The interesting thing about the fire in “Only the Brave” is that it almost has a personality. The movie really drives home the idea that these men were part of a brotherhood. Every moment the crew is together is fantastic, especially when they joke around with each other and play pranks. Each and every member of the cast played their part to make the screen version of the Granite Mountain Hotshots seem like the family they were in real life. Among the cast is Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges, and Taylor Kitsch, all of which performed wonderfully. The best part of “Only the Brave” is by far the cast and how their own chemistry represents that of the real Granite Mountain Hotshots. The men’s homelife was considerable strained due to the amount of time they spent in the field and “Only the Brave” displays this stress very well.” “Only the Brave” splits the story pretty evenly between the family of the Hotshots and each crew member’s respective family and home life.
While the movie includes every member of the 20-man crew, the majority of the arc is told through the eyes of Brendan McDonough, played by Miles Teller. The movie follows the Granite Mountain Hotshots from their infancy, through their certification as a Type 1 Wildfire Hotshot crew, and eventually to their unfortunate deaths at the Yarnell Hill fire in 2013. Wildfires like the ones shown in “Only the Brave” don’t happen everywhere, and I think it is a good thing for this story to be in theaters across the country so people can experience something close to what it is like. Being from Southern California, I’ve experienced my fair share of large wildfires and their effects. Not only does it feature an amazing cast, but the story hits fairly close to home. I usually don’t jump for the “based on a true story” movies, but this one immediately caught my eye.
“Only the Brave” is the true story of a group of Arizona brush firefighters called the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
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