....considering this was directed by Clint Eastwood and all the hype that came with the movie.
Also was it me or were all the babies in the movies clearly dolls!!!??
I saw a funny clip of it somewhere. Apparently the baby and backup were both ill or something and they didn't have time to find a replacement so used a doll.
Just think of all the money spent on the movie and the cast salaries and then they use an obvious doll in what are supposed to be emotional scenes
I enjoyed it. I found it tense and engrossing, and Bradley Cooper did a great job.
Seeing that it was directed by Clint Eastwood lowered my expectations if anything. If we were talking about Clint Eastwood 10 years ago I'd have been hyped, but his directorial work since then has been a little 'up and down'... Having said that, this is his best work since Million Dollar Baby.
Good film but you can see why Americans get themselves in such messes in war zones, who the hell allows their men to talk on a phone, whilst their meant to be working.
I thought it was very biased, the American's were all great and the Iraqi's were all evil. The woman & child at the beginning? Evil. The man who took them in and fed them? Oh no, he's also evil. Also the majority of the people that Chris Kyle killed in real life were unarmed civilians, he was no hero.
Good film but you can see why Americans get themselves in such messes in war zones, who the hell allows their men to talk on a phone, whilst their meant to be working.
My thoughts exactly - they were being shot at, diving into abandoned buildings and he's talking to his wife on the phone!
I thought it was very biased, the American's were all great and the Iraqi's were all evil. The woman & child at the beginning? Evil. The man who took them in and fed them? Oh no, he's also evil. Also the majority of the people that Chris Kyle killed in real life were unarmed civilians, he was no hero.
Uh? so giving your young child a hand grenade to use is not evil, it's the highest of evils, at least have the guts to do it yourself.
I thought it was very biased, the American's were all great and the Iraqi's were all evil. The woman & child at the beginning? Evil. The man who took them in and fed them? Oh no, he's also evil. Also the majority of the people that Chris Kyle killed in real life were unarmed civilians, he was no hero.
Uh? so giving your young child a hand grenade to use is not evil, it's the highest of evils, at least have the guts to do it yourself.
I'm saying every Iraqi character was portrayed as a baddie while all the American's were the good guys. Chris Kyle in real life was basically just a racist who took pleasure in killing the Iraqi people, innocent or not. If you read his book you'll see how he has no remorse as portrayed in the film and he refers to them all as "savages".
I'm saying every Iraqi character was portrayed as a baddie while all the American's were the good guys. Chris Kyle in real life was basically just a racist who took pleasure in killing the Iraqi people, innocent or not. If you read his book you'll see how he has no remorse as portrayed in the film and he refers to them all as "savages".
I'm saying every Iraqi character was portrayed as a baddie while all the American's were the good guys. Chris Kyle in real life was basically just a racist who took pleasure in killing the Iraqi people, innocent or not. If you read his book you'll see how he has no remorse as portrayed in the film and he refers to them all as "savages".
You can't really have remorse as a soldier, especially as a sniper as thats pretty close to murder in a sense.
I thought it was very biased, the American's were all great and the Iraqi's were all evil. The woman & child at the beginning? Evil. The man who took them in and fed them? Oh no, he's also evil. Also the majority of the people that Chris Kyle killed in real life were unarmed civilians, he was no hero.
I agree, it was a very black and white movie, no grey areas that real life actually exists in. but look at the audience it was made for, and it's no surprise it was made like that.
Saying that, I did enjoy the movie, though the direction wasn't particularly inspiring or inspired. That's Eastwood's style though, he just points a camera at something without getting all arty with it, which is fine if you're just interested in the story and not the whole cinematic experience. You do know what you're getting with him though.
Good film but you can see why Americans get themselves in such messes in war zones, who the hell allows their men to talk on a phone, whilst their meant to be working.
I saw a funny clip of it somewhere. Apparently the baby and backup were both ill or something and they didn't have time to find a replacement so used a doll.
Just think of all the money spent on the movie and the cast salaries and then they use an obvious doll in what are supposed to be emotional scenes
Big mistake on their part, that was the only thing I could think about.
Why do a multi million pound movie and use dolls! It just made it seem less real. Especially when he is in a moral dilemma whether to shoot and kill a child when he has small children at home (dolls lol)
I agree, it was a very black and white movie, no grey areas that real life actually exists in. but look at the audience it was made for, and it's no surprise it was made like that.
Saying that, I did enjoy the movie, though the direction wasn't particularly inspiring or inspired. That's Eastwood's style though, he just points a camera at something without getting all arty with it, which is fine if you're just interested in the story and not the whole cinematic experience. You do know what you're getting with him though.
A little update on my comment - I've just started reading the book the movie was based on, and even though i'm only a few pages in, it's very apparent that Chris Kyle did see the world in very black and white terms - those people are good and those peope are evil, no grey areas, not much thought into why those "evil people" are doing what they are doing, or even enough self awareness to realise that the people he thinks are evil probably consider him be part of the "evil people" not one of the good guys. It's a very simplistic view of the world in general, though probably a necessary one in order to do such a job.
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ditto. Just finishing Chris Kyle's book which I recommend.
Just think of all the money spent on the movie and the cast salaries and then they use an obvious doll in what are supposed to be emotional scenes
It was very sad what happened
Was the fact court proceedings were still ongoing the reason for the anticlimatic ending?
Seeing that it was directed by Clint Eastwood lowered my expectations if anything. If we were talking about Clint Eastwood 10 years ago I'd have been hyped, but his directorial work since then has been a little 'up and down'... Having said that, this is his best work since Million Dollar Baby.
My thoughts exactly - they were being shot at, diving into abandoned buildings and he's talking to his wife on the phone!
Uh? so giving your young child a hand grenade to use is not evil, it's the highest of evils, at least have the guts to do it yourself.
He was still alive when the filming was completed if I recall correctly.
Bib is not true.
I'm saying every Iraqi character was portrayed as a baddie while all the American's were the good guys. Chris Kyle in real life was basically just a racist who took pleasure in killing the Iraqi people, innocent or not. If you read his book you'll see how he has no remorse as portrayed in the film and he refers to them all as "savages".
He killed terrorists
You do realise that not every Iraqi is a terrorist?
Of course not but the people Chris Kyle shot were terrorists.
You can't really have remorse as a soldier, especially as a sniper as thats pretty close to murder in a sense.
I agree, it was a very black and white movie, no grey areas that real life actually exists in. but look at the audience it was made for, and it's no surprise it was made like that.
Saying that, I did enjoy the movie, though the direction wasn't particularly inspiring or inspired. That's Eastwood's style though, he just points a camera at something without getting all arty with it, which is fine if you're just interested in the story and not the whole cinematic experience. You do know what you're getting with him though.
Not all of them.
there's a difference between turning off your remorse so you can cope and actively enjoying doing it.
Does that really happen?
Yeah that was so low rent
Big mistake on their part, that was the only thing I could think about.
Why do a multi million pound movie and use dolls! It just made it seem less real. Especially when he is in a moral dilemma whether to shoot and kill a child when he has small children at home (dolls lol)
A little update on my comment - I've just started reading the book the movie was based on, and even though i'm only a few pages in, it's very apparent that Chris Kyle did see the world in very black and white terms - those people are good and those peope are evil, no grey areas, not much thought into why those "evil people" are doing what they are doing, or even enough self awareness to realise that the people he thinks are evil probably consider him be part of the "evil people" not one of the good guys. It's a very simplistic view of the world in general, though probably a necessary one in order to do such a job.
I would imagine so, the average American infantry man is quite poor in military terms