A Review on the Movie 'American Sniper'
Overall, a lot of the comments about this movie were positive and happy, saying this was a great movie. This review, however, was different.
One aspect of the movie it said was bad was that some roles were acted really poorly. For example, the role of the wife was supposedly not played very well. She is a pretty young woman who means nothing, who is neither impressive as a character nor poignant nor wholly fleshed out, and every time you see her she is whining at her husband and crying because he is here but not here, he is damaged, he’s got to get with it and be a better father. Also, the baby was a fake, which was a cheap way to save money and takes, at the expense of a more real movie, where the movie is supposed to be a reflection of what the reality is.
However, the movie is good because it is so powerful. According to the reviewer, it had the power to leave a mixed audience of different ages silent after the movie, staring at the credits and trying to process what they had just seen. Kyle (the main character) completely believes, and the viewer is persuaded, that his duty is protecting people, saving the lives of his troops. That’s his daily job and he does it with discipline, talent and professionalism. He’s so good at it he comes to be seen as and called a legend. He is celebrated for his kills; he'd rather be celebrated for his saves.
I think we should go see this movie, because it sounds like a good one, albeit the fact that two of the roles are a bit not developed.
One aspect of the movie it said was bad was that some roles were acted really poorly. For example, the role of the wife was supposedly not played very well. She is a pretty young woman who means nothing, who is neither impressive as a character nor poignant nor wholly fleshed out, and every time you see her she is whining at her husband and crying because he is here but not here, he is damaged, he’s got to get with it and be a better father. Also, the baby was a fake, which was a cheap way to save money and takes, at the expense of a more real movie, where the movie is supposed to be a reflection of what the reality is.
However, the movie is good because it is so powerful. According to the reviewer, it had the power to leave a mixed audience of different ages silent after the movie, staring at the credits and trying to process what they had just seen. Kyle (the main character) completely believes, and the viewer is persuaded, that his duty is protecting people, saving the lives of his troops. That’s his daily job and he does it with discipline, talent and professionalism. He’s so good at it he comes to be seen as and called a legend. He is celebrated for his kills; he'd rather be celebrated for his saves.
I think we should go see this movie, because it sounds like a good one, albeit the fact that two of the roles are a bit not developed.
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