Ray Mendoza

He saw the, you know, I like to use the watch analogy, which Alex saw all the little cogs that are moving, or most writers just see the big cogs in the watch. He saw like every little moving part, all the connective tissue. And I was like, interesting. Because I was watching how he shot it and what he was focusing on. And I was like, shit.

He saw the, you know, I like to use the watch analogy, which Alex saw all the little cogs that are moving, or most writers just see the big cogs in the watch. He saw like every little moving part, all the connective tissue. And I was like, interesting. Because I was watching how he shot it and what he was focusing on. And I was like, shit.

He saw the, you know, I like to use the watch analogy, which Alex saw all the little cogs that are moving, or most writers just see the big cogs in the watch. He saw like every little moving part, all the connective tissue. And I was like, interesting. Because I was watching how he shot it and what he was focusing on. And I was like, shit.

And that stuff has always been there for all the other guys. They just didn't see it. And so, yeah, editing, he kept it in there. I think he noticed this weird verite, kind of grounded, just really almost like you're just documenting your style of action. that he really liked. So he gave me a call. It was like, Hey, uh, I'm editing this thing and it's fucking really, really awesome.

And that stuff has always been there for all the other guys. They just didn't see it. And so, yeah, editing, he kept it in there. I think he noticed this weird verite, kind of grounded, just really almost like you're just documenting your style of action. that he really liked. So he gave me a call. It was like, Hey, uh, I'm editing this thing and it's fucking really, really awesome.

And that stuff has always been there for all the other guys. They just didn't see it. And so, yeah, editing, he kept it in there. I think he noticed this weird verite, kind of grounded, just really almost like you're just documenting your style of action. that he really liked. So he gave me a call. It was like, Hey, uh, I'm editing this thing and it's fucking really, really awesome.

Uh, I would love to do like a full length movie like this. Uh, it's going to be minute by minute, real time, no time compressions. Um, if it didn't happen, it's not going in the movie. Uh, we can't, we can only slide the window. Uh, we can't expand it or fragment it. Do you have any stories? Uh, and I, you know, I know there's a lot of stories. Um,

Uh, I would love to do like a full length movie like this. Uh, it's going to be minute by minute, real time, no time compressions. Um, if it didn't happen, it's not going in the movie. Uh, we can't, we can only slide the window. Uh, we can't expand it or fragment it. Do you have any stories? Uh, and I, you know, I know there's a lot of stories. Um,

Uh, I would love to do like a full length movie like this. Uh, it's going to be minute by minute, real time, no time compressions. Um, if it didn't happen, it's not going in the movie. Uh, we can't, we can only slide the window. Uh, we can't expand it or fragment it. Do you have any stories? Uh, and I, you know, I know there's a lot of stories. Um,

But it also had to be like a bunch of check marks based off the budget. It needed to be somewhat contained, which this story was. And so I had asked my friends and I asked myself if I was ready to do that, just even just emotionally. And I knew my friends were going to have to be involved, so I needed to make sure they were on board.

But it also had to be like a bunch of check marks based off the budget. It needed to be somewhat contained, which this story was. And so I had asked my friends and I asked myself if I was ready to do that, just even just emotionally. And I knew my friends were going to have to be involved, so I needed to make sure they were on board.

But it also had to be like a bunch of check marks based off the budget. It needed to be somewhat contained, which this story was. And so I had asked my friends and I asked myself if I was ready to do that, just even just emotionally. And I knew my friends were going to have to be involved, so I needed to make sure they were on board.

And the only way we were, like I said, the only way we were going to do it was... we had to represent it accurately as possible because it was somewhat going to be, it was my only chance. I'm not going to get another chance at doing this. And so Alex was like, that's the way I want it. And I was like, perfect. And they were like, let's do this shit.

And the only way we were, like I said, the only way we were going to do it was... we had to represent it accurately as possible because it was somewhat going to be, it was my only chance. I'm not going to get another chance at doing this. And so Alex was like, that's the way I want it. And I was like, perfect. And they were like, let's do this shit.

And the only way we were, like I said, the only way we were going to do it was... we had to represent it accurately as possible because it was somewhat going to be, it was my only chance. I'm not going to get another chance at doing this. And so Alex was like, that's the way I want it. And I was like, perfect. And they were like, let's do this shit.

Yeah. I mean, I think, uh, I've talked about this a lot and, you know, with lacking narrative, lacking dialogue where, you know, I, I wouldn't argue, but I think every character has an arc. They treated them like that. They had arcs. Um, But, yeah, I think we like to treat, and even myself, when I go in and watch a movie, I like to treat it like I have some intelligence, like I'm not an idiot.

Yeah. I mean, I think, uh, I've talked about this a lot and, you know, with lacking narrative, lacking dialogue where, you know, I, I wouldn't argue, but I think every character has an arc. They treated them like that. They had arcs. Um, But, yeah, I think we like to treat, and even myself, when I go in and watch a movie, I like to treat it like I have some intelligence, like I'm not an idiot.

Yeah. I mean, I think, uh, I've talked about this a lot and, you know, with lacking narrative, lacking dialogue where, you know, I, I wouldn't argue, but I think every character has an arc. They treated them like that. They had arcs. Um, But, yeah, I think we like to treat, and even myself, when I go in and watch a movie, I like to treat it like I have some intelligence, like I'm not an idiot.

I don't like being spoon-fed stuff. So there's a lot of subjects in the movie, sure. So I think we want to treat everybody like adults. And it wasn't so much on the why, you know, why the war had happened, You can go down a rabbit hole on why you think the war happened. From oil to weapons of mass destruction, you name it, government corruption. I've read, heard, and seen them all.

I don't like being spoon-fed stuff. So there's a lot of subjects in the movie, sure. So I think we want to treat everybody like adults. And it wasn't so much on the why, you know, why the war had happened, You can go down a rabbit hole on why you think the war happened. From oil to weapons of mass destruction, you name it, government corruption. I've read, heard, and seen them all.