I haven't read the original book, and I don't have wiki background information, but in terms of the look and feel of the film, "Outpost", as a lighthouse war film in 2020, can basically escape the stereotyped Hollywood war + human nature story mode, just restore the war scene, No heroism, no emphasis on cruelty, just an objective presentation. The form of paragraph text with the names of the commanders who appeared in succession is probably the embodiment of the paragraphs of the original book, but in the movie, it has a little more objective lens effect. It is neither the first person nor the third person. It does not let the experiencer become the narrator, but reproduces it completely objectively, stripping away the judgment and position - this is just a style that the director wanted to do but failed to achieve. It is an ideal situation. , the characteristics of this film should have, in fact, the film itself is also working in this direction. However, the film, as the microphone that gives priority to the white left beacon of American imperialism, cannot just stand by and watch, but must show the strength and people-orientedness of the United States.
The terrain chosen by the U.S. Army in the film "Outpost" was really a last resort. It is said to be because it is relatively close to the road, which is convenient for transportation, and the U.S. Army at that time adopted infrastructure contracts such as schools, roads, water and electricity in exchange for villagers' cooperation. In order to achieve the purpose of dealing with the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Tactically, the rules of engagement are also strictly followed - only fight back when you see the opponent's weapons and attackers. After the establishment of the outpost, due to the limited resources of helicopters, road transportation has naturally become the first choice. Considering that the infrastructure requires a large number of building materials, construction machinery and even construction personnel, the roads in Gu Village have become particularly important. However, due to the destruction of the Taliban or mudslides What damage, the road is in extremely poor traffic conditions, which directly led to an accident where a commander (aolabduo.bulum) fell off the road while driving back to the rear base and died on the way.
There has not been a large-scale battle yet in the film, except for sporadic and irregular short-term shootings, neither the Taliban nor the US military launched tactical attacks. In the movie, the US military who can't stand the boring post is accustomed to living in an environment surrounded and harassed by the Taliban. The villagers are also waiting for the promised assistance from the US military until the Taliban, who occupy the extremely favorable terrain, lost their lives. Patience, little by little in the film, there are signs that they are going to launch a large-scale attack, such as the villager's daughter who was shot and wounded, the Afghan National Army who was panicking all day, and the mortar shells that appeared in sporadic shootings, etc. It is gradually showing that a large-scale combat attack is brewing, and the US military still abides by the rules of engagement, and did not take retaliation even when the second commander was killed on the drawbridge. The U.S. military’s scorn must be reported, interspersed with depth, and the scene of beheading terrorists has always been the main content of the U.S. military war film, but this film does its best to suppress the U.S. military’s revenge impulse, and the military will not take the initiative to attack because it loses a commander, especially in In the absence of fighters and weapons, the US Army will also focus on war policy, clarifying the main purpose and contradictions, everything is just procedures and tasks, execute and live and then wait to leave.
Until the Taliban organizations in the surrounding mountains lost all patience, and found that some sporadic harassment could not cause any losses to the US military, or the villagers at the bottom of the mountain also lost the patience to wait (the American army was about to withdraw) psychologically tilted towards the Taliban and acquiesced. The Taliban's attack finally launched a general attack before the new commander of the US army arrived, and a large number of armed men rushed down the mountain. This long-suppressed outbreak was finally revealed in the last half-hour of the movie. Intensive gunfire came and went one after another, and the swaying shots shuttled through the positions, tactical vehicles, ammunition depots, command posts and other scenes, perfectly showing the small outposts. The fully equipped battlefield units can be panic but can follow step by step, and they can perform their duties when they are embarrassed. The defensive counterattack was split into multiple battle scenes, showing the battlefield qualities of fighters of different military branches. When the Taliban broke through the gate and poured into the barracks, the US military reorganized the battle and recaptured the post. This story is basically the normal state of the American army, they are not "Paper tigers", which can quickly reorganize and effectively fight from failure and collapse, have long been the embodiment of the military's powerful battlefield scheduling. The promotion of scientific management and standardized combat procedures in the modern U.S. military is a powerful tool for them to remain invincible or reduce the rate of battle damage.
At the end of the battle, large-scale support finally came. The voice of the female soldier in the U.S. military dispatch center on the radio was decisive and firm, full of consolation, and the air support at the last moment even used F117 - the revenge operation will be late, but it will not be absent. Finally, a little bit of the main theme was conveyed, let the dead rest in peace, and the living continue.
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