THE SCRIPT –
Based on the observation of a war journalist “.. War is a Drug” .
Three varied personalities working together in a high octane job of Bomb disposal.
Add to that, the average American’s confusion of what he is doing in Iraq.
It’s a simple recipe! By Mark Boal
Based on the observation of a war journalist “.. War is a Drug” .
Three varied personalities working together in a high octane job of Bomb disposal.
Add to that, the average American’s confusion of what he is doing in Iraq.
It’s a simple recipe! By Mark Boal
THE TREATMENT -
Simple linear story telling which doesn’t demand any great effort from the viewer. You can feel the heat, the dust and the smell of carbide.. thanks to some on-your-face camera work by Barry Ackroyd
The grittiness is juxtaposed with some ‘personal’ moments making the main characters that much more human. A very obvious device but it serves its purpose.
Simple linear story telling which doesn’t demand any great effort from the viewer. You can feel the heat, the dust and the smell of carbide.. thanks to some on-your-face camera work by Barry Ackroyd
The grittiness is juxtaposed with some ‘personal’ moments making the main characters that much more human. A very obvious device but it serves its purpose.
THE HIGHLIGHTS -
Kathryn Bigelow does a great balancing docu-drama act. Shocks us predictably!
No attempt at sermonizing.. the prolonged action sequences themselves convey the futile meaninglessness of all this courage and bravado. Probably that’s the best translation of the observation the movie starts with “ … War is a Drug”
Kathryn Bigelow does a great balancing docu-drama act. Shocks us predictably!
No attempt at sermonizing.. the prolonged action sequences themselves convey the futile meaninglessness of all this courage and bravado. Probably that’s the best translation of the observation the movie starts with “ … War is a Drug”
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