The Hurt Locker (危機倒數) is a 2009 film starring Jeremy Renner and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The movie has also done well at all the award shows, including the Oscars.
The movie follows an U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) group of three in Iraq. The tech lead of the group is killed in the first scene and replaced by Jeremy Renner's character, William James. The movie than spends the next half of the movie following various missions that they go on and the kind of dangers that they face. The later half to a third start to explore the characters of the group, but specifically William James.
The movie was quite intense. The explosions were very realistic and it really felt like you were there, at least in my mind. The character explorations also connected you to the group and what they go through. At the end of the movie, I felt really tight and uneasy. The subject matter is intense and the Iraq situation is so touchy.
From personal experience, a childhood friend who became a life long army guy out of High school was killed on duty in Iraq. I've also had co-workers spouses get shipped off to Afghanistan. A client of my company has been sent to Afghanistan and Iraq and came back injured nearly losing his life. I bet many people in the states have similar experiences.
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