Murder does not make a person a hero

Rating: 6/10 (23 May 2015)

Before going to the cinema to watch American sniper I was not expecting a lot of this movie, and it might be the reason why I liked it !
Nevertheless I'm not entirely convinced ! Even if this film is very interesting I'm bored of all those movies which are the "new propaganda" of the US army where the SEAL is nothing but the best in all fields ! He always take the good decision , as a consequence, he never fail. I know what you can say : But that's reality, that's a true story ! Sure ! But American sniper is only depicting what is favorable for the Americans in an exaggerating way. American sniper is the true story of Chris Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper), a sniper who is now a sort of legend in the US army because he killed an estimated 255 persons during the Iraq war. This film exposes the hardships these warriors are exposed to and I think that's the most accomplished thing Eastwood (the director) does here. Making sure that the war at home is just as intense as the reality, as the war in Iraq.
The movie also shows an interesting relationship with the family of Kyle, showing that it's hard for his wife too. One of the most heartbreaking scene is when we see kyle back home and his wife trying to communicate, he does not answer like if was not in this room, like if he still was in Iraq  But that's all, in this film you don't learn anything more about C.Kyle, and the end of the movie does not give more explanations.
To conclude this movie is very entertaining but does not have an objective look to what really happened and to who is really Kyle Korver : As for me murder does not make a person a hero.