Starring: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch, Jennifer Connelly, Scott Haze, Alex Russell, Ben Hardy, Andie MacDowell
OUR RATING: ★★★☆☆
Story:
Bio-drama directed by Joseph Kosinski based on the true story of the elite crew of firefighters, called the Granite Mountain Hotshots, who battled Yarnell Hill Fire, a wildfire in Prescott, Arizona in 2013 that claimed the lives of 19 members of their team. The story focuses on the intensity of the danger and the team’s camaraderie where through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country.
Best Quotes (Total Quotes: 29)
Eric Marsh: I worked this blaze near Big Timber, Montana, in the blink of an eye there’s fire everywhere, and then charging out of these flames comes this bear on fire. That was the most beautiful and terrible thing I’ve ever seen.
Brendan McDonough: I heard you guys had some slots available.
Chris MacKenzie: Are you lost or…
Eric Marsh: We’ve got one slot open.
Eric Marsh: Do you know what we’re training for?
Brendan McDonough: Hotshots get to engage the fire directly. If you give me a chance I won’t let you down. I just had a daughter and I just really want to give her what I never had.
Eric Marsh: What are you doing here?
Brendan McDonough: I just had a daughter and I just really want to give her what I never had. If you give me a chance I won’t let you down.
Eric Marsh: Do you know the difference between a type two crew and Hotshots?
Brendan McDonough: Yes, sir. Hotshots are on the frontline and they get to engage the fire directly.
Duane Steinbrink: Now, there are two things that’ll make the mayor move. Fear and greed, right?
Duane Steinbrink: Eric, that attitude that you got right there, that cost you a lot of friends in the department.
Eric Marsh: I don’t care. Come on, Duane, you’re the Wildland fire chief. You started this thing. Well, I need your help. Please?
Duane Steinbrink: Hey, now, that’s nice. That’s a good start.
Duane Steinbrink: A SEAL team, six are firefighters.
Duane Steinbrink: You all are one of the best damn crew I’ve ever seen.
Hotshot Firefighter: [to Marsh] You guys are type two, so why don’t you what you do best, stay in the back and, uh, mop up our shit.
Eric Marsh: Sooner or later a fire is going to come out knocking at our hometown. We’ve been training for over four years. We’ve got all our hours, all our qualifications, but until we’re certified Hotshots my crew won’t even be able to set foot on the line.
Duane Steinbrink: I told you it wouldn’t be easy. Doing something that’s never been done before takes time.
Eric Marsh: I don’t know what to do.
Duane Steinbrink: Yeah, well, you got to ask yourself, “What can I live with and what can I die without?” You know what I mean?
Eric Marsh: No, I don’t.
Amanda Marsh: Do you want to talk about it, or do you want to do your John Wayne thing?
Eric Marsh: Mm-mm.
Amanda Marsh: You are ninety percent hotshot and ten percent mine, and that’s not enough!
Eric Marsh: What is that? Is that an ultimatum? Is that what that…
Amanda Marsh: No, I’m telling you how I feel, and that’s different. I want a family with the man that I love.
Marvel Steinbrink: It’s not easy sharing your man with a fire. I know.
Amanda Marsh: I’m just being a baby. You know, I don’t even know why, when I went into this with my eyes wide open.
Marvel Steinbrink: Doesn’t mean you can see everything that’s coming.
[as the fire approaches their town]
Duane Steinbrink: This is it, game time.
[to his crew]
Eric Marsh: I want you to all breathe in this beautiful vista, because once you’re Hotshots you’re never going to be able to look out into the wild and see that pure beauty again.
Eric Marsh: If this ain’t the greatest job in the world, I don’t know what is.
Man #1: The fire is threatening homes and people’s lives. I want Granite Mountain.
Eric Marsh: There it is. You’re Hotshots.
Man #2: If the fire gets passed our line it goes over to our town.
Eric Marsh: We’re only seconds away, it’s going to feel like the end of the world. As long as you can breathe you can survive.
Eric Marsh: When this thing sweeps over you it’s going to feel like the end of the world. No matter what happens, no matter what’s going on, this Granite Mountain family pulls together.
Natalie Johnson: She’s barely seen you for the past few months.
Brendan McDonough: I’m sorry.
Eric Marsh: You know, Granite Mountain is the first municipal hotshot crew in this entire country Can you believe that? That’s saying something. I’m not going to sugarcoat it, this first season as hotshots is going to be tough. We’re going to be traveling all over the country. We’re going to be working harder, going longer, so it’s important that this Granite Mountain family pulls together and looks out for each other. Because we can’t do this without your support. That’s right. Esse quam videri. “To be, rather than to seem.” And everybody here has lived up to this creed. No Supe could be prouder, right now, of his boys than I am of you guys.
Eric Marsh: No matter what happens, no matter what’s going on, stay together and look out for each other, because we’re a family.
Nurse: You all are heroes.
Eric Marsh: No one could be prouder of his boys than I am of you guys.
Eric Marsh: [to the fire] You want a piece of me, come and get it.
Eric Marsh: Now, I don’t know how to explain, but sometimes we don’t see things as they are. You know, we see them as we are.
Total Quotes: 29
Trailer:
When mother nature reclaims her territory, she does not discriminate in a socioeconomic realm. She ravages, she is not anorexic. Fire with all its variables as man attempts to tame her only by percentage. If you misdiagnose her action, how do you want to be remembered.
When you get a sense of something higher then you, there’s no wanting to come down from it. There are those professions which a brotherhood is an absolute must to your survival. Do I trust or do I worry? Does he take off when the bullets fly? Does he cower in the seat in a high speed cash? Does he feel the energy around him… mission accomplished. Time to regroup, refresh, and wind down amongst those who know… those who know you. You may always be in flux because incidences are flowing just like our hurricane season.
Have you ever been given a second chance? It’s pretty cut and dry… it’s as simple as left or right, up or down,and maybe doesn’t fit. Having a daughter and providing enlarges the bullseye to success. The families hope of a loved one emerging through the threshold was dashed by his presence. A heavy burden to relive into the future.
If you are or were a firefighter, my comments were not meant to be insulting. This is simply my perspective. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, having come away, with a munched greater appreciation, admiration and understanding, of the struggle, risks, and fortitude firefighters must endure!!!!
As fire fighters, the family’s are watchers. They watch as you carve your way in and out of their lives. Just a call away from missing birthdays, sporting events, and the usual family activities. Saying goodbye can be confused with saying hello. And for what… to save some trees, brush, and others property and some lives. “Only The Brave” should be titled “Forfeit of Live”. Are you ready to see this?
Hey Buddy, Nothing Is More Sacred Than Human Life! These Firefighters Save Thusands Of Lives, Including Children, Property, Businesses, Beloved Pets And Nature. Next Time, It Could Be Your Life, Or Your Family’s, Or A Friends, In The Real World, Sometimes You Have To Risk A Life To Save A Life. IF You Are A Human Being Or REAL Man, You Have To Be Willing To Lose, In Order To Do The Right Thing, Not Always Playing It Safe, Living For Yourself!!! Try Paing It Forward, It Feels GOOD!!!!!!
Forfeit of Life
As a firefighter your family are watchers. They are looking in to your out. They see you more away then at home. Keep the noise down… daddy is sleeping. The sacrifice of life is for some dirt, brush, or property and someones life. Time and time again this plays out. “Only The Brave” is no different. Only memories… only memories.
To Remember:
A Brotherhood
Second Chances
Certifications to Hot Shot Status
“Fighting Fire with Fire”
PTSD of the families
Mother nature reclaims her territory
The waiting, the hoping
Stayed for the credits