Posted on Oct 27, 2016
As A Former Embassy Guard, Here’s What I Know ‘13 Hours’ Got Wrong
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Interesting take on 13 Hours. It is coming from the front line as it were someone who works an embassy.
As A Former Embassy Guard, Here’s What I Know ‘13 Hours’ Got Wrong
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Benghazi
Posted 8 y ago
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The people that were there were on the movie set and all agreed the movie was very accurate. I guess this guy is entitled to his opinion but he wasn't there. This was a diplomatic mission, not an embassy. The CIA teams were at a "secret" CIA compound a little ways away. I will take the word of the 4-5 CIA and former military survivors version of the story over someone critiquing it that was not there.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
@Cpl Jeff N. You are correct. I have seen interviews that were done as well. The reality is that the only people who really know what happened are those who were there. The only problem with eye witness accounts is that they are historically unreliable. Stressful situations cause people to get "tunnel vision" and become less likely to remember details. These guys were highly trained to function at a high level under high stress, so I don't think that they would be as likely get that tunnel vision, and I know that we will never experience what they did, so as you said take the word of those who were there. I personally enjoy the film. It was a tragic event. The film does a magnificent job of capturing the desperation of the situation.
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Every time there is a movie based on actual events, there WILL ALWAYS be artistic licensing where they change things to suit the script and to ensure that people are in the seats. Not every biopic will get it 100% correct.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
MSG (Join to see) I would say that is more true when it comes to movies about the military. A two hour movie featuring an hour of cleaning, maintenance, PT, and training, and thirty minutes of action would not be well received by the general public, despite it being a more accurate depiction of routine.
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