The Hurt Locker

This film was just ok.  I liked the concept of learning about what a bomb technician does and seeing the actual events in war was interesting but I felt like the movie needed more plot then what it was. I think parts of the movie were really interesting because I have never really taken the time to think about in places like iraq where our troops are located and what they actually do on a daily basis.  Learning about that was neat to me but I felt like after awhile I got it and the movie needed to move on. However,  in history we often learn about wars but rarely go in depth of learning about the certain positions such as a bomb technician and the detailed things like that.  Learning about the suits they wear and the weapons was really interesting but I felt that wasn't enough for the movie.  I thought the parts where the soldiers would make the civilians drop their phones was really interesting because I never thought about blowing bombs up from peoples phones and that kind of made me worry about all the people who could program that kind of stuff on their phone here in America.  I think the lasting impression I got from this film was the harsh reality of going to war and truly putting your life on the line for your country.  I think that is a great message for everyone to realizes and appreciate these people and what they do for us everyday. 

The entire movie I thought about why this movies title is the one it is.  After thinking about it I believe the hurt locker is a slang word for where you go after you are severely injured like for example if a bomb goes off and you're right near it you are said to be going into the hurt locker.  I think this was also displayed in the movie when they are removing the bomb/wound from the guys heart that that was an example of going to the hurt locker or a figurative way to say extremely hurt.