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Originally Posted by Table 5
How so? Haven't seen it myself, and am curious.
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- Every time the EOD team leaves the compound it is with 1 humvee, 4 guys total driving through Baghdad all by themselves
- They clear and control entire intersections with 3 people
- They stand up on brick walls to get better views
- They clear an entire warehouse with 1 person so he can get to the roof for a better vantage point
- 3 team members clear a multi level building by themselves
- 3 team members split up down 3 alleys, 1 person per alley
- Contractor gets shot and killed in sniper position, EOD member takes up same sniper position to fire back
- The main character sneaks off the base by himself and gets back in later that night
- I won't mention how they actually diffuse bombs and all that stuff because I have no experience with that, but i'm guessing it's not very accurate based on the actions of the team in the rest of the film.
- Actually just thinking about it a bit, SSGT James basically endangers his whole team throughout the entire movie, making every bad decision he can. I suppose that's sort of the point of the film... "War is a drug" and he was looking for the rush, but there is no way that happens in a cohesive unit. Especially in a live war zone.
That's what comes to mind off the top of my head. I can see why a civilian with no prior military experience or knowledge would like this movie. It is tense and fun. If you don't know any better, it's probably a good movie, But for anyone who has served, or anyone who knows a little bit about military history and tactics, or knows a little bit about modern warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq, this film will seem completely ridiculous. It's not a documentary, and I suppose you're supposed to disconnect yourself from reality, but I can't help but think while watching a movie like this that basically all of the things that happened in the movie would not have happened in real life. The only thing consistent with the actual war is that the film is based in Iraq.