Juanote
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American Sniper. Go see that movie if you haven't.
RIP Jon & Chris
RIP Jon & Chris
Juanote said:American Sniper. Go see that movie if you haven't.
RIP Jon & Chris
I have not read the book. No movie could ever be completely faithful to reality, and this one makes no apology for valuing emotional truth over a literal transposition of the facts. But my experience was that Bradley Cooper allowed the audience to feel who this man was, feel the gradually increasing toll of what he went through, and in the most respectful way possible allows room for the idea that maybe Chris Kyle's spoken point of view isn't the entire story either for him or anyone else. And he does that while still honoring the ethos that drove Kyle to do what he did without irony. So I consider the performance to be a major achievement in itself, and worth watching for that reason alone.kann said:I'm actually in Hawaii, now, but that's neither here nor there. I'm asking for my own viewpoint -- it really has little to do with any public perceptions or anything like that. Honestly, when I was in Europe, I was very insulated (or isolated, I guess) from popular social outlooks. I didn't have TV and I only found out local feelings and news when I actively sought it out. I like life better that way!I'm a vet/medical retiree, myself, so I definitely understand the pro-duty thing.
My sister texted me the other day emphatically imploring me to go see American Sniper. I asked her if she read the book, and of course she hadn't. She takes things at dramatic face value, and didn't really understand any of my questions and concerns about the story. As a screenplay and cinematic artwork, I'm sure it is a great film. I take nothing away from the subject of Chris Kyle's accomplishments: he killed a lot of people who needed the killin', and he saved a lot of coalition lives, no doubt. Post-service, he apparently did a lot of good for veterans. For some reason she has a problem with Luttrell and Lone Survivor. She says he "lied" and the movie wasn't true. Wellll... first, it's Hollywood. Of course there's a lot of dramatization. American Sniper has a bunch of inaccuracies, as well. That's why I don't put too much stock in movies. Second, Chris Kyle has been accused as being slightly less than the bastion of truth, himself. It's literature and film written and produced to make money. Simple as that. As for my own questions, Kyle (and/or his co-writers) presents himself in a certain light. It's hard to explain, but seeing an action on a screen, even if it is the same as an action depicted in the book, often doesn't convey the same "internal description" as what you read. We see what someone did, but there's not a true representation of why it was done, if that makes sense. That can make a big difference in how you actually see the story.
AshesTwoAshes said:Don't hate but....."Fifty Shades of Grey". My wife read the books, which she loved, and wanted to see the movie so I took her. It sucked. Even she said so.
kann said:
Don't hate but....."Fifty Shades of Grey". My wife read the books, which she loved, and wanted to see the movie so I took her. It sucked. Even she said so.
We already knew that the movie was going to be terrible. More importantly, how was therest of your night after you both saw the movie?
Just finished John Wick. I want to be John Wick when I grow up. I'll sacrifice the dog if that's what it takes...
ironpeddler said:
Don't hate but....."Fifty Shades of Grey". My wife read the books, which she loved, and wanted to see the movie so I took her. It sucked. Even she said so.
We already knew that the movie was going to be terrible. More importantly, how was therest of your night after you both saw the movie?
Just finished John Wick. I want to be John Wick when I grow up. I'll sacrifice the dog if that's what it takes...