LONE SURVIVOR - GO SEE IT

Normally I do not promote movies or provide movie reviews here, but I felt this one deserved special recognition and discussion.
This weekend I went to see the new movie Lone Survivor. I went into it uncertain what to expect, given the trailers I had seen on TV and of course the history behind the true story survivor, Marcus Luttrell.
The movie begins with actual footage of soldiers enduring the brutal seal training. I happened to read one reviewer state he felt this was misplaced, and did not do service to the movie. He could not have been further from the truth. In my opinion, seeing the actual training footage allows the viewer to see what these brave men go through to become the soldiers that serve our country proudly. This strength, and where it is established, are an important part of watching the entire movie.
The movie itself is very well done in my opinion. It does not attempt to glamorize war, or to minimize the sacrifices these men must make in order to serve our country. Of course there is blood, death, and brutality. It is a war, not a vacation. These issues were well portrayed within the movie.
The choices and decisions these soldiers must make were very well laid out. The inability to establish exactly who you are fighting or should trust, the government red tape tying the hands of these soldiers on what they are able to do just to protect themselves from harm. All of these issues are on display here and play an integral part of the movie, as it should.
The ending of the film was also extremely effective and well placed. By showing these real life soldiers who died during this actual event, and mixing in the pictures with their own families and life away from the military, the viewer is able to see these soldiers are real people just like you and I, that have sacrificed so much in order to serve their country, and yet done so proudly and heroically.
I admit I had tears in my eyes watching the end of this film. It was very moving to see what these soldiers are capable of doing, what they do to protect us, and the sacrifices they must make in order to do so.
This is a well done movie that every American should see, if nothing else perhaps to respect even more what true heroes we have around us that go unnoticed each and every day.