In 16 years, a lot has happened in Hollywood. From a box office perspective, a generational change in which James Cameron He got ahead of himself. Yes before Titanic was at the top of the ranking (sic) of the most profitable titles, now it is the case Avatar. And, after Avengers: Endgameonce again James Cameron with Avatar: The Sense of Water. We will have to see what position he is in. Avatar: Fire and Ashon which the profitability of the continuity of the saga depends. In Spain it has been in theaters since December 19.
In 2009, when James Cameron introduced us to Pandora, his wife from 1989 to 1991 took us to Iraq. Define a Catherine Bigelow As the “wife of”, this only makes sense when this director, the first to win an Oscar in history, snatched the statuette from her ex-partner. It happened with In hostile landwar western with Jeremy Renner which you can see in Netflix.
What is “In Hostile Land” about?
Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron collaborated on two films: They call him Bodhi And strange days. In both cases, addiction to danger plays a key role, from a more playful point of view (despite the words of the thieves) in the first title and from a more sinister point of view in the second. In hostile land is based on this principle: with formidable leadership from Bigelow, who also returned in 2025 with A house full of dynamite (in the Netflix catalog), the film follows bomb sergeant William James.
After the death of his superior, William James takes command and his men will immediately realize that there is a threat beyond their ranks: the new sergeant is a reckless soldier whose actions could cost the lives of the entire platoon. More than war, In hostile land It tells how a man’s existence can be limited to the sole pleasure of preserving it despite all the risks and how, in his festive fall into the abyss, he can take several people with him.
In a Hostile Land won six Oscars during a particularly inspired year: in addition to a rarity like the South African District 9 and the already mentioned Avatarwere nominated for Best Picture fucking bastards (whose sole statuette went to Christopher Waltz) and an instant animation classic (or an instant classic in general) like Up. Wouldn’t the latter have been a much more memorable winner than her equally brilliant competitors?
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