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john.stossel
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great movie, but the main character is more in love with his deathwish/ego than his wife and his baby?  the scriptwriters are talented for sure, but in this respect i would guess they were about 15

he tries so hard to save the iraqi father of 4 who has a bombed strapped to his chest, but at the same time, doesnt give a shit that his own baby will grow up without a father?

theres emotional reality, and there is emotional hollywood.

im sorry, but the hurt locker is emotional hollywood
Aug 27 2011 11:55PM
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EricaMN.
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yes
Aug 27 2011 11:57PM
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MothaHucker
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this, especially with the kind of work that he does.
Aug 28 2011 12:00AM
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dunkaroos
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it was such a good movie...
Aug 28 2011 12:01AM
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.frenchy
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Great movie. I love war movies haha
Aug 28 2011 12:02AM
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Panda_with_Guns
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this. my brother is in the most elite division of the army and has been to the middle east 5 going on six times. his mind is permanently fucked now because the shit he has done and saw.
Aug 28 2011 12:03AM
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Mr.Luke
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One of my favorite movies. So great
Aug 28 2011 12:24AM
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kstanz
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post traumatic stress d00d get learnt
Aug 28 2011 12:33AM
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rareison
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Great movie, but fuck, did they have to put the scene with the dead kid with the bomb in him? Fuck, I cried at that shit. That's just straight fucked.
Aug 28 2011 12:45AM
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987321654hgfd
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That movie was actually pretty shitty.
Aug 28 2011 1:17AM
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cobra_commander
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That movie sucked dick.
Aug 28 2011 1:55AM
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john.stossel
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remember the scene where he is looking the iraqi guy straight in the face  " im sorry, i cant hep you im sorry'

and then the poor iraqi guy explodes in front of everybodies faces.  for the main charachter to not be phased at all from that, and just shrugg it off...  i dont respect that very much. 

and mask as you say i can appreciate that, but the idea of a dude who uses the word love to describe his feelings for his adrenaline high, and straght up tell his baby boy that he doesnt love him or his wife and he only loves his job...

t that last line in the script makes me want to punch the scriptwriters in the face.

because nobody is like that.   if u have kids u will understand how fucked up that line from the movie was.


Aug 28 2011 2:48AM
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john.stossel
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haha
Aug 28 2011 3:34AM
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Ungeiist
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are you kidding me, if anything the film is counter-hollywood, if it were hollywood he would return home alive and live happily ever after with his wife and child.
Aug 28 2011 7:51AM
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john.stossel
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ur not a father, u cant relate...

^ and as for hollywood, for sure the hurt locker is far from normal hollywood,  but that doesnt mean every part of it is closer to reality.

the purpose of the hurt locker, imo, was to get ppl to respect our soldiers and understand that the insurgents are pieces of shit that do in fact deserve to die, the movie achieved that purpose. but the whole telling your baby child you care about iraq, but you dont care about your own baby growing up without a dad...   thats such a contradiction of selfishness vs compassion that it really hurts the movie imo.  without the baby crib seen, the movie would have been untainted
Aug 28 2011 5:53PM
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