![]() Indeed I'd go so far as to say it's an irresponsible film that romanticizes war, perpetuating the myth that dying on the field of battle is something other than bloody, gruesome and ultimately pointless. I can not as a consequence recommend this film. Questions about the waste of human life and potential, the political validity of wars fought on foreign soil,that are inherent in this film are drowned out by the "rah rah and hoopla" about God and country. Whats really troubling about Lone Survivor is it stubbornly refuses to shed the jingoistic overtones that could have lifted this film above the raft of other US made war movies. Even if like me you are not from the United States you can not help but feel considerable sympathy as you watch a group of young men horrifically slaughtered as they take on an overwhelmingly larger enemy force. What follows is visceral, disturbing and above all very sad. ![]() Repost is prohibited without the creators permission. Set during the war in Afghanistan, it dramatizes the unsuccessful United States Navy SEALs counter-insurgent. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. Lone Survivor Movies123: Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team get on a mission to eliminate evil Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Due to poor planning, dodgy equipment and a general lack of resources however the mission is doomed to failure. Lone Survivor is a 2013 American biographical war film based on the eponymous 2007 nonfiction book by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Watch Lone Survivor 123movies online for free. The plot of the film is simple enough, a group of special forces soldiers are sent to Afghanistan to assassinate a militia leader with ties to the Taliban. ![]() Its lamentable that whilst Lone Survivor might be viewed as a anti war film it could just as easily be perceived as a ringing endorsement for the US military. When four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative in Afghanistan are spotted by goatherds, the soldiers decide not to. ![]()
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