Author: Linda Marric
While most of us are more than aware that a certain amount of dramatic embellishment is to be expected from any adaptation based on real events, it is sometimes impossible to ignore to what level the truth can be stretched to accommodate those telling the story, and whether dramatisation for the sake of dramatisation can help or hinder said project.
In the case of Nicolai Fuglsig’s 12 Strong, where the truth ends and fiction begins isn’t altogether clear, nor does it seem that vital given the nature of the production itself. Having said that, if you’re prepared to be mildly incensed by its gung-ho “America saves the world again” narrative, the film presents an adequate retelling of a story which had until now remained under wraps by the powers that be.
Set in the aftermath of 9/11, 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces...
While most of us are more than aware that a certain amount of dramatic embellishment is to be expected from any adaptation based on real events, it is sometimes impossible to ignore to what level the truth can be stretched to accommodate those telling the story, and whether dramatisation for the sake of dramatisation can help or hinder said project.
In the case of Nicolai Fuglsig’s 12 Strong, where the truth ends and fiction begins isn’t altogether clear, nor does it seem that vital given the nature of the production itself. Having said that, if you’re prepared to be mildly incensed by its gung-ho “America saves the world again” narrative, the film presents an adequate retelling of a story which had until now remained under wraps by the powers that be.
Set in the aftermath of 9/11, 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces...
- 1/25/2018
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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