Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

An all-star cast lead this unhappy and real-life tale of war. Although there is nothing happy about this, it is a fantastically written film. Dark and brooding, it does not shy away from the gruesome nature of war and if I am honest it is a good thing. Horrible it may be, but that is what war is truly like. There are many deaths and there is no happy ending, no that isn't a spoiler as if you had read your newspapers a few years back you would know this.

The thing that gets me most is the dark and sad tale, if anything it is depressing that it is so true to life, but again I say it is a good thing. If Ridley Scott had created a film that glorified war then I would have been up in arms, the fact that it is so realistic is a catch 22 for me. The film is brilliant, there is no doubt about that but it troubles me that a film like this has to be made.

Films are meant to be entertaining, unless I am mistaken, to take you away from the humdrum of normal life. Does this film do it, yes, but in a bizarre and twisted way. You forget your life because you are drawn into the lives of the soldiers. So caught up into the death, it is so sad.

This film is wonderful and amazing, but a film that leaves you with such a sad heart can hardly be a good thing. So this is why although the film is a 5 star for me...the feelings it leaves me with draws it back to...

★★★☆☆