American Sniper

 

 

American Snipe   

 

This story is from January 15, 2015
Summary of the plot of American snipers

Summary of the plot of American snipers
Plot summary
Known for his fascination for character studies, this time the famous director Clint Eastwood got into the psyche of the late Chris Kyle (1974-2013), a Marine, who was declared the mostdeadly sniper in the United States
Military history.Based on Chris's best-selling memoir, this autobiography traces the legend's war service in Iraq and how it affected his personal life
Kyle served four tours in the Iraq War and was called a' legend ' by his comrades for his contribution (credited with over 160 kills)
Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper) who initially aspired to be a rodeo cowboy, signed up to become a navy SEAL in his 30's.While completing his rigorous training, he stumbles upon his future wife Taya (Sienna Miller) in a bar, where he saves her from men, she is not interested
Kyle pursues her and they get married.After 9/11, he was deployed to Iraq as sniper.At at home, his wife is pregnant and worried about his safety
Torn between the country and family, when she is not on tours, Kyle seems happy to return home but constantly thinks about the war. Even the birth of his children does not prevent him from returning to the war zone, against the wishes of his wife
Meanwhile in Iraq, the US military is facing stiff opposition from rival sniper Mustafa, a Syrian resident of Iraq, a former Olympic gold medalist! He foiled the plans of Chris and his team to capture Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the second in command known as the butcher
He also ended up killing Chris ' friend, Biggles.In in order to avenge his death, Chris and his team vow to take down Mustafa and he is Chris, who finally tracks him down and kills him from a distance.However, this step puts his team somewhere where they find themselves surrounded by Iraqi militants from all sides.In search of air support and using a sandstorm to their advantage, the Americans managed to escape in time.Chris decided that it was time to return home forever
His wife and children are happy to have him again
Chris shows no remorse for being honest with his country.He does not regret the people he killed but regrets the people he could not save.He starts spending time with fellow veterans.During one of these meetings, it was revealed that Chris had been killed by a veteran who was trying to help him, followed by footage of people queuing in the streets for his funeral procession, waving a United States flag

At the age of 84, the director creates controversy with "American Sniper", which promises to be his greatest success: the life of an elite soldier whose hunting record amounts to more than 255 deaths
His latest film, American Sniper, promises to be the biggest success of his career, with nearly $ 300 million in receipts on the American market. At the age of 84, Clint Eastwood managed to make a commercial film (four Oscar nominations) about the war in Iraq. Based on the true story of the elite soldier Chris Kyle, whose hunting record amounts to more than 255 Iraqis, the film is exposed by the "patriotic" camp that had supported the invasion of 2003. The death of the "sniper", shot at the age of 38 by a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, gave an aura to the one whom his comrades already called "Legend" during his lifetime
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Clint Eastwood received the World at the golf clubhouse near his home in Carmel, an upscale resort in Northern California. The director assures that his film has anti-war aspects. Critics accuse him of glorifying Private Kyle, if not the war. And to avoid the question of the responsibilities of those who committed it
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When you get into a movie, you never know how it's going to turn out. At the end, the only thing we can say is: this corresponds to what I wanted to do. There are no rules, and I believe that there are also no experts capable of predicting what will please or not. What attracted me to this story is that it is not only the story of a warrior. There is also an anti-war aspect. The scenario allows for doubt: on the merits of our presence in Iraq and on the fact of risking lives. I like to have different points of view in a story. People can get what they want out of it
What is probably at play is the concern around the world about terrorism, including the recent events in Paris. People are realizing that the world is becoming more and more dangerous. The American government, starting with the president, is deluding itself. They seem to think it's just an accident, a small group of people. But there are more of them than they think
There have been quite a few films about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan. But it was only about the war. Here, it's not just a war movie. It's also about the soldier's family, his doubts, the anxiety of never knowing if he's going to come back or not. When you shoot a war story, it's always spectacular. Fighting leads to intense emotions. This film shows both aspects: the battle, and the difficulty of coming home to see the family, the children ... It is these inner conflicts that make the stories interesting. Not the stories where the characters are heroic from the first to the last minute
Director Clint Eastwood (right) with Bradley Cooper on the set of his film
Director Clint Eastwood (right) with Bradley Cooper on the set of his film "American Sniper". WARNER BROS./KEITH BERNSTEIN
The film revived the confrontation between the anti-war camp and the "patriots" who defend the actions of Chris Kyle, the sniper with 255 Iraqi deaths. Does the virulence of the reactions not show that the lessons of the war have not been learned in the United States
I was not a big supporter of the Iraq war. At the time, I was thinking to myself, "Saddam Hussein is a horrible guy but there are so many countries that are run by a bad guy: we know when we start but when do we stop" It was the same for Afghanistan: the British tried to intervene a long time ago and they didn't succeed. The Russians tried it for ten years, and it didn't work either. And they had less access problems than us, who had to pay a country that doesn't like us like Pakistan 1 billion dollars a year to transit through its territory. All this does not make sense
If it's to go there for a short time and withdraw immediately to do something else, it's sacrificing a lot of lives for not much. It seems to me that there are always people who are for and people who are against. Even during the Second World War, many people were opposed to the United States meddling in helping Europe since we live here. It was a simplistic vision. There is a big backlash now in the United States compared to the war. People are concerned that soldiers returning from the conflict are not treated well or are poorly cared for or misunderstood. In the film, Bradley Cooper sees people watching sports on TV, and he thinks to himself: "There's a war there and everyone doesn't care. "It's not that people deliberately don't care, but they are busy; the war has been going on for too long
Chris Kyle returned from Iraq in 2009. Last week, Barack Obama asked Congress for authorization to use force against ISIS. Here is the United States back in Iraq. What were the sniper's feats of arms for
I appreciate the men and women who are willing to go and do this work. I just hope that they are not exposed to danger for reasons of political politics or personal ambitions
Critics accuse you of glorifying the shooter without addressing the issue of responsibilities. Who sends these soldiers to them
I don't know who's sending them. I don't blame anyone. Everyone thinks that they are acting for humanitarian reasons. I have always had doubts about the idea of bringing democracy to other countries. It may not be the system they want or that suits them. I don't think we should make decisions for the whole world. I have always leaned on the libertarian side: for a smaller government and one that leaves people in peace