Success of “Lone Survivor” Shows Strength Inherent in ‘Brotherhood’-type Films…

As of January 15, Lone Survivor, the motion picture adaption of Marcus Luttrell’s harrowing experiences while in Afghanistan, has pulled in over $47.9 million at the box office. That – in and of itself – proves that there is a strong market for films that place the spotlight on “the brotherhood”; the common bond that forms among men who are at war. Men at war form a special bond that transcends many things over one’s lifespan. We’ve heard many Veterans describe their buddies in combat as “closer to them than their wives” several times. Combat certainly has to be the most incredible stress of all time, and a bond forms between these men that never fades, never dies. All of the successful war films we can think of this is the string upon which the story is strung (if you think we’re missing something by all means let me know). It is the backbone of the story as it is the backbone of any military unit or sports team. The bond leads to cohesion and without cohesion, no military unit can be successful.  Without a backbone or spine, no story can be successful be it a novel, screenplay, or short story. The world in which we live anymore is a very fragmented, singular existence. Many are more tuned in to electronic devices than they are people. Could it be that – and the audience for this type of film skews heavily male – there is a dearth of this in most of today’s movies? Maybe that’s why this happens.

Success of “Lone Survivor” Shows Strength Inherent in ‘Brotherhood’-type Films…

The main point here is that ‘the brotherhood” is “The Brotherhood” of which we’ve been stressing here & that which our story is about; close knit members of a group that outsiders can’t enter unless they’ve been through certain experiences. This type of male bonding was a favorite theme of Director Sam Peckinpah’s many films; especially in The Wild Bunch (1969) where – instead of splitting up – the Bunch all go down together. This may be the most extreme example, but you get the idea.

We’re on the something here. With this. The short (trailer for a full length feature) will be strong enough & pack one hell of a punch. The feature even more so.

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