Malbatt: Misi Bakara (2023) User Reviews

MISI BAKARA: Good effort and production after PASKAL, but it leaves room for improvement.

[ajleong-98725 · 7/10 · 28 August 2023]

The storyline is based on a true story of the Malaysian Peacekeeping Battalion (MALBATT) rescuing the American soldiers in Somalia, way back in 1993. So, the plot focuses on the mission of saving the soldiers after the black hawk down.

The pace is good! It starts fast with a thrilling rescue mission, and follows with another more challenging mission, having gun fights from the beginning to the end.

Basically, the action is mainly focused on the gun fights and attacks from the Somali terrorists. About 60% of the time, our MALBATT crews are stranded in the APC (Armoured Personnel Carriers); 10% talk and shout over the communication device; and 30% is fighting on the ground with the Somalia terrorists.

As the entire movie takes place in a very confined location, e.g. Narrow pathways and alleys, with non-stop and repetitive gun shots + RPG attacks, you will start getting visually exhausted. There is NO big attack that enhances your visual excitement throughout the movie, making it flat after a while.

Besides, it maybe better if the movie could explain the political situation in Somalia; otherwise, audiences could hardly understand what had happened in Somalia, and what the Americans had done to them, making them so against the Americans or UN troops.

The CGI is quite poor in a few parts. This is particularly obvious, for instance, explosions on the APC, in the UN camp, and the ending part. They are so uncomfortably faked that it spoils the movie quite a bit.

In terms of the cast, basically most actors are performing well, especially Shaheizy Sam, who is outstanding. To sooth the over-masculine effect, the director appears to intentionally insert a female role in the movie. Somehow, it is rather extra, and it adds no value to the movie at all!

For a local production, with all the great effort and investment in the scenes, APC, tanks, and so on, I gave 7.0/ 10.0. It is more of a movie that pays great respect and salutes to the great Malaysian armed forces for doing an excellent job! Without watching it, I had NO IDEA that Malaysia was involved in the rescue mission after Black Hawk down. Of all the three local armed forces movie productions - PASKAL, AIR FORCE and MABALL, I still love PASKAL the BEST!!!!

Promising

[leylani-57163 · 8/10 · 2 January 2024]

It was a good movie to watch. The performances were outstanding. There were some scenes that could've been cut, e.g. Flirting with the journalist, silly jokes, could've been improved e.g the sound effects of guns firing against the tanks especially. The CGI could've been better too. I must applaud the efforts though. It certainly did "corrected" the events portrayed in the American movie. Adrian Teh is a promising film maker and hope he has a new movie coming up soon. Here's also, hoping to see more Malaysian movie like this in the future. Kudos to the director and actors. Malaysia boleh. Bravo.

Ok but not without flaws

[dhdallas · 7/10 · 31 December 2023]

I agree with others that the CGI was terrible and whoever cast the American soldiers must have gotten all the rejects from LMN and the Soaps. As often occurs when a movie centers around its countrymen, they are the heroes & the others (in this case, Americans) are portrayed here as either arrogant, fearful, or stupid. My first complaint lies with the story line, in particular, the part where the Somali, Abdalle, opened his home, putting his family in grave danger, in order to hide his Malaysian friend & the men who were about to be overrun by rebels. Question: why did the soldier open fire on the rebels when he saw them from a window coming down the street? Couldn't they have stayed hidden in the house until the rebels passed by or were the Somalis searching door to door for the soldiers? Unclear.

But, the absolute worst scene in my opinion was when the wife & son of the Abdalle, the Somali who hid them, were killed & left lying in the dirt street. The soldiers suffered many casualties to bring back their own dead but wouldn't take these 2 bodies with them who had died as a direct result of saving many of their own lives. Instead Lt. Dahari practically pulls Abdalle off his wife and they all leave her & the son lying in the dirt in the middle of the street when they could have easily taken them out of respect for the man who hid them. Disgraceful! It seems that all too often, we recruit local natives who help our military at great risk to themselves & their families only to be abandoned when things get tough and we pull back.

So, overall not the best war movie I have seen but certainly not the worst either & it was good to see a well known military operation from another point of view. I don't think our allies get enough credit for what they do. Definitely worth watching.

It educates and entertains....

[PerryAtTheMovies · 6/10 · 29 January 2024]

6.2/10 (Recommend)

This film follows up the events of the Battle of Mogadishu as seen in the film "Black Hawk Down". I've never read anything on the rescue and retreat of US forces during the battle so this film is the only account I have. A quick Google search shows that the events in the film may be slightly altered from the events in real life.

This film is both very good and terrible at the same time. My biggest gripe is the visuals. Nearly every vehicle, spec of dust, bullet, and explosion are CGI. Nothing looks like a physical set. A majority of the time it just feels like the actors are walking in front of a screen. It's all very distracting when you're trying to enjoy the story.

The acting is a bit rigid, but I did find a common ground where I liked the Malaysian soldiers. Different militaries act different ways and not everyone is as laid back as the Americans or the English. This might be the nerd in me, but I liked the voice procedure. It felt natural and real, and kind of met the standard that I'm used to.

The pacing is very quick. You can't read every line that pops up especially when they're telling you who a person is because while you're mid reading the spoken line takes over. A lot of close up shots which were both good and bad because it definitely brings you into the action, but it also keeps you in too long to get a feel for what's happening.

This film to me felt like the Malaysians were trying to gripe, educate, and remember the event all in one. Gripe about not being fully appreciated for the efforts they contributed to the mission which I totally get. Twenty years is a long time to wait for a thanks. Educate people to say, "we were there too and the Americans couldn't have done it without us". Also to remember the men and their efforts. They lost one and seven were injured during the rescue.

Overall, despite the poor visuals and quick reading of subtitles it wasn't an all bad movie. It's definitely worth a watch through if you like war films. If it could've been Hollywood backed it could've been slightly more invigorating, but then again it may have lacked the authenticity wanted for the film.

That's all for now. Thank you for taking the time to read my review. Until next time.... Enjoy the show!

MUST WATCHED

[azharbngah · 10/10 · 29 August 2023]

First of all, I'm no fans of Malaysian movies. I can count on one hand the Malaysian movies that I watched on the big screen. But this MALBATT: Misi Bakara, I should give credits where credit dues.

I've been waiting for this movie since Black Hawk Down released in year 2000. When I heard they making this MALBATT movie, I'm so excited and been waiting since to watch it in cinema. For me, Black Hawk Down is just half of the story of the Battle of Mogadishu. It is being told from the point of view of the American Forces. What is their mission, what happened during the mission and how they managed to get out. Not much being focused on the rescuers because it is not their focus. Now, Malaysia has done justice to MALBATT by telling the other half of the battle. How the rescue starts and how the rescue ends.

On the story itself, the budget of RM20mil is very small for a war movie. War movies need lots of casts and extras, lots of equipments, lots of weapons, lots of vehicles. Furthermore, the war is located in foreign country. There is no location in Malaysia can be used for war scenes, thus the logistic cost is also big. All being said, with the budget given, Adrian Teh and the team has doing very well indeed.

About the story line, it is the most unviolent war movies I ever watched. Even 2 years old kid can watched it with their parents and I saw lots of families came to watch the movies bringing their toddlers. Don't worry about exploded heads, chopped hands, torn legs etc. I'm not expecting that either. Out of 130 mins, I think more than 100 mins is about shooting scenes.

Lastly, the tributes to the real heroes, and the only fallen one Kpl Aznan Awang is really touching me.

My conclusion, maybe this movie is not as good as other war movies out there, but it is Made in Malaysia and it is based on true stories, superb acting, well directed with a tinge of comedy and without discrediting any of the American Special Forces. It is just what it is out there. Go watch it guys and be proud of our MALBATT.

Great storyline, amazing scenes.

[khairil-80349 · 10/10 · 28 August 2023]

Just as I was able to watch the premiere of the movie, I think the scripts is built in a superb way, and the acting is great overall. There were some parts that confuses me such as weapons mechanics and the fact that there is repetitive shooting scenes, but I think they are alright and the VFX is also great considering the fact that this movie local made and I haven't seen much movies going this far with great assets and props usage.

I would give it a 9, but the storytelling embedded is truly meaningful and tells a lot about what actually happens there. Personally, I think it's an outstanding movie that could do better. But it would definitely deserve a 10 from me. I absolutely recommend it.

A Feel-good War Flick If You Are a Patriot

[JonathanRameshRaj · 5/10 · 26 December 2023]

Back in 1991 and being a massive fan of Ridley Scott, i jumped on the first chance I could to watch Black Hawk Down. War movies weren't part of my favourite genre but with Mr. Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer who happens to be that role model of a producer for me, I couldn't miss it.

In a summary, Black Hawk Down was a war film set during the Battle of Mogadishu where a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down with its crew and a rescue mission was immediately deployed. An assemble of stellar cast added to the production value of the film and it was eventually nominated for four categories at the Oscars, winning two for Best Sound and Best Film Editing.

Twenty one years later, a Malaysian filmmaker Adrian Teh decided to make a movie based on the same incident but from a Malaysian vantage point as the Malaysian Battalion were participating as one of the rescue unit alongside the Pakistan Army. Scott left this fact out in his film.

The movie opens well with a rescue mission saving the hostages from the Somali extremists and scenes that would be coming out straight from a Western war movie. Good camera movements and some stylised slow-mo.

But of course that didn't last long as the "typical Malaysian film" started to creep in. The comical part is basically a comic that went wrong. No humour and nothing hilarious with some corny dialogues. The foreign female journalist was a total waste of time, nothing made any sense with her in a flirting scene.

To break it down in categories, here we go .....

1)Script, Screenplay & Dialogues The script lacked great depth. It has little flow without any strong dialogues and feel. At times it felt dialogues were all monotonous and especially being lined up with strong actors, it was all noticeable that there is a possibility that the casts were not entirely comfortable with the texts or were ordered to be "robotic" while reciting the dialogues directly off a notebook.

The "flirting" scenes in the beginning and towards the end were unnecessary. It was a complete waste of space with corny pick up lines done in overzealous spirits.

Having name titles appearing whenever each character appears for the first time (as a form of introduction) was a pain to the eyes. Instead of focusing on the characters, it sways our attention to the little text being typed out as the scene gets moving. After 10 seconds reading the names, I went totally blank in trying to recall their names.

The plot was mundane and characters were not developed well. We turn to lose track on who is who and what their ranking is in a military heir-achy. Most of the dialogues spoken were done in a rather loud manner. The casts were literally shouting at each other more than anything. A simple quiet dialogue session was a rarity. Almost everyone spoke at their top of their voices.

5/10

2) Direction

Adrian Teh may have employed more pace looking at it being an action packed war film but he still missed on several aspects especially in character development. Camera works are commendable but again his direction is a vast contrast with how Scott made his a film to remember. It is unfair to make a comparison between Teh and Scott but let's leave the overall budget out here for a moment. The storyline seems to lack emotions, the conviction and Teh failed to bring the best out of his experienced cast.

5/10

3) Cinematography

The cinematography was well crafted with some nice and fancy moves but somehow was overshadowed by the "fake look" it occasionally had when some of the scenes were done with matting shots. It was clear that the lighting on the subject(s) was off with the blurry background (the depth of field effect matte shot). Lighting of the subjects in these situations were totally a disaster. But in other close up shots such as the interiors of the APCs were well lit resulting with some pleasant images.

The aerial shots were tastefully done and I must say that some of the B-rolls or 2nd unit's shots were cinematic.

7/10

4) Production Design

Ho Chee Siang, a long time buddy of mine was the art director in this. I must say that he did a very commendable job and it certainly painted the exact mood and feel of a war-torn communal. I couldn't point a visible flaw and obviously at a war-zone, the more damaged items are used the more realistic the film can get.

The wardrobe stylists was quite accurate in her interpretation and the right costumes were used. Nothing look brand new coming out straight from the shelves.

Make up on casts was generally fair but I felt that it was overdone on some of the casts involved especially when faces were "over" drenched with sweat.

Otherwise, it was a job well done.

8.5/10

5) Casts

I am quite disappointed with the main casts on this to be honest. Yes, they carried out their roles as soldiers but they all looked too rigid, too bland. Some made silly jokes which were unnecessary and most of them were filled with too much of tense, screaming from the top of the voices. I haven't seen injured soldiers in a war movie cry or grimace in pain so loudly. I was wondering if their enemy was going to spot them because of how loud they were.

See, some of them are top actors of this country but somehow I feel that the mundane script overshadowed their talents or simply the director couldn't bring the best out of them.

Despite the setbacks here, I must say that the Somali interpreter Abdelle played by a Somali-American Musa Aden surprisingly stole the show from the otherwise all-star cast.

Having experienced the Somali Civil War in real life himself, his appearance adds a palpable sense of authenticity to the movie. It's hard not to root for his sympathetic character, who just wants to do the right thing between helping the Malaysian soldiers and saving his people from committing war crimes. Aden also deserved praise for his brief but winning chemistry with Shaheizy Sam, where the latter delivers a typically engaging performance as Lance Corporal Ramlee.

The movie also featured some other great acting from the likes of Zahiril Adzim, Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin, Fauzi Nawawi and Adlin Aman Ramlie. The former three played Lieutenant Dahari, Lieutenant Mustafa and Major Osman respectively.

The casts for roles of the American soldiers were poor, typically looking like some B or C grade outcasts. They were not natural in their roles and seem so rigid and monotonous. There wasn't any flair as how an American soldier would be portrayed.

And lastly, the American female journalist was a complete waste of time and space. Pretty girl she is but it was certainly an unnecessary role given to her.

5/10

6) Post Production

Sadly, this was the most underperforming segment of the entire movie. Despite having the right grading of colour and some good editing, the CGI was a massive disappointment. The spotty CGI shot of a rocket shooting out from the RPG every now and then may have ruined some of the movie's intended grounded realism. Some of the explosions and fires seem so fake and unreal. The green/blue matting technique was a disaster for the plate shots and too much glare.

Considering Black Hawk Down which was released in 2001 and what the capabilities of VFX at that time, extensive work was put to achieve a certain degree of realism. For the most part everything looks very real in that movie. There was a lot of augmenting CGI used in Black Hawk Down. You'd be surprised how much of bullet impacts, smoke, helicopters, set extension, etc was all CGI. That is a stroke of a masterpiece from the director himself, 21 years ago!

3/10

Summary

Overall Malbatt: Misi Bakara is a watchable movie for those who want to see the battle of Mogadishu from a Malaysian perspective. It's not quite as the high cinematic standards of Black Hawk Down, but at least it gives us a little sense of pride on the true stories of the sacrifices made by our Malaysian army.

My rating for this movie is 5/10.

Next Level!!!! Super Great Malaysian Movies! This is an international level!

[malaysiajanganjudgmental · 10/10 · 26 August 2023]

I love this movie so much! Great acting, superb directorship, intense, inspiring, heart-touching, and diligent! Kudos to all the team involved in making this movie. I give the highest rating and this is the best Malaysian movie I've ever watched. I hope that this becomes internationally recognised!

I'm always hopeful that Malaysia to keep producing this level of quality of films and keep developing and evolving. The script is concise and precise, and the message is conveyed. I'm not an expert in cinematography and videography, but the sound effect is so real and effective. Congrats and proud!

Poor storytelling and character emphasis

[lindhustorvalds · 2/10 · 22 September 2023]

I decided to give it a try. I am in general, not really fond of local films. However that evening I was suddenly in need of killing some time, and at that moment none of Korean or Japanese films available for watching, thus I opted instead for one of the most recent local film released which has received so much hype in social media, titled Malbatt: Misi Bakara.

Overall, if there is a 10-star rating, I will give only two stars for this movie. In summary, the storytelling and character emphasis is weak, although there is much effort to make the movie more realistic.

Weak storytelling and character emphasis

The storytelling is weak. My impression after one hour and a half into the movie was that, Malaysian forces are murdering Somalians! This is due to fact that the premises are weakly explained. There is no script or if there is any, they are lost in the multitude of other conversations.

There is almost no emphasis on why the Malaysian armies are fighting there. What I can catch is that, because of instructions, they need to kill some Somalians and retrieved the hostages. That is for the first 20-minute. The rest, one hour and ten minutes was filled with another fighting, to kill some Somalians and retrieved another hostage. There is none explaining why the Somalians are holding those hostage, which is very important. There must be reasons for holding hostage, for example, they might be upset by how the interference by Malaysians and other UN-backed forces murdered their people. Remember, people must have reasons to act and not all of them should be viewed as evil, especially when you are in their country.

I do not really fond of how the communication between the Malaysian army and the US army was done. For example, when a Malaysian army (I do not remember the name though I think he is one of the main characters due to prominent actor casted for it, Hairul Azreen) insisted to the US army in his tank (APC) that they need to came out of the APC to face the Somalians, and the US army insisted on staying due to overwhelming shootings outside, he explained the logic (that they are really trapped and the only way is to get out of the APC) but he then followed by curt cursing the US army 'bangang' which fortunately, the US officer did not understand the Malay word meaning. I lost respect here on the Malaysian army character. In such a trying situation, I know the movie tried to emphasised that the army is emotionally strained, but if they can hold themselves from cursing and respecting each other, that is more dignified and more respectable, as you are bringing with you the Malaysian flag.

Awkward conversation

There is one scene whereby one of the Malaysian armies approached his two friends who are eating, and congratulating one of the eaters on their recent successful mission. However he vented his jealousy (in a humourous and friendly manner) as his team is always entasked to do reconnaisance and not battling. He wanted to feel the heat and difficulties of real war so he can brought back the story and boasting in front of his fellow townspeople. The conversation to me is awkward, because war and any other forms of life-threatening mission (like 'peacekeeping' mission they are in) is not an enjoyable, 'fun' mission to boast to your folks. This conversation is also in contrast to the 'traumatic' eyes of one of the characters as the movie transitioned from the send-away scene at airport to the battlefield in the beginning of the movie. I expected after the 'transition' scene, the situation will be much bloody and traumatic, but see now, the character is eating in peace and some even playing sepak takraw.

Disruption of the storytelling

The introduction of characters are not being emphasized. The names are shown in writing at the bottom, however it was written in small font and too lengthy (as you know those ranked officers must have their rank written too accompanying their names) and appeared very briefly (like in a glimpse of seconds) which I did not manage to read it and imprint into my head. As an audience who are watching this movie afresh, I struggled to find which character should I focus on as from the plethora of characters the movie bombarded into my face, none has the impressions that they are the main characters of the story. What I think the movie should improve is that, to focus only on the main character then slowly introduce the others as the movie run. This is more audience-friendly and enables the audience to focus on the storyline, as storyline becomes much simpler and less complicated (and less disruption to audience's focus) as the storyline is anchored to the main character. The few characters I managed to remember are because they are the familiar faces in the local film industry, not I think because they are the main characters of the movie. For example, I managed to caught upon the faces of Shaheizy Sam, Hairil Azreen, Dafi, Adlin Aman Ramli and Fauzi Nawawi, but hell I did not know what their character names are! (or those characters' names have been mentioned, but like I said before, those associated problems hindered me from remembering it)

The jargon-dense conversation between the Malaysian armies are also not understandable. No additional explanation is given on the jargons used. Its like the movie is expecting the audience to have a pre-conceived knowledge about military communication jargons beforehand. During the movie I kept questioning myself who is 21? Who is 19? Who is 17? What is meant by jargon 'ganti' and 'habis'? I was extremely perplexed and annoyed. The 'Who is who' and 'what is what' questions kept disrupting my focus on the story and alast, I lost much interest and decided to leave the movie after one hour and a half watching it. When the storyline is infested with those questions and making understanding it harder, it really annoyed me. This film is one of those movies I did not manage to finish due to poor storytelling.

Overall, if the movie is intended to be a patriotism-theme, I do not think so. I think the Somalian side is more patriotic if they are producing a similar film from their point of view. They are defending their land you know? They should have legit explanation why they abduct people, and I am more interested to know about the reasons behind the action. That must be something really worth telling.

Nevertheless, the film has incorporated so much effort which for me, a quite impressive achievement for a local movie. For example, the movie features many Somalian actors to render the story more realistic. Managing artists that are not from the local film scene must be quite a challenging task, not mentioning the part of the script that has to be written in foreign language.

To be honest, I am more interested in watching (if there is any) the Somalian point-of-view film, whereby the Somalian rebels are fighting against the Malbatt and US armies in order to defend their cities and countries. I think that is more patriotism-inducing.

P/s: I miss the patriotism-theme movies like Bukit Kepong, Leftenen Adnan... the story is much more easier to digest, less complicated, more thrilling moments. The premises they offered are really solid, the armies in those movies are simply defending their area to the last breath. I mean, it is just so simple yet so engraving in your mind, and I am still in love with those movies till this day.

Fantastic to see another country's perspective

[mcfrood-27885 · 9/10 · 3 February 2024]

So refreshing to see another country's contribution recognised in a UN action, and for a different perspective than the US's.

The script was heart felt and showed the men's bravery, their faith, their pride in their country, their struggle with dealing with conflict in another muslim nation.

There were outstanding acting performances (perhaps not from some of the English speaking actors, but hey they only had minor parts).

Action sequences were well done, and the sense of the tight almost claustrophobic feeling of those narrow streets added to the tension.

I am glad to see the producers made the time to tell this important Malaysian story, and shared it with the world.

MALBATT: Misi Bakara" Review - A Powerful Depiction of Bravery and Sacrifice in the Malaysian Army

[kalvincj · 10/10 · 31 August 2023]

Malaysia's Army is portrayed in an impressive manner in "MALBATT: Misi Bakara." The movie depicts the bravery of the Malaysian Army as they move forward to rescue American soldiers who are trapped in Mogadishu, Somalia. Despite the withdrawal of Pakistani Army, the Malaysian Army fulfills their responsibilities with courage and determination. It's interesting to note that the USA wasn't aware of the existence of Malaysia, while the Somalis view the Malaysian Battalion as traitors to their religion.

The movie is a great example of how different countries can work together to achieve a common goal. I believe that we need more movies like this to remind us of the bravery and sacrifice of our military personnel. Overall, I highly recommend "MALBATT: Misi Bakara" to anyone who enjoys action movies that have a deeper message.

Emotionally Complex: Ironic and Disappointing!

[safhafiez · 1/10 · 24 December 2023]

This emotionally complex film left me feeling both ironic and disappointed. The acting was tacky, filled with an excessive amount of testosterone and sprinkled with US propaganda. It seemed to cater to a demographic of bigots who accept information at face value. Moreover, the movie suffered from a lack of reliable sources for religious references. One particular scene, where a Malaysian soldier was killed, showcased a cringe-worthy moment when another soldier recited an irrelevant phrase from the Muslim call to prayer instead of the appropriate phrase for such a tragic event. The result was a tacky yet inadvertently hilarious scene. Additionally, the CGI was subpar, failing to impress. Towards the end, a melodramatic moment involving a US high ranking officer seemed to serve no real purpose other than to portray the US as a friendly ally.

Instead of being a reflective film, it turned out to be more ironic and comical than intended.

Actors perfect, CGI bad

[nurhandanish-06093 · 10/10 · 30 August 2023]

First of all, Happy Independent Day to my beloved country Malaysia and thank you so much to all RAMD and 19th Battalion to sacrifice your life for this dangerous mission back in 1993.

Honestly, how actors portrayed them almost the same as real one especially Lans Koperal Ramlee (Shaheizy Sam) and Abdalle (Musa Aden, he's my MVP for this film) for their chemistry and I was emotional when Abdalle's family scene right before morning of 06:00C.

Other than that, Dafi was quite a good actor and chemistry with Shaheizy Sam and Nafiez Zaidi (Pok Nik @ Lans Koperal Nik Zainal) was better than expected. I don't get it why he got hated only for he as a son of Prime Minister + he also human too.

The storyline was straightforward, not catching some strays or drama and easy to understand (also I love some details of it). I love some comedy part especially Leftnan Johan (Syazwan Zulkiply) and Alor Gajah people will be very proud for this haha.

Now to the bad thing, CGI. I feel bad that CGI and explosion (especially RPG) let down this film. If their is more budget and time, I'm 100% sure this film will be top there as one of the greatest Malaysian movies ever. Swear words do even exists back then? I don't know.

Consider the plot, storyline and actors are good, I will give the film 9.5/10 but because of IMDb don't have that .5 at back, I give 10 for this.

MISI BAKARA: Astonishing preview of the braveness Malaysia Army.

[akiraminai · 9/10 · 27 December 2023]

The storyline very straightforward and easy to digest. Actor played it parts as it should. The pace can be rearrange to make the movie much more anticipating.

Improvement: The CGI and lighting could be improve to make the scene more realistic.

The cinematic coloring could be improves by the use of Ai rendering software to polish the end result.

The geopolitics movement and reasoning is lacking. I understand this is a viewpoint from the soldier retold. However, a slight input of these information will take the movie to another heights.

The goods: The conflict between the upperank is commendable because it happen in the army. The leader of the command understand some order is beyond reasoning and still try to maintain the order in the ranks. The variety of character screentime is good.