Lone Survivor: The Incredible True Story of Navy SEALs Under Siege

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Anyway, we drove on through Manama out to Muharraq, where the U.S. air base lies to the south of the main Bahrain International Airport. Awaiting us was the huge C-130 Hercules, a giant turbo-prop freighter. It's one of the noisiest aircraft in the stratosphere, a big, echoing, steel cave specifically designed to carry heavy-duty freight - not sensitive, delicate, poetic conversationalists such as ourselves. None of us were especially sad to leave Bahrain, which was the first place in the Middle East where oil was discovered. It had its history, and we often had fun in the local markets bargaining with local merchants for everything. But we never felt at home there, and somehow as we climbed into the dark skies, we felt we were leaving behind all that was god-awful in the northern reaches of the gulf and embarking on a brand-new mission, one that we understood. Lone Survivor received various awards and nominations, in categories ranging from recognition of the film itself to its screenplay, direction, stunts, and sound editing, to the performance of its lead actor, Mark Wahlberg. Lone Survivor received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, although the film failed to win either; at the 86th Academy Awards, the film lost in both categories to Gravity. [104] In addition to the following list of awards and nominations, the film was named one of the ten best films of 2013 by the Las Vegas Film Critics Society, who also ranked it as the Best Action Film of 2013. [105] List of awards and nominations Weekend Box Office Results for January 17–20, 2014 – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 20, 2014.

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Hammond, Pete (June 4, 2013). "Universal Moves Mark Wahlberg War Drama 'Lone Survivor' Into 2013 Oscar Race - Deadline.com". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 26, 2013. a b c Thompson, Anne (January 2, 2014). "Peter Berg Fought to Keep Brutal War Survival Thriller 'Lone Survivor' Real: Will Anyone See It? | Thompson on Hollywood". Thompson on Hollywood. Indiewire. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013 . Retrieved December 26, 2013. a b c d e Jordan, Pat (August 15, 2013). "Peter Berg Threw Himself Under a Bus. Now What?". The New York Times . Retrieved December 18, 2013. In a June 2012 interview about his new book, Service: A Navy SEAL at War, Luttrell was asked, "is a movie going to be made about Lone Survivor"? He replied, "We will start shooting this September [2012]. It will star Mark Wahlberg who I spoke to a couple of times by phone. I want to make sure that the movie is true to the book. Most people get their information from movies and TV and don't read, so I want to make sure this movie is as realistic as possible." [12] Upon first learning of the book in 2007, Berg arranged several meetings with Luttrell to discuss adapting the book to film. Universal Pictures acquired the film rights in August 2007, after bidding against other major studios. In re-enacting events, Berg drew much of his screenplay from Luttrell's eyewitness accounts in the book, as well as autopsy and incident reports related to the mission. After directing Battleship (2012) for Universal, Berg resumed working on Lone Survivor. Principal photography began in October 2012 and concluded in November, after 42 days. Filming took place on location in New Mexico, using digital cinematography. Luttrell and several other Navy SEAL veterans acted as technical advisors, while multiple branches of the United States Armed Forces aided the production. Two companies, Industrial Light & Magic and Image Engine, created the visual effects.I always called him Axe, and I knew him well. My twin brother, Morgan, was his best friend. He'd been to our home in Texas, and he and I had been together for a long time in SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Alfa Platoon. He and Morgan were swim buddies together in SEAL training, went through Sniper School together. Weekend Box Office Results for January 31 – February 2, 2014 – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved February 3, 2014. Lone Survivor was director of photography Tobias Schliessler's fifth collaboration with Berg, [4] :51 as well as Berg's first film to be shot digitally. Schliessler intended to shoot the film with Arri Alexa cameras, but instead used Red Epic digital cameras with Fujinon and Angénieux lenses. [35] :2 He chose the Red Epic camera "due to its compact size and lightweight body." [35] :2 When the Afghan village took on the Taliban devils really moved me, but the downing of the Chinook made me ill, and the movie did this book justice, for the first time, that I know of.

Lone Survivor: The Incredible True Story of Navy SEALs Under

Siegel, Tatiana (August 13, 2007). "Eric Bana Enlists in Peter Berg's 'Lone Survivor' – Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 2, 2014. Didn't read the print version. I can say that the narrator really gave it some personality. It wasn't always convincing but overall he added to my experience.

In the film, the four-man SEAL reconnaissance team is discovered by three goat herders—an elderly man and two teenage boys. In fact, Luttrell wrote in his book that only one of the goat herders was a teenage boy, not two. [53] Smith, Kyle (December 18, 2013). "Mark Wahlberg's 'Lone Survivor' misses the target". New York Post . Retrieved December 22, 2013. Lone Survivor – TODD-SOUNDELUX". Todd Soundelux. November 20, 2013. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014 . Retrieved January 8, 2013. Luttrell, Danny, Mikey, and Axe are deployed on a secret mission known as Operation Redwing. As a part of this mission, they’re sent into the Hindu Kush mountains in search of a dangerous Taliban leader named Ben Sharmak. Sharmak is responsible for killing many American soldiers, and he commands a vast army of Taliban troops. Because of Sharmak’s power, it’s imperative that Luttrell and his teammates have the element of surprise—in an ordinary fight, they’d be impossibly outnumbered.

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a b Telegraph reporters (March 3, 2014). "Oscars winners 2014: the full list – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022 . Retrieved March 12, 2014. Weekend Box Office Results for January 3–5, 2014 – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved March 24, 2013. The defining trait of Lone Survivor—with respect to both its characters and Mr. Berg's approach to them—is professionalism. It is a modest, competent, effective movie, concerned above all with doing the job of explaining how the job was done. Klaidman, Daniel (October 30, 2013). "Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell Survived the Taliban, But His Struggle Was Just Starting". The Daily Beast . Retrieved January 10, 2013. Yes, because it tells a great story of what happened during Operation Red Wings. However, there is a LOT of Navy recruiting going on during the book. I understand Marcus is proud, and rightfully so. But I can not help but wonder if during the editing by the Navy if it was recommended to amp up the bravado.

Fleming, Mike (May 17, 2011). "Universal, Peter Berg Plot January Start For Navy SEAL Saga 'Lone Survivor' ". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 8, 2013. a b c Holtorf-Stratton, Petra. "Climbing Mountains to Make Lone Survivor: TV & Movie Appreciation". Creative COW . Retrieved January 24, 2013. The team proceed up the mountainside, aborting their mission and intend to extract. However, true to the SEALs’ concerns, the villagers alert the Taliban, who pursue the team. Though the SEALs begin with the advantage, the sheer number of the Taliban forces begins to overwhelm them and their position. Pushed toward a ravine the SEALs are given little choice but to jump, but are thrown off balance when an RPG detonates in front of them. Dietz is killed and the remaining SEALs try desperately to raise support. Murphy scales the cliff to gain a clear signal which finally alerts the QRF, though he is killed shortly after. Andrew MacMannis, a former Marine Colonel who helped draw up the mission and was on scene during the search and recovery effort for the dead SEALs and other military personnel, says there were no reports of any enemy casualties,” according to Newsweek.