Why I think Black Hawk Down is the best war movie ever made

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2019)

This movie isn't trying to glamorize anything. Not about war, and not about "Being an American, stand together, fight for and defend your country". As the US army in this movie is actually fighting "someone else's war", in a foreign country, against an "enemy" which actually isn't a threat to them, there is no nationalism in this movie, only war.
A lot of people are criticizing the lack of characteristic, that we don't really get to know the characters. But to me, this is actually a positive thing, as it makes it a lot more unpredictable. You never know who's going to die next, you never know who's leg(s)/hand/lower body etc., is going to get blown/shot off next. In war movies, where there is a star actor playing the lead role, where you follow one specific division, platoon etc., you always know who's going to live/die. Besides Josh Hartnett (who back then, weren't exactly an A-actor), you have no idea of what's going to happen to who in this movie.
It had me on the edge of my seat. I've never been to war, so obviously I don't know what it's really like. But, never have I felt so sucked into a war zone, as the one happening in Mogadishu. Never have I felt such a feeling of realism, never have I felt such a feeling of how horrible it must be, to be in the middle of such a situation. The camerawork and editing/sound editing (which also won an Oscar) is amazing, and the score by Hans Zimmer makes it feel even more intense. There is no soppy music by John Williams, it's all in-your-face, it's happening RIGHT NOW, and you CAN'T escape it. Even if you wanted to, you're basically trapped, as there can be enemies anywhere. Given these circumstances, this is also the war movie, which - beyond anything, shows how much you really depend on your division and the guy next to you.