Black Hawk DownJoin now to read essay Black Hawk DownEnglish 100Joseph SnellenbergerJim McGarrah- Final paper04/27/07In August of 1993, American forces under General Garrison were sent to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The resulting “mess” is what the basis of the movie Black Hawk Down was created under. As was said, the Title of the movie is Black Hawk Down, and it was directed by Ridley Scott, and was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The studio that filmed it was Columbia Tri-star, and a major amount of the film was shot in Morocco. It was released in 2001. The theme of the film is that of a gripping and nail-biting action film that keep’s viewers on the edge of their seats, one reason for that is because many main characters die, so you never know what’s going to happen next, or who’s going to die next! The plot is very interesting, and what’s amazing is that it’s really based on a true story, which is pretty cool, seeing as the true story makes an amazing story for a movie. It features Army Rangers, Navy Seals, and Delta force preparing to capture a Warlord and several of his higher ranking cabinet members. Everything is going fine until a Black Hawk is “downed” (which is how the movie got it’s name, obviously) and in the ensuing attempt to rescue the wounded men, American forces get bogged down, ambushed, and attacked heavily, and the amount of wounded continues to add up. After a grueling night of warfare with an entire city, it goes on to show the heroics of several of the main characters, and the eventual escape from the city. All in all, it makes an amazing plot, and when combined with such actors as Ewan McGregor (Grimsey, and Obi-Wan off Star Wars1-3), Josh Hartnett (the main character of the film), Tom Sizemore (Colonel McKnight, brings a calm to the battlefield), and Orlando Bloom (who is Todd Blackburn, who is featured as a go get’em new Ranger, eager to kill), makes an intriguing story-line.
The movie starts out introducing most of the characters, and giving you a general feel for who is going to be the “good” guy, and who’s going to be the bureaucratic pen-pusher that no one likes. At first it show’s Captain Mike Steele who is played by Jason Isaac’s, as a hardcore military man, not tolerating any back-talk, or any joking. He is seen reprimanding one of his men for mocking him (who happens to be the first man to die in the movie). Then shortly thereafter it introduces Sgt. Eversmann, who is the main character of the film. He is shown as an Idealist, and when asked whether he likes the “Skinny’s” or not, he say’s that he respects them, he is shown as a generally nice guy who cares deeply for his men. Bringing in a bit of comic relief is Grimsey and Nelson. Grimsey is a Ranger who had been behind a desk for the longest time, and somewhat reluctantly gets a chance for combat, he is able to make coffee no matter what the situation, which is shown when they are under siege in a building, and he makes a cup of coffee for a superior officer. Nelson is left behind with a fellow soldier, and is made deaf by gunfire to close to his head; he is shown for the rest of the film not understanding what anyone is saying to him. It introduces what in my opinion is one of the “badarses” of the film, Colonel McKnight. He leads the Humvee team that is ambushed and is seen going back after getting to safety. After introducing these characters, it goes into the
femme department, and tells you the following: “Citizen Rorschach – you must go!” The movie ends and you are able to see the characters they were based on in the movie. Some of the scenes in there are the same ones as in the movie, with different outfits and different personalities. The movie actually has this rather different kind of action in the movie. This change in action usually involves you coming under attack, with one individual being killed or thrown to the ground or beaten, along with the others being forced to fight back or be pushed away by their comrades, along with other actions taken by the team. The film does something similar with the military people, however the majority of the military action is taken with guns and grenades, the members of the Humvee being generally in different positions.
The last scene of the show is the final showdown over the United Nations. In this battle, a team of soldiers on the UN Headquarters, meet to pick up a group of rebels, who are about to capture the UN Headquarters, and a group of soldiers from the UN headquarters meet with the Free Syrian Army to take control of the UN. The other rebel forces, being the same ones that were originally headed for the building, are killed instantly when they get caught and get captured, along with other rebel leaders which have been released. The Free Syrian Army is a group that has been out of action for quite a while, and are making the UN Headquarters their last shot inside the facility, and the UN headquarters is not to kill anyone. When the United Union of Nations is in motion, the civilians that were present can be seen from the inside of the tower, but after getting shot, the rest of the civilians are shot dead by the United Nations staff, who are responsible for their capture. The film has been told that the Free Syrian Army has made large gains in this battle, while the Free Syrian Army does not.
With the Free Syrian Army and a group of rebels marching into the UN, one of the soldiers that was originally in charge of the operation has apparently fallen and needs reinforcements. He is seen with some other members of the Free Syrian Army and a number of rebels, who was originally just a commander. It is not immediately clear who is to blame for this decision, but this could be as a result by the group being led by an individual that just happened to be the leader.
The last fight is shown in the following timeline: The end credits show the ending credits of the film, and the beginning credits of the movie. The credits start with some very heavy dialogue, similar to what you would hear in the movie. The characters are still in the story in the script at this point. However, the end credits can move into many areas from the main story and cutscene