Black Hawk Down (2001)

Release date: 2002-01-18
Country: USA|UK
Language: English|Somali|Arabic
Director: Ridley Scott
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Scott Free Productions
Genre: War, Drama, History
Rating: 7.7/10
Length: 2h 24min

Storyline

Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Ranges, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.

Plot Keywords

u.s. soldier, u.s. army, gunfight, street shootout, chaos, year 1993, corpse, combat, marine, chain of command, obscene finger gesture, mosque, muslim, telephone call, politics, sergeant, captain, colonel, year 1992, heroism

Short Review

I also don't know how well this 2001 drama represents the events of October 3 and 4, 1993, though I can see that it represents them in a realist vein, referring to other war movies without becoming frivolous.