- The motto of the Granite Mountain Hotshots is “Esse quam videri,” which means “To be, rather than to seem.”
- Brotherhood, unity, loyalty
- Courage
- Family
- Second chances and forgiveness
- “Doing something that’s never been done before takes time.” – Duane Steinbrink (Jeff Bridges)
- Wow, how did they film some of those scenes? The fire looks very real. Great job.
- You get to see pictures of the actual men who served in the Granite Mountain Hotshots team at the end of the movie.
- Jennifer Connelly makes a gorgeous cowgirl and gives the best stand-out performance in the movie. Her emotional range was stellar. She spent time with the real Amanda Marsh to prepare for her role in the film.
- Jeff Bridges sings in a band called “Steinbrink and the Rusty Pistol” in a bar scene!
- I thought it was interesting that the famous travel empire, Conde Nast, was involved with this film. You see some beautiful Arizona landscapes.
- In terms of emotion and exciting fire action, Only The Bravereminded me of the 1991 movie Backdraft, which I loved.
- Congrats to Miles Teller for having two movies in theaters at the same time! He’s currently also starring in Thank You for Your Service
- I liked Dierks Bentley’s featured song Hold The Light (From “Only The Brave”) [feat. S. Carey]
- There are several other movies also titled “Only the Brave”, but they are not related to this movie. Seems like they could have picked another title, right?
- There were some scenes that were annoyingly dark, as in, I couldn’t see the expressions on people’s faces when they were talking in a dark room. I’m sure it was an artistic choice, but it still bugged me.
- Sometimes you can’t quite hear the dialogue, because there are so many other sounds going on.
- I like Jeff Bridges, but lately he only plays the same old character in all of his movies. This is the first time he and Josh Brolin have worked together in a film since True Grit, another fantastic movie where Jeff Bridges plays the same kind of character. Don’t get me wrong…he does it very well!
- Lots of spitting. ha ha
Tips for parents:
- Some profanity, trash talk, and 1 F-bomb.
- Someone gets a rattlesnake bite.
- Drug use
- Talk of sex
- Lots of dangerous fire and perilous situations
- People die.
- Wounded horse.
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