“Would you be surprised if I told you that the Navy has credited you with... over 160 kills?” When Chris Kyle a Navy Seal Sniper during the Iraq war returned home he decided to see a therapist because he was having problems adjusting back to civilian life. During one of those sessions the therapist decided to ask him the question about the kills he is credited for. This credited kill amount is based off the amount of kills the Pentagon has credited him with.
The movie “American Sniper” is based on the memoir, Chris Kyle wrote with the same name. In “American Sniper” Chris Kyle is played by Bradley Cooper. “American Sniper” is directed by Clint Eastwood. “American Sniper” is able to exquisitely portray the impact war can have on relationships …show more content…
One way Clint Eastwood does this is by starting the film with Chris Kyle’s decision on whether or not to shoot a kid with a grenade launcher on the battlefield. By starting the film with this scene it shows the complexity of the decisions snipers have to make on the battlefield. By having Chris Kyle hands shake and whisper to himself please don’t pick it up please don’t it makes him seem human. It does this because it shows he has the same emotions as everybody else. By showing his experiences as a child like hunting with his dad right after it allows the viewer to immediately put themselves in Chris Kyle’s shoes. Clint Eastwood makes Chris Kyle feel like a hero by showing how the attacks on the American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya made him decide to join the Navy. This makes the audience feel like Chris is a true patriot who is willing to stand up when somebody challenges America. The continues stresses between him and his wife Taya on tour in Iraq show how he is just like everybody else. By showing these issues it allows you to see the human side of Chris during all these gunfights going on in the film during the same time. The decisions made by Clint Eastwood on how to format the plot make the story flow simultaneously while also adding a complexity and human touch to the hero figure of Chris
The movie “American Sniper” is based on the memoir, Chris Kyle wrote with the same name. In “American Sniper” Chris Kyle is played by Bradley Cooper. “American Sniper” is directed by Clint Eastwood. “American Sniper” is able to exquisitely portray the impact war can have on relationships …show more content…
One way Clint Eastwood does this is by starting the film with Chris Kyle’s decision on whether or not to shoot a kid with a grenade launcher on the battlefield. By starting the film with this scene it shows the complexity of the decisions snipers have to make on the battlefield. By having Chris Kyle hands shake and whisper to himself please don’t pick it up please don’t it makes him seem human. It does this because it shows he has the same emotions as everybody else. By showing his experiences as a child like hunting with his dad right after it allows the viewer to immediately put themselves in Chris Kyle’s shoes. Clint Eastwood makes Chris Kyle feel like a hero by showing how the attacks on the American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya made him decide to join the Navy. This makes the audience feel like Chris is a true patriot who is willing to stand up when somebody challenges America. The continues stresses between him and his wife Taya on tour in Iraq show how he is just like everybody else. By showing these issues it allows you to see the human side of Chris during all these gunfights going on in the film during the same time. The decisions made by Clint Eastwood on how to format the plot make the story flow simultaneously while also adding a complexity and human touch to the hero figure of Chris