The Hurtlocker vs.
Avatar 2010 Oscars
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The Hurt locker was
directed by Katherine Bigelow, who was the first female winner of the best
director Oscar.
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Avatar
was directed by James Cameron, who wrote The Terminator movies and wrote and
directed Titanic. This was his first film since Titanic.
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The Hurtlocker budget
was $11,000,000. The Hurtlocker is a modern war film, which gives an intense and
realistic portrayal of the Iraq war, focusing on a group of elite soldiers
whose job is to disarm bombs I combat.
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This
is in stark contrast to the Science fiction film Avatar which uses the most
modern special effects and CGI to create the world of Pandora, which is inhabited
by giant blue creatures, named avatars. The film’s budget was $237,000,000
The Hurtlocker 6 Won Oscars in the following categories
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Best
Achievement in Directing
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Best
Achievement in Film Editing
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Best
Achievement in Sound Editing
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Best
Achievement in Sound Mixing
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Best Motion
Picture of the Year
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Best Writing,
Original Screenplay
The Hurtlocker received 3 Oscar nominations for
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Best
Achievement in Cinematography
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Best
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Avatar won 3 Oscars in the categories
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Best Achievement in Art Direction
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Best Achievement in Cinematography
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Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Avatar received
5 Oscar nominations for
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Best Achievement in Directing
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Best Achievement in Film Editing
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Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
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Best Achievement in Sound Editing
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Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
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I think that one of the
main reasons for the Hurtlocker’s triumph at the 2010 Oscars was its relevant subject
matter. It is one of the first major war films based on our most recent and
highly controversial war. The film stayed close to the realities of war without
glamorising and bomb disposal had not previously been focused on in such a
major movie.
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However
Avatar was preferred by a wider audience because it was visually effective and
compelling and the effects were state of the art. It incorporated many
narrative aspects.
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The hurt lockers’
domestic total gross at was $17,017,811
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Avatar’s domestic total gross was $749,766,139
It did not matter that Avatar did not do as well at the Oscars
as expected because it is the highest grossing movie of all time and has an
enormous fan base. It was a technological breakthrough film and the first movie
to develop 3D as we know it today.
