This is typical liberal schlock where they tried to cast the war as a lost and useless cause. You could see the filmmaker's bias throughout. They interviewed soldiers to make them sympathetic probably hoping one or more would be killed to resonate the horror of war. None were. Bravo Company, who was primarily followed, did not accidentally kill any civilians. Charlie Company did. So the film makers rushed over to get the sobbing story of the sympathy gesture (money) the American forces made to apologize. This was the low point of the film, way overly long and drawn out.
Every text description of the combat situation is made to sound like it is hopeless or pointless or both. Every quote was picked to emphasize the negative feelings of the soldiers. Interviews with townspeople are all Taliban sympathizers, or more likely snuck-in-to-town Taliban soldiers, who "just" want the Americans to leave. That's the repeated refrain the filmmaker's chose to highlight from the interviews with with locals. Every filmmaker is (still) trying to re-create the Vietnam War reaction among viewers.
In spite of this obvious, and cowardly, bias, the true heroism of our Marines shines through. Their courage and calmness under fire is amazing. Their tactics are consistently successful. They march to victory despite long odds. They made me proud to be an American. The filmmakers, not so much.
Every text description of the combat situation is made to sound like it is hopeless or pointless or both. Every quote was picked to emphasize the negative feelings of the soldiers. Interviews with townspeople are all Taliban sympathizers, or more likely snuck-in-to-town Taliban soldiers, who "just" want the Americans to leave. That's the repeated refrain the filmmaker's chose to highlight from the interviews with with locals. Every filmmaker is (still) trying to re-create the Vietnam War reaction among viewers.
In spite of this obvious, and cowardly, bias, the true heroism of our Marines shines through. Their courage and calmness under fire is amazing. Their tactics are consistently successful. They march to victory despite long odds. They made me proud to be an American. The filmmakers, not so much.