After Letters From Iwo Jima, Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood is once again among Oscar nominees with American Sniper. This doesn't mean Mr. Eastwood's recent career hasn't been interesting: despite some questionable efforts like Hereafter, Gran Torino is one of the most best moments in the 85 year old director filmography. American Sniper is not on the same league as the previous Eastwood's Oscar nominees, but it is still a pretty good movie. The theme resides on the true story of Chris Kyle, a very patriotic and conservative american that decided to join the army to protect his country, deeply believing that the evil forces of the world come from Al Qaeda and other fundamentalist factions of the Middle East. American Sniper is being misinterpreted as american propaganda, as an anti-islamic and pro-war statement signed by an assumed republican like Clint Eastwood. However that is totally not true. The movie itself is a study of how war affects the mind of its protagonists, how it follows and curses these men through the years, how it marks them and how it changes them to the point of not being able to readjust to society. All this through the eyes of Chris Kyle, who is indeed the Texan stereotype that would die for his country, which doesn´t mean that view translates the film's position on war. In fact, many of the supporting characters (actually almost all of them) disapprove Kyle's belief and that's the most interesting element of the movie, where it really excels. It is unfair to make of American Sniper the stereotype of the movie where USA saves the world, specially when Eastwood has made opposite statements in movies such as Gran Torino or Letters from Iwo Jima. In other words, the movie's character should not be confused with the movie's vision itself. It is what it is, and that is left for each of us to decide. In the more formal aspect, American Sniper is interestingly directed. It thrills the audience and brings attention to some very real subjects few war films call upon themselves. Also, Bradley Cooper delivers heart and soul on his portrayal of lethal Chris Kyle, notching up the final result and proving once again the ability of director Clint Eastwood to extract great performances from unlikely actors. This is a very competent and interesting view on war that is unfairly being aimed as a democratic target, and one of the most solid works of the old filmmaker in recent years.
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