Lone Survivor

The Lone Survivor is a movie about an unsuccessful operation called Operation Red Wings that resulted in many deaths and one survivor. This was my second time watching this film I loved it just as much as the first time. I loved this movie because it documents the experiences of the elite group, the Navy Seals. What had a lasting impression on me was the ability of the Seals to power through their injuries and still fight back. It made me think of the intensity of the training that they had to endure to even be able to be called a Navy Seal. I thought the characters from this movie were interesting because they all had their own story. The way the directors emphasized character development in this movie added a level of emotions for the viewers. It was interesting to see that each one of them went into the mission with plans, and goals for when they came back in a few days. One of the most memorable scenes for me was when Matt Axelson was shot but even on his last few breaths managed to shoot and kill some of his attackers. This movie has content applications to today because there are still wars happening. Although there are still wars happening, this events from this movie were from a few years ago and technology has improved since then to hopefully make it easier to prevent situations like this from happening again.

PART TWO:
The greatest pitfall with not portraying historical movies with accuracy is that whatever is shown in that movie becomes the truth. People will watch the film and believe that the film is 100% accurate and some will not even do further research to verify how the actual events took place.