"The Black Hawk Down incident, frankly speaking, was mostly due to the US Army's own failures. Although the Somali militia had some fighting capability, the US Army's intelligence, coordination, and cooperation were seriously flawed. The saying from the previous life, 'I fear not the godlike adversary but the piglike teammate,' was fully exemplified in this matter. Units sent for rescue were actually unaware of each other's presence and nearly came to blows on their way, which is quite preposterous indeed.
Adrian originally had little interest in this theme. The investment was significant, the market small, and there weren't many derivatives to market. Aside from Americans, few people would want to watch a film based on this topic unless the US Army were portrayed in an extremely negative light. But that would mean giving up on the North American market. Consequently, for a long time, the theme held little value until he met Ridley Scott.
