Posted on Dec 13, 2016
What would you ask the creators of Patriots Day, a movie about the Boston Marathon bombing?
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From Patriots Day:
From acclaimed director Peter Berg (“Deepwater Horizon,” “Lone Survivor”) and Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (“The Departed,” “Lone Survivor”), CBS Films and Lionsgate present “Patriots Day.” Based on true events, “Patriots Day” is a powerful story of a community’s extraordinary courage in the face of adversity. An account of the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, the tension-packed dramatic thriller chronicles in detail one of the most sophisticated and well-coordinated manhunts in law enforcement history.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing shattered lives and tested the fabric of the American spirit. But in its wake, an entire city came together to bring the perpetrators to justice before they could inflict further damage. Rather than give themselves over to panic and fear, the citizens of Boston banded together, choosing solidarity over divisiveness in pursuit of a common enemy.
From RP Staff:
There's a chance that Director Peter Berg and Sgt Jeff Pugliese might visit us at RP to answer some of your questions about the film. In advance of our discussion with them, let us know what you would ask if you could be here with us!
RallyPoint is honored to continue to support Lionsgate on this latest film. To learn more about the movie and its beneficiaries, click here: http://www.patriotsdayfilm.com/
From Patriots Day:
From acclaimed director Peter Berg (“Deepwater Horizon,” “Lone Survivor”) and Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (“The Departed,” “Lone Survivor”), CBS Films and Lionsgate present “Patriots Day.” Based on true events, “Patriots Day” is a powerful story of a community’s extraordinary courage in the face of adversity. An account of the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, the tension-packed dramatic thriller chronicles in detail one of the most sophisticated and well-coordinated manhunts in law enforcement history.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing shattered lives and tested the fabric of the American spirit. But in its wake, an entire city came together to bring the perpetrators to justice before they could inflict further damage. Rather than give themselves over to panic and fear, the citizens of Boston banded together, choosing solidarity over divisiveness in pursuit of a common enemy.
From RP Staff:
There's a chance that Director Peter Berg and Sgt Jeff Pugliese might visit us at RP to answer some of your questions about the film. In advance of our discussion with them, let us know what you would ask if you could be here with us!
RallyPoint is honored to continue to support Lionsgate on this latest film. To learn more about the movie and its beneficiaries, click here: http://www.patriotsdayfilm.com/
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After spending more then 23 years in medicine, mostly emergency medicine, on both the military and the civilian did you all have the time to touch any of the stories of the EMT's, nurses or doctors that worked with the injured and dieing that sad day?
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Mr. Berg, when you create a motion picture that tells a story of an event that caused severe Post-Traumatic Stress for one or many, do you wonder what effect the movie will have on those who suffer from PTSD? Do you think it is good for a PTSD sufferer to watch one of these movies?
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Sgt William Straub Jr.
I think that the possibility is there for reactions by PTSD sufferers. I had a close friend, a soldier with 2 tours in Viet Nam and awaiting a 3rd. We went to a fireworks show and he zoned out and bit through his lower lip just after whispering "incoming". I had not heard of PTSD at that time, 1968. There are many things that will trigger a PTSD episode, but you cannot protect the victims of this from all triggers. It shouldn't be the responsibility of Hollywood, or any film maker to decline to make a movie that could be an emotional instigation.
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I retired from a job in Counter Terrorism for DHS, I know a lot of guys that will be looking forward to seeing this movie.
In Lone Survivor you were able to keep the movie technically and tactically accurate. How did you prepare for this movie? Did you seek out or train with any local or federal law enforcement agencies?
In Lone Survivor you were able to keep the movie technically and tactically accurate. How did you prepare for this movie? Did you seek out or train with any local or federal law enforcement agencies?
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What is the main thing you want the audience to take away from your film? Why?
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What is the main message you hope an audience member takes away from your film? Why?
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Did you incorporate how they got radicalized? How social media played a part in there radicalization, how social media helped law enforcement and how some people…[See More]
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How much impact did the survivors of the bombing and manhunt have on the crew and filming? Knowing one of the officers that was shot in the manhunt, I'm curious to the level of input the law enforcement and survivors had.
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Mr. Berg and Mr. Wahlberg, while making your film, did you address the temptation to overreact (e.g., "locking down" hundreds of thousands of residents to catch 2 suspects, forcing people out of their houses at gunpoint while searching neighborhoods) and how it may have inadvertently heightened the fear felt in the aftermath of the attack?
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How was it working with Frank Czarnowski?! (Watertown Cop#2). Is he the next De Nero or what?!
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