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* HarsherInHindsight: The scene where James equipped with a hidden pistol and civilian disguise, disappears from the base and enters an Iraqi home while seeking justice for [[spoiler: Beckham]], could easily spark to mind two incidents from the War in Afghanistan that happened a few years after the movie's release. Such as Bowe Bergdahl's desertion in 2009 and even more more so, Robert Bales' desertion and killing spree in 2012.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The scene where James equipped with a hidden pistol and civilian disguise, disappears from the base and enters an Iraqi home while seeking justice for [[spoiler: Beckham]], could easily spark to mind two incidents from the War in Afghanistan that happened a few years after the movie's release. Such as Bowe Bergdahl's desertion in 2009 and even more more so, Robert Bales' desertion and killing spree Bales going AWOL to kill 16 Afghan civilians in 2012.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The scene where James equipped with a hidden pistol and civilian disguise, disappears from the base and enters an Iraqi home while seeking justice for [[spoiler: Beckham]], could easily spark to mind two incidents from the War in Afghanistan that happened a few years after the movie's release. Such as Bowe Bergdahl's desertion in 2009 and even more more so, Robert Bales' desertion and killing spree in 2012.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The film starts with on-screen quote "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug." Then everything except "war is a drug" fades out, in case the audience didn't realise that war is a drug.
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: An unnamed boy was killed, had a bomb sloppily planted into him, and was left to rot.]]
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: NightmareFuel:
** The death of [[spoiler:Sgt. Thompson; he manages to escape the bomb, but the shockwave is still enough to kill him and splatter blood all over the inside of his EOD suit]].
**[[spoiler: An unnamed boy was killed, had a bomb sloppily planted into him, and was left to rot.]]
** The death of [[spoiler:Sgt. Thompson; he manages to escape the bomb, but the shockwave is still enough to kill him and splatter blood all over the inside of his EOD suit]].
**[[spoiler: An unnamed boy was killed, had a bomb sloppily planted into him, and was left to rot.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: James' failure to [[spoiler: find out anything about a boy's killers]] could be seen as this, [[IntendedAudienceReaction but it's purposefully done for an exercise in futility]].
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: James' failure to [[spoiler: find [[spoiler:find out anything about a boy's killers]] could be seen as this, [[IntendedAudienceReaction but it's purposefully done for an exercise in futility]].futility]]. On top of everything, [[spoiler:the boy was still alive and that was the body of a different kid]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie would both go on to play [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Avengers]], with Renner as Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} and Mackie as Comicbook/TheFalcon.
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* AwardSnub: There were a few fans and bloggers who noted that Anthony Mackie was sadly overlooked in the Best Supporting Actor category.
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* AwardSnub: There were a few fans and bloggers who noted that Anthony Mackie Creator/AnthonyMackie was sadly overlooked in the Best Supporting Actor category.
* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/AnthonyMackie would both go on to play [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Avengers]], with Renner as Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} and Mackie as Comicbook/TheFalcon.
* HoYay: The scene when the group is getting drunk and learning about each other, and Sanborn and James get into a shirtless fight that ends with James straddling Sanborn.
* HoYay: The scene when the group is getting drunk and learning about each other, and Sanborn and James get into a shirtless fight that ends with James straddling Sanborn.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie would both go on to play [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Avengers]], with Renner as Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} and Mackie as Comicbook/TheFalcon.
* HoYay: The scene when the group is getting drunk and learning about each other, and Sanborn and James get into a shirtless fight that ends with James straddling Sanborn.
* HoYay: The scene when the group is getting drunk and learning about each other, and Sanborn and James get into a shirtless fight that ends with James straddling Sanborn.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Anthony Mackie had been around for a while, but this was before his career really took off with ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''.
* TearJerker: Obviously, many moments in the film.
* TearJerker: Obviously, many moments in the film.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Anthony Mackie Creator/AnthonyMackie had been around for a while, but this was before his career really took off with ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Summit only went to 500 theaters at it widest and the film grossed just $49 million worldwide in theaters (due to the studio having higher hopes for eventual flops such as ''Bandslam'' and ''Sorority Row''). However due to extensive critical praise and strong word-of-mouth, the film became a moderate success on DVD, making back its modest $15 million budget twice over. It won several of the most prestigious Oscars as well, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, along with a nomination for Best Actor.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Summit only went to 500 theaters at it widest and the film grossed just $49 million worldwide in theaters (due to the studio having higher hopes for eventual flops such as ''Bandslam'' and ''Sorority Row''). However due to extensive critical praise and strong word-of-mouth, the film became a moderate success on DVD, making back its modest $15 million budget twice over. It won several of the most prestigious Oscars as well, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, along with a nomination for Best Actor.Actor.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Summit only went to 500 theaters at it widest and the film grossed just $49 million worldwide in theaters (due to the studio having higher hopes for eventual flops such as ''Bandslam'' and ''Sorority Row''). However due to extensive critical praise and strong word-of-mouth, the film became a moderate success on DVD, making back its modest $15 million budget twice over. It won several of the most prestigious Oscars as well, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, along with a nomination for Best Actor.
* TheWoobie: Eldridge.
** The man that's strapped to a bomb.
* TheWoobie: Eldridge.
** The man that's strapped to a bomb.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Summit only went to 500 theaters at it widest and the film grossed just $49 million worldwide in theaters (due to the studio having higher hopes for eventual flops such as ''Bandslam'' and ''Sorority Row''). However due to extensive critical praise and strong word-of-mouth, the film became a moderate success on DVD, making back its modest $15 million budget twice over. It won several of the most prestigious Oscars as well, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, along with a nomination for Best Actor. \n* TheWoobie: Eldridge.\n** The man that's strapped to a bomb.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Averted. A majority of the action scenes consist solely of bomb disposal, while even the more action-packed incidents eschew the usual adrenaline-pumping music and fierce firefights for near-silent scenes spent aiming weapons at enemies that may or may not be there. The only time insurgents are fully visible is during the opening - everywhere else, they're either blended in with the crowd or shrouded in darkness.
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* AwardSnub: Defied. Despite going up against ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', the visually-dazzling highest-grossing movie of all time (unadjusted for inflation), ''The Hurt Locker'' not only bested it for the top prize, it managed to defeat it in some of the technical categories that ''Avatar'' was expected to sweep, including Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. Its journalistic writing even managed to defeat ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' for Best Original Screenplay. That said, there were a few fans and bloggers who noted that Anthony Mackie was sadly overlooked in the Best Supporting Actor category.
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* AwardSnub: Defied. Despite going up against ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', the visually-dazzling highest-grossing movie of all time (unadjusted for inflation), ''The Hurt Locker'' not only bested it for the top prize, it managed to defeat it in some of the technical categories that ''Avatar'' was expected to sweep, including Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. Its journalistic writing even managed to defeat ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' for Best Original Screenplay. That said, there There were a few fans and bloggers who noted that Anthony Mackie was sadly overlooked in the Best Supporting Actor category.
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* TheWoobie: Eldridge.Eldridge.
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* InternetBackdraft: Debates on how accurate the movie was[[note]] It's not terribly popular with Iraq War veterans, and the opinion of a supportive critic who responded to their criticism with, [[InsaneTrollLogic "It doesn't have to be realistic to be real,"]] has often been cited as proof of the disconnect between veterans and civilians[[/note]] tend to spark some heated debates to say the least. Not to mention that a discussion on if ''Film/TheHurtLocker'' really deserved Best Picture and if ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' was snubbed by the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] will spark a big one.
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* CriticalDissonance: Film critics praised it as a thoroughly-realistic depiction of the Iraq War. Iraq War veterans found it absurdly unrealistic. Make of that what you will.
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: [[strike:Beckham]] an unnamed boy is killed, has a bomb sloppily planted into him, and left to rot.]]
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Three of Ministry's songs were used in the film, but "Khyber Pass" certainly qualifies as the backdrop for the last scene [[spoiler:in which James is re-enlisted and has another year of war to [[strike: go through]] happily look forward to.]]
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Three of Ministry's songs were used in the film, but "Khyber Pass" certainly qualifies as the backdrop for the last scene [[spoiler:in which James is re-enlisted and has another year of war to [[strike: go through]] happily look forward to.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie would both go on to play [[MarvelCinematicUniverse Avengers]], with Renner as Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} and Mackie as Comicbook/TheFalcon.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Jeremy Renner and Anthony Mackie would both go on to play [[MarvelCinematicUniverse [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Avengers]], with Renner as Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} and Mackie as Comicbook/TheFalcon.
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* HellIsThatNoise: A bizarre musical chord[[note]](which would sound familiar to anyone who watched ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'')[[/note]] is used to enhance the OhCrap moment when James discovers that the spare wire he found [[spoiler:is attached to a daisy chain of a half-dozen or so more bombs]].
