Saw a late showing at the UA galaxy on 96th (faux leather full reclining seats???? Win!) Solid picture, and despite what talking heads say, I never saw it as pro-war. IMO, not a serious contender for best picture but Cooper makes a strong case for best actor.
Some people view it as pro, because it doesn't make an anti-war statement
I'd have sympathy for that if he didn't act like such a free ranging a-hole. It goes FAR beyond this issue. The movie just brought it to mind again.
And who is he to get on someone about fiction? Wasn't he a "professional wrestler?" So much for truth.
...And of course it is just my humble opinion. I'm sure he'll lose sleep over it.
I like watching the box office totals come in. $200m domestic so far. Lowest week two drop ever for a film that opened over $85m
i'm interested in seeing how the foreign market views this.
Any realistic war film makes an anti-war statement. How can you watch this movie and think "hey, war is so great!"?? I can understand that war is sometimes unavoidable and/or necessary and still be anti-war. War sucks. It kills good people, ruins families, and destroys civilization.Some people view it as pro, because it doesn't make an anti-war statement
I like watching the box office totals come in. $200m domestic so far. Lowest week two drop ever for a film that opened over $85m
i'm interested in seeing how the foreign market views this.
American Sniper has been criticized for eliding sniper Chris Kyle’s anti-Iraqi sentiments and ignoring the mendacity that got America in Iraq in the first place, turning the Iraq war, in the words of Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi, “into a saccharine, almost PG-rated two-hour cinematic diversion about a killing machine with a heart of gold.”
The silence as a hundred or more stunned people left the theater was deafening .
On another note , did any one else notice the improved equipment that was there as each tour of duty progressed ? This film was awesome .
I liked American Sniper......it's a very good film. But, my wife and I both think that Unbroken is much better, and deserves to be doing much better business then it has.
Anyone else notice the large bottle of Breakfree CLP on the shelf in the barracks in American Sniper?
If you liked American Sniper, check out Taking Chance. Taking Chance is probably my favorite movie. Be sure to have tissues on hand.