American Sniper DVD (Jan 01, 2015)

I have great respect for our men and women in the armed forces, which makes me sad that there is little out there that relates to those who fought in the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq. Having heard of this film I was more than eager to watch and hope for a great film.1990s-2013. Chris Kyle is a Navy Seal who has been trained since childhood to fire a rifle, but from hunting animals to hunting men is a difficult thing. But Chris has a quality in him to protect and defend his country and after living a modest life as a ranch hand he elevates himself to a Navy Seal and goes out to fight in the War in Iraq. From Fallujah, Ramadi, to Sadr City, Chris Kyle becomes the most prolific American Sniper in American history in the number of confirmed kills. But nobody can claim that much without the pressures that come from having killed or unable to protect his fellow man. Especially with a devoted wife who worries for his wellbeing and children to take care of. But it all ends with a feeling of hope and certainty as Chris ends his service in the Navy and lives a good life to his last day.Clint Eastwood is a splendid actor but just surprises me as he does an equally splendid job as a director. Truly a great storyteller and a person who respects the men and women who serve this country with the greatest dignity. Bradley Cooper truly surprised me by doing great work portraying such a heralded individual. An equal shout out to Sienna Miller who played just as beautiful and complicated a role as the wife of an American hero. Glad to have this on Blu-ray.

I could not stop watching this movie. Well-filmed. Really brought out some of the devils choices of war.

What a great movie. The cinematography was on point. They portrayed the life of Chris pretty much down to the T. I'm sure the family must be very proud of how this production came out. My whole family seemed to have enjoyed viewing this. Actually we viewed it a couple of times now.

I generally do not watch R rated movies. Some scenes you can never get rid of in your mind. My husband wanted to watch it and told me it was based on a true story so I started it with the caveat that I would leave if it got too much for me. Never happened. There may have been one scene I covered my eyes over but I have seen significantly worse on plain old TV. This was a compelling story and gave insight into the mindset that these guys have to maintain to remain functioning.

Said it was the best description of what it’s like to come home after some of the horrible things he had to do that still haunt him to this day

After the first ten minutes of “American Sniper” I could think about nothing but “Moby Dick,” Melville’s great American novel about one man’s consuming obsession that is at once an expression of American Puritanism and of the individualism and industry of those who exhibit a heroic nature that defies the confines of serving a landlocked, limiting community in favor of “living the dream” of the liberated, adventurous, new-world self. At the beginning of Melville's epic, quintessentially American, novel, we hear a sermon that will frame the story and identify its central protagonist by seeming to condemn to everlasting damnation those who would follow such a course.“American Sniper” offers in place of the stirring rhetoric and evangelical fervor of Melville’s fire-and-brimstone preacher—whose message shaming the rising tides of the Godless-flesh seems betrayed by the passion of its expression—a humble meditation delivered in a small country church by a pastor-shepherd who speaks conversationally and tentatively about the mystery of God’s infinite wisdom and the need for intellectual humility on the part of those who comprise His flock and wait upon His Grace. Though there’s no comparison with the imaginative eloquence and resonating power of the Puritan preacher’s sermon that helps explain and shape Ahab's journey, the pastoral offering of the country preacher serves a similar function in helping us undrstand Chris Kyle’s singular and single-minded attraction to Iraq.The message of the film's minister is lost on Mr. Kyle, Sr. and on his bored and noticeably restless son, Chris.. In its place, the head of the Kyle household drills into his two quaking sons a dogmatic, absolutist text of his own, based upon his reductive tripartite division of humanity into three types: sheep, wolves, and wolf-dogs. It should be noted that Kyle Sr. makes no mention of the Savior of humanity in Christian literature and theology, who is characterized in the New Testament not as a “wolf dog” but as the “good Shepherd,” and whose guidance becomes vital to the salvation of his flock, which consists of all human beings in creation, since all are equal in the eyes of God the Father. Such a mild message of peace is lost on Mr. Kyle, who stresses the importance of not merely “righting” every personal wrong but of “finishing off” the wolf who brought injury upon you, your family and friends. Throughout "American Sniper" we will witness the indelible effect of the father's message upon the son, who imagines he will not be fully worthy of his father's blessings until he has "finished off" the last obstructive wolf dog.By Chris’ 2nd and 3rd tours of Iraq, it’s clear that his wife, his own brother, and even some of his former comrades have become disillusioned by a heartless and pointless war. Chris Kyle’s “kill count” and the recreation it affords his buddies, who at least can take pleasure in bragging about their company’s sharpshooting celebrity, is what gives Kyle’s buddies some light moments in an otherwise hopeless, purposeless war. And when Kyle’s best friend is shot, the assignation of America's best kill-shot to a rival sharpshooter with Olympian skills (and a suitably picturesque nick-name: “The Butcher”) sets up the final confrontation as certainly as Ahab’s last run at the Great White. Kyle’s buddies have by now begun to make a game of who deserves the most credit as Chris' biggest PR agent in Iraq, But it's never a game for Chris, who is now set up to finish off “The Butcher”—or be finished off himself. This personal vendetta consumes him at the expense of everything else.When Kyle delivers the 2-mile kill shot (does any one check to verify that it hits its mark?), he gives away his regiment’s location, attracting much unfriendly fire. But at this moment of personal validation, he's acts as though he's invulnerable to the exploding armaments all around him (reminding me of Robert Duvall's surfing American officer in Coppola's "Apocalypse Now") and calls his wife, shouting that he's coming home. The quest had apparently become so personal that, by the time Chris "finishes off" the "Butcher," the mission is complete without the dispatching of any more wolf dogs.Throughout the film we see the indelible effect of the father’s message on the son, and the viewer is left to wonder if the end of the film is a conventional hero’s welcome or a problematic tribute admitting some criticism of a soldier who not only took his heroism too seriously but did so at the expense of the sheep whose internal injuries could represent no less a threat to him than the Iraqi opposition. And how important is his “showdown” with “The Butcher” if it leads to prideful defiance of death and abandonment of the soldiers who still count on his protection? (Ironically, in a conversation with the psychiatrist at the vets' hospital he insists that he suffers only from a regret that he didn't protect more of his men.) At best, the hero's “homecoming” invites different interpretations, even apart from the death that awaits him on a shooting range.The film may indeed be patriotic and sincere in its admiration of its protagonist, but it’s also more layered and complex than many viewers appear willing to allow. A study of Eastwood’s other films, which frequently deal with the search for an authentic male identity, would provide a clearer view. But better yet, read Melville's "Moby Dick."

Whether you agree or not with Iraq invasion etc, brave men and women fought and gave their lives for this, while others lived in brokenness. A profound and humbling movie for those of us who live on. If you would like to celebrate the great and brave women, see "Megan Leavey".

👍🏻👍🏻

Es buena para colección.

Excellent filme inspiré d'une histoire vraie.

100 % OK Goede verzending van besteld item beantwoorde volledig aan de beschrijvingvan de verkoper ( uiterst tevreden ):-):-):-)

Dolby true HD + Atmos ...

Uno dei migliori film fatti da Clint Eastwood, Cooper sublime, 10/10