The Culture Club (Film: The Hurt Locker) February 13, 2011

This is the next study session in a series of culture studies where something from the media (e.g. a book, a film, a music album) is discussed from a Christian perspective but the session is for people of all faiths and people of no faith at all who want to explore the message behind the media.

The session will start at 5:30pm when we will watch the film on the big screen in Madisons Cafe and then discuss the film from 7:30pm.

There is no charge for this event and is open to those aged 15 or over.

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The following summary is taken from the Damaris study guide @ http://www.damaris.org/content/culturewatchguides/455:

As the war in Iraq continues, we're growing used to thought-provoking films about the conflict. But The Hurt Locker does not tackle the broad issues of the war. Instead, it zooms in on a group of men with perhaps the most dangerous task of all, defusing improvised explosive devices (IEDs). These have been the hallmark of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, set up by local fighters aiming to disrupt American and other forces. Director Kathryn Bigelow immerses us in this deadly environment, where each day could be a soldier's last. She doesn't comment on the rights or wrongs of the conflict or give us a large-scale view of its progress, but shows us the near-narcotic effect of war on this small group of soldiers.

Bravo Company have 38 days remaining in their rotation. As the film opens, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team see their leader, Sgt. Thompson (Guy Pearce), being killed by a bomb. Sgt. Will James (Jeremy Renner) is his replacement, and joins Sgt. JT Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty). It quickly becomes clear that Sgt. James has a reckless disregard for the danger of his job, and for the safety of his team. He is a soldier at war; everything else must take its place behind that.

Previous Sessions
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Previous evenings have looked at "The Road" (film), "Last Chance Harvey" (film), "Sherrybaby" (film), "The Visitor" (film), "One Day" (book), "LIe To Me" (TV), "Crash" (film), "Helvetica" (film), Athlete's "Black Swan" (music album), Man Dancin' (film), "Looking For Eric" (film), "Rachel Getting Married" (film), "Vantage Point" (film), "Slam" (book), "Black Gold" (fim), "Heima" (Sigur Rós) (film/music), "The Squid and the Whale" (film), "The Bourne Supremacy" (film), "Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling" (book), "Into The Wild" (film), "Atonement" (film), "Iron Man" (film), "The Lives of Others" (film), "Pan's Labyrinth" (film), "Utopian Dreams" (book), "Breaking and Entering" (film), "Little Miss Sunshine" (film), "Evan Almighty" (film), "Babel" (film), "The Zahir" (book), "Paradise Now" (film), "Life on Mars" (TV series), "Collateral" (film), "Arthur and George" (book), "Moulin Rouge" (film), the Robbie Williams album "Intensive Care", "Lost in Translation" (film), "Whale Rider" (film), "The Incredibles" (film), "The Da Vinci Code" (book), the U2 album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and "Chocolat" (film).