Guest Blogger: Grant W1

I chose the movie “Act of Valor” for the movie blog. It’s about this Navy SEAL team and how they operate in missions. It starts out with them and their families and them getting a mission about two C.I.A. agents getting kidnapped. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a planned attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home. Each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the terrorist’s plan, which stretches from Chechnya to the Philippines and from Ukraine to Somalia. The operation sends the SEALs across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they engage in an epic firefight. So they go off to duty, there’s many intense scenes, and all the SEALs on the team in the movie are actual active duty Navy SEALs. My favorite part of the movie is when the SEAL team raids a house to get the two C.I.A. agents back. They stelthfully secure a premature around the house and slowly sneak in. There are two snipers covering the outside while the rest of the SEAL team completes the mission inside. Then after they get the C.I.A. agent they leave the premises and are chased. They are chased by a terrorist group through the woods and into a lake where the other SEALs were waiting with rescue boats. I would defiantly recommend this movie for anyone. Kids, teens, or even adults. It may be violent but it is an adrenaline rush.