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<a href="https://blog.juliobiason.me"><h1>Julio Biason .Me 4.3</h1></a>
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<p class="lead">Old school dev living in a 2.0 dev world</p>
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<h1 class="post-title">13 Hours (2016)</h1>
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2021-03-25
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<a href="https://blog.juliobiason.me/tags/movies/">#movies</a>
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<a href="https://blog.juliobiason.me/tags/michael-bay/">#michael bay</a>
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<a href="https://blog.juliobiason.me/tags/benghazi/">#benghazi</a>
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<a href="https://blog.juliobiason.me/tags/stars-1/">#stars:1</a>
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<a href="https://blog.juliobiason.me/tags/movies-2021/">#movies:2021</a>
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<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Hours:_The_Secret_Soldiers_of_Benghazi">Wikipedia Summary</a>:
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The film follows six members of Annex Security Team who fought to defend the
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American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya after waves of attacks by
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militants on September 11, 2012.</p>
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★☆☆☆☆
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<p>For some weird reason, I thought the movie was directed by Scorcese: Long
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explanations, long dialogues, almost like some chess match in which players just
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keep moving one peon at the time...</p>
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<p>... and then the explosions started.</p>
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<p>"Scorcese went full Michael Bay", I though. Lo and behold, this is a Michael Bay
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movie.</p>
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<p>And, as any Michael Bay movie, you can't expect that it was two actual players
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just moving peons in a board. No no, it was just two pigeons pecking the peons
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thinking it was food.</p>
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<p>As any war movie of this kind, there is the obvious camaraderie between
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soldiers, in which you actually know one of them will die; as any war movie of
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this kind, one of the soldiers is about to become a parent; as any war movie of
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this kind, the enemy is just bad and have no reason besides "kill the
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protagonists".</p>
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<p>But it is based on real facts, but the movie seems to have ignored the <em>why</em> it
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reached that situation. History tells us that Gaddafi was taken out of power and
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that created a power vacuum, which led to extremists taking control. That's
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bad. And that is portrayed as the only reason everyone hates the American
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ambassador.</p>
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<p>Actually, no. That isn't portrayed. The Libyans simply <em>hate</em> Americans and
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want to kill Americans. No, it is not because everybody drives their beaten up
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cars while the Americans have brand new -- and, weirdly enough, never truly
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covered in dust -- cars. No, it is not because everywhere is a desert, except in
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the ambassador house and the annex compound. No, it is not because it seems
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Americans have turned their life pretty comfortable and doesn't seem any bit
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interested in helping the country they are in. Nope, it is pure hate for
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Americans.</p>
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<p>Again, as any war movie of this kind, there is the obvious "6 guys can hold up a
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horde of 300". No, it is fine, really. You see, Americans are way superior than
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any other country, so they can easily hold against that many. Bullets? Oh, no
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worries, bullets materialize up in thin air to keep the blood of the enemies of
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the greatest nation flowing.</p>
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<p>In the end, the movie is only worth for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ssUivM-eM">Michael Bay
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Explosions</a>. </p>
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<p>(Actually, fun fact: There is a scene when a bus coming with a large bomb and
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the Americans manage to hit it while it is inside the bus, which explodes like
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some sort of fire works factory going nuts.)</p>
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<p>PS: Heck, I understand that I tried to stay away from showing any signs of
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taking sides, but I guess I'm still pissed with
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<a href="https://blog.juliobiason.me/reviews/movies/greenland/">Greenland</a>.</p>
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