Post by Rob W. Case on Oct 8, 2009 11:34:58 GMT -6
The film opens the war in Iraq. After a team leader of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) is killed by a bomb blast, he is replaced by Sergeant First Class William James. William James is highly skilled at defusing bombs and IED’s. James is known to his fellow peers and others within the military as a “wild man” who takes life imperiling risks and in so doing stresses out the soldiers working within his group. And so the story takes on numerous twists, turns, and directions.
In my opinion, the plot is simple, yet takes you in different directions, missions, and scenarios. In other words, it’s as if you are watching a “band of brothers” go from one tense, life threatening mission to another. You don’t know who is going to live, and who is going to die, and that suspense factor alone makes this movie fast paced and interesting.
One thing I must say about this movie is that it gave me a small sample taste of what our fighting men and women experience on a daily basis when they are fighting for us over seas. It deepened my appreciation for them and their service to our country. Our troops are always in a state of constant alertness, and within the confines of that alertness, they encounter multiple fears, doubts, numerous distractions, and challenges to their moral and psychological nature while being in a constant state of uncertainty as to what is going to happen next. While all of this is going on, they have to be mindful of human rights laws and bureaucratic limits stressed on to them by our Federal Government. For the soldiers themselves, it seems as though they do not have enough time to be human and in that contain many of their emotions and outcries within, and when they do have time to themselves, their experiences, losses of friends, and so forth all weighs heavy on them, but only for a short time before they have to regain their alertness and do it all over again. This film provided context as to what war is like on the battlefield, and takes you into the various personalities, thoughts, feelings, emotions, and expressions of those who serve our country. What was also interesting is that when they come home, what awaits them? Their regular lives filled with chores, personal challenges, and families with challenges waiting for them as well.
I give this film 4 out of 4 stars. For a little over two hours, it brings you into the world our troops live in when they fight overseas (no matter where they’re stationed), and what they go through to protect us and our families abroad. It caused me to appreciate in more of a deeper way, their sacrifice and service once again, and made me realize that they live this movie (or worse) every day when they’re out there, and they don’t have the relief of having it only last a couple of hours. Their movie lasts for months and in some cases years.
The Film is rated R and runs 2 hours and 5 minutes.
For more information on this film, visit:
thehurtlocker-movie.com/
In my opinion, the plot is simple, yet takes you in different directions, missions, and scenarios. In other words, it’s as if you are watching a “band of brothers” go from one tense, life threatening mission to another. You don’t know who is going to live, and who is going to die, and that suspense factor alone makes this movie fast paced and interesting.
One thing I must say about this movie is that it gave me a small sample taste of what our fighting men and women experience on a daily basis when they are fighting for us over seas. It deepened my appreciation for them and their service to our country. Our troops are always in a state of constant alertness, and within the confines of that alertness, they encounter multiple fears, doubts, numerous distractions, and challenges to their moral and psychological nature while being in a constant state of uncertainty as to what is going to happen next. While all of this is going on, they have to be mindful of human rights laws and bureaucratic limits stressed on to them by our Federal Government. For the soldiers themselves, it seems as though they do not have enough time to be human and in that contain many of their emotions and outcries within, and when they do have time to themselves, their experiences, losses of friends, and so forth all weighs heavy on them, but only for a short time before they have to regain their alertness and do it all over again. This film provided context as to what war is like on the battlefield, and takes you into the various personalities, thoughts, feelings, emotions, and expressions of those who serve our country. What was also interesting is that when they come home, what awaits them? Their regular lives filled with chores, personal challenges, and families with challenges waiting for them as well.
I give this film 4 out of 4 stars. For a little over two hours, it brings you into the world our troops live in when they fight overseas (no matter where they’re stationed), and what they go through to protect us and our families abroad. It caused me to appreciate in more of a deeper way, their sacrifice and service once again, and made me realize that they live this movie (or worse) every day when they’re out there, and they don’t have the relief of having it only last a couple of hours. Their movie lasts for months and in some cases years.
The Film is rated R and runs 2 hours and 5 minutes.
For more information on this film, visit:
thehurtlocker-movie.com/