Simple entertainment, extreme propaganda

Rating: 3/10 (19 January 2015)

This is very disappointing, it is clear that Eastwood wanted to glorify a man who has killed over 160 people but to be credited as 'tasteful,' he attempts at showing the darker side of war. In between the American triumphs and numerous killings, there is a minute amount of screen time being given to the mental pain that people in war go through. It is pro-American and pro-war propaganda and felt like a high budget recruitment film. Its primary message was that the sniper felt no torment about the people he had killed, but the people he couldn't save - further emphasizing that to kill someone is okay.
Very disappointing from Cooper and Eastwood, as I thought they would be above this kind of political stimulus. The film should reflect every aspect of war, the torment of every man and their families. I also could argue the underlining islamophobia throughout the film but I could be looking too deeply.