OT: 15 17 to Paris

[dealer4]

Lol what expert knowledge is it that you think you possess that I don’t have? This is a Clint Eastwood war movie we’re talking about. It doesn’t require some some obscure or specific information to “understand.”

I hear what you’re saying with your unnecessary Latin terms but the portrayal of fighting should, in my view, still provide perspective or plot development from both sides. Have you ever seen a war movie where brown people are fighting nameless, non-descript white people? I bet not. So why are we so quick to accept the inverse?

Two issues:

First, American Sniper is based on an autobiography. If your complaint is that American Sniper doesn’t present other viewpoints, well, I can’t help you. It’s an autobiography. Chris Kyle has as much experience as an Iraqi as you have as a warfighter.

Second, your complaint was that the movie doesn’t show the complexities and nuances of war. The issue then isn’t “a Clint Eastwood war movie,” but how well the movie captures the complexities and nuances of war. From a political/strategic perspective, it doesn’t (see previous paragraph). From the standpoint of the warfighter’s individual experience, it does.

Side note: Maybe one day Hollywood can create some fine movies from the perspective of Iraqi insurgents or the Taliban, but since literacy is not an overwhelming trait among that crew don’t hold your breath.

 

[rocky29670]

I thought it was entertaining, but I'm no movie critic. Thought the dialogue for the scenes with the mothers were pretty bad.

 

[shawnyohboii]

I saw this movie last night. Literally the worst movie I've ever seen. Reminds me of the Room.