[Film Review] "12 Fierce Men": a true adaptation of military film that tends to run into account

Movies based on real events can be said to be a very important subject in Hollywood, especially military movies are not uncommon, which is also a major way of expressing heroism in the United States, and this "12 Strong" (12 Strong) is about After 9/11, an army was dispatched to Afghanistan to carry out a counter-offensive mission against the Taliban. When the trailer came out, I thought it was another real man movie that would make people cry and shed blood. I didn't expect it to be the case. Compared with many movies of the same type in the past, this "12 Men" pales in comparison. But it also has its brilliance, it is in the gray area of good and bad.

Generally, movies based on real events will focus on the plot, but "12 Men" instead chooses to develop into an entertaining film, with a lively rhythm and war after war. If it is an ordinary original movie, it is no problem, but if Adapted from real events, there will be many shortcomings in this way of presentation. The most important and necessary one is the characterization of the 12 people. Obviously, the purpose of the movie is to praise the 12 heroes and let the audience remember them. After watching the movie, I couldn't remember which 12 were they? Of course, if it seems a bit difficult to describe everyone, then it should not be too much to give a few impressive ones. Unfortunately, there are only two active characters in the whole film, namely, Captain Mitch Nelson played by Chris Hensworth and his absence. Among the 12 heroes, the Afghan leader General Dostum, the two leaders with different positions went from strangers to forever brothers. The revolutionary emotions and feelings of helplessness for the war built up in the middle accidentally became the film's main theme. The biggest highlight. The rest of the supporting roles are compared to the big names Michael Shannon and Michael Peña . One of the scenes is pitifully small, and the other is just a joke, not to mention that the rest of the members are really nothing. The presence and character clarity can be said to be a major flaw in this movie.

And "12 Fierce Men" has a film length of 130 minutes, which should be enough to tell a good story, but obviously it focuses on the war. It is undeniable that there is a certain level of scene scheduling, and the subsequent war bombing is indeed There is no room for the audience to breathe, and the entertainment is enough, but this kind of coolness only stays in the first half of the movie. In the second half, there will be a feeling of lack of skills, not much change, usually the last war scene should be It's a time when the blood is swelled and exciting, but I can't wait for the climax point. After the end, I can't help but feel a sense of loss, "Is that so?". As an example here, the same incident against the Taliban reminds people of " Lone Survivor" . This film is two hours long, and it took about an hour to get to the point, but it doesn't matter, because The atmosphere in the remaining one hour is very well controlled. Although there is no huge scene, the audience can follow the protagonists tremblingly. For a war movie, either it depends on this kind of breathless atmosphere, or it makes the blood boil. It can be seen that "12 Fierce Men" wants to take the bloody route, but if it is not mastered well enough, people will start to notice the lack of sufficient plot thickness.

On the whole, "12 Men" feels a little embarrassing, not enough blood, not enough plot tension, and poor character characterization, but it is not ugly, it may be a military film that is instantly forgotten, But since this is director Nicolai Fuglsig 's debut, it's still within the acceptable range. It can only be said that it's a pity. In the end, we still have to pay tribute to those 12 heroes. After all, this movie still makes everyone Know that there is such a feat.