American Sniper

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2020)

The movie American Sniper is a heroic, drama-based movie. Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) plays the main character as a U.S Navy Seal. As a young man Chris Kyle fell in love with Taya (Sienna Miller). He went off to Iraq while Taya was pregnant. While in the war there are many things that Chris must do, shooting a kid that had a bomb, attacks on his crew. He was named the best sniper while he was at war. Chris served four tours, there were many things that Chris must conquer when he returns. A lot of soldiers come home from the war with post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. Chris has flashbacks of the things he saw and went through while in Iraq. This proves to be difficult for his family. Chris is in therapy and tries to help other fellow vets that have PTSD. A fellow ex-marine shot Chris, killing him. This movie is historically and emotionally based up on the war in Iraq and the soldiers. There are a lot of this throughout the movie that show exactly what the soldiers and families must endure while away defending the country and when they come home.