Quote (Deschain @ 7 Feb 2015 18:03)
At what point does a Hollywood biopic delve so far into dramatization that the subject is completely lost? It's a delicate balance that is weighed frequently, and we've seen movies like Selma and Unbroken deal with the issue in different ways. One can either strip away the gloss to reveal the human core, which is what Selma does; or go Angelina Jolie's path and pump up the theatricality of an extraordinary life. But Clint Eastwood has something different to tangle with in American Sniper, which is based on the life of Chris Kyle, recognized as the most lethal marksman in military history. The film is taken from Kyle's own book, which details his multiple tours of duty in Iraq and the exploits that made him enemy #1 to insurgents. It's also one giant pat on the back; a self-congratulatory screed about how awesome Kyle sees himself. The book is also packed full of so many falsehoods that the adaptation can do nothing but be a fairly generic look at Kyle's life. To go any deeper would be to expose him as a fraud.
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xddd so in etwa hab ich mir das vorgestellt
habe von leuten gelesen, die ihn irl getroffen und mit ihm gelabert haben. soll wohl größter Hurensohn der welt sein. richtiger US-klischeesoldat.