I finally got around to watching The Hurt Locker yesterday, and I'll say that I was unimpressed. The story was long and meandering, the plot felt loose and flowing rather than tight and well-constructed. There were several tangents which didn't seem to contribute anything to the overall story arc, and Jeremy Renner's stellar acting skills were just kind of wasted on the production.
Bleh.
That said, towards the end of the movie, while speaking to his infant son, Renner's character said something that struck me as both true and important: as we humans get older, we grow to love fewer and fewer things.
When we're young, the world is a source of endless fascination and beauty, and we so easily fall in love with every shiny thing that catches our attention. By the time we're adults and have begun to sink roots into the earth, we are not quite as susceptible to the quick thrill of love anymore.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. On the contrary, it's probably an important evolution that occurs within us.
I just wanted to share the line with you because it made me think, and thinking is a wonderful thing.
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