The film "Sniper" (2015): reviews

The film "Sniper" (2015) is based on personal memoirs that served as the sniper of the 3rd team of SEAL platoon "Charlie" in Iraq, Chris Kyle. He is considered one of the most successful snipers, the Iraqis called him "The Devil of Ramadi", and fellow soldiers - Legend, since he has more neutralized enemy soldiers on his account (about 250).

Clint Eastwood. Actor, director

Eastwood became known to the general public in the second half of the 60's, while in the film industry there was a tendency to make an evil caricature, hard to distinguish from good. Clint at that time starred in the film "Dirty Harry", where he played the role of a beast-like policeman. After the release of the film, he was associated with a fascist aesthetic and ideology. To change the prevailing opinion the actor had a long enough time, but later he was complacently forgiven and titled as one of the main humanists of our era. The reason for this was the "Gran Torino" and "Baby in a Million" projects, not to mention the outstanding dilogy about the bloody battles for Iwo Jima, which was filmed in an original manner - from two opposite points of view (each of the warring sides). The film "Sniper" (2015), testimonies to that confirmation, is also devoted to the war, only he is deprived of this double interpretation.

The sentiments are out of place here

The director, through the eyes of the main character of the American sniper number 1 Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), shows the harsh truth of the cleansing of Iraqi slums by US infantrymen under the guise of marines - the film "Sniper" (2015) begins. Then Eastwood cleverly balances on the brink of morality, slipping the protagonist as the target of the child to whom the mother gave the grenade, then - the older boy, who grabbed for the weapon. Chris, however, like most of his colleagues, realizes that among the local population there are innocent victims, but war is war, and sentiments are absolutely inappropriate.

The goal is always there

The main character of the film "The Sniper" (2015), whose responses are mostly laudatory - Chris Kyle, in the treatment of Clint Eastwood, he appears in front of the audience a typical native of Texas. The son of a clergyman from an early age was fond of hunting, rodeo, and then found his place in the special forces of the US Navy. In Iraq, he stayed for a total of 1,000 days, so much in the amount of his four missions, during which he liquidated 250 Mujahideen. After this and many other things he wrote in his autobiographical book "American Sniper". However, his death overtook him in his native land, in 2013 he worked with veterans of Iraq on the shooting range and was killed by one of them, who is stronger than others who suffered from post-traumatic stress. Revising the film "Sniper" (2015), the reviews of which emphasize the programmed ambivalence of violence in the fate of the protagonist, do not cease to be surprised by coincidences, signs of Fortune. Since childhood, the father of the main character, dividing all people into three categories (sheep, wolves and sheep-dogs), insisted that the boy chose the latter option. The father's son did not disobey, becoming a warrior, a hero and a zealous patriot. However, at the same time became dependent on hunting for "wolves", which became his passion, reflex, drug. At some point, fascinated, Chris lost touch with the real world, his beloved wife (Sienna Miller) and children. It seemed that even a little bit and he could discharge the clip to anyone, anyone who would stand in his way. The sniper must shoot, and the target will always be found. Controversial film project - "Sniper" (2015). Reviews about the film are also diametrically opposed.

Conservatism with a human face

If Eastwood shot his film in the 60's, he would most likely show how violence, which even "in the name of good" Chris does, inevitably penetrate into his soul and poison her. But the "Sniper" (2015), reviews on ImhoNet specifically emphasize this fact - the picture is modern, so to be a pacifist to afford the director could not. Goodness can not turn into evil, and an antagonist will never become a protagonist. The experience of the American film industry demanded from Eastwood to return to the conservative axioms that so many liberals tried to overthrow. Therefore the film "Sniper" (2015) is a patriotic picture of pure water, without too much pathos and tear, but with a touch of postmodern irony.

Absolute champion of American hire

It seems incredible that the film "The Sniper" (2015) (critics' comments note this) will be the highest grossing career in Eastwood's career, to all, the picture predicts an absolute primacy in the American box office. This means that in America cinema will earn much more than Transformers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Hobbit, and will take a worthy place in the tabloids of popularity among the most box office blockbusters like the Avengers, Hunger Games and Avatar. In comparison with the Oscar-winning film about the war called "The Lord of the Storm", awarded with six Oscars, the film "Sniper" (2015) collected 20 times as much money, but was awarded by the Academy only once - for the best sound editing. But more important is the other - after the dreary Bayopiki ("J. Edgar", "The Unconquered"), the mystics ("Sideways"), adaptations of Broadway musicals ("Guys from Jersey"), one of America's best directors again in great shape.

Anti-war patriotic blockbuster

The movie "Sniper" (2015) is a movie so accurate, collected and subtle, as much as possible, somewhat similar to the "Letters of Iwo Jima" and not at all like "The Flags of Our Fathers". And it's hard not to notice that the picture was extremely lucky with the performer of the main role - Bradley Cooper. It was not easy for an actor to get into a mountain of muscles, in order to gain the necessary 18 kg, he consumed 8,000 calories a day, trained for four hours with a personal trainer, and learned to shoot with the real sealskin Kevin Lachem, Kyle's colleague. At the same time, he retained his charm, a certain vulnerability. Bradley has included his dramatic talent at full capacity - and now he is the new Hollywood superstar, who has adorned the scandalous buy-in, the patriotic anti-war blockbuster "Sniper" (2015). The trailer to him is not able to fully convey the full potential of the picture, but nevertheless critics accused him of glorifying the global militarism.

Sharper is nowhere

The director accuses the director of stupidity and lies. Michael Moore, a documentary, branded him for singing the most vile military profession, and Seth Rogen, the author of Interview, compares Eastwood's film with Hitler's propaganda. The film "The Sniper" (reviews point to this fact) pressed the American people's sore spot and probably even more than the "Interview", around which there were so many rumors and hysterics that could not have been without Obama's intervention. Eastwood's picture did not force the US authorities to interfere, but the "Sniper", even without looking, condemned Khamenei, perhaps his opinion changed after viewing. The movie was shot really on an extremely hot topic - sharper simply nowhere. The blame for the current Arab threat to the United States already refers little to the inadequate actions of George W. Bush. The current president - Obama - has moved much further in this direction. To praise the events, the consequences of which led the United States to such a lamentable state, to make heroes of people who have done all this with their own hands is a controversial task on the part of generally accepted humanism. Not just because of this project refused Spielberg. And even Chris Kyle himself, after he published his memoirs, said that only Eastwood could film them.

War without embellishment

The film "Sniper" (2015) is very respectful of the text of the original, from the very beginning to the final scene it remains a neat adaptation, only without the narrator's voiceover. As in other of his works, Eastwood essentially and demonstratively refuses to give an assessment of what was shown, to issue any judgments, believing, not without justification, that the narrated story speaks for itself. Politically worried viewers will find fault with nothing: there is no politics in the film at all. Also not in the film "Sniper" (2015) (trailer in Russian demonstrates this graphically) the traditional for the film military themes of admiring weapons. The military actions in this movie are dust, exhausting the scorching sun and blood. At the same time, the author does not focus at all on physiology and dirt, taking pictures of the trips of the protagonist to Iraq at an immaculately expressive level - the episode of the last battle of Chris justifiably claims the high rank of the best in military cinema.

Triumph, accompanied by a tragedy

It's hard to believe, but, observing the basic laws of entertaining feature films, Eastwood created a picture of the "Sniper" 2015 (reviews of the film confirm this statement) such that after watching it, those who wish to enroll in fur seals will obviously be diminished. During the heated public discussions, the director admitted that he had withdrawn his most anti-war film. He, as a real citizen, considered it his duty to tell the general public how the war maims fates, lives even for surviving heroes (episodes of Chris's post-traumatic attacks scare more than fighting scenes). The movie "Sniper" (2015) (critics' testimony to that confirmation) has as a moral message the assertion that heroism and heroism is always a triumph accompanied by tragedy.

Not an abstract humanism

In fact, the "Sniper" (2015), a trailer in Russian, deprived him of his definition of "American" - the only honest and almost ideal for the US modern patriotic blockbuster. This is a film that any war is bad and scary, and in this horror someone must be a "shepherd". This picture will make everyone think, when in full silence after watching the final titles will run. Therefore, to recommend it to view it is necessary. Perhaps, the film will not be liked by everyone, but those viewers who are imbued with the author's idea and appreciate it positively, will realize that this film is a deep and powerful drama.