Just saw American Sniper with my wife. As we walked out of the theater and she wiped away tears, her first words weren’t “what a great movie.” They were: “I want to kick Michael Moore’s (blank) ass.”
If you see it, you cannot objectively say this movie glorifies war or “defends” President W’s decision to invade Iraq as many have suggested in the media. It is gritty, troubling and graphically depicts the horror of war – for the good guys, the bad guys and those – including the kids — sadly caught in the crossfire. But one thing is undeniable: the late American sniper Chris Kyle was and is an undeniable hero in the greatest tradition of our country…the world.
For “filmmaker” Moore to call Kyle a “coward” because he was a sniper, and then double-down on those cowardly comments, led my wife to determine: “Michael Moore – no way – saw the movie”. Or, I surmised, if he did and still believes in what he is spewing, he is more than a coward; he is a traitor, a pathetic one at best.
Perhaps Michael Moore “abandoned his post” in the theater to consult with the enemies of our country, freedom and decency. Again, he seems to be “doubling-down” in his criticism of American Sniper. Perhaps, he is just a cornered rat.
Fascinating in watching American Sniper was the lead-up, as in the mind-numbing number of previews. With the exception of a peek at the new Kevin Costner tear jerker/feel good Black or White, the remaining previews were for up-coming blockbuster shoot-em-and-blow-em-up “super hero” movies coming in months; including Fast and Furious 7th or 50th (not sure), two new Marvel Comics movies and a new take on Mad Max – the franchise that launched Aussie Mel Gibson. All these new Hollywood films about “imagined heroes,” led up to the feature film telling the life, times, woe and tragic death of genuine American hero Chris Kyle, directed by the Hollywood actor Hollywood loathes – Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood.
Mr. Eastwood. Clint, if I may call you that? Once again, you made my/our day. To American Sniper detractors – Dinty Moore, Seth Rogen and former Vermont Governor Howard “the Shouter” Dean: if you really believe what you have said on camera, you should be ashamed; Very, very ashamed.
Oh, the movie is great.