
The Hurt Locker is a very respectable war film on its own. Written by Mark Boal, a real life journalist who has followed the Explosives Ordnance Disposal Team in Baghdad. Shot in Jordan, the movie is a real, thrilling depiction of nothing you'll ever see on the news.
Through the eyes of Kathryn Bigelow (a painter herself), the hurt locker has both beautiful shots and intense moments which put the audience in a difficult position. Along with the characters of two other soldiers, you realise that not everyone is ready for the most dangerous job in the world. Then again, there's much to learn from Sergeant James (Jeremy Renner), every time he goes out to defuse a bomb, he doesn't think about it. The question of how and why he does it slowly reveals every now and then. His head-strong will and generous heart becomes vulnerable when he starts to befriend a young boy. And you have to see for yourself, the answers are not expository.
There're some very clever casual moments between the team mates. For example, a "spit-and-rub" scene in the middle of a gun battle which I found funny but no one in the cinema laughed along :/.
The $10 didn't bother me much, I appreciated the movie for its authenticity and it even gave me a bit of a headache.
I thought the psychology of a human bomb defuser might provide a better perspective for that of a suicide bomber. Opinions?
This movie is BOOMZ!








