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Kathryn Bigelow Round Table Discussion

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This is the story of Kathryn Bigelow, who brought women to the podium of the Oscars. Imagine you’re a filmmaker who was once married to James Cameron. Not only are you female in an industry dominated by the success of males, but your ex-husband is a filmmaker too. To be specific, he is the filmmaker who wrote Titanic (1997), which is still bringing in money today because it is being re-released in 3D. Your ex-husband is an established director and is no stranger to the Oscars. 

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The Hurt Locker Sequences

Opening Scene

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The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2009) is an award-winning film that captured the attention of many filmmakers and audiences. It’s a film about an Army bomb squad in Iraq during the war that must find and disarm bombs in order to protect people. It’s a dangerous job that the main character Sgt. William James takes on. The Hurt Locker focuses on their struggles and victories in Iraq and portrays the life of the Army pretty well. The film not only tells a good story, but also uses many techniques of film to make a wonderful and brilliant movie. The very first sequence in the film portrays these elements of film technique and adds to the meaning of the film as a whole. 
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Supermarket Sequence

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The supermarket scene is a vital part in of The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008), for it conveys the lifelessness that the main character, James, feels. This scene provides a contrast to the rest of the film by showing the conflict between James' domestic life in America and his life as a soldier in Iraq. This scene highlights one of Bigelow's main points James, showing that he has become an alien in his own country who only feels alive when he is risking his life to dismantle bombs.
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