Biased and Outraging

Rating: 3/10 (2 March 2015)

Let me start with the some of the compliments I would give this horrendous movie: 1. The cinematography is spectacular. I commend Clint Eastwood's skill as a director. It was clean, clear, and accurate. 2. Cooper's performance, was Oscar worthy. Despite my outrage, which I will get to, I did sympathize with him and his anguish at times. I also was impressed by his dedication to his role and his strive to portray Chris Kyle with dignity and respect. 3. The paradox between the Iraqi sniper and the American sniper. The juxtaposition between the two characters and what each stood for was enjoyable. I only wished that they would have expanded on it more to cover up such a mess. Now that I got that down, here is the scathing review I think this movie well deserves: After pondering the movie for a while, I have come to the conclusion that it is an embarrassment to American cinema. No matter how I tried to look at it, the movie came across as enraging and highly offensive. If it was supposed to spur some "patriotic" sentiments, then the movie is a disaster. First, the entirety of the movie was about soldiers who only looked after themselves. Cooper's character claims that America is the best in the world but still follows the backwards thinking of "Eye for an eye." They also so disloyalty by shooting the man who fed them at his own dinner table and eventually decided to help them. In addition, throughout the movie, Kyle refers to the Iraqi people as savages. There is a complete lack of respect for the place they are destroying. As a person who has close Muslim friends, I find this highly offensive. Time and time again, this movie makes irresponsible choices and biased statements. I don't see how anyone can find this movie thrilling or enjoyable. If anything it was nauseating. I would have forgiven the movie if the characters turned around in the end. However, if that wasn't enough, the ending was a trap to create a biased public opinion about Kyle's death! I also understand that American Sniper can be seen as an inside look of the war zone in the Middle East. If that was the case, then the movie failed again because it only provided a sick biased look on the war. I would have respected it more if it added some other perspectives. I give American Sniper a gracious 3. While I hated it, I must take into account some of its good side and the soldiers that do risk their lives everyday, even if we don't agree with the circumstances.