Varieties of Ecstasy

by Giampaolo Bianconi

The Hurt Locker, dir. Katheryn Bigelow (2009)

The Hurt Locker opens with a quotation from a book by the journalist Chris Hedges called War is a Force that Gives us Meaning. “The rush of battle,” Hedges writes, “is a potent and often lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” (more…)

Apr 17, 2010 | Categories: Giampaolo, reviews, writing | Tags: Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Chris Hedges, Iraq, Iron Man, Jarhead, Jeremy Renner, Katheryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Robert Downey Jr, Sam Mendes, The Hurt Locker, Vietnam, William James, World War One, World War Two |