The film has had a small cultural legacy , which has been studied academically by media analysts dissecting how media reflects American perceptions of war . '' Newsweek '' writer Evan Thomas considered the movie one of the most culturally significant films of the George W. Bush presidency . He suggested that although the film was presented as being anti-war , it was at its core pro-war . He further wrote that " though it depicted a shameful defeat , the soldiers were heroes willing to die for their brothers in arms … The movie showed brutal scenes of killing , but also courage , stoicism and honor ... The overall effect was stirring , if slightly pornographic , and it seemed to enhance the desire of Americans for a thumping war to avenge 9/11 . " Stephen A. Klien , writing in '' Critical Studies in Media Communication , '' argued that the film 's sensational rendering of war had the effect of encouraging audiences to empathize with the film 's pro-soldier leitmotif and " conflate personal support of American soldiers with support of American military policy " and discourage " critical public discourse concerning justification for and execution of military interventionist policy . " Soon after '' Black Hawk Down '' s release , the Somali Justice Advocacy Center in California denounced what they felt was its brutal and dehumanizing depiction of Somalis and called for its boycott
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Black Hawk Down (film)