A thrilling and enjoyable war movie

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2015)

Clint Eastwood did a great job with the movie, and Bradley Cooper fits his role very well. American Sniper is a movie based off of Chris Kyle, a sniper in the US military who served four tours, but unfortunately died early on in his life. Over all, it was a good movie in itself.
You will see a lot of people bashing this motion picture because they say it idolizes Chris Kyle and puts him on a pedestal, when in reality he did some pretty bad things. I cannot disagree with those claims nor can I back them up, for I do not keep up with the news very often, and hearing his name a couple times while the nightly news is playing in the background will not provide me with enough information.
I CAN agree, however, that the movie puts Chris Kyle and the US as a whole in the "good guy hero" slot. It's expected. All movies have a protagonist and an antagonist. Plus, it's about people in the US military, the movie is made in the US, and the director is a US citizen. It is completely normal to expect to see the US military portrayed as the protagonist, especially in a war movie.
To sum it all up, it is a good movie. Some might think it is bad for improperly portraying Chris Kyle but I am sure that if you watch it out of context, you will enjoy it regardless of what your stance is on this man.