Made me tear up on a plane

Made me tear up on a plane

Look dude I literally don’t care if it’s propaganda, this movie rocks

Look dude I literally don’t care if it’s propaganda, this movie rocks

The film is based on a book full of lies written by a psychopath who enjoied killing people he considered "savages." The entire book and film, which provide a moral justification for the invasion of Iraq, only demonstrate how American military propaganda works. On the one hand, Chris Kyle is happy with the war, content to kill others who oppose the US, while on the other, the government supports Islamic militias, destabilizes the region, and is unable to gradually implement "democracy" after its military intervention. The US is responsible for the rise of ISIS, for example, by supporting extreme Islamists in Afghanistan. Presenting their military actions as somehow benevolent is abhorrent and should not be allowed.
I recommend video from GDF "The Movie Based on Lies" on YouTube

The film is based on a book full of lies written by a psychopath who enjoied killing people he considered "savages." The entire book and film, which provide a moral justification for the invasion of Iraq, only demonstrate how American military propaganda works. On the one hand, Chris Kyle is happy with the war, content to kill others who oppose the US, while on the other, the government supports Islamic militias, destabilizes the region, and is unable to gradually implement "democracy" after its military intervention. The US is responsible for the rise of ISIS, for example, by supporting extreme Islamists in Afghanistan. Presenting their military actions as somehow benevolent is abhorrent and should not be allowed.
I recommend video from GDF "The Movie Based on Lies" on YouTube

87/100

87/100

Post 9-11 it's easy to slip into a victim and pretend to have been that way all along so that revenge and that American Patriotism is as cathartic as it could be.

First scene you see a hijabi woman push his young, probably 8 year old child throw a grenade in absolute desperation. And Bradley Cooper, hesitates and stalls just a bit to let us know he would never shoot the child point-blank. But he shoots, because the child does throw the grenade. And Cooper has to tell his friend how evil the whole thing is, how fucked up their way of life is.

There is not a bit of nuance here, despite the movie desperately trying so, other than the soldiers that volunteered to kill these men, women, children alike are good and honest and principled. And they do it to protect their country.

I mean it's all fine. I didn't expect much, especially from Eastwood. But it did irreversible damage for the Muslim community. It fueled absolute discrimination and hate-crime.

I am often appalled with the hypocrisy of the whole thing. Americans and guns and any middle eastern country. They have to be both the victim and the hero at the same time. At the very least with Argo, there exists some form of self-awarenesss of their own wrongdoings.

This movie is sinister at its core. I know this is probably true to life and Eastwood is just trying to express their side but can they please just pause for a bit and think: what are the repercussions of this story. Because I'm pretty sure he knows it's not as black and white as this one and chooses to be ignorant. Or maybe the propaganda runs so deep he actually doesn't know. But I'm willing to bet it's the former.

One star because Bradley Cooper looked very hot here.

Post 9-11 it's easy to slip into a victim and pretend to have been that way all along so that revenge and that American Patriotism is as cathartic as it could be.

First scene you see a hijabi woman push his young, probably 8 year old child throw a grenade in absolute desperation. And Bradley Cooper, hesitates and stalls just a bit to let us know he would never shoot the child point-blank. But he shoots, because the child does throw the grenade. And Cooper has to tell his friend how evil the whole thing is, how fucked up their way of life is.

There is not a bit of nuance here, despite the movie desperately trying so, other than the soldiers that volunteered to kill these men, women, children alike are good and honest and principled. And they do it to protect their country.

I mean it's all fine. I didn't expect much, especially from Eastwood. But it did irreversible damage for the Muslim community. It fueled absolute discrimination and hate-crime.

I am often appalled with the hypocrisy of the whole thing. Americans and guns and any middle eastern country. They have to be both the victim and the hero at the same time. At the very least with Argo, there exists some form of self-awarenesss of their own wrongdoings.

This movie is sinister at its core. I know this is probably true to life and Eastwood is just trying to express their side but can they please just pause for a bit and think: what are the repercussions of this story. Because I'm pretty sure he knows it's not as black and white as this one and chooses to be ignorant. Or maybe the propaganda runs so deep he actually doesn't know. But I'm willing to bet it's the former.

One star because Bradley Cooper looked very hot here.