THE HURT LOCKER: MALE INTIMACY, VIOLENCE AND THE IRAQ WAR MOVIE

Öz

This essay explores The Hurt Locker in three contexts: as a war movie, particularly an Iraq war movie; in relation to themes of masculinity, male heroism and male intimacy; and as a Kathryn Bigelow film, taking account of the director’s association with action genres and The Hurt Locker’s critical and award success. These three critical frames overlap and inform each other. The article provides and analysis of the film’s visual style as well as the various reviews and commentaries that accompanied the film, both on its initial release and following its success in securing awards. While reviews and Bigelow herself may have foregrounded a war movie with a documentary aesthetic, The Hurt Locker is intensely melodramatic in its presentation of masculinity.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• The Hurt Locker,Kathryn Bigelow,war movie,masculinity,male heroism,male intimacy

THE HURT LOCKER: ERİL YAKINLIK, ŞİDDET VE IRAK SAVAŞ FİLMİ

Öz

Bu makale The Hurt Locker filmini üç bağlamda incelemektedir: bir savaş filmi olarak (özellikle Irak savaşını ele alan bir film olarak); erkeklik, erkek kahramanlığı ve erkekler arasındaki yakınlık ve son olarak da yönetmenin aksiyon filmleriyle bağı ve filmin başarısını ele alarak, bir Kathryn Bigelow filmi olarak. Bu üç çerçeve aslında birbiriyle bağlantılıdır ve birbirlerini etkiler. Bu makalede filmin görsel stilinin analizinin yanı sıra film üzerine yazılmış yorumlar ve eleştirilerin de analizi yapılmaktadır. Bu eleştiriler, Bigelow’un da ileri sürdüğü gibi, filmi belgesel bir estetiğe bağlı kalmış bir savaş filmi olarak tanımlamaktadır ve The Hurt Locker her ne kadar sert bir film olsa da erkekliğin sunumu bağlamında oldukça melodramatik bir yaklaşıma sahiptir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• The Hurt Locker,Kathryn Bigelow,savaş filmi,erkeklik,eril kahramanlık,eril yakınlık

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