In 2005, four Navy SEALs went deep into Afghanistan to capture or kill a notorious Taliban leader. They were discovered by some goat herders in the middle of there mission. Without communication to their base and Superior Officers, they had a decision to make. A question of war ethics, personal morality, and human rights. They make the honorable decision to release the goat herders even though it means certain failure of the mission. Unfortunately when communication is unable to be set up, this decision also means they have to fight for their lives. It's not about 9/11 or a political statement or a moral decision: It's about fighting for the man next to you.
Lone Survivor is a visceral experience. Director/Writer Peter Berg was the first civilian to be embedded in a real SEAL team and lived with them in Iraq for a month, the lone survivor referenced in the title Marcus Luttrell moved in with Berg for a month, and the US Navy gave Berg unprecedented access to battle reports and autopsy reports to preserve authenticity and it is authenticity that permeates this film. Its realism is tangible. The several minutes of opening scenes are actual Navy SEALs stock footage of real SEAL training is the first glimpse of this realism and its brutal truths of war are felt for the next two hours. Lone Survivor is a war classic for the modern age and its depictions of heroic men and brave actions will ensure its referenced when listing the greatest war movies of all time: Saving Private Ryan....Black Hawk Down....Lone Survivor...
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