Kathryn Bigelow

example, the opening sequence reflects this editing with lots of faced paced, sometimes random jump cuts. The editing in this scene — as well as the rest of the movie — reflects much of the chaos that is occurring. However, in the opening sequence Bigelow slows things down by using a camera that shoots at 58,000 frames per second. She uses this camera to capture the first bomb’s blast radius and deadly impact. Juxtaposing this extreme slow-mo sequence with the fast-paced cuts that happened just before

The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker by film maker Kathryn Bigelow conveys the theme of the movie at the very beginning. The theme is a simple quote by Chris Hedges which states, “The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” (Hedges) The film 's greatest achievement is its ability to communicate the underlying truth of this quote consistently throughout the movie. Sergeant First Class William James, played by James Renner, captures this message through his job description

As most of you know by now the movie The Hurt Locker won the Oscar for movie of the year, and this makes me very angry. My civilian friends keep asking me why I'm so mad, because most of them enjoyed watching it. Simply put it's because the movie is full of lies, exaggerations, and ugly people. 'But it's a movie' they say, 'of course it's not realistic'. That's strange.. because the back of The Hurt Locker box says 'Powerfully Realistic'. Yet this movie is about as far from realism that a movie

Technically, the opening scene of Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is unnecessary. The story doesn’t really start until Jeremy Renner’s Sgt. James first arrives ten minutes later. At that point, his adrenaline-based nature and his relationship with the men in his unit become the paramount focus of the film. However, for what Bigelow is doing, that opening scene is absolutely essential. For the viewer, this essentially extended TV teaser slams you into the action. Suddenly, you’re on the battlefield

The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, was shot in a boots on the ground reporter style manner that aids in creating a constant,restless assumption of dread. Bigelow’s use of camera angles, movement and slow motion of critical bomb explosions that accounts for every detail of what happens that we would otherwise miss in real time, thus, drawing the viewer deeper in by heightening the raw comprehension of the moment. The opening scene establishes a three man bomb defusing team confident in

does not prepare them to be creative. Whatsoever that doesn’t mean that is true , women can be creative and can be leaders, we some amazing Hollywood film directors out there, trying to stay alive in the industry. Kathryn Bigelow is one of the most successful Hollywood woman Director. Bigelow directed Point Break (1991), which starred Keanu Reeves as an FBI agent who poses as a surfer to catch the Ex-Presidents, a team of surfing armed robbers led by Patrick Swayze who wear Reagan, Nixon, LBJ and Jimmy

Motel Incident, a report on the events at the center of Kathryn Bigelow's new film. So when the ads claim that Detroit is telling an untold story, what they really mean is "Tis new to thee." And yet I suspect that it will not seem new, nor old, to most audiences -- only all too familiar. Bigelow's film is the nearest thing I can think of to an American counterpart of Paul Greengrass's docudrama Bloody Sunday. In its first act (of three), Bigelow approximates Greengrass's pseudo-verite style, immersing

“The Hurt Locker” by film maker Kathryn Bigelow conveys the theme of the movie at the very beginning. The theme is a simple quote by Chris Hedges which states, “The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” (Hedges)The film 's greatest achievement is its ability to communicate the underlying truth of this quote consistently throughout the movie. Sergeant First Class William James, played by James Renner, captures this message through his job description, dialogue

In 2008, director Kathryn Bigelow presented The Hurt Locker, a war drama focusing on an army bomb squad during the Iraq War. When Sergeant JT Sanborn loses one of his men from to an explosion, Sergeant First Class William James replaces the bomb defuser and joins Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge. Due to Sanborn’s heavy ego and James’ reckless methods, tensions rise and the men constantly quarrel until the three realize their similarities of being entrapped by war. The film explores the idea of

In Kathryn Bigelow’s film, The Hurt Locker, the director utilizes Mise-En-Scene to create a constant presence of danger and unease throughout the film. With the goal to show the horrific reality of war, Bigelow used specific elements such as characters outfits, lighting, types of camera techniques, setting and overall pacing are the directors strongest weapons in creating the pressing tension felt in her film. James, the films main character is the lens which Bigelow uses to show the audience the