As a war movie, "The Hurt Locker" was well shot, and the hand-held shooting promoted the real sense of the war scene, and the rapid editing increased the turmoil and tension. Looking back at 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize by accident. In the same year, there were many American films about war. Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino was an alternative war film about the essence of the film. film) itself is more important than war. The Men Who Stare at Goats satirizes the war with black humor. Behind the anti-war posture is the emptiness to escape through the wall. "Avatar" also has a lot of warfare. Looking back, it foreshadows the twin relationship between war and resource competition. "The Hurt Locker" stated that "War is a drug" (War is a drug) from the very beginning, with a clear idea, and director Kathryn Bigelow also successfully explored the essence of war.
The three protagonists of "The Hurt Locker", the first is the veteran Sanborn, representing reason and experience; the second is Xinding Eldridge, representing learning and growth; the third is the strongman James, whose role is reminiscent of "Modern The irrational war madmen who have often appeared in American movies since Apocalypse have become nervous because of the war. They are naturally the objects of reflection and even criticism in the film. In "The Hurt Locker", the strongman is gradually portrayed as a bomb disposal hero with outstanding talents, but in the second half of the film, he tries to dismantle the hero's pseudo-divine image and at the same time dismantle the terrorist mask of war.
In the film, the strongman James is an expert in crisis management. He is desperate and full of fiery masculinity. The director slowly reveals his feminine side of human nature. He will have pity when facing people being made into bombs. When you walk alone in the night streets of Baghdad, you will fear (fear), and your colleagues will feel guilty (guilty) after being attacked because of your own decision. These more humane psychological traits are incompatible with his heroic face, which makes people wonder how the war changed or even alienated James's original psychological outlook.
In “Regarding the pain of others” (Regarding the pain of others), Susan Sontag points out briefly: “The most important expectation and moral feelings of modern people are the conviction that war is deformed, although it may be difficult to stop it. ; Peace is the normal state, although it may be difficult to obtain.” When watching "The Hurt Locker", we couldn't help but admire what James did at first, but the truth is cruel, I'm sorry, James' talent is only the result of a deformed war. His special ability or war instinct is just like the title of the title. War is a drug. War has almost emptied James’ personality. James’ talent shows that he has already fought for some reason, but he is parasitic on the battlefield. War animals. The director did not say that she supported or opposed the war, no, she presented the terrible nature of the war. ——At this moment, there must be this voice in your mind: Horror, Horror...
The ending of "The Hurt Locker" is that the veteran Sanborn frankly wants to have the next generation. He still embraces humanity and hopes to survive. . The strongman James was uneasy, abandoning his wife and children and returning to the battlefield where he couldn’t leave. We all remember James standing in front of the goods in the empty supermarket. For a while, he seemed to have lost his freedom, personality, and choice. The ability to think, lost the ability to think. This shot is as powerful as the cruel scenes on the battlefield, yes, it is the power of accusation, I hope we are not numb yet.
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