I just want to talk about it from the perspective of American propaganda.
The narration at the opening puts the background to the story:
1- Under the bombing of the United States, France and Britain, Libya overthrew the dictator who had ruled for more than 40 years. The free Libyan people can finally start a new life. (The old system, I broke it for you.)
2- Libyan warlords scuffle, arms scattered among the people. (The chaos now is Libya's own fault)
3- Diplomatic missions all over the world have withdrawn from Libya, only the US CIA has stayed to prevent weapons from flowing into the black market. (America is not afraid of danger and continues to do a just cause there)
In addition to the traditional American heroism, teamwork, and family ties in the feature film. A few places impressed me:
1- An ambassador who is close to the people, fearless, goes deep into the people, and wants to gain the trust of the Libyan people. However, the hostile forces brutally killed him. (The US government is really bullied as a friendly government)
2- A fearless Libyan translator who fought alongside the US military. He apologized for what happened to the U.S. military before the final withdrawal. The response was "your country has to figure this shit out". (All the chaos here is your own problem, there is nothing we can do)
The conclusion of the narration at the end of the film, in addition to commemorating the American hero again, left a thought-provoking sentence: "After the incident, 100,000 Libyans mourned the American ambassador. Since then Libya has become a fallen country and a stronghold of ISIS."
Anyone who knows the Libyan story, see what's wrong with this narrative?
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