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The first thing that comes to mind looking back at the movie is that it was quite slow. There were lots of slow scenes, where the characters were putting out bomb or something similar. The down side of this is obvious, but on the other hand, these scenes brough across the feelings of the job well. In that sense, the director did a good job making it into a war movie. Funnily, the scenes didn't come across to me as boring, but they still could have been more action packed.
ReplyDeleteAs for the themes of the movie and what it left the audience with, I think the ideas behind the characterization was good. Our main character, the new member of the bomb squad, was kept mysterious to the end, until the director took the action to his more personal life. The way he was emotionless and fearless seemed normal in his job, but once this was related to his family, it seemed ackward. The ending shows this well and is the best part in the movie.
So should it win an Oscar? Not in my opinion. It's good, but should be better.
It had so much tension packed in it, due to the theme of war. The protagonist (oh dear, I forgot his name) was a bomb defuser, and naturally, decapacitating bombs is a very difficult and stressing job.
ReplyDeleteIt was interesting how the protagonist behaved during his mission. He was portrayed as a very calm man with nerves like steel. He could endure the ordeals of war, but at some points, it was shown that even he has emotions.
It contained humour, and it was particularly important, since there was some sort of a friendship between a local boy and the protagonist, and this relation was pretty much humorous. They also included a scene where the bomb squad tried to escape reality for a while and had some fun drinking.
What I see as the main theme in this movie, is that war is war, there are is no place for moralities, heroic deeds (as in saving people etc., in which the protagonist once failed) and feelings.
Personally, I found the movie interesting to watch, but there's nothing that special in it.
S.T.
I think this is an interesting movie, but I stilla cannot grasp why it is so adored. Is it because of the war it is based on?
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting thing in this movie is the protagonist, William (I believe). He has put out quite a few bombs, and thus he has developed a god-complex. He is so confident in his skills, that he takes risks in places he shouldn't take them, risking the life of himself and the others. Over time, this leads to an injury of his team-mate, who accuses William of everything that happened (friendy fire). This is the first time that someone tells our protagonist, that the only thing he wants, is just an adrealine-high. It also makes William to think of his motives and feelings about his work.
The film has many ups and downs, but clearly the best part is at the end. After the viewer has seen William dealing with nerve-wrecking situations, he finds himself in a grocery-store, in front of a cereal shelf. The shelf is filled with tens of different kinds of cereals, but our protagonist cannot deal with the typical problems of the normal civil life (choosing the cereal type).
As the protagonist tells his small son that there is only one thing he enjoys in life left (since his and his wife's relationship seemed quite cold, I hoped he'd say that he still cares about his son. >: ), and then we see him marching once again with the bomb-suit. Quite powerful ending, to a movie that is not else so impressive.
The Hurt Locker is new on the field of war movies but is it worth of Oscar nomination. Hard to say, I found it really good after watching it but know when giving time for the movie, I don’t know.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the fact it was something different, telling a story of a war addict was something I didn’t expect. Adrenaline gives you the high, but risking your life for nothing but the feeling? I wouldn’t do it.
Others liked the ending, I didn’t. It sucked in that sense that it made the main character immortal, a god of his own life. It was just somehow too typical. Death would make people get more out of this movie. Now he was a hero for himself and a hero for some viewers. He survived the Hell.
The movie didn’t show typical heroes and fighting for a better cause, because the truth is there is none. War is ugly, war is bad and people get killed. Is it worth it? Would I do it?