Kathryn Bigelow perfectly knows how to generate nail-biting suspense in an action movie. Her talent is rightly proved with her high voltage film “Hurt Locker” Her latest effort is tested with more testosterone than any recent action film. One may recall, she was totally responsible for the gloriously over-the-top cops and surfers thriller Point Break. This movie was extremely well crafted even if it lacked an intelligent plot as told by many. However, this movie is both well crafted and intelligent. The best ever film to portray the war in Iraq so far. Much more immediate distraction is the fear of death looming over them every day. The soldiers in this film do not sit around discussing U.S. foreign policy.
“The Hurt Locker” based on the Iraq War drama won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Kathryn Bigelow also became the first woman in the Oscar historyto earn Hollywood’s top prize for filmmakers.
At the award ceremony Bigelow said “There’s no other way to describe it. It’s the moment of a lifetime,” The ex wife of Cameron also added that “It’s so extraordinary to be in the company of my fellow nominees, such powerful filmmakers, who have inspired me and I have admired, some of them for decades.”
