tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760596761162985469.post3922502379579009465..comments2023-12-27T15:14:46.408-06:00Comments on Movies Kick Ass: Word.Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760596761162985469.post-12263459887835492802010-02-05T11:43:21.143-06:002010-02-05T11:43:21.143-06:00You know, I sort of took it as a military thing. ...You know, I sort of took it as a military thing. As I've learned from seeing movies like Jarhead, and in this case The Hurt Locker, the American military has a jargon all its own. I seem to recall the poster for Jarhead having the tagline, "Welcome to the Suck," the "suck" being a term that I was not aware of until seeing the movie. I definitely hadn't heard the term "hurt locker" before the movie. Thanks for the enlightenment!Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607763027974538119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760596761162985469.post-41361047672487350922010-02-05T01:05:34.500-06:002010-02-05T01:05:34.500-06:00Forget Shakespeare, there's much to be found i...Forget Shakespeare, there's much to be found in a name. I firmly believe that had Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf been named something else it would not have been the successful play or film it was. Imagine Titanic with the name Planet Ice.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760596761162985469.post-61800755325198682852010-02-05T00:40:10.295-06:002010-02-05T00:40:10.295-06:00Hmm that's odd then. If nobody else had heard ...Hmm that's odd then. If nobody else had heard it before then I wasn't so out of place feeling it was a weird name.<br />Isn't it amazing how a title can contribute to a film's appeal and complexity?Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760596761162985469.post-9105462364598001222010-02-04T23:45:57.050-06:002010-02-04T23:45:57.050-06:00I haven't heard the expression before either b...I haven't heard the expression before either but it could be some military slang like Sand Box which refers to Iraq or A-Stan for Afghanistan.Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/moviesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760596761162985469.post-28255564881570030082010-02-04T21:23:49.980-06:002010-02-04T21:23:49.980-06:00I never heard the expression, but I'm not an A...I never heard the expression, but I'm not an American, but I had guessed at the meaning and found I was generally in the right direction. Isn't lock an expression for trapping someone? So I figured the war was like a "hurt locker": literally locking you in pain. It reminded of that saying "Why do I keep beating myself on the head with a hammer? Because it feels so good when I stop". Definitely, an inventive name, though.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760596761162985469.post-75943992670265362212010-02-04T20:21:33.368-06:002010-02-04T20:21:33.368-06:00I've never heard "hurt locker" excep...I've never heard "hurt locker" except in context to this film. I took the title to refer to that box of bombs that he kept (along with his wedding ring).Kelsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426905949964284182noreply@blogger.com