Benson-Allott, C. (Winter 2010). Undoing Violence: Politics, Genre, and Duration in Kathryn Bigelow’s Cinema. Film Quarterly, Vol. 64 (Issue 2, p33-43. 11p.). Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/10.1525/FQ.2010.64.2.33.pdf?&acceptTC=true&jpdConfirm=true
This article is a very good example of close reading on The Hurt Locker. The article compares all of Bigelow’s works so Benson-Allott gives many great examples of Bigelow film characteristics. This will help me when I need to discuss some of Bigelow’s more interesting choices in filmmaking, like the slow motion shots and interesting angles. This article was also about how Hurt Locker was politically neutral but the film itself was made to show off how destructive and addicting war is.
Boal, M. (July 1, 2009). The Hurt Locker. Script Magazine, Vol. 15 (Issue 4). Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=d4496a2d-2507-4b81-9602-0570e73bf0a0%40sessionmgr115&vid=1&hid=115&bdata=#db=f3h&AN=43027741
This is an article in Script Magazine by Mark Boal The Hurt Locker’s screenwriter. This is extremely useful because it is narrating Boal’s time in Iraq as an investigative reporter. The article also explains the inspiration for the screenplay as well as where Boal got the ideas for some of the scenes. This article is good because it will discount other articles I find that say the time Boal spent in Iraq was nothing like the actual war. This is a firsthand account so it is reputable. I will use this article to discuss how the emotions the audience felt during the movie came from a very real background, as Boal tries to put the same feelings he felt into the movie and scenes.
This article is a very good example of close reading on The Hurt Locker. The article compares all of Bigelow’s works so Benson-Allott gives many great examples of Bigelow film characteristics. This will help me when I need to discuss some of Bigelow’s more interesting choices in filmmaking, like the slow motion shots and interesting angles. This article was also about how Hurt Locker was politically neutral but the film itself was made to show off how destructive and addicting war is.
Boal, M. (July 1, 2009). The Hurt Locker. Script Magazine, Vol. 15 (Issue 4). Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=d4496a2d-2507-4b81-9602-0570e73bf0a0%40sessionmgr115&vid=1&hid=115&bdata=#db=f3h&AN=43027741
This is an article in Script Magazine by Mark Boal The Hurt Locker’s screenwriter. This is extremely useful because it is narrating Boal’s time in Iraq as an investigative reporter. The article also explains the inspiration for the screenplay as well as where Boal got the ideas for some of the scenes. This article is good because it will discount other articles I find that say the time Boal spent in Iraq was nothing like the actual war. This is a firsthand account so it is reputable. I will use this article to discuss how the emotions the audience felt during the movie came from a very real background, as Boal tries to put the same feelings he felt into the movie and scenes.