Warfare Review: Intense Real-Time Film Plunges You into the Heart of Hell
Here’s a tip: catch Warfare from one of the front seats at the movie theater to fully immerse yourself in this captivating film. Sure, 'immersive' might be excessively used to the point where it makes you queasy, yet it aptly describes this movie. The film plunges you right into the heart of a Navy SEAL mission in Iraq back in 2003, unfolding minute by minute. It’s shot with handheld cameras, featuring intense close-ups, jarring explosions, and whizzing bullets (while sound design isn’t typically glamorous, it deserves recognition for being phenomenal here). You feel like you can almost detect the scent of gunpowder. The movie "Warfare" is co-written and helmed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, an Iraq War veteran. Mendoza, who previously served as a Navy SEAL, drew from a true event for the screenplay—when his platoon's sniper position was unexpectedly attacked by Iraqi forces. D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai portrays Mendoza in a performance that is likely t...