments on the film, and I was shocked to see that people were complaining about telling the story the way it happened. If you want exactly what happend to be put into a movie be ready to watch a movie thats 18hours long, and has mulitipul things happening at the same time (possible each person could have their own box!) This is and unrealistic notion, and though the movie does cut some stuff, and change things around in order to give what was litterally total chaos an easy to follow plot, it does so in such a way that people are exposed to the bravery and courage of the young men that were really there. As for the claim that the movie has no plot, thats simply not true, however if they mean that they didn't care about what was happening in the film, then they are forgetting that this event really happend, and that the script is somewhat dependent on people knowing this.
Personally I loved the film, Ridly Scotts direction was surpurbe, and the way he brought you into the battle was horrifingly effective. It is ture that the movie drops a lot of the history leading up to the events it portrays, but then again the movie isnt about the history of the Somalian crisis. All considered the film accuratly depicts war, and to a great degree the events on October 4th 1993. This combined with the excellent direction, FX, and story lead me to give this movie a 9/10.
Disagreement is what makes America, and all other democracies great, so nothing personal to people I disagree with, and no offence taken if you don't agree with me. Peace, Love, and good ol' American Apple Pie.