Black hawk down

the film itself has beautiful backdrops and scenery. the attention to detail in the equipment and vehicles is spectacular which helps amerce the audience and increases the level of realism which is a very important aspect in this type of film. although this film follows a similar plot line to Saving Private Ryan, the relationship between the audience and the characters involved is significantly weaker. i think the reason behind this is that the film is focused more on the situation itself rather than the characters involved which as a result, makes the character's personalities less developed. however there is still a slight relationship development with a select few of the characters. Ewan Mcgregors character in particular, shows more development than the others from my point of view, because he is a seemingly normal person who ends up being thrown into combat. he is shown at the beginning, behind a desk emphasizing the fact that he is a normal man. once he is thrown into combat he continuously avoids death and injury despite having less combat experience than the other soldiers and ends up generating a lot of respect for himself from the higher ranking members of the army because of this. I liked how the length of the mission extends because this shows how much more dangerous it is than previously anticipated. the mission is explained to be expected to last roughly 30 minutes but ends up spanning nearly 24 hours. this 'against all odds' plot theme gives the audience a sense of accomplishment despite not developing much of a relationship with the characters involved. by the end of the film, the audience is left feeling a sense of loss for those killed or injured but at the same time a sense of accomplishment for the people involved.