Inversely, it was done to invoke eye scream without permanent blindness in various media. Though some go with blindness anyway (without eyeball popped).
I heard that movie, but my friends (a member of navy) said that "the main character (in this case, main ship) is too overpowered", and then I knew this is not going to be accurate. But I'll try to watch it if I have time to download
Side note - may I ask you a question? it's not I.S. related but for other fic.