Well I just got back from seeing We Were Soldiers and while it was a good movie they had some discrepancies that are common in war movies. Most war movies, with the exception of Saving Private Ryan and probably a couple more, have many things that are so unrealistic it makes my head spin.
For one, the worst mistake I have ever seen in a war movie happens in almost all just in order to dramatize it. In normal combat situations where typical weapons are used (M16's, etc.) it pisses me off when I see a guy not being able to hit an enemy that is about 50-100 yards away. I have been around M16's and have fired many before, and I have got to say if you can see it by god you can hit it(if your target is within range). They are calibrated at 300 yards for a reason, and that is close quarters combat is very rare because noone within that range should be able to move without being killed(unless under extreme cover like night, heavy smoke, air support, etc.) However, in movies it seems so fake that a trained soldier armed with an assault rifle couldn't hit sand if he fell off a camel. Hollywood tries to say that they are doing it for the people that were there, but if that were the case wouldn't they at least show what it was like!?! Another thing is that tactics in movies are a joke. How many times have you been like "What are you doing" when some idiot decides to try and do some Rambo style move that in a real world situation wouldn't have a chance in heck to succeed.
Well I am done ranting and I would list many examples of these different things, but I wouldn't want to ruin the movie for anybody. Oh and as recently stated in another thread about people walking out during the list of names, those people are the most inconciderate, ungrateful, shameful people that live in America. That is what makes some of the peoples standpoints so skewed on the military, because they don't look at who gave their lives for our country but instead on the things they might have done differently. Sorry about the rant but I just got a little worked up and want to know what everyone thinks about this.
For one, the worst mistake I have ever seen in a war movie happens in almost all just in order to dramatize it. In normal combat situations where typical weapons are used (M16's, etc.) it pisses me off when I see a guy not being able to hit an enemy that is about 50-100 yards away. I have been around M16's and have fired many before, and I have got to say if you can see it by god you can hit it(if your target is within range). They are calibrated at 300 yards for a reason, and that is close quarters combat is very rare because noone within that range should be able to move without being killed(unless under extreme cover like night, heavy smoke, air support, etc.) However, in movies it seems so fake that a trained soldier armed with an assault rifle couldn't hit sand if he fell off a camel. Hollywood tries to say that they are doing it for the people that were there, but if that were the case wouldn't they at least show what it was like!?! Another thing is that tactics in movies are a joke. How many times have you been like "What are you doing" when some idiot decides to try and do some Rambo style move that in a real world situation wouldn't have a chance in heck to succeed.
Well I am done ranting and I would list many examples of these different things, but I wouldn't want to ruin the movie for anybody. Oh and as recently stated in another thread about people walking out during the list of names, those people are the most inconciderate, ungrateful, shameful people that live in America. That is what makes some of the peoples standpoints so skewed on the military, because they don't look at who gave their lives for our country but instead on the things they might have done differently. Sorry about the rant but I just got a little worked up and want to know what everyone thinks about this.
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