This movie is based on real life events and The New York Times bestselling book of the same name…Lone Survivor is the heroic tale of four (4) Navy SEALs on a covert operation to capture a high-ranking al-Qaeda official in Afghanistan. All seems well for them until a goat herder and two kids accidentally walk up on the SEALs' location along the mountainside, which then “compromises the mission”. With much hesitation, the SEALs decide to let them go, knowing that they will soon inform the rest of al-Qaeda of their position. It then becomes a race for them to climb up over the mountain and get out before an army of al-Qaeda catches up to them.
Unfortunately for the SEALs, they run
into satellite/communication issues and are unable to call for immediate
extraction. The four (4) men are then forced to fight off the much larger enemy
force - they are clearly outnumbered.
This
is where the movie starts to get really intense…you know that all odds are against these
guys and as the movie title suggests “Lone Survivor”… its probably safe to say
that only of them is going to make it out alive… but still, in the back of my
mind, I was hoping that they would somehow find a way to kill every single
enemy, get rescued and go home to their families safe and sound. Of course, if
that happened, we wouldn’t really have a movie, now would we?
The back and forth between these four (4) brave men and al-Qaeda is so hard to watch. Lots of shots are fired and I couldn't help but gasp in disbelief every time one of "our guys" gets hit. There is a part (actually it happened twice) where the guys are backed up to a cliff and have no choice but to jump off. You watch as each guy hits every rock and and tree on their way down. It's unbelievable that they even survived something like that... it's pretty brutal.
The back and forth between these four (4) brave men and al-Qaeda is so hard to watch. Lots of shots are fired and I couldn't help but gasp in disbelief every time one of "our guys" gets hit. There is a part (actually it happened twice) where the guys are backed up to a cliff and have no choice but to jump off. You watch as each guy hits every rock and and tree on their way down. It's unbelievable that they even survived something like that... it's pretty brutal.
Main Cast of Characters:
| Mark Wahlberg | ... | ||
| Taylor Kitsch | ... | ||
| Emile Hirsch | ... | ||
| Ben Foster | ... | ||
| Yousuf Azami | ... |
Shah
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| Ali Suliman | ... |
Gulab
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| Eric Bana | ... | ||
| Alexander Ludwig | ... |
Here is the the movie trailer:
Would you let kids see this movie? I
definitely would not take kids under the age of 14...maybe even 15 or 16 but I guess it depends on the kid. Like I
said before, this movie is very intense and might be too much for younger viewers - I mean, c'mon...
it shows someone getting shot in the head! There is, however, a wonderful example of humanity in this story (more on that later...) but the majority of the movie is violent and very graphic... it is war movie after all!
Is this a good date movie? I think it can be... it could be a good one to go to together. Aside from all the action, there is a touching display of brotherhood that your guy could appreciate... and ladies, you'd definitely get major cool-girl points for going to see this with your man.
Despite the enormous amount of courage and strength that the SEALs demonstrate, the conflict takes the lives of three (3) of the men. And, when a chinook (that's one of those longer-looking miltary helicopters with the double propellers) full with sixteen (16) other miltary men come to the rescue, it gets hit with an RPG (rocket propelled grenade) and goes down, taking the lives of all in it. Alone and badly beaten, the last man standing is Marcus Luttrell (played by Mark Walberg). Marcus is found by an Afgani local living in a nearby village and is helped to safety, and after one last attack by al-Quaeda, he is finally rescued by the US military.
So, before Marcus Luttrell is taken back to the US military base... he takes a moment to stop and thank the Afgani local (and his son) for saving his life... it's such a great part in the movie... because everyone knows that Marcus Luttrell would not be alive if it weren't for their help. I had tears coming down because it was such touching moment. For me, this small part in the movie was the highlight... see the movie and I think you'll agree with me too.
Is this a good date movie? I think it can be... it could be a good one to go to together. Aside from all the action, there is a touching display of brotherhood that your guy could appreciate... and ladies, you'd definitely get major cool-girl points for going to see this with your man.
** SPOILER ALERT **
DO NOT READ BEYOND THIS POINT IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING
Despite the enormous amount of courage and strength that the SEALs demonstrate, the conflict takes the lives of three (3) of the men. And, when a chinook (that's one of those longer-looking miltary helicopters with the double propellers) full with sixteen (16) other miltary men come to the rescue, it gets hit with an RPG (rocket propelled grenade) and goes down, taking the lives of all in it. Alone and badly beaten, the last man standing is Marcus Luttrell (played by Mark Walberg). Marcus is found by an Afgani local living in a nearby village and is helped to safety, and after one last attack by al-Quaeda, he is finally rescued by the US military.
So, before Marcus Luttrell is taken back to the US military base... he takes a moment to stop and thank the Afgani local (and his son) for saving his life... it's such a great part in the movie... because everyone knows that Marcus Luttrell would not be alive if it weren't for their help. I had tears coming down because it was such touching moment. For me, this small part in the movie was the highlight... see the movie and I think you'll agree with me too.
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