We watched this somewhere around January 3, 2010. I'm was going to make Tim write this one but then he didn't so now I'm doing it. Wasn't that a great story?
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Written by: Mark Boal
Starring: Jeremy Renner
Plot Synopsis:
So there's this guy, Sgt. James, who is some bomb defusing specialist. He joins Sgt. Sanborn and Specialist Eldridge in Iraq after their former team leader was killed attempting to defuse a bomb. James comes in as the new hotshot team leader who plays by his own rules. He's the classic renegade with a heart of gold type. While the other two are basically scared shit-less and want to go home, you know, like any sane person would be in that situation. James doesn't seem to know or want any other life. He even seems to get a high off of defusing bombs. The movie follows the three of them as they go on a few missions and get themselves in some pretty sticky situations. Zany
So there's this guy, Sgt. James, who is some bomb defusing specialist. He joins Sgt. Sanborn and Specialist Eldridge in Iraq after their former team leader was killed attempting to defuse a bomb. James comes in as the new hotshot team leader who plays by his own rules. He's the classic renegade with a heart of gold type. While the other two are basically scared shit-less and want to go home, you know, like any sane person would be in that situation. James doesn't seem to know or want any other life. He even seems to get a high off of defusing bombs. The movie follows the three of them as they go on a few missions and get themselves in some pretty sticky situations. Zany
Review:
The Hurt Locker is (probably) the best movie of the year. I'd be very happy if it got Best Picture at the Oscars. Is it nominated for Best Picture? Hang on let me check......Yes, yes it is. So is Up In The Air. Hmmmm that was also a very good movie. Okay so it's between those two for the best movie of 2009 in my opinion.
Anyway - review: Really Fucking Good!
If you haven't seen it yet then I kinda hate you. It's that good. It's not some big actiony war movie. It's much more personal and psychological, showing some of the different effects war can have on people. Some people (Sanborn) try be logical and treat it like a job. Some people (Eldridge) let it get to them and become emotional and fragile. While other people (James) see it as a drug. That's not to say he necessarily enjoys it, he just seems to get a rush from it. He's good at defusing bombs and he knows it. This is a very tense movie. The directing is brilliant. Long quiet scenes help build the suspense and paranoia. We're only given small glimpses into these characters backgrounds and personal lives. We don't need any more than that. We get to know them through their actions and behavior. We don't even need to fully understand them or what makes them tick. We just need to see how they handle these given situations. It's gritty and beautiful.
Anyway - review: Really Fucking Good!
If you haven't seen it yet then I kinda hate you. It's that good. It's not some big actiony war movie. It's much more personal and psychological, showing some of the different effects war can have on people. Some people (Sanborn) try be logical and treat it like a job. Some people (Eldridge) let it get to them and become emotional and fragile. While other people (James) see it as a drug. That's not to say he necessarily enjoys it, he just seems to get a rush from it. He's good at defusing bombs and he knows it. This is a very tense movie. The directing is brilliant. Long quiet scenes help build the suspense and paranoia. We're only given small glimpses into these characters backgrounds and personal lives. We don't need any more than that. We get to know them through their actions and behavior. We don't even need to fully understand them or what makes them tick. We just need to see how they handle these given situations. It's gritty and beautiful.
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