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James from Brooklyn, I totally agree. Funny how all the other Iraq War dramas have been commercial flops but this one seems poised to do well. Seems an apathetic, entertainment-saturated American society wants to see a war that has killed thousands of people stripped of inconvenient moral issues and turned into an action movie or video game.

i wonder if your guests could speak about the theory of war movies being innate glorify-ers of violence. of course there are several exceptions, but based on the previews (which can certainly be misleading) it seems as though the hurtlocker is a sleek, stylishly action film, posing as a gritty, naturalistic, 'politically neutral' piece of dramatic reporting.

the use of flashy cinematography and suspenseful editing does seem to lend itself to the glamorizing of combat. maybe not as blatant as a war themed video game, but still manipulative.

I loved the film.
What does the title mean?

Iraq War Films since '03. (via wikipedia)

* The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
* American Soldiers (2005)
* Valley of the Wolves Iraq (2006)
* Home of the Brave (2006)
* In the Valley of Elah (2007)
* Redacted (2007)
* Grace Is Gone (2007)
* Battle For Haditha (2007)
* The Four Horsemen (2007)
* Stop Loss (2008)
* Time Bomb (2008)
* The Hurt Locker (2008)
* Body of Lies (2008)
* Green Zone (2009)
* No True Glory: Battle for Fallujah (2010)

The below link will get you to a wiki list with all films from a plethora of wars.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_films#Iraq_War_.282003.29)

From filming the movie and researching the topic, do these men have "death wishes" or are they simply inured to the concept of bomb diffusing?

The movie is set in 2004 and the trailer shows the men wearing Army Combat Uniforms (ACU) which were introduced in 2005. Is this an accident?