BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001) Movie Reaction! | FIrst Time Watch! | Josh Hartnett | Ridley Scott

[@douglassnyder214]

"Gordy's gone. I'll be out front. Good luck." That almost brings me to tears every time. Stutgart knows he's about to die, but he's going down swinging. One of the most authentic and heartbreaking lines in any war movie, ever. So much respect for both of them.

[@nick_t_013]

It makes me cry everytime and what’s truly sad is no one remembers these guys or 99% of our troops that have died trying to save our own men

[@SARGEHALO666v2]

Those two snipers went down as warriors and as brother in arms and are some of the most badass men ever, at least since WW2 and the greatest generation was alive. RIP.

[@matthewgunther782]

@@nick_t_013I’d say most people who are interested in such things know of them. They are both Medal of Honor recipients.

[@thedragonlee76]

There's some more to the story.The 2 Delta guys were thinking that they just had to suppress the crowd, and the convoy was coming back,but the convoy took too much fire and casualties.When Gordan went down,Shughart knew to kill as many as he could before he went down and Wilcott told the story about this and he still does interviews about it.

[@MultiPowermaster]

​@@SARGEHALO666v2I believe both were rewarded MoH's for their actions that day.

[@leftorright04]

"I can't believe HE is in this" is what everyone said every 5 minutes of this movie. This is one of the most amazingly stacked casts of all time.

[@Oops_All_Crazy]

I've seen this a half dozen times, but this was the first time I noticed Phil Dunphy. Turns out this was only his third part ever.

[@Rando_M_Person]

Grateful he recovered fully and was able to have a modern family.

[@desmoove]

Hi, military veteran (USMC) here and man did I really enjoy and appreciate your reaction to this movie. Your empathy and concern about both the soldiers and Somalis really shows how genuinely good people each of you are.

[@DopeSauceBenevolence]

Pretty sure I heard in another reaction that Kristen is an Army brat.

[@leftorright04]

Tom Seizmore nailed the portrayal of Col. McKnight. McKnight was widely recognized for his level-headedness and unshakable demeanor, traits that defined his leadership style. McKnight's calmness under fire and ability to inspire confidence were not anomalies; they reflected the dependable, methodical approach he was known for throughout his military career.

[@Rando_M_Person]

Controversy aside, I really loved him as a war-movie actor. Shot in the bum and kept his cool when saving private Ryan, gotta appreciate that.

[@Redsdelight]

@Not just war movie, the dude was a great actor in general. It’s a shame that he never got his life together.

[@reconsoldier135]

Iraq veteran here, this movie is fantastic at showing the deep connection soldiers have with each other and how they become as much your family as blood relatives and you’ll die for them if you have to Wanted to point something out a lot of people miss, when Captain Steele goes to check on Sgt Ruiz after the battle he gestures to the medic with a nod to say “will he make it?” and the medic shakes his head, so many people seem to miss the medic’s answer. The man is literally dying and he says to Captain Steele “DON’T GO BACK OUT THERE WITHOUT ME!” Always chokes me up when I see it, and the letter being read aloud at the end, just gut wrenching Consider watching Tears of the Sun next

[@ERC641]

🙏🙏🇺🇸

[@jeromysmith2486]

Hope you are home safe brother, my (31R since merged with 31F) tour ended in 03, and I only had 6mo in the sandbox.

[@reconsoldier135]

@ You too brother, I was there ‘03-‘04 with 1st Armored Division, was a 19D, spent most of my time patrolling Baghdad. I work with homeless veterans now getting them back on their feet, helps me forget about the BS in the Middle East

[@juanmedina1975able]

Thank You for Your service

[@iCortex1]

Thank you for your service sir 🫡

[@waterbeauty85]

Air Force Pararescueman Tim Wilkerson, who is shown in the movie stabilizing and treating the wounded crew inside the helicopter because they were too badly wounded to be moved also ran from building to building while being fired upon to provide life saving treatment to other wounded soldiers, for his actions, he was awarded the Air Force Cross (the Air Force's second highest award for valor behind the Medal Of Honor). One of the Rangers, amazed at seeing Wilkerson run through a hail of gunfire without being hit, said "God must really love medics!"

[@bboy95ify]

Only the dead have seen the end of war. Tough quote

[@Time4utube]

By plato

[@esaedvik]

In the grim dark future, there is only war. Longer version (To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruellest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be relearned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.)

[@GetYoMindWright]

My Father was in this operation. The reason the people of Somalia were fighting so hard and so "full of hate" was because Aidid's propaganda had convinced them that the U.S. was trying to make them slaves. He showed old documentaries of slavery from U.S. History. He asked the question "Why would America send all it's special forces if not to enslave you?" So the people of Somalia chose to fight and die rather than become slaves. Unfortunately the movie didn't show this so it just appeared that American's were just fighting an angry horde of zombies. There is a documentary on this event that does explain this in detail that you should watch if you're interested in history. Glad my Father survived and my heart goes out to those who's Father's didn't return.

[@DecSteele]

Shugart & Gordon are on deck… gives me shivers every time I rewatch the scene 🫡

[@BigBear--]

Yep, those Delta operators were epic badasses. They went in knowing how insanely outnumbered they'd be, but went anyway. God bless them and their families.

[@LtDan-rk4si]

RIP to two heros with balls of steel. MEDAL OF HONOR recipients. This happened when I was pretty young but after I grew up and learned the story I have always remembered those two. All the guys did their duty but those two specifically went above and beyond and then were dragged through the streets naked and our TV showed it. The definition of true badass heros.

[@larrypope5142]

When I was in Afghanistan after 9-1-1, my team and I used to watch a copy of this movie we bought at the Bazaar while cleaning and prepping our weapons and gear before our combat missions. The way it’s shot is so accurately portrayed. My buddy was hit by a rocket and a mortar went off near my head and I can remember ringing and bleeding from my ears but trying to pick up my weapon and trying to bound back and provide cover fire with no equilibrium. There comes a point when your body runs past exhaustion and adrenaline takes over. I’m closer with all of the guys in that unit that served with me than I am with my own family.

[@tstumpf75]

RIP to Gary Gordon and Randy Shugart. Amazing HEROS! SUPPORT THE TROOPS

[@notjustklownin9506]

Exactly, support the troops by not sending them to other countries to die for billionaires.

[@danlayne9436]

I was one of the first units in Mogadishu. Fortunately, it was about ten months before these events. That was probably the worst place I've ever been to. The depiction here is pretty accurate. What the film couldn't relay was the intense smell of death and decay. As a member of the USAF, I was very happy that the Army and Marines were there. While nothing newsworthy happened while I was there, danger was everywhere. Two things really stood out to me: I could see that Mogadishu was once a beautiful city. It saddened me to see what it had turned into. The religious conviction was still strong in starving people. We had offered some Somalis our MREs and their primary concern was if it was pork... On a humorous note, after one bite, they passed it on to the next guy... our food was too gross for a starving man to eat.

[@princeoftonga]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Ever worked with the British? Some fmr-Army friends said they were always happy to trade their ration packs for the yanks MRE’s just for a bit of variety.

[@esaedvik]

MRE's are unnatural, just mass-produced slop (for a reason, naturally). Most people there would be accustomed to eating fresh food (if it was available at all). Unsurprisingly, poor and uneducated would be super deep into their religions. It's the same in America.

[@javelldunn3379]

RIP Gary Gordon and Randy Shugart the awesome heroes

[@TenTonNuke]

I think I'm getting better. Soon after coming back from two deployments, I couldn't watch this movie because it gave me panic attacks with how real it depicts modern warfare. Now, 20 years later, I'm finally able to see it like a regular movie.

[@youngzee8]

So fun personal fact: the week after 9/11, I pre-enlisted in the Army. My senior year of high school. This movie came out during winter break that year. I went with my family. My adopted dad dragged me to the recruiter to try to get me out of it as soon as we left the theatre🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂. I still joined up, and I’m obviously still here, but he flipped out 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

[@loober122]

A lot of the people who fought in this operation were asked not only to help with this movie but also reprise the roles and ranks they had back then

[@pen1208]

I love seeing people who have no idea about the military, watch a military movie. I mean that in a respectful/positive way. The fact they don't know the chopper itself is called a Black Hawk is adorable. Remember, this is a summary of the true situation. Imagine the entire thing front to back.

[@_volder]

The perfect example of two cultures with different philosophies of war & how to determine success or failure: we lost 18, they lost over a thousand, for a kill ratio in the dozens to one, and both sides agreed that the side that lost over a thousand "won" and the side that lost 18 "lost".

[@waterbeauty85]

A Vietnamese general (may have been Võ Nguyên Giáp) said that the reason North Vietnam won the Vietnam War was because "Ten of us were willing to die to kill one of you" - not meaning that they were wild about "dying for their country" but that they were willing to pay the of victory no matter how high or painful while knowing that the United States was not.

[@waterbeauty85]

If you read the Medal Of Honor citations for Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart, the order of death is reversed because Mike Durant didn't know them that well and only knew them as a pair, so he got their names switched when he gave his testimony for the medals. Based on later analysis of their final radio transmissions and other evidence, Durant is now convinced that things actually happened in the order depicted in the book and in the movie with Gordon being killed first, then Shughart, but the official citations had already been made.

[@sashi4440]

What the movie doesn't depict, is the Malaysian troops that were deployed to rescue the trapped soldiers. One Malaysian lost his life and was awarded Malaysia's highest honor posthumously.

[@eatsmylifeYT]

Because it wasn't about the Malaysian troops. It was about the Americans. Are you stoopid or something?

[@ck_idgaf1680]

They literally just dropped the trailer for the new documentary about this operation, "Surviving Black Hawk Down" on Netflix Feb 10 with interviews with all the real soldiers and some somali people who witnessed it.

[@Time4utube]

Will watch

[@LokRevenant]

"Why couldn't the helicopters do more?" Because the politicians 7800 miles away in DC wouldn't let them.

[@bigmikem1578]

Not saying I agree but yes it was a different time. I remember it well the mindset was we will not get dragged down into another Vietnam. Not full war but we would do our part as part of the U.N.

[@bigmikem1578]

Of course that all changes after 9/11.

[@gk5891]

If they had gotten the AC130s and Apaches they requested it might have been different.

[@LiberPater777]

They requested armored vehicles and Specters from the start for that mission. This was the outcome of that denial.

[@lathspell87]

"This guy's a baller" Yep, the guys in the black helmets are all representing the Delta Force element of the battle. Delta are basically the best warriors the US has. That is our most elite unit.

[@UnlicensedOkie]

When they’re cutting the cockpit open, and he says “do what you have to do”. The implications of what he meant, without having to say it. If it’s as bad as I thought. I can’t imagine having to do that.

[@TrueBx]

You ladies have so many good insight and are so deep I can listen to you ladies all day. My son was at that war and I'm so happy he made it home alive but has some type of PTSD but moves around gracefully. I never ask questions because I don't want to trigger him. I love him and he is our super hero. Thank you for this movie, you touched a part of me. ❤❤❤

[@danielsieber4809]

I'm always amazed how many talented actors are in this movie, especially those thst got big later. Casting director knocked it out of the park on this one.

[@newvolume7]

"We can't go down there now, we don't even know if anyone is alive"- actual quote from this conflict used in this movie.

[@scottdarden3091]

He didn't say good luck and left. He said good luck and died! Both of those two Delta snipers that volunteered to go to the second crash site, received the Medal Of Honor 😊 No man left behind, is for soldiers moral, you go into combat knowing your brothers will bring you home.

[@vipertiger6716]

"Leave no man behind." What a quote and movie it was

[@reconsoldier135]

@@vipertiger6716 it’s part of the Ranger Creed

[@bigmikem1578]

I cry every time the general says that to time Sizemore.

[@xjamesx7047]

Fact: All of the Actors portraying their characters go through Ranger School at Fort Moore (Formerly-Benning) and Delta at Fort Liberty (Formerly-Bragg) during the production of this movie. The US Department of Defense are involve in the production of the film as they rented them with actual 160th SOAR Black Hawks and Little Birds. Theres an entire behind the scenes of this movie available on YT and i highly recommend it. The production behind this movie was wild.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Black Hawk Down, was the first movie where I developed respect for soldiers who fight in combat due to its brutal realism.

[@bg_4208]

I worked with a guy who went on this tour. One of the most humble person I ever met.

[@Angryburrito]

Hopefully we will get to see you two do tears of the sun. Another great movie.

[@nomis]

I saw this on opening night with a bunch of friends. We got to the theater late, so had to all sit in the very front row. I swear to got, the bullet shells and blood were all raining down on top of us, it was crazy!

[@GhostWatcher2024]

You kept asking about parachutes. They were too low for parachutes. They'd hit the ground before they had enough velocity to deploy the chute. It wouldnt have time to catch the air and open all the way. They actually had a better chance trying for a partially controlled crash.

[@wrxteck]

And the rotating blades of death may hinder bailing out of a helicopter.

[@CHECK6-963]

When I attended a leadership course in 1999 I interviewed a number of the real men on this mission. It was very difficult but an amazing experience.

[@Smokeater4444]

I am a Vietnam Veteran Army Rangers, THANK YOU & A HAND SALUTE for your Commits , Its very nice hearing this from the Young, When we came home from Vietnam all we did was enter a different War only it was our own People , In the Words of a Disabled USMC Lt. Its not about the War , Its about the Warrior, We fight what we are sent to fight, BUT sometime especially in Peace Keeping Missions , Yor limited on Manpower or Working with another Country through the UN that makes commutation very hard some times , Always remember its the Military Member that pays 100 % of the cost of a War , Once you see War you never really unsee it , BUT 90% of the time we can say Yes we made a difference.

[@DopeSauceBenevolence]

About the situation: this was not the first black hawk that was taken out by RPGs in Somalia. In fact, only a couple of weeks before, SOAR lost a black hawk north of here. And a few weeks before that, the Airborne lost another black hawk. This entire situation was avoidable, and that's what makes it so tragic. Not only our lives lost, but the lives we as a country had to take.

[@batbrick3949]

Glad to see you reacting to this movie; not a lot of KZbinrs have taken it on. I remember when this incident happened back in ‘93. I was 18 and had just started my Army journey. Seven years later I met some soldiers who had actually been there. Then, in ‘01 I remember watching the movie. Years later, I became an Army FAO (foreign area officer) specializing in Africa, and actually went there. Somalia is (somewhat) better than it was 30 years ago, but still has a long ways to go. Some people may say that the USA shouldn’t have gotten involved. I would ask them if this situation didn’t deserve our attention, what exactly would? How many hundreds of thousands of dead civilians would justify our intervention? Even former president Bill Clinton probably regrets pulling us out of Somalia so quickly.

[@patrickevans9604]

Well CNN broadcasting the desecration of corpses live to the world kind of left Clinton with no choice but to pull our guys out. When Gordon and shugart were paraded through the streets after being killed, CNN never stopped the live feed and Americans were angry af

[@realBkay]

Kris and Steph were the best choices to react to this movie. Girls, you don’t have to say anything to get a point across. Your silence in specific areas of this movie spoke volumes. THE best reaction I ever seen u 2 do.

[@-Knife-]

Excellent movie with a stacked cast of great actors.

[@chadd3299]

For context, Delta does what they want basically (within reason). I was walking down the street on Ft Lewis when a Delta who was in PT’s doing training at the Ranger battalion across the street (there was a team there for a few weeks for some reason I still don’t know) passed a captain and didn’t salute him. The delta only had PTs on and when the captain yelled at him, Delta flipped his PT belt and laminate over and pointed to his ID and rank and the captain apologized even though the delta was enlisted and not an officer. Army has Green Berets, Rangers and Delta. Delta recruits green berets, rangers, SEALs, marine recon and Air Force para rescue. You have to have already been the best of the best of the best to be a Delta…so they’re given a ton of leeway.

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Steph and Kristen like always! The Air Force Pararescueman Tim Wilkinson who is depicted stabilizing and treating the crew chiefs of the first downed Black Hawk in the helicopter because they couldn't be moved received the Air Force Cross (the Air Force's second highest decoration for valor) for his lifesaving efforts in the Battle of Mogadishu. At one point, he had to run back and forth under fire between buildings to treat wounded soldiers and miraculously wasn't hit once. One of the Rangers, who was amazed after seeing this, said "God must really love medics," and other joked that Wilkinson was such a slow runner that the Somalis were over estimating how much to lead their shots (you "lead," i.e. fire ahead of, a moving target so that your bullets and the target reach the same place at the same time). Little known fact, the Somalis use of RPGs as anti-aircraft weapons was actually really creative. The RPG is not an anti-aircraft weapon. It's an anti-tank weapon. Pointed upward it only has a max range of 300 meters, and it leaves a smoke trail that can be easily tracked back to the person who fired it. Using an RPG to shoot down helicopters actually requires a high degree of skill and courage. Keep up the good work.

[@brendanmatelan2129]

1:01:08 Steph, Kristen, Lorenzo Ruiz (the real Ranger) didn't survive his wounds. He later died while being transported to a German hospital. In the movie they show a doctor shacking his head to the Captain. The doctor knew his chances of surviving were almost impossible, they likely told him he could survive just to avoid panic or more stress. Very good acting in this movie!

[@yxeaviationphotog]

You should see the behind the scenes training that the actors went through. On the last day of their week-long Army Ranger orientation at Fort Benning, the actors who portrayed the Rangers received letters slipped under their doors. It thanked them for their hard work, and asked them to "tell our story true", signed with the names of the men who died in the Mogadishu firefight. Also, the military units that were actually involved in this incident supported the filming by providing the helicopters, as well as Rangers to film the fast rope scene. Also, one of the Little Bird pilots, Keith Jones (pilot of Star 41), played himself in the film.

[@michaeltodd2012]

Saw this in the theater with some coworkers. We were not quite the same afterwards. It really makes you think and be grateful for those in the service: past, present and future.

[@40kedge]

The movie was amazing the way it showed the true horrors of war. As a Veteran, this movie brings tears to my eyes everytime.

[@anthonysiguido1116]

This movie came out post September 11, and was filmed in Morocco. Somalia is absolutly war-torn where most of the buildings are only 1 story. If its 2 stories, its in shambles. The MH6 littlebird that landed near the first crashsite (Super61) was piloted by the same pilot who flew that day. I got to meet Col. Mcknight on a filmset in Aguadulce Canyon CA back in 2003. What these men went through was unreal.

[@alextnasty]

You honor their sacrifice by watching this movie. I know it's hard, but emagine being one the troops in contact. Be grateful for men like these. They are there, so you dont have to be. It's reality. Part of the shock you feel is due to Americans being censored. I feel everyone needs to see what it's really like.

[@youngzee8]

One thing I will say, this movie is the most accurate I’ve seen for how the military operates.

[@kaypirinha1982]

26:50 he was an army veteran since Vietnam. He had 6 more weeks to his retirement, but died in Mogadishu. Source: One of three audio commentaries

[@waterbeauty85]

"Firimbi," the Somali who guarded Mike Durant whle he was a hostage, tried to convert him to Islam and get him to sympathize with the militias. After Darunt was released, him even invited him to come back and visit him in Somalia (no surprise - Durant politely declined the invitation)

[@ShotOnChristmas]

I served in 1st Ranger Batt. I actually suffered a completely severed femoral artery and vein on Christmas day, 2005 in Baghdad. I very nearly bled out. Couldn't put my own tourniquet on because i was also shot through my right wrist. My estimated blood loss was 2-3 liters and that's in about 45 seconds from the time i was shot til the time someone else applied my tourniquet. I passed out and went into hypovolemic shock. Back in 1993, the Ranger Medics were not very well trained. After and because of this event in Somalia all JSOC medics (SEALS, Force Recon Marines and Rangers along with the hosts of the school, SF) were sent to the SOCM course or "Special Operations Combat Medic" course at Ft. Bragg. It's an excellent course. I've since gone to school for a medical degree but that course is a higher and more intense level of training than you would ever get at college in the same time frame. It's an amazing course. I felt confident on the battle field with the knowledge i gained there. War really is hell and i despise it now... having experienced it and lost so many friends and brothers in arms (over 20) .. not only on the battlefield but to suicide as well. To Steph and Kristen... you probably should feel sick the first time you watch this. I think unless your massively desensitized, you will feel sick watching this. That's one thing they did right with this movie, they showed how shitty and indiscriminate war is. Everyone is in the line of fire and it can be sheer madness at times. I like that they showed our own soldiers shooting at each other. Shades of Pat Tillman. I myself was shot from a crowd of civilians in broad daylight.

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

One of the best war movies ever. Perfectly showcasing how quickly things can go from bad to worse in a fight. I recommend watch Tears of The Sun

[@GhostWatcher2024]

"They werent ready". It was SUPPOSED to be a quick snatch and grab, in and out in 30 minutes. And as far as that partnofnthe mission went, it went MOSTLY as planned. Any mission in hostile territory is dangerous and they lost Pilla. But what really screwed the pooch was Chalk 4's (Josh Hartnet's team) helo getting shot down, partly because of a delay getting out because newbie Blackburn fell off the rope and they were trying to evac him. If not for that, the Blackhawk would have been up and out of harm's way. So what started as a snatch and grab became a rescue mission, keeping everyone in harms way longer. On top of that, the militia had set up road blocks turning the whole area into a maze. On top of that Chalk 4 was at the wrong location (a block too far away) making everything confusing from the start. And the longer it took to rendezvous and rescue the crew of the downed chopper, the more militiamen arrived. So it just went from doable to bad to very very worse.

[@Darrenleewright84]

Such a stressful watch but the closest we’ve gotten in a long time to a true grit film , and you can feel it in the watching . This is why I love these watches . To see if my reactions match others

[@Rob_F8F]

Great reaction. You identified with both the soldiers and the Somali civilians. Really empathized with the situation of each character throughout the event. This is what a reaction should be.

[@amyg4961]

My husband was on the aircraft carrier they parked off the coast. The crew was actually on the way to shore leave in Australia when it was suddenly cancelled, and they were told they were heading to the African coast. They were never told why. It wasn’t until my husband read the book that he figured out that they were the offshore support.

[@bigmikem1578]

My best friends brother in law served in “the battle of Mogadishu” he’s a great guy and definitely… a bit … suffering from ptsd. He talks to himself a lot and tells the same stories 5 times forget he told us or asked us the same things many times.

[@CharlieOfAztlan]

Hoot, "your guy", was part of the the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), also known as Delta Force. Delta is the elite of the US Army Special Forces, all the guys with black helmets are Delta that's why they were so tactically smooth.

[@Anthony-s6h8p]

The videos are on the level, keep up the good work! 💝🐱

[@patrickevans9604]

This is one of my favorite war movies from the 90s/early 2000s. Respect to all the men who went into the city on that day and fought for each other Also, that ending sequence where the armor column leaves them behind really happened so the rangers and delta actually had to run to the stadium. To honor those men, every year the rangers run a 5k marathon and they call it the Mogadishu mile.

[@patrickevans9604]

And when you ladies commented on how 19 deaths doesn't sound all that bad, but the way the movie portrays the deaths makes it seem worse you weren't far off. They had about 100 or so men on the ground in the city so losing 19 men was a terrible casualty rate. Close to 20% of the combatants on our side died and that is what made it such a disaster for our side. They fought like warriors and gave a lot more than they got, but it was still a very high price to pay just for our troops to get pulled from the theater not long after this battle.

[@spacedogn7668]

This is what war is like. It's hard and tasteless. Something most people don't truly understand. Only soldiers who have seen combat understand.

[@brendanmatelan2129]

Glad you two watched this movie. It's both an action and a film that captures history.

[@gaulstonedog4633]

This movie does a good job of showing how well the American military is trained. Everybody knows their job and how to adapt to the shitshow that is urban combat. Semper Fidelis!

[@ryanbuckley5529]

Thank you for taking the time to learn about this story🙏

[@radamlee]

Right now you were talking over a huge scene. The two men chose to go down and protect the pilots knowing they were going to die…

[@SkullAngel002]

25:33 - The Little Bird pilot who jumps out and pulls the injured Delta operator from the wreckage while briefing Eversmann (Josh Hartnett's character) is U.S. Army pilot Keith Jones (CW4). He is playing himself in this scene and is re-enacting his rescue of Delta SSG Daniel Busch. Both Jones and Busch received Silver Stars for their actions (Busch received his posthumously). In 2019, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers honored Busch by renaming a 10-mile stretch of Highway 33 the "Daniel Busch Memorial Highway".

[@christopherdale1745]

The book does a fantastic job highlighting the poor intel coupled with the stupid foreign policy that constituted the fiasco in Mogadishu. And Bana's character was not being heartless. He recognized that (was it Eversman?) Hartnett's character needed encouragement and a pep talk. He provided much-needed emotional support to a brother-in-arms who desperately needed it.

[@Dr_Thornbrough]

I watched the news footage of this when it happened. It was horrifying and I and many others in the military felt betrayed by the Clinton admin for pulling out of Somalia. It felt like those men died for nothing. I saw this in theaters and felt exhausted after watching it. The movie itself is a masterpiece in immersive filmmaking.

[@andystewart581]

General Garrison took full responsibility even though he asked repeatedly for heavy armor. There was a Marine armored division sitting off the coast waiting to be deployed. The Clinton administration was to blame.

[@giannag4581]

I agree with you. Clinton was to blame.

[@Time4utube]

Yes garrison was no custer

[@tigerjonn]

When a soldier falls in battle, you can not stop to think about it. You will have plenty of time to think about it later, years and years...

[@codycooke6047]

You should watch the Shawn Ryan interview with Tom Satterly. He was a Delta Operator during this event. Truly indescribable what these guys went through. Recently Struecker and Thomas went back to Mogadishu and the buildings still to this day look like swish cheese from this engagement.

[@emmanuelhilary6904]

The two Delta force snipers knew they were going to die but went in anyway to the second crash sight.. A couple of bad ass

[@waterbeauty85]

The movie shows Delta sniper Dan Busch being evacuated on the Little Bird helicopter, but he later died from his wounds and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star (the Army's third highest award for valor) for singlehandedly defending crash site 1 until the Rangers reached it.

[@aureliotellez2436]

This movie is amazing, greetings to both of you from Ensenada BC

[@tommysoliz3064]

I totally noticed both of your silence, this movie definitely gives that mood

[@andrewpeppin4769]

It wasn’t totally hate. It was Aidid basically saying “if you kill the soldiers, we’ll give you food.” When people are starving, they will do almost anything out of desperation.

[@whiskey264]

This pair NEEDS to react to "We Were Soldiers" and "Tears of the Sun"!

[@tigqc]

I was actually lucky enough to meet the real Matt Eversmann (played by Josh Hartnett) some years ago when he visited the office I worked in. Really nice guy. Has a hearing aid now, doubtless from all of those loud explosions he had to endure when he was younger.

[@Mr59Kenzo]

this film is helpful to understand PTSD it is a great film helps me to appreciate whast our service members deal with, or can deal with at any given time

[@Pirelli913]

This movie came out when I worked at a movie theater. I got to see it before it opened to the public. Saw it five times total at my theater. I have an authentic (reversed, two sided) Black Hawk Down poster that they display on the walls at theaters. Despite Spielberg being my favorite director, Saving Private Ryan is my second favorite war film with Black Hawk Down being #1.

[@thefrbalucard]

I just want to say, if you ever get a chance, watch this on a 7.1 surround sound on a largest screen you can find. The sound design, editing of action and soundtrack is superb.

[@richardhotz2803]

Sam Shepard widely thought of as the greatest playwright of his generation won 10 Obies, a record, for plays he wrote and directed. He also won a Pulitzer. He was nominated for an Oscar for The Right Stuff. Btw he was the coyote in Joni Mitchell's song with that name. He really seems like a general because he's a great actor.

[@Time4utube]

RIP Sam shepard

[@UnlicensedOkie]

One of my all time favorite war movies

[@TheMiraculousVillain]

The Cinematography is absolute 🔥 props to Slaomir Idzak, bro did not hold back on those intense shots

[@jeromysmith2486]

Gotta do "We were Soldiers" now!!

[@thedragonlee76]

If anyone is wondering,there's actually a lot of real footage of some of this.The US military released footage of this many years ago.Some real footage is in the movie.

[@BigBear--]

You guys seem to not get that the part of the city the battle tool part in was controlled by that militia general Adid, which is why it was so hostile. But that was really just a smaller part of the city overall. The rest of the people there DID want the US there, since they were the ones being opressed and starved out by the militia groups. Which is why towards the end, when the soldiers were running down the road, it transitions to people now welcoming them and cheering them on. They ran outta the hostile area and into the friendly part of the city.

[@isaacramos423]

34:42 Steph: “I feel like if you watch this movie! I get the right to cuss because how can you watch this and not cuss? It’s too stressful”. Kristen: “Yeah. Nah I give it to you” This movie has you feeling like you’re in the situations with them when it’s loud and quiet! every emotion!!

[@trottheblackdog]

The Blackhawks and Little Bird helicopters were the real thing, from the Army's 160th SOAR (special operations aviation regiment). These folks are the best helicopter pilots on the planet.

[@El-Toro-Nica]

Thank you Steph for asking that question. My family fled from a country that had U.S. military intervention. Now my home country is run by a dictator, was it right or wrong? I don’t know, but it breaks my heart that I may never see home again.

[@Fish-bw9yh]

So many people have no idea what it takes (costs) for their way of life to be protected or the many attempts (whether you think it right or wrong) to try and extend values like "don't shoot starving people" around the world. Ridley Scott portrays it beautifully here and other aspects and personal costs are seen in Saving Private Ryan, 1st Blood, 13 Hours but i wish more people would acknowledge what veterans give and have given.

[@redhotchilifan98]

One of my favorite war films. So many up and coming actors in this movie. It’s one of the last really good Ridley Scott films in my opinion.

[@praetorianimperator]

Steph and Kristen, the book is better than the movie. In the army, there''s a saying: an OPORD (operations order aka leader's plan) does not survive first contact with the enemy. Those raids are normally done at night, where the murican empire's technology gives them an edge. The militias fired RPG (rocket propelled grenades) to down the UH-60 (blackhawk). It''s ironic that a 20 million dollar helicopter can be taken out of action with a hundred dollar RPG. The empire has engaged in nearly 400 military interventions between 1776 and 2023. With over 750 military bases located in at least 80 countries around the world. Empires are gonna empire. Military personnel easily become expendable "heroes". Hope you enjoyed the movie.

[@shag139]

The end is called the Mogadishu mile where the guys had to run all the way back.

[@triniton8262]

We were soldiers (2002) is also great war movie, should watch that if you haven't seen it.

[@40kedge]

You are right about Sizemores character being chill.. have to show confidence.

[@Gabriel-jh6up]

This duo is ideal for reactions! well done!

[@bittybaff3541]

I met someone who was a gunner on the 2nd ground convoy, she wasn't even a combat role but they needed people so she volunteered

[@tmoney4life]

Some of the mentality and reasons why you won't truly understand until you've served in the military