Post 9/11 film: The Hurt Locker

I have chosen The Hurt locker as a post 9/11 film as i believe it represents this event in a rather good way allowing the film to be intense at certain parts. This film is a good example of a post 9/11 film as it is firmly set within the framework of the war on terror. The main aspect of this film is that there are Islamic terrorists who are attacking the US army. The US army have a big juggernaut like suit which is very padded and enables great protection from explosions. This may be a direct link to 9/11 as it is symbolising that even though America is highly defended it can still be wounded by things for example explosions (9/11). Furthermore this film shows how the bomb squad who are in this film become more psychologically damaged by the war each day that they survive showing that they are becoming more vulnerable as the days pass. In addition this films continues to show influence of the effects of 9/11 as the films isn’t about politics, it is about people. This is showing an effect of 9/11 as politics couldn’t really do much for the country and the people of America were frightened as they realise they are not invincible. It tries to show how a person under terrorist threat would feel and how they would be living with caution.