Hurt Locker vs The Blindside

Both movies are extremely good. But I liked "Hurt Locker" more.
Yes, I know you probably thinking about all the goof ups you have read about (all the wrong weapons, the British SAS unit getting taken out like a pack of dodos, soldiers playing on PS3,etc). But were you thinking of this when you saw the movie? How many people actually would think, "oh that is not used by the American army, and SAS people are not such dumb idiots." A movie consists of a lot of aspects, of which research is just one. OK, so the research was not up to the mark on this one, but most of the people who watch movies don't know that. The movie scores high on accurate depiction of a soldier's life. Yes it may seem monotonous, but is that not how a soldier's life is? Get up, go out on the streets, and do your job, at all times risking your life. I don't think a soldier's life varies too much. It is an action flick packaged like a documentary. But one must remember it is not a documentary but a Hollywood film. So the far-fetched characters like the fearless Williams who cares two hoots for military process are not too far-fetched. Did the film deserve so many Oscars? Maybe not. But I liked it anyways. Especially the end which although abrupt, seems appropriate.

Coming to "The Blindside", it is an amazing film. Good acting all around. Being a true story makes it that much more believable. Wonder if people would have liked it if it had not been one. Maybe they would have found it as unbelievable as "Hurt Locker".

Having said all this, I have seen far better films than these in the respective genres.