tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793833129559977152.post5040421226456149279..comments2023-09-17T06:46:25.023-04:00Comments on Should I See That?: The Hurt LockerMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078320734794211061noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793833129559977152.post-38135242612247459412009-07-24T10:26:44.175-04:002009-07-24T10:26:44.175-04:00For me the quality of the movie was actually hard ...For me the quality of the movie was actually hard to appreciate due to the editing and camera style. It's hard to overstate, but the film has an unending series of close ups with little to no dialogue. Now I realize that in such scenes the actors faces and the surrounding are supposed to tell the story, however I found it less of a narrative, and more of an annoying voyeuristic exercise. There's one scene in particular (RIP Ralph Fiennes) where one of the soldiers is engaged in a back and forth sniper gunfight. I understand that such battles in reality consist of great patience and skill. However, the unending scene went on for about a full 5 minutes after the U.S. soldiers had successfully killed the insurgents!!! It fucking went on and on alternating between shots of the solider peering at the dead insurgent through his sniper scope, and another soldier trying to get a pack of juicy-juice to drink!!!<br /><br />I think that if you're aware that was is terrible and that terrible things happen in Iraq everyday, there's little to nothing to gain from seeing this movie.sandman21https://www.blogger.com/profile/00766063683456685970noreply@blogger.com