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The Hurt Locker really hurts
( China Daily)
Updated: 2010-03-18 08:58
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The Hurt Locker, a movie about the US IraqWar, beat Avatar at the Oscars. But the awards cannot hide its lackluster performance at the box office and lack of authenticity, says an article in Xinhua net. Excerpts:
What does the Hurt Locker offer the audience? It shows the brutality of the US-led war in Iraq and the torture of Iraqi civilians. But it is also depicts the heroism and kindness of the US troops, who incidentally are arrogant even in their role as saviors.
The film tries to justify that "decisive shooting" is necessary on the battlefield even if it means killing innocent civilians. But no logic can justify cold-blooded murder, especially in a country where the very existence of US troops has to be justified. More than 100,000 civilians have been killed in the seven years since the US-led invasion of Iraq. And more than 10 percent of children have been born with deformities in Fallujah alone because of the contamination caused by the white phosphorus and depleted uranium bombs dropped by the US.
But what does the Hurt Locker show: Iraqi militants are responsible for all the civilian deaths in that country. Instead of depicting the hatred Iraqis have for US troops, and vice-versa, the film shows a happy soccer match between US GIs and Iraqi children. Even the language used in the film makes us suspect that its makers are trying to exculpate the US of its war crimes. Is that why the movie got so many Oscars?
(China Daily 03/18/2010 page9)
