The Hurt Locker is a Modern day war film released in the past year showcasing the struggles faced by modern soldiers in Iraq. The film follows an Explosive Ordinance Division (EOD) whose mission is to locate and disarm Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The EOD consists of a three man unit led by Sergeant Will James, highly successful at disarming IEDs, but whose unorthodox and sometimes reckless methods draw occasional scrutiny from the other two members of his team and the praise of higher ranking officers.
James’s unemotional character abandons normal caution and tactics as he repeatedly takes life threatening situations into his own hands against the pleas of his comrades. James is addicted to combat thinking of home only when seeing the bodies of children that remind him of his son. The film reveals that Sergeant James prefers the company of combat to that of his own family.
Private Owen Eldridge and Staff Sergeant JT Sanborne comprise the remaining two members of the EOD and are both counting the days until the end of their EOD rotation, 45 days from when James joins their unit. As the film progresses Sergeant James takes Eldridge and Sanborne under his wing and teaches them from his extensive special operations experience and James’s cool actions under pressure and no fear attitude begin to rub off on the unit. As their rotation with James progresses, Eldridge and Sanborn require less and less encouragement when acting quickly in harm’s way.
I recommend this film as an accurate portrayal modern Iraqi warfare. The story board and camera work focus well onto the experiences of a modern day US Army EOD team in Iraq.
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Good! I had no idea how to put a review together, so I am glad you have yours up so soon. This is to the point and descriptive enough to get the main idea across. It enables the reader to decide whether or not they want to watch the movie without giving too much away, which I am worried about when doing my own. I also like how it does not label the movie as "good" or "bad." It is a personal pet peeve when writers do that because it ignores the fact that everyone has different taste. Instead, you recommend it as an accurate portrayal which allows the viewer to come to their own conclusions about the overall quality of the movie.
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