“12 Strong” is well-worth watching this holiday season because it is an inspiring ode to the fight and brotherhood, finally telling the story of the first United States Special Forces team to invade Afghanistan post September 11. The director Nicolai Fuglsig does a great job to capture this story and put the audience in the middle of Afghanistan and this beautiful and deadly desert., The visuals of the movie feel authentic to life and the color grading almost surrealistically mirrors hope during the darkest of scenarios.
Organized around the concept of synergy escalates, as American soldiers work with Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. Chris Hemsworth makes a most moving captain Mitch Nelson for whom the battle is between the warrior and the man, to say nothing of the ensemble cast that brings out the brother in law feeling. Lorne Balfe’s film score complements the emotional appeal of the film with war, tension and urgency tightly intertwined into one product. However, some critics felt that for all the perceived sophistication that the serial offers it somewhat simplifies emotional arcs at times rendering heroism a little too clinical.
He mentioned that pacing problems and hurried scenes negatively affect character development. Finally, it is possible to emphasize that the ultimate perspective of “12 Strong” reflects on the lessons of the desperate and harrowing road of a true hero and prompts the viewers to contemplate upon the values of true heroism. It also brings an important message about the importance of the people’s endurance in difficult time, so it can be an example of the meaningful war movie.
