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The Hurt Locker and four other best movies directed by women

By Ricky Valero

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Alma Har'el accepts First-Time Feature Film for 'Honey Boy' during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Alma Har'el accepts First-Time Feature Film for 'Honey Boy' during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: (L-R) DGA First-Time Feature Film Award winner for ‘Honey Boy’ Alma Har’el poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: (L-R) DGA First-Time Feature Film Award winner for ‘Honey Boy’ Alma Har’el poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) /

Honey Boy is one of the best movies directed by women

Although this film has some rough clouds due to Shia LaBeouf’s actions, this film hit me on so many levels that I can’t ignore the emotional impact it had on me. Nor can I ignore the work that Har’el did on this project.

Honey Boy was a personal journey about a man overcoming his past to become a better person. We are all flawed human beings and we will make mistakes, but how we overcome and attempt to get back on the right path is what truly defines us.

It’s one thing to film a movie about someone’s story and try to get it right, but she was filming a movie about the person that was also starring in the film. Har’el brought the same level of passion for this project as Shia did and that took a deeply personal story to another level. There are several sequences where you witness a master at work, especially a poolside scene, that left anyone who watched this in tears.

It wasn’t just how Har’el handled the story but all the pieces she brought to the table. From the deeply moving score by composer Alex Sommers who knocks your socks off, to the downright gorgeous cinematography by Natasha Braier to the tightly edited film by duo Domicni LaPerriere and Monica Zalazar. Every piece of the puzzle worked out and Har’el is someone who took the world by storm with her work on this film. I sobbed like a baby throughout this entire film.

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