Comments
-
So many negative comments. I wonder how many are actually soldiers who have fought in the Middle East or if these are just keyboard peace warriors who sit safely at home miles from any real conflict. I am an American soldier and I have fought and served my country. There is a difference between these movies.
-
@Angular Notspice, I understand where you are coming from but I disagree with you. I believe American Sniper is anti-war propaganda. The film does an incredible job of painting the American soldiers as invaders of foreign land intent on raging destruction wherever they see fit. The movie does not promote war, in my opinion.
-
@Kskronz, but have you seen the comments about it online? Some racists and fascists got so happy. That movie was just a testosterone pump for them. They felt good there was a movie out there that made America look like the powerful "badass" which doesnt tolerate the "oppressive violent nature" of islam. It just makes the 'get them before they get you' argument seem far more acceptable for some.
-
@FeelTheJohnson, right because imprisoning a couple hundred thousand people is as bad as murdering 11 million people. It's easy to forget that in addition to six million Jews around five million individuals including ethnic Poles and other Slavs, Soviet citizens and Soviet POWs, Romanis, communists, homosexuals, Freemasons, Jehovah's Witnesses and the mentally and physically disabled were killed in the Holocaust because they were seen as "lesser people". Both events were terrible but one was CLEARLY worse than the other. Though I'll admit waiting until Gerald Ford's presidency to issue an official apology was pretty ridiculous
-
@Lord Palpatine, eehh I'm not actually sure. I think it was just a spoof on the whole WWII. It was a serious storyline with just amped up badassery and made up plot lines to make history seem more badass. It's a fun and neat movie to watch in my opinion, but there's minimal historical accuracy. Plus it was the first time I saw the actor Christoph Waltz who is in my opinion an incredible fvcking actor
Actually, as people who actually saw the damn movie would know, American Sniper is a character study that attempts to show the trauma of war in a realistic fashion. It's a plea to support veterans, not push ideology. There's even a scene where a younger marine praises Kyle, to which Kyle doesn't know how to respond. That and his PTSD-induced-almost-killing-a-dog-thing. And several other moments that make it clear that this guy is a human being who is disturbed by his experiences in war. Also, props to Bradley Cooper. Quality performance.