100 Movie Challenge #9: Lone Survivor
Movie 9: Lone Survivor
Normally I'm not into war movies, but I've heard about how phenomenal this one was. Then again, most movies that are based on true stories are considered that way. And as far as war movies are concerned, they're not meant to be entertaining anyway.
As for this one? Some scenes were quite difficult to watch. This one's about four Navy SEALs in the mountains trying to stop an terrorist. After releasing some prisoners, they get ambushed by the enemies. This movie is gruelingly realistic and intense. You see each shot that the SEALs take. And when they tumble down the mountains, you see in slow motion all the bumps they take. And the slow motion sequences of their deaths add a whole lotta drama. Seeing the closeup of the wounds just made me cringe. Yeah, in some scenes, I was just curled up in a ball on the couch because they were just that gruesome.
In fact, the only reason I even bothered seeing this movie was because Alexander Ludwig had a role. And that role was...quite appropriate for him, as a rookie, and the other guys make fun of him. All of his scenes made me smile. Particularly the dance scene, lol. XD
Normally I'm not into war movies, but I've heard about how phenomenal this one was. Then again, most movies that are based on true stories are considered that way. And as far as war movies are concerned, they're not meant to be entertaining anyway.
As for this one? Some scenes were quite difficult to watch. This one's about four Navy SEALs in the mountains trying to stop an terrorist. After releasing some prisoners, they get ambushed by the enemies. This movie is gruelingly realistic and intense. You see each shot that the SEALs take. And when they tumble down the mountains, you see in slow motion all the bumps they take. And the slow motion sequences of their deaths add a whole lotta drama. Seeing the closeup of the wounds just made me cringe. Yeah, in some scenes, I was just curled up in a ball on the couch because they were just that gruesome.
In fact, the only reason I even bothered seeing this movie was because Alexander Ludwig had a role. And that role was...quite appropriate for him, as a rookie, and the other guys make fun of him. All of his scenes made me smile. Particularly the dance scene, lol. XD