7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Overview
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Islam: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's primary focus on the valor, sacrifice, and brotherhood of American soldiers in a hostile environment, emphasizing military professionalism and duty, aligns with right-leaning themes of patriotism and military strength. While depicting the horrors of war, it ultimately celebrates the soldiers' resilience and commitment to each other.
The movie features casting that largely reflects the historical context of the military units involved, with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on the experiences of the soldiers, portraying traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without incorporating explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The film portrays the Somali militia and angry mobs, implicitly Muslim, as a violent, fanatical, and undifferentiated enemy force. Their actions, including brutality and overwhelming hostility towards American soldiers, are depicted without significant counterbalancing nuance or positive representation of their faith or its adherents.
Black Hawk Down is a war film centered on a military operation in Somalia. The narrative focuses entirely on combat and the experiences of soldiers, and it does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate within the film's scope.
Black Hawk Down is a historical war film depicting a military conflict. Its narrative focuses exclusively on the soldiers and the combat environment, without featuring any transsexual characters or exploring related themes. Therefore, the film has no discernible impact on the portrayal of transsexual identity.
The film primarily depicts a historical military conflict with an almost exclusively male cast of soldiers and combatants. No female characters are shown participating in direct physical combat or defeating male opponents in such encounters.
Black Hawk Down is a historical war film based on real events and real military personnel, all of whom were historically male. The film accurately portrays these characters as male, with no instances of gender alteration from their documented historical identities.
Black Hawk Down is a historical war film based on real events and individuals from the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu. The film accurately portrays the races of the historical U.S. military personnel depicted, with no instances of a character's established race being changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.4
Critic Ratings
7.7
7.4
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