i saw the film hurt locker last night.  and i thought it was amazing.

you know that scene in the action movie where the bomb is a minute from going off and the protagonist is rushing against time to try and defuse the bomb before it’s too late?  this is usually the most intense scene in the movie.  or how about the war movie where inevitably the team is attacked by a sniper and they have to figure out a) where the hell the shots are coming from and b) how to stop them.

okay, instead of each of these scenes being five minutes long, stretch them out across two hours and now you have hurt locker.

i’ve never had a movie stress me out like this.  i was on the edge of my seat for most of the movie.

the other amazing thing about this movie is how, while all these totally insane stressful crazy events are going on, you never get the impression that these things are out-of-the-ordinary scenarios.  this was everyday life for our soldiers in iraq.  it really made me very very grateful for the people who fight over there.  and also made me realize what a terrible soldier i would make.  i’d be like “wait, you want me to do WHAT?!”

so anyway, go see this movie.  and then hug someone you know who fought in iraq or afghanistan.