The crew is shown digging a line and burning up vegetation in an area so that if the fire gets there, it won’t have more dry vegetation to fuel the fire further. Eric’s wife Amanda (Jennifer Connelly) is already in the kitchen and reminds him of a fight they had last night, and he apologizes before heading to the fire.Įric’s crew is a 2nd level crew also called “deucers” which means they can’t go to the front lines of a wildfire. He’s getting all his supplies ready after being called to join in on stopping a wildfire near Phoenix. After the bear runs by it flashes to the house of Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) who is the superintendent of the local wildfire crew in Prescott, Arizona. Out of the forest, we see the outline of a bear on fire running towards the camera.
The script's basic theme - that each of these men were more than just soldiers, they each had families, loved ones, reasons to live - magnify the tragedy of each death, so this film not only honors and glorifies these men's accomplishments, it also serves as a meditation on the true cost of war.Only the Brave opens up with what feels like a dream sequence in a forest with a wild fire going. A great cast, including such Asian American luminaries like Jason Scott Lee, Mark Dacascos, Tamlyn Tomita, Pat Morita (maybe his last performance), and others, along with a scrupulous attention to detail - weapons, uniforms, etc.
As of this writing, this film has mainly been on the film festival circuit - I can't believe this was a low-budget, independent film - a period piece, and a war picture, to boot. With all the renewed interest in World War II as this generation of men begin to pass from the scene, I can't believe there haven't been more films about the little- known exploits of this all-Japanese American 442nd RCT. This is a terrific film and tribute to an unbelievable group of soldiers and just one of their amazing accomplishments.
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