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      • The film received positive reviews from film critics, although it was criticized for inaccuracies. The film performed modestly well at the box office, grossing $173 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 million. Black Hawk Down won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound at the 74th Academy Awards.
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  2. I think the movie is really an anti-war movie, it shows how fucked up it all was and really the only thing it glorifies was the camaraderie aspect (which is fine). Also Ridley Scott did get military support when filming Black Hawk Down, so the DoD approved of the film.

  3. Both stories try to show the heroism of war, admittedly more subtly in Black Hawk Down. They both talk about the notion of “no man left behind” being the ultimate virtue for soldiers, while no heroism or even humanity is present in the enemy ranks.

  4. Though it's light on character development and cultural empathy, Black Hawk Down is a visceral, pulse-pounding portrait of war, elevated by Ridley Scott's superb technical skill. Read Critics ...

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  5. I don’t think this movie dehumanizes the Somali people or paints a black and white picture of the conflict, but it is a movie focused on the American soldiers and their experience. And that’s legitimate.

  6. Jan 18, 2002 · Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” tells the story of a U.S. military raid that went disastrously wrong when optimistic plans ran into unexpected resistance.

  7. BLACK HAWK DOWN depicts the costly rescue attempt by US Rangers and Delta Operators sent to retrieve men trapped when their black hawk helicopters were downed. Trapped in a Somali war-zone, the soldiers struggle to regroup, save their wounded, and avoid the sights of a frenzied and armed militia.

  8. Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 eponymous non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden, about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu.