"American Sniper" review (SPOILER ALERT)

self | 1/20/2015 | LS

[Enterprise]

Also, in his book, he didn't write that he shot Mustafa.

"Did Chris really kill the enemy sniper Mustafa?

No. In reality, Chris Kyle never actually encountered the enemy Iraqi sniper Mustafa, who he believes was killed by other U.S. snipers. Chris does make a 2,100-yard shot in the book, but it was to take out a random combatant on a rooftop who was about to fire an RPG at an Army convoy. "It was my longest confirmed kill in Iraq," writes Chris, "even longer than that shot in Fallujah."

American Sniper (2015)

[Pollster1]

In reality, Chris Kyle never actually encountered the enemy Iraqi sniper Mustafa

This is an entirely reasonable modification for a movie. It simplifies the story and gives a face to a single enemy, without changing the meaning of the story as a whole. I'm okay with this change.

[LS]

Interesting, but a far less entertaining scene.

[Enterprise]

Another modification was the early scene where a woman and a boy were carrying a grenade towards the troops and Kyle shot the boy, and then the woman. In the book, there was no boy, just the woman.

I don't think it would have made a difference if the scenes of Kyle shooting Mustafa and the boy weren't included. The public interest would have been the same. I saw it a few days ago, and I will see it again this weekend.

[LS]

You’d have to take that up with Eastwood and the screenwriter.

[Enterprise]

I would certainly like to talk with Eastwood. I would tell him how much I enjoyed the movie!

[LS]

Me too. Spoke with his manager last year. What an ass. Of course, managers are paid to be asses. I was just trying to send him a copy of “Patriot’s History of the U.S.” and he told me “Clint doesn’t read.”

[Enterprise]

I’m pretty sure I read Patriot’s History. It was by a brilliant professor named Larry Schweikart. :)

[LS]

Pretty average guy, I’m told, but I think he had some divine inspiration for that book. He told me he never writes words or phrases that you find in that book.

[LS]

BTW, have you seen our trailer for our Patriot's History video series that we are working on producing? Our website is having some work, but you should find it at www.rockinthewallstudios.com under Projects: In Development.

Almost done with our second movie, "Other Walls 2 Fall" about music vs. oppression throughout the world, mainly in the Middle East. That trailer is available at the same site under Projects: In production. LS

[Enterprise]

I’ll check it out!