12 Strong
A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
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- Cast:
- Chris Hemsworth , Michael Shannon , Michael Peña , Navid Negahban , Trevante Rhodes , Geoff Stults , Thad Luckinbill
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The Worst Film Ever
How sad is this?
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
If you leave aside politics, this movie is quite decent, entertaining and deserves the rating it currently has (6.6 out of 10.)However, if you keep in mind the political context ("war" against terrorism, need to justify 2300+ deaths of american soldiers, 20k+ wounded soldiers, 2.1 trillions USD spent on this war, racism that is increasing in the US, the need to "make America great again", the need to recruit soldiers, and difficulties to do it) you must admit that the way this movie narrates this part of history is pure propaganda. Don't be fooled, this movie is an excellent example of how entertainment can be used to brainwash the population of a country. US people need strong and invincible heroes and need to see their soldiers come back from hell unharmed. This will allow the army to recruit new soldiers, justify past, current political decisions and futures ones.If you don't agree with this opinion, fine. But then tell me why they choose to have a black actor and a hispanic one to play ODA 595 soldiers. At the end of the movie there is a picture of the 12 soldiers, and guess what, they are all white guys.Manipulating history in such a way is disgusting IMHO. You should be aware of this while watching this movie.
Don't believe the negative reviews. This is an excellent military movie not to mention of historical significance. I'm guessing that the reason for the weak reviews is probably political.
The movie has some good actors, which help you get through the end of it without quiting to watch until the very predictable end. The story is nothing special, or interesting. I dont recommend it.
The story starts off quick and not enough information is given to you about the characters. This happens throughout the whole story up until the end. I recommend this movie just because it's a true story but I think the script needs some work.