an honest review.

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2015)

I was surprised to see so many people bashing this movie for being "american propaganda" "trying to recruit more people for the US army" "anti Muslim"and the like. To be honest I went into the theater expecting just that, just another Hollywood film about yet another renegade soldier fighting for his country and vanquishing all evil.
THIS IS NOT WHAT THIS MOVIE IS. on the surface it may seem that way, but digging deeper into the the character development we learn that Chris Kyle starts out as an idealistic boy, with 100% faith in his country and someone who would never give up. later in the movie he struggles with horrors he couldn't imagine as a kid. as he becomes more experienced as a sniper he starts changing. He becomes much more serious, gets angry and starts slipping away from his wife and children.
fast forward to his last tour and he is a completely different person. He has witnessed many terrible things, and even watched his own brother get PTSD from combat. that scene is one of the most important scenes in the whole movie, as he finally realizes that its much more than just a fight between black and white, good and evil.
When he finally returns home He is obviously having trouble adjusting back to "normal" life. in one scene he almost kills a dog at a birthday party. in another he doesn't tell his wife that he is back and starts crying on the phone.
At the very end he finally finds peace with himself and spiritual redemption by helping other Vets.
so to all the people who say that this is just another "came here to kick ass, chew bubble gum, and kill terrorists: I have this to say
you should really watch the movie again, because this film also has a VERY strong but also VERY subtle anti war message.