“American Sniper” movie review
Shortly after the 9/11 tragedy, one of the most heroic snipers in US history, also known as Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), leads the new most popular movie “American Sniper.”
Opening into the story, Kyle is just a small town cowboy running a rodeo circus with his younger brother Jeff who looks immensely up to him.
After getting the title of riding a bull for a full eight seconds, Kyle’s ambition to be a rodeo star soon shifts after seeing the 9/11 incident on television. With much determination, Kyle makes a trip to the local recruitment office with the decision of becoming a Navy SEAL.
The story quickly transitions into Kyle’s work ethic to pursue his dream of becoming a Navy SEAL. Kyle’s very stern father helps him to become precise and accurate with every shot at a firing range in Texas.
Later, Kyle goes to a local bar to stumble upon his soon to be wife Taya (Sienna Miller) who is quite unsure about Kyle’s motives to be a Navy SEAL.
In no time flat, Kyle is deployed to Iraq for his first tour of duty. There, his amazing aim and long distance shooter makes him a legend to fellow troop members also earning the title “The Devil of Ramadi” amongst enemies.
Kyle soon makes a person goal to attack and kill a local sniper in Iraq known as “The Butcher,” while Taya and two of Kyle’s children wait at home in the states in agony, wishing Kyle would stop furthering his returns to Iraq and stay home forever.
As Kyle continues to repeat his showings in Iraq, he also continues to see the loss of fellow troop mates.
Finally, Kyle kills his enemy “The Butcher” with a clear shot to the head and returns home for good after his self and also team accomplishment.
With troubles of getting used to the states, Kyle loosely adjusts and remains the good father and husband he always was. However, the like of Chris Kyle would soon flash before his own eyes.
Shortly after Kyle’s return home, he is shot and killed by a man of maybe revenge. Although Kyle did not get to finish his life on Earth, his heroic legend for the best shot and patriot workings still remain forever.
I think overall, the movie was very well put together and realistic to the real Chris Kyle. There was a lot of combat action scenes, which somewhat got a little repetitive but I would give the movie a nine out of ten overall.
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Alanna Hansen • Mar 6, 2015 at 2:49 pm
He is a true proud American, after 9/11 how can you not be proud to put the rag heads back into their place?! He is honestly one of a kind guy and the amount of work and loyalty he put into protecting out country is something may people cannot do. He used his pride for good use and it is individuals like him that let people like your ignorant self sleep at night.
Ivan Anderson • Mar 8, 2015 at 4:53 pm
“rag heads” oh my god
nice racism there, kiddo
Ivan Anderson • Feb 23, 2015 at 11:18 am
I feel like the movie wasn’t really true to the real Chris Kyle. In the movie, Kyle is shown as bearing some regret for killing so many, while the real Kyle is quoted to saying that killing Iraqis was “fun” and something he “enjoyed”, and has called Iraqis as a whole “savages”. He’s also bragged about murdering looters during Hurricane Katrina, though whether or not he actually murdered looters is questionable.