The american hero

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2020)

Clint Eastwood has always expressed his devotion to his country, but probably where it becomes most evident is in 'American Sniper'.
The film tells the story of Chris Kyle, who was one of the best snipers in the history of the United States, standing out in the war against Iran. From this point on, the plot uses two narrative channels, one to tell the events of war and the other that shows the life of Chris Kyle with his family and the consequences of having been in a war. The first of these two narrative branches works flawlessly, with Eastwood even using western resources to recount the war. However, the other narrative path feels weaker in comparison. Probably because the topics displayed on screen do not have the necessary weight in the story or are treated in a slight way.
This film, like the latest by Clint Eastwood, aims to show the American hero in his purest state. He bets it all on leaving aside some themes that could have been better developed and that Eastwood himself has shown in other films of his filmography that he can do better.