US Marine's take on 'American Sniper' and his response to critics

[Catatonic]

And yet I have the 'troll banner'.

I am jealous!

 

[OPTION3]

Nice depth of field in the photo. Chin through the ears are sharp while the rest is out of focus.
Kudos to the photographer.

The photographer must be a liar

 

[Sportello]

I am jealous!

'The Trollator' should be your banner.

 

[Catatonic]

'The Trollator' should be your banner.

I'll ask Cheryl!

 

[bbsam]

I'll ask Cheryl!

I'll second your nomination.

 

[sailfish]

And yet I have the 'troll banner'.

How do you get that banner?

 

[Packmule]

Saw the movie last weekend. Made me feel a little ashamed for all the complaining I've done on here! Very humbling.

 

[Catatonic]

How do you get that banner?

One has to be a special person.

 

[Catatonic]

'The Trollator' should be your banner.

I'll ask Cheryl!

I'll second your nomination.

@cheryl - How about it Toots?

 

[cheryl]

@Photog Sure. You really want that banner? I think I can figure out how to do it...

 

[Catatonic]

@Photog Sure. You really want that banner? I think I can figure out how to do it...

If it makes Sportello happy, I'll go along.
He/she seems so unhappy.

 

[burrheadd]

I like Tacos

 

[wkmac]

Saw the movie last weekend. Made me feel a little ashamed for all the complaining I've done on here! Very humbling.

Movies are not always a direct reflection of reality. They can add or subtract from the facts. What you might want to do now is read the book American Sniper and go from there with what you are feeling.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Movies are not always a direct reflection of reality. They can add or subtract from the facts. What you might want to do now is read the book American Sniper and go from there with what you are feeling.

In hindsight it may have been better to have read the book before going to see the movie.

I really enjoyed the movie. It was much less about the blood and gore but more about the way that time spent on the front lines can change a person. When I was overseas I couldn't wait to get home and see my wife. Chris came home and the first thing he did was go to a bar. When he finally went home he couldn't wait to go back as that had become his identity.

I am going to watch "Black or White", which is the new Kevin Costner movie that may cause as much controversy, for very different reasons, as "An American Sniper" did.

 

[oldngray]

All movies alter details for entertainment purposes. Eastwood admitted and pointed out the changes he made from the book. It was never intended to be a documentary but to convey the general situations while showing Kyle's emotional state. It was a movie about PTSD.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

All movies alter details for entertainment purposes. Eastwood admitted and pointed out the changes he made from the book. It was never intended to be a documentary but to convey the general situations while showing Kyle's emotional state. It was a movie about PTSD.

Chris Kyle's father met with Eastwood prior to the movie being filmed and politely but firmly told him that there would be consequences if he (Eastwood) tarnished his (Kyle's) reputation/image.

 

[oldngray]

Chris Kyle's father met with Eastwood prior to the movie being filmed and politely but firmly told him that there would be consequences if he (Eastwood) tarnished his (Kyle's) reputation/image.

I doubt that bothered Eastwood.

 

[bottomups]

"Go ahead, make my day"

 

[Indecisi0n]

I understand. I been playing computer war games for years.

 

[bbsam]

I understand. I been playing computer war games for years.

I saw War Games.