Surviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix)

[g5000]

This is the story of the famous battle in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993 as told by the people who were there.

Not just the Army Rangers and Delta Force members, but also the first person perspective of the Somalis on the ground that day.

One of the Somali soldiers mocks the American forces as boys while he and his mates had decades of fighting experience. A legitimate observation.

Well worth watching.

 

[odanny]

The movie is a classic, thanks for the review, I will check it out.

 

[whitehall]

The hostile to America Somalis get to illustrate their perspective of the downing of an American helicopter. Go figure.

 

[g5000]

The hostile to America Somalis get to illustrate their perspective of the downing of an American helicopter. Go figure.

Just like WWII documentaries where the perspective of the German soldiers is also provided.

The Somali perspective is important because the man was right. We sent inexperienced boys to fight hardened combatants who had been fighting for decades.

Our whole strategy of urban warfare was changed as a result.

 

[Failzero]

It had strange undertones , the reenactment scenes were decent . It was a wannabe docudrama with a sizable budget that had real participant interviews

 

[odanny]

It had strange undertones , the reenactment scenes were decent . It was a wannabe docudrama with a sizable budget that had real participant interviews

Sounds about like all one could reasonably ask for, other than some entirely subjective "strange undertones".

I look forward to watching this over the weekend.

 

[Failzero]

Sounds about like all one could reasonably ask for, other than some entirely subjective "strange undertones".

I look forward to watching this over the weekend.

Pay close attention to the Enemy Combatants interviews and how America and UN forces are portrayed through lens of the Skinnies who fought

 

[g5000]

Pay close attention to the Enemy Combatants interviews and how America and NATO forces are portrayed through lens of the Skinnies who fought

When one lives hand to mouth in a shithole, life is cheap. Their numbers and willingness to sacrifice themselves overwhelmed our logistics and inexperience.

We learned a very valuable lesson in Somalia which was applied in Iraq.

 

[odanny]

Pay close attention to the Enemy Combatants interviews and how America and NATO forces are portrayed through lens of the Skinnies who fought

Honestly I can't even remember what in the hell U.S. Army Rangers were doing in Mogadishu in the first place.

 

[Failzero]

Honestly I can't even remember what in the hell U.S. Army Rangers were doing in Mogadishu in the first place.

The series will give a slightly slanted overview ( fill you in )

 

[hondo 50]

 

[g5000]

Honestly I can't even remember what in the hell U.S. Army Rangers were doing in Mogadishu in the first place.

Peacekeeping. The warlord they were after was stealing all the food aid and providing it only to his soldiers while the Somali people were starving to death.

 

[odanny]

Gary Gordon - Wikipedia

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Randy Shughart - Wikipedia

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Wow, this is a much needed addendum to the original movie, it is riveting without overdoing things, it keeps things in perspective without undue emotion added for effect. The original Blackhawk Down was also really well done and one that I really look forward to watching again after hearing from those involved in this battle to give their account.

Some of that movie I was reminded of immediately when watching this, the guy bleeding from his femoral artery trapped in the house, definitely remember that part, Gary Gordon and Randy Shugart I will never forget, but to hear from Mike Durant, the pilot of the Blackhawk those two Delta guys died defending when they were essentially volunteering for a suicide mission is also unforgettable.

Also was pleased that Ridley Scott sought out the other side to give their accounts of the battle. The UN driver who was beaten by some U.S. soldiers and pledged to kill Americans after that, this is what happens every time. You always make more enemies than friends when you are in someone elses country, whether it is to help them, or conquer them. We repeated these mistakes. ten fold, ten years later

 

[Zavulon]

The hostile to America Somalis get to illustrate their perspective of the downing of an American helicopter. Go figure.

I can't wait until America will came to the making movies without actual calling names of the sides. Like, "Best in Hell" without "Russians" and "Ukrainians" but "Whites" and "Yellows".