It wasn't as Hollywood as a lot of other movies, though I agree they played up Grime's affectation for coffee to help him stand out. No one quite stands out in the book, either. The protrayal of General Garrison and Captain Steele struck me as very Hollywood. In th book, Steele comes across as hard, but it's clear he cares for the men in his command. The studio seemed to put bad management vibes on Garrison's character that should have gone to the Administration.
The scene where the soldier is mocking his captain and is caught, FLIPS THE BIRD as he is brought away to be rebuked!! ThAT IS HOLLYWOOD, not courage and bravery. That Captains behaviour was too predictable, also, he was too Holywood hard, too much mean to be real, over acting is the word I am thinking.
I agree. Ironically, I thought the mocking scene was pretty well handled. The captian could have come down hard and thrown the book, but he let the line pups have their fun but making it clear he wouldn't tolerate it in the future. He knew who the cut up was and that, by making an example, he'd probably not get any more trouble in the future. In the book, a lot more is made of the distinction between Delta and the Rangers. In the book, Steele was worried that his privates would pick up some bad habits from Delta operators before they were shaped up into junior noncoms. It's hard to explain adequately in a few paragraphs. The book is better and the movie basically ignores it.
This movie is just THAT. A MOVIE. A documentary would have been a better project, because ths was NOT a documentary at all.
If were weren't in the middle of a campaign against terrorists and their support groups, I'm sure liberals would be howling at the moon over perceived politically incorrect imagery that we see (because it really happened) throughout the film. I thought it would be a Bruckeheimer rah-rah film. I'm glad I was wrong.
If anything, Americans should realize that we have a tough row to hoe. They understand now after 9/11. Before then liberals and reviewers would be wringing their hands over the body count. Remember how upset they were over Starship troopers? Today, it's cool. And I wonder if any liberal reviewer will remark that we call the Somalis "skinnies" in the film while they glow over it!