[Note: Every page I wanted to bookmark about this film had too many crazy bomb ticking sound effects that this page was the safest to post].
Saw this film tonight and was impressed by everything-acting, direction, camera, story. Wow. This film really shows some interesting characters and highlights the camaraderie between soldiers. Hopefully people don't forget about this very real and awful war that extremely young men are fighting on America's behalf. Three scenes stood out to me in the film. One was when we meet the main character, Bomb Specialist Will James and he takes the plywood away from the windows in his new bunk, "I like light", he says and by this we understand that he can see the light in this very dark situation of war. The second is when he and his foil in the film, Sgt Sanborn are staking out a sniper situation in the desert when a number of British intelligence officers are KIA and he asks for a juice for his shooter that he is helping spot the enemy. It is hot, their lips are caked and dry--almost bleeding. They are suffering and it's probably 115 degree heat. He is tired and he carefully digs a straw into the top of a little foil juice packet, and hands it to his gunner. He's caring and wants to help his fellow man. he doesn't ask for a juice for himself, he just toughs it out. We learn so much about him in this scene as his gunner is one who he has fought against, personality wise since meeting, a few weeks before.
The third scene is when they are leaving a suicide bomber situation where James is unable to unlock the many padlocks that hold a bomb cage to a man who doesn't want to die and he realizes it and runs for his life. As they are driving away in their humvee, his partner, Sanborn is broken, and bleeding and asks, "How do you do it Will?", and he answers, "I don't know, I just don't think about it." At this point, we know Will is lying, he does think about it as the viewer has shared private moments with Specialist James where he has broken down, he's just done it in private.
Such a powerful scene, such great dialogue and such a memorable film. Hopefully, everyone who has the opportunity can see this poignant film in order to not forget the War in Iraq.
Below is the site with lots of cool stuff, just too many sound fx for me, http://www.thehurtlocker-movie.com/
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