Maybe it's a deliberate mistake by the director

Carolyne 2022-04-19 09:01:21

I guess the reason why the director deliberately replaced the crash locations of the Super-61 and Super-64 was probably a political compromise. The meaning expressed is that because the crash position of the Super-61 is not good, the rescue of the US military is difficult, and finally the rhythm of the entire mission is dragged down. In fact, it was the mistakes of the mid-level US military commanders that led to the high casualties of the entire mission. Judging from the actual crash location of the Super-61, the rescue at that time was not too difficult. Of the 8 Black Hawk helicopters, 2 crashed and 3 were seriously injured and forced to land at the base; 19 of 120 soldiers were killed and 70 injured. American soldiers are really not ordinary heroic and professional. The deliberate omissions in the film and the confession of the soldier at the end can actually better express the director's true emotions! In fact, the wrong mission is the decision-making error of the upper level, and the high casualties in the battle are the command error of the middle level. They all made mistakes, but they have to pay for the soldier's flesh and blood.

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Black Hawk Down quotes

  • [McKnight sees Schmid treating the injured Blackburn]

    McKnight: What happened to him?

    Schmid: He fell, missed the rope.

    McKnight: How'd he do that?

    [Schmid shrugs with an odd smirk]

  • [after Super 61 crashes]

    Harell: We got a black hawk down, we got a black hawk down.

    Matthews: Super 61 is down. We got a bird down in the city. Super 61 is on the deck now.