Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on
the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and
kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war
he can't leave behind.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Jason Hall,
Chris Kyle (book), 2 more credits »
Stars: Bradley Cooper,
Sienna Miller,
Kyle Gallner |
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Storyline
Chris Kyle was nothing more than a Texan man who wanted to become a
cowboy, but in his thirties he found out that maybe his life needed
something different, something where he could express his real talent,
something that could help America in its fight against terrorism. So he
joined the SEALs in order to become a sniper. After marrying, Kyle and
the other members of the team are called for their first tour of Iraq.
Kyle's struggle isn't with his missions, but about his relationship with
the reality of the war and, once returned at home, how he manages to
handle it with his urban life, his wife and kids.
American Sniper Movie Reviews:
When
it comes to true story films, there are times where film-makers try to
add more or less into what really happened in the event being told. In
this case, Clint Eastwood's American Sniper has already contracted not
only positive acclaim but a stir of negativity and controversy that
surrounds the way Kyle was really like in life. Some say he had lost his
mind in the war for peace while others say he was caught up in the
emotional aftermath after service but Eastwood has stated that his film
is "the biggest anti-war statement any film can make," and said that
"the fact of what war does to the family and the people who have to go
back into civilian life like Chris Kyle did"
What AS tells is the
true life figure Chris Kyle who served as the American military's
'lethal sniper' who has made more kills in his duty of tours during the
Iraq war period after 9/11. It chronicles how Chris became a true
American to protect his homeland and the aftermath of serving his tours
when he came home to his small growing family, leading up to the final
hours of his life.