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In Sabray, Luttrell befriends a man named Mohammad Gulab, the son of the wise elder who runs the village. With Gulab and his father’s help, Luttrell is hidden and protected from the Taliban forces. Luttrell later learns that the Taliban are careful to respect the Pashtuns’ communities for fear of losing valuable allies. Gulab’s father carries a message to an American military base two miles away, explaining that Luttrell is alive. a b Showcase Cinemas (January 27, 2014). "Lone Survivor". Showcase Cinemas. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014 . Retrieved March 14, 2014. I wanted to read this book because so many people had told me how great it was. However, I must have been naive to expect the story to be written as a narrative versus as a sort of long conversation with the writer. The book is full of very far right Conservative, anti-Liberal rhetoric, which, these days, I'm getting a bit tired of all the political hate, from both sides. I understand that should maybe be expected from some military guys but I felt it severely distracted from the story. I appreciate and agree the sacrifice anyone in the military makes needs to be remembered, which is part of why I wanted to read the book. But the author so clearly expected the "liberal media" to criticize him that his criticism of the very far left Liberals (though he seemed to expect this of all liberals) and defense of his and the military's actions pervaded the entire book. I ended up being taken out of the story every time he would do this, even though I agree there are sometimes necessary evils and tough choices made in the time of war. a b c d e f g Michael Cummings; Eric Cummings (January 10, 2014). "How Accurate Is Lone Survivor?". Slate . Retrieved January 11, 2014.

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Several reviewers criticized Lone Survivor for focusing more on its action scenes than on characterization. In his review for The Star-Ledger, Stephen Whitty wrote, "This is the sort of bare-bones story that well served plenty of World War II movies once, and it would work here, if Berg had the sense to develop these men as characters, first. But we don't really get to know any of them, or what they might bring personally to this life-or-death emergency." [98] Rafer Guzman of Newsday wrote, "The movie seems more concerned with military-style action than with telling us who these fallen heroes really were." [99] 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.When I read the book, I knew instantly that this would be a perfect movie for [Berg]. His strengths as a director are in taking an audience into a closed world ... He loves to take an audience into a world and show them the details but then hit them with this emotional wallop. The book has this incredibly emotional story of brotherhood and sacrifice, and then ultimately, in the story with Gulab, this grace and humanity even in the midst of war.

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a b c "Lone Survivor True Story vs Movie – Real Marcus Luttrell, Mike Murphy". History vs. Hollywood. CTF Media. November 18, 2013 . Retrieved December 21, 2013. Marcus voice was well represented. Some reviewers have criticized Kevin Collins' "fake Texas accent". I am from Oklahoma and I thought he did a great job! You probably wouldn't want an authentic Texas accent; Boomhauer is from Texas but I wouldn't want him narrating this story, I tell ya hwat! Uthman, Dan (August 31, 2013). "What Alabama did the night before beating Virginia Tech | For The Win". USA Today Sports . Retrieved January 17, 2014.Summary of Action, Navy.mil, June 28, 2005, archived from the original on January 14, 2014 , retrieved 2011-06-13 Berg] wanted the audience to be as close to our characters and as close to the action as possible to experience the extreme circumstances our war heroes had to go through emotionally and physically. Weekend Box Office Results for February 14–16, 2014 – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved March 19, 2014. Weekend Box Office Results for February 21–23, 2014 – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved March 19, 2014. To provide authenticity, Luttrell moved into Berg's home for one month while Berg was writing the script. He acted as a consultant, detailing to Berg his eyewitness account of the events that unfolded during Operation Red Wings. [3] Berg later embedded with a Navy SEAL team—becoming the first civilian to do so—and lived with them for a month in Iraq while he continued writing the screenplay. [27] [28] In re-enacting the injuries and deaths of the fallen Navy SEAL servicemen, Berg relied on Luttrell's eyewitness accounts from the book, as well as autopsy reports of the deceased and after-action reports. [29] The United States Navy provided incident reports related to the mission, [25] as well as archival military training footage, which is shown during the film's opening credits sequence. [27] :1 Still photographs shown during the opening credits sequence were taken from Richard D. Schoenberg's war photography book The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday: Making Navy SEALs. [3] During filming, there were some dialogue changes in comparison to Berg's script, as the filmmaker occasionally encouraged the actors to improvise their lines. [28] Filming [ edit ] Principal photography [ edit ]

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Idelson, Karen (December 13, 2013). "Oscar Sound Contenders: To be inside the characters heads, or outside?". Variety . Retrieved January 7, 2014. No. Alot of it dragged for me. While it was needed and important, all the mourning was dull for me. I've never lost anyone close to me, i've never been in the military nor has anyone close to me. I respect it and i totally get it but there was nothing for me to tether to because I've never been there. Shirley, Paul (January 17, 2014). "Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay – Movie News". JoBlo.com . Retrieved March 18, 2014. 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. Sharkey, Betsy (December 24, 2013). "Review: Peter Berg's fierce 'Lone Survivor' captures realities of war". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 26, 2013.MSNBC. 12 June 2007. Web. 15 Nov. 2009. < "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-23 . Retrieved 2009-11-16. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)> Uhlich, Keith (December 17, 2013). "Lone Survivor: movie review". Time Out . Retrieved December 25, 2013. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Lone Survivor – Movie Production Notes". Cinema Review . Retrieved March 11, 2019. Weekend Box Office Results for February 7–9, 2014 – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved February 11, 2014.

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a b Finke, Nikki (August 20, 2007). " 'Lone Survivor' Book To Be Universal Film". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 26, 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. Cheney, Alexandra (November 18, 2013). "Why 'Lone Survivor' Cast, Director Took Significant Pay Cuts – Speakeasy". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved December 21, 2013.

Guzman, Rafer (December 20, 2013). " 'Lone Survivor' review: Patchogue Navy SEAL Michael Murphy honored, superficially". Newsday . Retrieved December 23, 2013. Marcus - his story, his ethics, and his personal views on the media and politics came through loud and clear. I didn't agree with them all, but they were heartfelt and sincere. Digital cinema post-production facility DeLuxe supplied the production with a 40-foot trailer, known as the EC3 (a joint venture between Company 3 and EFILM). The equipment enabled Schleissler to oversee every shot of the film in the EC3 trailer. He also collaborated with colorist Adrian Delude in changing the exposure for all cameras used which, according to Schliessler, "would have been more difficult when shooting on film." [35] :2 Company 3 carried out the digital intermediate. [3] Design and effects [ edit ]