The Hurt Locker
Film review by Scott, 16
The Hurt Locker is a very graphic and realistic insight into what I believe to be the ‘real’ conflicts of the modern world, taking you deep into the action. With jaw-dropping and bone crunching suspense, it becomes apparent that the first and only casualty of war is innocence.
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Director of: K-19 the Widow Maker and Point Break). Kathryn has yet again made it into our hearts with another Oscar-winning production, set deep inside one of the hottest battle zones that any force of man can possibly face.
When a routine clearance goes wrong, a member of a three man ‘explosive ordnance disposal’ unit is killed. This leaves them to grieve for their best friend, the man that they had gladly fought to hell and back with. The members of the team are finding it hard to come to terms with the loss of a comrade. Nonetheless, they are given a replacement. Unfortunately, this is not the end of their worries. Instead of the team fighting insurgents laying down siege on the capital city, a city in which there is no more right or wrong. They find that they are beginning to fight their selves.
With emotional ties and unbreakable bonds being formed out of a fire and bullet ridden country, they have but one goal to complete: To stop more folded flags replacing the men and women that should be going home.
I liked the fact that this film displays the truth, in my opinion, around the most dangerous job in the world and takes you into a deep insight into the affects on the families of the soldiers. The bonds of war and conflict work in twisted ways, and it doesn’t get more chilling and spine twistingly relentless as this film.
The only thing I disliked about this film was the fact that it seems to display being a soldier as dim and dull, rather than a life of learning and achieving. I would give it a must see 10/10
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