the hurt locker Flashcards
the hurt locker budget and profit
budget: £15,000,000
worldwide: £49,230,772
was the hurt locker funded by one of the 7 majors?
no, it was produced by multiple film companies:
- voltage pictures
- grosvenor park media
- film capital europe
and it was distributed by summit entertainment
how is the hurt locker a good example of an independent film
it is lower budget and is more artistic/complicated than a major film
what topics does the hurt locker cover?
inability to reconnect
bomb disposal
male mental health: PTSD
how is the inability to reconnect shown?
shown through the comparisons of usa to iraq
- usa has brighter, harsher lighting
- usa is cleaner, whiter and safer
- sound: muzak music (designed to make you buy stuff), trolly wheels
- based around capitalism
- cereal shot is low angle to show how america is based around consumerism. makes james seem small and lost
- extreme long shot and deep depth of field emphasises his loneliness
- pov shots from james
- sound bridge shows his mind is elsewhere
- feels empty even though he has the american dream
how is bomb disposal an indie movie feature
- most films are on the battlefield and we don’t get as close up dangerous action as bomb disposal
- its not what audiences are used to seeing on their screen so therefore will be confused or uncomfortable
how is male PTSD represented?
eldridge scene
- repetition/obsessing are signs of PTSD
- playing games of war = coping mechanism?
- handheld camera