I had an eye-opening experience in Baghdad at the end of 2004 and I thought that the story of these guys who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world would be an interesting way to look at the war in a broader sense.
I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies. - Mark Boal
I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies.
- Mark Boal
For better or worse, most of my writing life has been about people that work behind the scenes. I'm interested in finding extraordinary moments in ot… - Mark Boal
For better or worse, most of my writing life has been about people that work behind the scenes. I'm interested in finding extraordinary moments in ot…
For weeks after 9/11 you could smell the dust and pulverised concrete in New York, and the National Guard came in, so there was a military presence o… - Mark Boal
For weeks after 9/11 you could smell the dust and pulverised concrete in New York, and the National Guard came in, so there was a military presence o…
I write on a computer, on a laptop or whatever. - Mark Boal
I write on a computer, on a laptop or whatever.
So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams. - Mark Boal
So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams.
You're trying to dramatize events to tell a story most effectively. That doesn't mean the events aren't true, it just means you're making them as dra… - Mark Boal
You're trying to dramatize events to tell a story most effectively. That doesn't mean the events aren't true, it just means you're making them as dra…
The fact is that war films, by their very nature, are pitched at a high dramatic range. - Mark Boal
The fact is that war films, by their very nature, are pitched at a high dramatic range.
Ever since 9/11, I found myself interested in chronicling the war and the war on terror and the way that this giant machinery was affecting individua… - Mark Boal
Ever since 9/11, I found myself interested in chronicling the war and the war on terror and the way that this giant machinery was affecting individua…
I think as a filmmaker you try not to have any expectations other than that the film have a fairly substantial beginning, middle and end. - Mark Boal
I think as a filmmaker you try not to have any expectations other than that the film have a fairly substantial beginning, middle and end.
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