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Most of the films nominated for Oscars made a neat pile at the box office in the run-up to the awards night. "Black Hawk Down" - hitting theatres across Delhi this coming Friday - was among the few that did not make it to local theatres before the Oscars night... .
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THIS IS the season of Oscars. And many films, including "The Lord of the Rings", "A Beautiful Mind", "Training Day", "Moulin Rouge" and "Shrek" have capitalised on nominations for Oscars in different categories with whopping box office collections. Keeping them company is "Black Hawk Down", a Ridley Scott film based on actual events. "Black Hawk Down" was nominated in four categories, including the best director, and it is due to release across Delhi this coming Friday.
It is a story of a group of elite U.S. soldiers sent to Mogadishu, the Capital of African State of Somalia in 1993 as part of a UN peacekeeping operation. Their mission is to abduct two top lieutenants of the Somalian warlord, Mohammed Farrah Aidid. It is a part of a strategy to quell civil war and overcome the famine ravaging the Third World nation.
The U.S. troops come to the country with good intentions, hoping to save lives, not take them. However, they are increasingly mired in the feudal politics of the region and are destined for a brutal education when the carefully planned mission takes unexpected turns.
What happened on October 13, 1993 might ultimately have been a footnote to history but for the Americans who survived, it was to be the defining moment of their lives. For the soldiers who did not, it was to be their epitaph. "Black Hawk Down", slightly delayed in hitting theatres in this part of the country to actually capitalise on any Oscar fever, is still worth a watch simply because it is the story of a battle epic as well as intimate.
Incidentally, none of the films showcased at the 74th Annual Academy Awards, scored badly at the turnstiles, proving once gain that the cinemagoers are influenced in their choice by the choice of the learned judges and critics. Even our very own "Lagaan" was hurriedly revived to benefit from any fresh interest among the audiences before the Big Day.
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