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''Battle: Los Angeles'' (also known as ''Battle: LA'' and internationally as ''World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles'') is a 2011 American military science fiction war film directed by Jonathan Liebesman. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Chris Bertolini, based in part on a wartime incident dubbed the "Battle of Los Angeles".〔 The film is set in modern-day Los Angeles and follows a retiring Marine Staff Sergeant played by Aaron Eckhart who must go back into the line of duty to lead a platoon of U.S. Marines, a Hospital corpsman, isolated U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. Air Force sergeant during a global alien invasion. The ensemble cast also features Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo, and Michael Peña. The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, and Original Film. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by Columbia, while the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment division released the film in the video rental market. ''Battle: Los Angeles'' explores extraterrestrial life, violence and military warfare.〔Jonathan Liebesman (Director). (2011). ''Battle: Los Angeles'' (picture ) Production Notes. United States: Columbia Pictures.〕 Following its wide release in theaters, the film won the BMI TV Music Award for composer Brian Tyler. The film score was orchestrated by Tyler in conjunction with the Hollywood Studio Symphony. The soundtrack was released by the Varèse Sarabande music label on March 8, 2011. Principal photography began during the second week of September in 2009. ''Battle: Los Angeles'' premiered in theaters nationwide in the United States on March 11, 2011 grossing $83,552,429 in domestic ticket receipts. The film was screened at 3,417 theaters during its widest release in cinemas. It earned an additional $128,266,925 in business through international release to top out at a combined $211,819,354 in gross revenue. Taking into account its $70 million budget costs, the film was considered a major box office success. However, preceding its initial screening to the public, the film was generally met with negative critical reviews. With its initial foray into the home media marketplace; the widescreen DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film featuring the theatrical trailer, scene selections, and special features, among other highlights were released in the United States on June 14, 2011. ==Plot== On August 12, 2011, large masses thought to be meteors land in the oceans near several major coastal cities. The objects are discovered to be spacecraft containing hostile extraterrestrial life. Marines from Camp Pendleton arrive in Los Angeles, including SSgt. Michael Nantz (Eckhart), an Iraq War veteran. Nantz was to begin retirement, but because of the attack, he is made the acting platoon sergeant for 1st Platoon, Echo Company, of the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines.〔 Under the command of 2ndLt. William Martinez (Rodríguez), members of the platoon including marksmen Cpl. Scott Grayston (Lucas Till), Lee Imlay (Will Rothhaar), Marines Guerrero (Neil Brown, Jr), Harris (Ne-Yo), Stavrou (Gino Anthony Pesi), Kerns (Jim Parrack), Lockett (Cory Hardrict), Simmons (Taylor Handley), Lenihan (Noel Fisher) and Corpsman Adukwu (Adetokumboh M'Cormack) arrive at Santa Monica Airport, now a Forward Operating Base. The alien ground forces have no apparent air support. The Air Force prepares to carpet bomb the Santa Monica area and the platoon is tasked with rescuing civilians from an LAPD police station in West Los Angeles before the bombing. As they advance through the city, they are ambushed and suffer multiple casualties, namely Grayston, Guerrero and Lenihan. Nantz takes Imlay and Harris to look for Lenihan, who is missing from the group after having been wounded. After fighting off a hostile alien, they manage to regroup and team up with a group of Army National Guard soldiers from the 40th Infantry Division, and an Air Force intelligence TSgt., Elena Santos (Michelle Rodriguez). At the police station, the platoon finds five civilians: veterinarian Michele (Moynahan), children Hector Rincon (Cass), Kirsten (King) Amy (Gould), and Hector's father Joe (Peña). A helicopter arrives to evacuate the wounded Marines, but cannot rescue the civilians due to weight restrictions. As the helicopter takes off, it is destroyed by alien air forces, killing Grayston, Guerrero, Lenihan and Simmons.〔 The Marines commandeer a city bus for evacuation. They also vivisect an wounded alien with the help of Michele and find a vulnerable spot in its torso. They also learn that the alien aircraft are drones that track down humans through radio transmissions. Santos reveals that her original mission was to locate the aliens' central command center, believing that its destruction would deactivate the drones. On the I-10 freeway, the bus comes under attack. Because the off-ramp is destroyed, the Marines are forced to rappel the civilians off the freeway. Marines Stavrou (Pesi) and Mottola (Liao) are killed, while Joe and Lt. Martinez are wounded. Martinez sacrifices himself to destroy the enemy unit by detonating explosives inside the bus, leaving Nantz in command. The surviving Marines Nantz, Santos, Imlay, Kerns, Lockett, Harris, Adukwu and the civilians escape the bombing zone. A news report speculates that the aliens are seeking Earth's water for fuel while attempting to colonize the planet and eradicate humans. The team prepares for the bombing, but nothing happens. Returning to the FOB, the Marines find that it is destroyed and the military is retreating from Los Angeles. The Marines plan to escort the civilians to an alternate extraction point. Joe dies from his wounds and Lockett confronts Nantz over his brother, Cpl. Dwayne G. Lockett and the others who were killed in Nantz's last tour. They come to peace when Nantz explains that he thinks of them every day, and recites each person's name, rank & serial number. Nantz then says that the surviving marines should move forward united to honor Lt. Martinez, Corporal Stavrou, Lance Corporal Mattola and Hector's father. They successfully reach the extraction point and evacuate through a helicopter.〔 In mid-air, their copter experiences a brief loss of power. Nantz theorizes that they are hovering over a location occupied by the alien command center as it relays radio energy to its drones. He decides to recon the area alone, but his team insists on accompanying him. Searching underground, the Marines confirm the presence of a large alien vessel. Kerns radios in to request for missiles, which Nantz manually directs using a laser designator while the others defend his position. Despite Kerns being killed when a Drone spots his position, the Marines succeed in routing a missile in a direct hit to the command module, which crashes. The alien ground forces retreat as their uncontrolled drones are rendered useless, just as reinforcements for the Marines arrive. Back at base, Nantz and the team are greeted as heroes. Nantz, Santos, Imlay, Lockett, Harris, and Adukwu are the sole survivors out of the original platoon. Despite orders to rest, the team joins the rest of the Marines in retaking Los Angeles as other countries wage similar military operations against the hostile species.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle: Los Angeles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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