Thursday, February 16, 2012

Act of Valor ~ Damn Few.



This movie is a unique film in that it uses real enlisted United States Navy Seals. You discover what it’s like to be part of a Navy Seal team. The movie tries to give you a first person view of what combat is like for a Seal. You’re part of the training, the action, and you feel the emotion when these brave men have to leave their families when duty calls.

I think the movie was done really well. I imagine filming a military movie can be quite complicated in that if you glorify the soldiers too much, you are seen as making a recruiting video. If you don’t do it enough, you’re seen as anti-military propaganda. I felt this movie was just right. The enlisted men had to play themselves, so it wasn’t awkward watching them interact with professional actors.  

What starts off as an extraction mission to rescue a captured CIA agent turns into a hunt for terrorist entering America with devious intentions. The Seal team follows each lead, tracking down vital information to stop them from entering America and killing innocent people. Unlike other movies you may have seen which seem unrealistic, this movie is believable.


If you’re a fan of combat movies, you’ll enjoy this movie. If you’re anti-military everything, you’ll wish to stay away. You’ve seen movies showing the training these men have gone through. Now see them put that training to use. I could not help cheering in different parts of the movie my self. 

God Bless the US Seal Teams, our military, and everyone who shows Valor, be they the police, the firefighters, or anyone else who puts themselves in harm’s way to help others.    

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