American sniper : Clint Eastwood is a box office hit
The Clint Eastwood monument needs no introduction. In addition to being a great actor, he can boast of being a great director. Which is nothing if we know how many of his colleagues are not equally successful with both hats. To date, American sniper remains his greatest financial success behind the camera ($547 million at the global box office).
The feature film released here in 2015 is based on the autobiography of Chris Kyle, an American soldier who built a legendary reputation within the SEALs. Sniper with lethal precision, he operated in Iraq leaving a very high number of victims. So much so that the enemies will also rely on a sniper, Mustafa, to try to defeat the trigger prodigy. In parallel with his visits to the front, American sniper lingers the (impossible) return to normal life and the psychological consequences caused by war.
Back to the controversy
Upon his release, American sniper meets financial success, but does not escape controversy. Some will accuse Clint Eastwood of playing into the hands of the military and glorifying a man who really shouldn’t be. A whole debate begins about the nature of Chris Kyle. Is he a hero or a killer? For Michael Moore, committed director and author of shocking documentaries, snipers are cowards. A stowaway who shoots down targets at a distance is not a hero. His vehement words are linked to his family history, his grandfather was killed by a sniper during the Second World War. Public opinion and the press will also be divided by the film’s position.
What does Clint Eastwood mean? Is he trying to glorify a man gifted in the art of killing? Or is his point more nuanced than that? It may be difficult to position yourself on a topic. What is certain is that it reflects disagreements between the main political currents in the United States. American sniper Would it be a right-wing, pro-war, almost army-produced film? On several occasions, Clint Eastwood tempers his character and brings nuance to his relationship with death. While he is undoubtedly talented, the Chris Kyle he plays isn’t quite a killing machine who considers himself a rock star.
A pro-war film?
American sniper it gives us some nice action scenes, but it doesn’t outright say that war is an interesting thing. Some detractors with half-baked arguments continued to scream that Clint Eastwood was encouraging people to get involved. It necessarily implies a certain heroization because the sniper saves lives, but the whole ambiguity is that he also takes lives, with a weapon in which we cannot help but see a phallic resonance.
The film also has the strange taste of plotting a counterpart to Chris Kyle, with Mustafa. An opposing sniper who never existed and was invented for the plot. Was it necessary? Not really, if not to demonize the opposing camp and, by extension, elevate its main figure. But American sniper can’t be blamed for embellishing an Army career. The return home is always painful and, ultimately, Chris is killed by a former soldier who twisted him. Not necessarily flattering publicity for the US military.
Source: Cine Serie
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