Monday, May 26, 2025

Surviving Black Hawk Down

 

Surviving Black Hawk Down: Surviving Black Hawk Down is a documentary from Netflix.  There are three episodes with each being just under an hour long.  We get interviews from both sides of the conflict including the gentlemen who shot much of the actual footage, civilians, Somalian fighters, and US soldiers who were in the operation.  It does a good job providing details you wouldn't otherwise know.  It really makes it real, no matter who's point of view you are listening to.  If anything, I wish there had been more.  It felt like there was much more that could have been explored.  But what was provided in the series was good.  I'm a big fan of the book as well as the movie.  This series is a good complement to both.

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  1. Saw the movie a long time ago when it was in the theaters. Haven't watched the documentary, but I just added it to my list.

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    1. I think I would have really enjoyed the movie in the theater.

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  2. Saw the movie in the theater as well. It was numbing to see yet another wave of Somalis come at the soldiers.

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