This low-budget war movie from Netflix does stand out for a reason, and it's hardcore. I admire Netflix. Octopus collects global materials like octopus. Most of them have precise vision, high level of cooperation, and are very storytelling. "Blood Battle for Mosul" is an online movie (commonly known as a web drama), with no theater, no promotion, no stars, low cost, and a low-key release. I thought it was third- or fourth-class in Europe and America, but I was amazed that it was a high-quality work, very close to the first-class level. The film tells the real story of a group of Iraqi special police officers who fought against the ISIS terrorist organization with their own strength when the country was destroyed. Just looking at this one-sentence introduction, it is estimated that only war movie fans are cold, and those who watch current affairs are interested in ISIS. According to common sense, this is a shootout film where justice fights evil. Are the action scenes good? However, this habitual judgment is wrong. Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, a transportation hub, and a super-large city completely occupied by the ISIS (Islamic State) extremist terrorist organization. Iraqi military and police combined, the army attacked, the police guarded. It took three years of street fighting and eight months of intense fighting before it was recovered. For three years, the army and the civilians coexisted, with heavy casualties and the city reduced to rubble. The Battle of Mosul has always been an example of modern warfare used by military circles around the world. After Saddam's fall, Iraq was torn apart by various international forces, religious conflicts, games between great powers, and ultimately extremist terrorists infiltrated. When a country is defeated, it is not only impossible to rebuild, but also tossed to pieces by various forces and eventually controlled by extremism. This is the current situation in Iraq. If, as an Iraqi citizen, you love the motherland deeply, and you are a loyal soldier, what would you choose when the country is broken and the mountains and rivers are gone, when the faith is fragmented? The film faithfully restores the above scenes and humanities. Realistic style + shoulder-mounted camera, the panorama of Mosul in suffering is reproduced from the perspective of an independent film and the audio-visual of a documentary, and the story based on real events makes the plot shocking because of reality. What we heard in the media has been faithfully reproduced by the images on various vivid individuals, which makes people sigh. What is even more powerful is that although the film is made in the United States, it is generally narrated from the perspective of Iraqis, which is objective and humanistic. The reappearance of this fiery sense of disaster is a great achievement of the film, which is worthy of praise. From the entertainment point of view, the war scene that the film is worth the price is exciting. Basically, it escapes the standard template of this type of movie. It is hand-to-hand, life-and-death, and extremely cruel and brutal. The urban street battle of modern warfare is estimated to be like this. There is no protagonist halo, just who will be the next to die? The American-trained SWAT team in the play is a group of veterans, and the number of personnel is insufficient depending on the death situation. Out, the equipment fights once less, but this "elite force" wins more and loses less. They disobeyed orders, or received no orders at all, went deep into the enemy's belly, fought independently, and brutally destroyed ISIS strongholds. It cannot be said to be a regular army or a special force, but in fact it is just a guerrilla force. The shoulder-mounted camera of the film presents various action scenes at the same speed as time through fast cutting, which is tense and thrilling at high speed and ends in seconds. Combined with the realistic style, the impression is only melee cruelty, which is chilling. At the same time, each action scene is logically clear, well-founded, and full of physical combat. On the other hand, the treacherous and ever-changing battlefield is hard to guard against, and even if you have experienced hundreds of battles, you cannot escape death. This suspense setting is also quite successful and very real. The film has high-quality war scenes that are rarely seen in recent years. It is very addicting and physical rejection at the same time. Entertainment brings reflection at the same time, which is very clever. The most shocking thing is the ingenious design of the ending, which is counterintuitive and profound. For this ending film, a lot of plots are paved: ISIS kills passersby indiscriminately, the Iranian military infiltrates, cult sells children, etc., which comprehensively describes the miserable and out-of-control current situation of Iraqi society. In this living environment, who are you fighting for? Why are more than a dozen gentlemen bloodbathed?
It is to prove that there is always a brave and fearless humanity in suffering to fight for the love in the heart. Although this ending is unconventional and ironic, it is more realistic and dark.
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