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Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. Shopping essentials. For an extra shot of danger and adrenaline, the SEALs wanted - and got permission - to use live ammunition in their weapons, a first in nearly 75 years. Rorke said he and his fellow SEALs didn't need a lot of extra coaching in acting out their roles. So it wasn't it wasn't new for us in that part and that made it a lot of fun. Critics of the film worry that "Act of Valor" will reveal too many tactics of an organization where one of the best weapons is surprise.
This did make the filming slightly more challenging but lent it an unseen level of authenticity. The reason that the makers of the movie decided to take the above-mentioned decision was that they wanted to show what Navy SEAL officers are actually like, and what their life looks like in reality.
They did not want to make their depiction too cheesy. They wished to stray away from the trappings of conventional Hollywood cliches. The reason that they employed a fictional story is that they did not wish for the movie to be like a documentary.
They wanted to have some real emotional depth to their story, which could only be achieved by some level of narrative. Is Act of Valor a True Story?
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