Movie #1008 ........................"American Sniper" is not a love story ---- it is a war story, and don't let anyone tell you differently. 90% of this film is shooting, sniping, chasing up and down staircases, looking behind doors, etc. And it was too much for me. Way too much. I know we should be reminded of all that our servicemen and women do for our freedom, but i am one of those people who doesn't think we should ever send our young people into battle in a foreign land. We should send drones and they should be fighting other drones. I see very little good coming out of any fighting and I am tired of watching it --- I want to see movies where people try to solve their problems NOT BY FIGHTING. However, when I say that about war pictures, then I feel that I could be accused of being Anti American and being disrespectful to our service men/women, so I just don't know what to say or think. I just feel like crap, and fearful, and so so sad to see movies like this, so I try to avoid them. However, this is an oscar-nominated film, and I felt I should see it, and I did appreciate the artistry --- esp. Brad Cooper's portrayal of Chris Kyle. I found the position he was put in because he was such a good shot (a fatwa was put on his head, and he suffered PTSD so bad that it was hard for him to assimilate back into his family life) a unique war effect that I never thought about. One negative I wanted to add is that I felt left out of several discussions because I wasn't given enough information to understand their military talk ---- I wanted to learn more about what the mission was about, but I felt left out a lot of times. I have mixed feelings about recommending this or not --- all I know is that I don't want to see it again.
American Sniper2014R I would give this 3.5 stars out of 5.
Based on his memoir of the same name, this military biopic centers on legendary sniper Chris Kyle, who amassed a record number of kills on the battlefield during his 10-year career as a Navy SEAL.
- Cast:
- Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, Kevin Lacz, Cory Hardict, Navid Negahban
- Genre:
- Drama
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