tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post5576051528232673779..comments2023-10-20T07:30:57.164-06:00Comments on The Writer's Corner (and Also What I Ate Today): THE HURT LOCKERAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03435959688644291813noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-90104160216149594012010-03-02T14:51:53.186-07:002010-03-02T14:51:53.186-07:00I haven't seen this film yet, but I remember s...I haven't seen this film yet, but I remember similar feelings when I watched SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. We were in Hawaii and had spent the day at Pearl Harbor and the Punch Bowl. I'll never forget being stabbed in my heart when the "boys" called out for their moms as they lay dying. Because I'm the mother of 4 boys, it hit hard. <br /><br />I think SAVING is more contrived that HURT, but it still taught me much. rbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-11223635333720337442010-03-02T14:51:22.417-07:002010-03-02T14:51:22.417-07:00I haven't seen this film yet, but I remember s...I haven't seen this film yet, but I remember similar feelings when I watched SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. We were in Hawaii and had spent the day at Pearl Harbor and the Punch Bowl. I'll never forget being stabbed in my heart when the "boys" called out for their moms as they lay dying. Because I'm the mother of 4 boys, it hit hard. <br /><br />I think SAVING is more contrived that HURT, but it still taught me much. rbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-49810669668394858292010-03-02T11:16:52.662-07:002010-03-02T11:16:52.662-07:00I can barely walk today. My under-dressings are s...I can barely walk today. My under-dressings are so ill-shaped.<br />Thanks a lot.LucindaFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195953071224783622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911995834831777898.post-14959040748099943712010-03-01T19:16:28.528-07:002010-03-01T19:16:28.528-07:00I think you nailed all of it. For another version...I think you nailed all of it. For another version of this, but focusing on the at-home part of the story, see Stop-Loss. It will absolutely break your heart.<br /><br />I thought this was a splendid movie, and one thing I loved about it is that its politics were organic--completely rooted in its representation of those characters. I think it is a beautifully made, almost perfect film. I LOVED IT. And you described what makes it awesome so exactly.Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.com