At certain points in ‘Act of Valor’ trailer, viewers can see the action from a SEAL’s perspective, a ‘first person shooter (FPS) perspective’. Here is another noticeable wink to the video game genre that centers gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first person perspective. The trailers from ‘Act of Valor’, certainly led us to believe that the film will deliver on those features.

Act of Valor’ - A U.S Army Marketing Coup?

‘Act of Valor’ could also be looked at a U.S Army marketing coup. One of the biggest enrollment increase ever noticed by the U.S military was after Top Gun’s release (1). The U.S Army can use a little glamour after the Afghan and Iraq campaigns. Act of Valor can certainly be seen as a recruitment devise, especially knowing that the movie started out as a recruitment film for the U.S military’s Special Warfare Command. But that’s another ball game!

It will be interesting to see if Act of Valor can draw gamers out of their sofa to the movie theater, I hope it does as I am sure the movie will deliver what gamers (FPS) like most: guns, vehicles, and realism.

Christophe Chanel