Ash being Persian you have an understanding of the importance of what it means when someone is your guest. I learned in the few weeks I spent in Iran what real hospitality is, and that when a family takes you in as a guest it means much more than it does in the west. I also learned why all the other middle eastern people warn you not to party with Persians lol.
@@justtrustash Lone Survivor is a great film and probably Director Peter Berg's best. He has worked with Mark Wahlberg on 5 films including: Spenser Confidential, Mile 22, Patriots Day, and Deep Water Horizon. Another great Berg movie in the middle east is The Kingdom with Jamie Foxx, which is such an awesome action film that I highly recommend.
@@justtrustashLOL between the singing the food and dancing never seeming to end and how amazing the hospitality and friendliness of the people it was shocking. The host family who I was a guest of their eldest son had gotten married the day after I got there. WOW was an amazing two weeks.
When Marcus Latrell came back from the war, some people broke onto his property and killed his dog. He got in his truck and chased after them and was on the phone with the police the whole time. The full 911 call is on RU-vid, and that incident and Marcus directly inspired the John Wick character
@@nicdaigle9832 Probably some no good pieces of shit who heard of Marcus' experiences and for some unfathomable reason decided he deserved it. Or they had no idea who they were fucking with. I wouldn't bother calling the police if someone killed my dog, especially if I am an ex military solider who's been through hell. I would deal with them personally.
I'm a grown ass man, and a 100% disabled veteran, and I freely admit that Marcus Lutrell is my hero. My spine injuries are similar to his, and if he can crawl miles across that mountain in that condition then I can get my sorry ass out of the recliner and at least do some menial housework.
Beautiful story and loved your reaction to it.. Marcus is a gentle giant who still lives in Texas on a ranch taking care of his mom and family. He has tried for years to get the man who saved him to move to America with his family (Marcus wanted to pay for everything), but the man won’t leave his village and the people he loves. It’s truly one of the greatest stories of my lifetime. Thank you for sharing
Fun fact: At the beginning of the movie after we see their little sprint, you'll see a bunch of guys around a table. The one guy with sunglasses and a black beanie, is in fact the real Marcus Lutrell. Also, Lieutenant Michael P. "Murph" Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor. There's a workout based on what he did called the Murphy challenge, which is really intense and not to mention USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), the 62nd ship of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, named in his honor.
Marcus has stayed in contact with the man who saved him has even had him to the us to his family home. There is a great 60 minute’s interview with Marcus and the man who saved him. It’s amazing
Only for a short time. Also most of the "heroic" story has been debunked. Quiet sad, but they just fucked up from the beginning and Marcus Luttrell sugar coated it. Which was one of the reasons his Afghan savior distanced himself later from Luttrell.
@@wolfgangkranek3761.) They're reddit needs who "debunked" the story have far less credibility than the guy who was there 2.)Every involved member of JSOC has said this was a fucked up hit. That's not news. 3.) Muhammad is currently living in a mansion in Southern California. He's been well taken care of.
It's devastating how them making that moral choice with the kid, the angry teenager, and the old man on that mountainside led to all of the events after. Making the right moral choice indirectly led to a devastating result. This movie is so damn good. Congrats on 100k subs Ash (and Hannah!). I'll be here for 200k.
@@11BscoutNG in the movie yes. Alot of accounts I’ve read claims they stumbled upon them as they were still debating the decision and held back to follow them. In the article I posted Gulab says not just the Taliban but all the villagers heard or saw the helicopter drop them off that night. They were already being tracked. That supposedly.. that’s what happened a lot In Afghanistan. Despite what movies will have you believe we don’t have “super soldiers”. It’s a really interesting read from a different perspective.
@@bigmikem1578 Not to mention that in such a region, with little noise and light pollution, and roaming shepherds, it’s hard to say whether or not someone heard you coming in.
@@roems6396 I’m reality the decision was irrelevant to them. They were already being tracked and what happened happened. Maybe if they had executed them the Taliban would have ambushed them all right then and there.
I’ve read before that Axel’s dad only agreed to the film if they showed what actually happened to his son. All the wounds he received, even the headshot he initially survived, were documented on his autopsy.
@@Gutslingernot true. Marcus and Axe were separated, so on Marcus' debrief he was able to give locations of Murphy and Dietz's bodies, but not Axe... It took them a while to locate his remains.
@@ryjawa you’re right, Axe was separated and took quite a while to find his body, I can’t remember the exact days, but I remember when I read the book, I was wondering if the body would decomposed after that period of time (sorry for my strange thoughts)
The ending always gets me, i was in afghan at the same time this took place. I was in my mid 20s then, seeing the ages of those guys at the time and what they went through. Am 40 now, makes me sad thinking what they would be doing now.
the part where murphy sacrifices himself to call in backup really happened and he was awarded the medal of honor for his actions(highest possible military decoration for anyone that didn't know)
100k! congrats guys! All the hard work editing, building your community up, making great thumbnails, and most importantly having amazing chemistry with Hannah and all your guests that provide us with consistent entertaining reactions is what got you here. It's not luck, it's well deserved, congrats mate!
@@justtrustash Dear "Hannash"!😉 I love watching you watching films like this one, I am always moved like Hannah, think she is a highly sensitive person and enjoy your humanity (and comedy!) as well Ash! Please try Terrence Malick "Red thin line", you won`t definetely regret it, it`s a masterpiece in every way!! You gotta do this, trust me.😇 Greetings from Germany, all the best, Frank
You know, in case you're wondering. The goat farmer, whom they let go. Wasn't thanking them for letting them go, he was in fact saying "You're all going to die today" That's was so chilling about that scene.
@@justtrustash I actually just heard it in the bit of the trailer that you included in the video. my song in the first 40 seconds. no clue how I stumbled upon your channel but I've sort of sticked around. well done man ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yoLFk4JK_RM.html
Luttrell and I share the same general surgeon. I was in a bad accident with an explosive back in 2015. Months into my recovery, I was able to meet Luttrell. Not only a humbling experience, but a testimony to how much pain we can face in life and still bounce back. Like Luttrell said, "Never out of the fight."
This one always gets me. Sometime after this movie came out, the taliban released the actual footage 😢 the gun fights were insanely loud!!! All the sounds of the shots reverberating off the rocks n shit. I couldn’t believe how loud it was up on that mountain. But the chilling part is (I’ll never forget this) 😥 You can actually hear Mike Murphy screaming in extreme desperation for Marcus right before they killed him 😭😭😭😭 I’ll never forget that scream. RIP warriors.
I almost didn't watch this because of how hard the movie was to watch, but I'm glad I did. Great commentary about the father and son who helped him, It's incredible what they did
@Urusovite The shot were all 4 of them jump down that rock and behind them is an explosion. That‘s Hollywood man you know that. It‘s a small critisism so don‘t make it bigger than it is. It‘s Hollywood after all.
My dad was an Night Stalker MH-47 Chinook pilot in Afghanistan, asleep but on call when this occurred. Due to a number of factors, he was fortunately not piloting the Chinook that was shot down with the RPG, though circumstantially he very well could have been. We lost many good husbands and fathers in that Chinook, people who looked after me as if they were my family, and the mourning period for them was a heavy part of my childhood. Nothing compared to the fraternal relationships my dad lost, of course. The next few days, my dad was working with the other pilots in the Unit working to deal with the aftermath of the situation. RIP Corey Goodnature, Chris Scherkenbach, and the others who gave their lives attempting that rescue. NSDQ.
I hope this channel blows up with subs. It's hands down one of the best react channels I follow. You guys are great. Keep up the great content and congrats on 100K!
Thank you so much Ash for putting a smile on my face regularly over the past year. I know we will probably meet in person but you seem like one of the most genuine guys around and like one of the boys.
Also the tricky part about the herders is that those goats travel that path everyday they are gonna go up and down regardless if the herders are with them or not. So if they brought the herders with them whilst extracting and 50 goats go back down the trail by themselves the taliban will know something is going on
First of all, CONGRATS!!! on the 100k. I knew it was coming and I'm happy to be here. It's always a pleasure and a good time watching y'all react and banter with each other haha. and man, I can't even think to imagine what these guys went through. It's just crazy to even watch the movie, let alone going through it...I have nothing but respect for the men and women who serve. And the man and his village that helped Marcus, I mean, what kindness must you possess to do this. This is the kind of culture, tradition, and respect I want to learn from. Also I saw some of the behind the scenes and they really had stuntmen falling down a mountain, that was crazy! props to them. Thank you for sharing this with us and congrats again. ON TO 1 MIL! LETS GO!!!
When I was a new Army officer, we had discussions in training about this incident and the moral question regarding what to do with the goat herders. The whole mission was a popular thing to study/read.
@@TWteedoubleu Not to armchair quarterback but he could have sent two guys to the mountain top to establish comms while the other two watched the prisoners (once a GOTWA was given of course). Once comms were up call for extract, once the helo was 5 min out cut the prisoners loose (or flexcuff all their ankles together to slow them down) and then run like hell for the LZ. Once again hindsight is always 20/20. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!!!
@just cause that sounds good until you take into account the fact that they were in hostile territory with what appeared to be limited Intel and no coms. Splitting up like that represented a huge risk. Personally I believe the herders should've met an unfortunate death. There was no way any other option would've worked. Regardless, as you said, hindsight IS 20/20. Securing the ankles wouldn't have been much of an option, given that they didn't know if comms would actually be up once they summited the mountain. It's a crappy scenario to deal with either way.
Man Ive heard the radio transmissions from that entire event when Marcus went after them with two Beretta M9s and the dispatcher telling him to not pursue, and him calmly telling her who he was lol.
@@letsgotomarsman actually that is true. It’s in the book he wrote. His PTSD kicked in and he went hunting. Marcus called the cops and told them that they better find him before he does.
@letsgotomarsman I've read comments from the people that would know that while it's not "based" in any way on the actual events that the news report about the incident did spark the idea that resulted in the movie.
Rest in Peace to those who fell in Operation Redwing💜🇺🇸 The man that saved Marcus lives in the US now. Marcus pulled every string he could and after the man had to go into hiding fro helping Marcus , Marcus contacts got him out and he now lives safely in America.
Years after this event, Marcus invited, and payed for, Mohammad Gulab to come stay for awhile on his family's ranch, here in Texas. They have remained friends ever since.
My brother was in Iraq and Afganistan during the war. Every once in a while one of us family would get a sat phone call from him (they would pass it from person to person to call home). We knew where he was, and he had some very close calls w/ IED's, skirmishes, ambushes and suicide strikes. All of us family never watched the news b/c it stressed us out incredibly wondering if he was "in the news". He came back home safe but w/ bad PTSD. On a side note, this movie was filmed in the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, NM where i live and hike constantly.
That's a tough one. I finally got around to reading the book on my last deployment to Afghanistan in 2012. It's a little more graphic but at least you can just look away to pause. The ending gets me every time too.
Yeah, this one hits different. Served from 08-12. In training you learn to hate your enemy. When fighting, you learn to respect your enemy. If I'm lucky enough to reach old age maybe I'll learn to forgive them.
The afghani who saved his life is living actually in the USA right now. Marcus has got him to the states due to his bravery and being a just human being. Beautifull story.
Actually that isn’t true. He has had several disagreements with Marcus over money😢. He returned and they don’t speak. That doesn’t make many people happy but money has a way of doing just that. The root of all evil.
I have watched this reaction video at least 5 times and it touches my heart to see you guys truly capture the heart of the movie. Both of my brothers are Marines and one passed away at the age of 18, so I know the sacrifices our military(veterans) make and it makes me happy to see people react the way you both did. Thank you for sharing your time and love with us. I hope this comment makes sense. I’m crying as I typing it. God bless you both!! Love ya!!!
It truly was but they might not have been able to legally they didn’t say. Plus it ended up being a false summit. They woulda had time if it was the peak is prob what they were thinking.
There is probably a tactical reason why that wasn't a good idea. For example, four men moving through terrain like that with three hostages is hard enough. But at least three of them would have their attention inwards rather than outwards. They didn't have the numbers to scout ahead, maintain a watch to the rear and sides, and maintain security of three prisoners.
LMAO!! "That went up his......***hole"... "The only way out is levitation"... "This is a Shawshank situation, we gotta start digging holes " .... Epic Lines!!! LMAO!!
You guys need to really watch Marcus talk about this event. He breaks everything down and everything. Even if you don’t react to it, just watch it with your gf and listen to how he recalls the events. It’s amazing. Gulag the guy who saved him still comes and visits Marcus on his ranch.
I know I live in my own little world, but it is always nice to see fresh reactions to this movie. Masterpiece to say the least. Thanks to all who serve.
Besides 13 Hours, I also recommend watching Generation Kill, The Pacific, Shooter, Tears of the Sun and Act of Valor. This was loosely adapted from the novel of the same name by Marcus Lutrell
The older man with the goats said “your blood will be separated from your body by dawn” The lil boy at the end said “ goodbye uncle I’ll miss you” Love you guys🙏
I don’t read much but I do love true story reads. I read this book during my third deployment to Iraq and I couldn’t put it down. Of course I had to but I didn’t want to. The movie is almost a carbon copy of the book. This event happens during my second deployment. It was a sad damn day. Love you two!!!! Keep it up and never change!
FYI: Marcus Lutrell is in the Chinook helicopter as well as the scene where they're eating breakfast, in the breakfast scene he's the one in the black beanie
Tell that all those Afghan locals, who helped the US and their allies for over a decade and then were discarded by them for the Taliban to kill them as collaborators... Good luck finding local support in the next country that your country invades and occupies...
Thanks for reacting to this guys. Im a US Vet. Love this story. According to Marcus the movie was actually dumbed down because some of what really happened was pretty pretty bad. All in all its a wild story. Middle East has some amazing people. The whole thing is wild. If you want Marcus has some videos of him talking through the story that are on RU-vid that he goes through. There are details that aren't in the movie that he talks about.
Yes a false summit is exactly what it sounds like, when you are going up a mountain and there is a large flat area on top that looks like the summit from the bottom of the slope, but when you get to the crest you see it actually extends flat for a bit and then keeps sloping upward. Usually you can’t see the second part on top till you get close enough. It can be very disheartening especially when you’re very tired or someone misread a map, or in this case you’re being chased by men with guns. Glad you guys kept that long silence after it finished. It was heavy watching you two in that moment. Great upload as always
This movie is the closest to the truth in a war movie film I've ever seen I was 15 when it happened in 2005 and remembered hearing about it on the news and I'm from Texas
I’m sure that the man and his boy were honoured and appreciated for saving Markus as you can see the actual photo of them together at the end of the movie. I bought the dvd and there are bonus feature film of the director talking with all the parents of the soldiers and the actors as well talking with the parents. They wanted very much to do their very best in acting out what they all went through on that mission. Best war movie I ever saw. Also want to thank very soldier through all the wars throughout past wars up to now living or pasted away, thank all of them for what they did for us
The book paints a more dire picture. An insane tale overall. Just horrific for all involved. Tough to watch, tough to read. RIP. I've read Marcus' book and watched the movie several times, but your reaction genuinely brought me to tears.
This is why us Americans (well most of us anyway) love our veterans and the country they risk (and sometimes gives) there lives to protect. I don’t think we do enough for our veterans. Especially the ones with PTSD. Marcus deserves the highest honors and his team a monument to there sacrifice.
So glad you guys watched this. I believe I mentioned it in another one of your reactions. When I watched this for the first time. I couldn't contain myself. I think I may have paused it because I was crying so hard. The rocks scenes were soooo horrific to watch. So well done. Side Note. If you notice, Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg make great movies together. Peter is such a great director and story teller. Just know, if you see any movie starring Mark Wahlberg and it's to be a true story with action, just know Peter Berg is the director. You guys should check out, Deep Water Horizon & Patriots Day with Mark Wahlberg. Both are true stories.
The first day I was Afghanistan, Bagram AB, that morning I walked into the JOC RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT when the Helo trying to rescue Marcus was shot down by the RPG. That was my, "Welcome to Afghanistan!!", moment. We held the memorial, for the eight 160th SOAR guys who were killed in the helo, on July 3rd, 2005.
Funfact Marcus Luttrell (the lone survivor) actually had a role in this movie. He also has done a podcast with Joe Rogan if you wanna hear his full story.
I’ve just found your channel and I’m obsessed with your reactions! You two are so fun to watch. This movie wasn’t the best example, but your emotions are so palpable here. You should watch some interviews of Marcus. Absolutely legend!
Ash I love seeing true emotions from people who watch films. You both make me happy after very long days at work! Hopefully I'll get to meet you guys one day
Axe actually was shot just above his temple which in turn about took his face off, Marcus said all that was recognizable was his bottom lip. Axe couldnt see until he put an abdominal bandage on pulling his face basically back on. When Marcus and Axe got separated, they found Axe's body about 4 miles away wtih his head cut off. Marcus said thats the only way you could kill Axe and make him stop fighting. The movie also fails to show that Marcus crawled 7 miles before Goulab found and saved him and it took another 3 days for the Americans to get in and rescue him due to the environment and Taliban presence. Danny was also shot twice in the throat and couldnt talk, Marcus fireman carried him 4 or 5 times and every time he slipped he landed directly on top of Danny, Danny pulled Marcus close and told/wheezed him to "never do that again", in which the last fireman carry Marcus swung Danny into the bullet that hit him in the back of the head instantly killing him. the dead weight threw Marcus off balance and he fell off the second drop. Remember in the movie they can hear each other, but in reality it was so loud they had to read lips and and use hand signals to communicate. Murph was actually blown off that rock outcropping to the left of Marcus and Marcus heard him screaming for help so loud that Marcus could hear it over the gunfire. Marcus couldnt take that and actually threw his weapon down to cover his ears cause he couldnt stand the sound of his best friend dying and he couldnt help him. When the Helicopters came in, it was on the other side of the mountain and Marcus only heard them, he never heard that one went down til 11 days after he was rescued in the hospital. While in the village, Marcus was roughed up by the Taliban, but he never used a knife to kill anyone and even when the Taliban would attack the village, the villagers threw Marcus head first into a hole for 27 hours straight so he wouldnt be found. its a great movie but they left out tremendous details. When they shove dirt into the wounds, its to stop the bleeding cause they were out of bandages. For Additional context, Marcus was the team medic, hence why hes always looking at the wounds of the others in the movie.
My former SBS Unit (C Squadron) were on another similar operation about 150 miles away from where the Op Red Wings took place and could pick up the distorted communications traffic on our UHF radio and we would of gladly supported our U.S Naval Special Warfare brothers if we got the nod to do so!
And thank god that that fellow and his son took him in as their guest and protected him. That’s the culture of the people that I like of them protect their guest and take good care of the guest
I've been watching a lot of reaction videos to this movie and are the first to make me weep a little, thanks a lot. I don't know if anyone said in the comments that Marcus Latrell was at the table in the beginning of the movie.
Ash, big fan of you and your family’s reactions to great movies. I’ve watched this video several times because of how genuine it is. I’m especially touched by y’all’s reaction to this movie, as it is my favorite war film of all time. I was a U.S Marine infantryman for 6 years and I remember us passing the lone survivor book around the platoon before the movie came out. Once maybe twice I heard you refer to Mr. Gulab who saved Marcus as the taliban or that Marcus was his enemy. I know you get caught up in the moment for these reactions so I want you to know this isn’t coming from a mean spirit but Mr. Gulab wasn’t taliban, and in fact the taliban was the enemy of the villagers and U.S service men and women. A lot of the Afghan villagers had great relationships with the troops on the ground over there. Proud of y’all’s hard work and new studio vide, 🍺 cheers mate from Texas!
I am so proud to be from Texas, have a brother as a US Marine, Marcus, Morgan Luttrel and Chris Kyle all from TEXAS!! America Sniper should be next on your list. Marcus has shared his story. It’s amazing, when you have time look it up. It’s about and hour and a half but it’s awesome to hear it directly from him.
just found this channel and absolutely fell in love with you guys! I was locked in for y'alls reactions the entire video!! little late to the party but cheers to 100k subs!!! RIP to everyone who gave everything in Operation Red Wing
Marcus Luttrell went on Joe Rogan 2 years ago. He said after everything he'd been through, he was half dead and ran into some dude on the mountain. He had the tension out of his trigger and was ready to kill him and the man said "shampoo hydrate". He said that was the best sound in the world lol. This film was amazing.
