Season 1 – Surviving Black Hawk Down

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Coni V Engaging and somewhat rich documentary with some beautiful shots and direction. Unfortunately, it gets bogged down in an over the top effort to provoke emotions and be artistic for its own sake. It's greater goal is to provoke reflection on the humanity involved and eroded in war (with many close shots of face, intense lightning, plenty of interviewees) but in this effort it forgot to dive down into many of the most interesting elements of the story and easily glosses over its critical elements. Yet another Netflix documentary with incredible access to eye-witnesses, high quality production, fantastic insight that you may not read about, but executed in a glossed over/cookie cutter way to provoke easy emotion, easy takeaways, and satisfy enough of the audience's short attentions spans. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/25/25 Full Review Connor P The pacing is a slog getting bogged down in uneccessary detail at times while spending no time to dig into the important claims made by those being interviewed or explaining the important context of the conflict. The conflict is framed in terms of US vs Somalis and the civil war is left ambiguous. Claims are made that Americans shot women and children intentionally but that is not really explored despite being very important. The show seems uninterested in probing deeper on important questions but is fine wasting time on meandering scene setting that eats up most of the run time. Regardless of the viewpoint you go into the documentary with, it's unlikely you'll come away thinking anything different about the conflict because you're unlikely to learn anything meaningful. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Wally W A compelling and well-produced documentary that offers a balanced account of the Battle of Mogadishu. It presents perspectives from all sides involved, providing viewers with a nuanced understanding of the conflict. Most notably, it captures the human dimension of military operations, shedding light on the personal stories behind the headlines and the real cost of war." Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Prabhudas K Nicely compiled, I certainly will give credit for this. American soldiers are patriots and brave, absolutely no doubt about that. However, the documentary seem to project this as tragedy for USA for 18 of their soldiers being killed on this fateful incident. What about the ther side, we have hundreds of Somailis who got killed that day, most of them civilians. Was it not a tragedy ? People should realize, for the world their lives matter equally as well. The documentary should not lead the audience to one sided opinion. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/25 Full Review Mitchell W An incredibly well balanced and nuanced look at a battle. Beautifully expressing the humanity, emotions and memories of both sides. Ultimately really makes you reflect on war and its brokenness to all who are involved. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Madden S Enjoyed the insight provided by the rangers and delta force members. The most controversial part of the doc for many viewers will be the perspective provided by the militia members. Like others, I found it hard to take in their POV but overall it's worth watching to get a real sense of what happened with the brutality of the fubar that unfolded. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/11/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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