Clint Eastwood filmed a good, war drama based on real events. Through the eyes of sniper Chris Kyle, the viewer is immersed in the harsh realities of the Iraqi war. The tape begins immediately with actions that put the protagonist before a difficult choice. Humanism or patriotism? A brutal choice that echoes inside the viewer. The director showed how a soldier should act in war, and what his thoughts are. Bradley Cooper embodied an American legend on screen to bring to the audience the emotions that the real person felt.
After the abyss of warfare and relatable drama, we are treated to a flashback that tells Chris’s story in a cute and zany way. Not a hint of opening shots, romantic exposition and a premise of just decisions. Chris’ character is engaging in his patriotism, his perspective on what’s going on around him, and his failures and attempts to right the wrongs. Such a work on mistakes. The love line fits quite well into this period, until the hero goes to Iraq.
Here already plays the experience of watched pictures, taking into account the war and waiting women at home. Initial jokes, calmness and calculation. The sniper looks epic, taking up a position on the roof and enveloping everything around him like Sauron. It seems that war can’t go so smoothly and perfectly. Yes, Clint Eastwood carries through the biographical material, but appropriately combines war and peace. The classic post-war syndrome gradually adds to the drama, and there’s a hitch. Which is more interesting to watch? Events in Iraq or events in America? Skillfully, skillfully. The movie shows the tragedies of war, innocent victims, brave guys ready to give their lives for their country. War through the eyes of a sniper occupies the positive side of the story, while peacetime at home piles on the negative emotions and the inability to focus on anything else.
Cooper looks great as both a smiling soldier cuddled up with a sniper rifle and a sullen family man unresponsive to everyday life and the good of the family. The split that serves as a bridge between the two worlds – military and domestic – shows the character’s desperation and capabilities to the core. You understand his actions, you don’t even look for excuses for his rude and, at times, indifferent behavior around his family.
The building clearance operations in Iraq, the interaction of the soldiers, and the uncomplicated soldier humor are also kept in suspense. It is always amazing that in the face of death guys are able to keep alive not only physically, but also morally. The picture explains the main character’s incentive to see it through to the end. But no one returns from the war zone unchanged, from which we can praise the production team for conveying the drama outside the war. The reverse side of victories and awards. There are many films about hostages of war, but each one is unique in its own way and adds something new. What “Apocalypse Now” Francis Ford Coppola, that “Marvel’s” “Punisher” – although the goals of the projects are different, the secondary problems of war have always been and will be reflected in the cinema.
The end result is a fast-paced, brutal and dangerous project that works in the right direction. Not too much time on the war, switching to family. But at the same time and the family does not hold all the drama, again bringing the viewer back to Iraq with Chris. The unexpected ending of the picture is shocking to the point that immediately after the credits you start looking for information about this event. It can’t be conveyed in words. A good, masculine movie where the dramatic element shows the unpredictability of fate.
