An American Cowboy Turned to War Hero

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2018)

This movie is about a cowboy that turned into a war veteran legend to protect his country. Bradley Cooper plays as Chris Kyle, a navy seal veteran that is trying to protect his country and his family. The theme of this movie is how Chris Kyle goes through four tours of war overseas and how he changes drastically each deployment. Chris's wife, Taya, is played by Sienna Miller. She notices that Chris is different every time that he comes home. In this biography of a guy's adult life and life during the military you learn a lot about him, a lot about who he is and mostly a lot about what he stands for.
There are three main types of theme in this movie. There is Chris's life before Taya and the Military, then Chris's life with Taya while he is home from the military and the final theme is Chris when he is away with the military. In the first part of the movie Chris is a typical rodeo cowboy that rides on the weekends for competition. Then the other two main parts of the movie are intertwined with each other the rest of the movie. First is when Chris is at home with Taya. They are happy before his first tour of duty. Then is when everything started to change between them. After four tours of duty overseas there is a lot of difference. Chris is a different person when he is home because he can't stop thinking about war. He is always spaced out, he tweaks over loud noises and he is over protective of all things dealing with his family. Since this movie is a biography, it is hard to compare to any other films that have been produced because this film is a reflection of a single man's life and how he chose to live his life.
The production of this film I though was very well. They used natural lighting for the outside scenes and provided the viewers with exceptional light on all scenes including the scenes that were being portrayed as the night. Another thing that was done well was the angle of the cameras. When important stuff was about to happen, you could tell because the angle of the camera eliminated all dead space so that the viewer could focus on what was happening. This tactic is to make sure the audience doesn't miss essential points to the film that portray and make the theme what it is.