Ridley Scott's Military Action Sequences Movie With 76% RT Score Gets High Accuracy Score From Expert

ONE Ridley Scott Military action film receives a high accuracy score from a weapons expert. Foreigner It was his big success. and is often considered one of Ridley Scott's best films. He followed Foreigner with Blade runneranother film that would become a science fiction classic. Scott made his mark in other genres in the following years with a variety of hits, including the crime drama Thelma and Luisa and the historical epic Gladiator.

In 2012 he directed his first Foreigner film since the original with the divisive prequel Prometheusin addition to directing its 2017 sequel Alien: Alliance. His 2015 film The Martian was well received and offered a more hopeful story within the science fiction genre. Scott's enthusiasm for historical films remained as strong as his enthusiasm for science fiction with his direction of The Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, Napoleonand Gladiator II.

Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down Rated for Accuracy

It is based on the Black Hawk Down incident

2001 Scott film Black Hawk down It is evaluated for its realism. Rather than being rooted in the science fiction genre or centuries-old history, the story is based on the 1993 Black Hawk Down Incident, where the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter had to fight to survive after being shot down in Mogadishu, Somalia. Black Hawk downThe cast included Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Tom Hardy, Jason Isaacs and Orlando Bloom. The film has a 76% Tomatometer score and 88% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes.

In a video with Insider, Retired Green Beret David Harris analyzes a mostly realistic scene in Black Hawk down. It focuses on the scene where the Black Hawk helicopter is shot down, both from the perspective of the snipers on the ground and from the perspective of the soldiers in the helicopter. Harris explains what backblast is and how the backblast depicted in the film is accurate, as well as how the helicopter explosion is portrayed visually. He also discusses how the film featured military personnel present at the Battle of Mogadishu. Check out Harris' comments below:

He wasn't at a very high altitude, so his backblast was fine. He had no one behind him, so no one would be confused by the rocket taking off. In this scenario, most of the rockets everyone is shooting will have backblast, which is just the fire or explosion of the projectile taking off. So the more elevation you put in, the more fire will come out and burn your legs. Or if someone is right behind you, they'll swallow that whole rocket blast. You can stand directly on the sides and fire rockets that way.

So the explosion shown in the scene hitting a helicopter is actually what it would be. It wouldn't be like a big, overwhelming fireball. Probably the reason the RPG was able to get this right is because it's pointfire, meaning it doesn't have anything it's actually locking on to. It's basically like a bullet. I pointed in this direction and shot at him, so it was harder to maneuver.

I would rate Black Hawk Down on a scale of one to 10 for realism, nine. They got a lot of resources from the military that was there. I know they use rangers who actually practice fast roping.

It highlights one of Black Hawk Down's greatest strengths

Not all events Black Hawk down are accurate about what actually happened during the Battle of Mogadishu, but Harris's expert analysis highlights how the 2001 film is a powerful commentary on war. Scott's direction is an unflinching portrait of the horrific and brutal realities of war. The realism in the way firearms are used, along with explosions, contribute to the way these terrifying realities are shown. Although many films glorify war, Ridley Scott aims to show how terrible war is for all parties involved.

Source: Insider