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The Iraq War officially begins with the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces led by the United States.
Improvised Explosive Devices become a prevalent threat to coalition forces, leading to the growth of EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) units like the one depicted in The Hurt Locker.
The Hurt Locker is released in theaters, bringing attention to the experiences of bomb disposal units in Iraq.
The Hurt Locker wins six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow. It is noted as a significant achievement as Bigelow becomes the first woman to win Best Director.
Books:
The Yellow Birds
by Kevin Powers
Redeployment
by Phil Klay
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
by Karl Marlantes
Movies:
Black Hawk Down
Sicario
The Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
Green Zone
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Jarhead
Lone Survivor
American Sniper
Eye in the Sky
Music:
Post by Bjork
Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by M83
The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
TV Shows:
Band of Brothers
Strike Back
SEAL Team
Homeland
The Unit
Generation Kill
SIX
Bodyguard
Occupied
Fauda
Video Games:
This War of Mine
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
ARMA 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Spec Ops: The Line
Watched this in theaters. Was a fun popcorn movie. I didn't like it as much as the first movie though. The nostalgia moments are a lot of fun for me, but the first movie had a ton of those too.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
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Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
