What do veterans think of The Hurt Locker?

The Hurt Locker has been hailed by critics for its gritty portrayal of Army bomb disposal troops. But veterans say the film — nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture — is riddled with inaccuracies.

Is The Hurt Locker anti war?

The Hurt Locker shows the paranoia, rage, and brutal recklessness of soldiers trapped in the downward death spiral of the Iraq war: the American soldiers fighting the very people they had once attempted to liberate. It sets itself up as an anti-war film.

Is Hurt Locker realistic?

The Hurt Locker was born of Boal’s embed with an Army EOD unit, which gives the film a further air of authority and authenticity—based on true events and all—though he took many, many liberties in crafting the story.

Why is The Hurt Locker so good?

“The Hurt Locker” is a great film, an intelligent film, a film shot clearly so that we know exactly who everybody is and where they are and what they’re doing and why. The camera work is at the service of the story. Bigelow knows that you can’t build suspense with shots lasting one or two seconds.

Why Do They Call It The Hurt Locker?

The 2009 film has undoubtedly brought hurt locker into wider recognition. Inspiration for the title came from the experiences of Mark Boal, the film’s writer, who picked up on the phrase in 2004 during his time as an ’embed’ journalist with a bomb disposal unit. Being hurt is, of course, experiencing physical pain.

What unit is The Hurt Locker based on?

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Plot. In 2004, Sergeant First Class William James arrives as the new team leader of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in the Iraq War. He replaces Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson, who was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Baghdad. His team includes Sergeant J. T.

Is The Hurt Locker pro war or anti war?

But “The Hurt Locker,” far from being antiwar, and despite the filmmakers’ professed dedication to our troops in Iraq, finally nets out as pro-war.

Is Hurt Locker okay for kids?

Violent scenes are mostly not bloody but are extremely tense and explosive. Aftermaths of violence/ bombings sometimes leave bloody but not gratuitous results. There is a disturbing image of a mutilated child used as a bomb carrier. F words are frequent.

Where did the story of The Hurt Locker come from?

Hurt locker comes from US military slang. It first emerged during the Vietnam War. One of the earliest uses appeared an Associated Press article by John Wheeler on February 21, 1966: “If an army marches on its stomach, old Charlie is in the hurt locker,” with Charlie a nickname for the Viet Cong.

Where did the term Hurt Locker come from?

Why is The Hurt Locker called that?