

Even though it was literally a fight of good against evil and it had an incredibly positive outcome, the individual man fighting it was just as tired, scared and freaked out as a guy operating a base in Afghanistan or a guy in the jungle in Vietnam,” according to Ayer’s interview ( source).Īpart from that, one of the stories that inspired the movie of ‘Fury’ was that of Sergeant Lafayette “Wardaddy” G.

That was something that I wanted to communicate with people. The pain and the loss are the shadows that sort of stalk my family. “They were about the personal price and the emotional price. These were more personal accounts of firsthand loss, grief, and trauma. He grew up hearing their stories, which were unlike those he had read or seen about. Both of Ayer’s grandfather fought during the Second World War. However, Ayer was inspired by several actual events and WWII stories. It is not directly based on a single story.

‘Fury’ is a story that was penned by Ayer and is a product of fiction. There is tons of tank warfare, and that is where the movie gives an impression of utmost authenticity. The plot revolves around Sergeant Don “Wardaddy” Collier and his crew who embark on a risky mission, which puts several lives in danger.
