Why do you refer to American Sniper as hate-mongering? Because the film is about fighting in a war-zone in the Middle East? Not sure why it bothers you so much
For sooooo many reasons my friend. But where to start?!
Well, as waltass recently said:___________________
Chris Kyle was the most lethal sniper in US history
He killed overĀ 200 people singlehandedly
In his book, Kyle clearly states that he thought the enemies were savages and despicably evil
he thought killing was āfunā
āI couldnāt give a flying fuck about the Iraqis.ā
He statedĀ he regrets that he didnāt kill more people
Kyle was a hate filled KILLERĀ
āĀ much of the US right wing appears to have seized upon SniperĀ with similarly shallow comprehension ā treating it with the same unconsidered, rah-rah reverence that they would the national anthem or the flag itself. Only a few weeks into its release, the film has been flattened into a symbol to serve the interests of an ideology that, arguably, runs counter to the ethos of the film itself. ā eastwood let this happen. he painted the film in grey. IT WASNT GREY. ITS WRONG. CHRIS KYLE WAS WRONG. HE SHOULD HAVE PORTRAYED THAT CLEAR AS DAY. HE DECIDED NOT TO.
bottomline he killed women, children, and men and is being fucking defended
And I found this nasty excerpt from Chris Kyleās book last night on twitter:
I know a lot of ppl are gonna come at me saying shit like āWell he was a SEAL and needed to be this wayā and Iām gonna look you straight in the eye and tell you thatās irrelevant. I object not to the fact that such ppl exist to be depicted. I object to HOW this particular man was depicted at this particular time in history as a fucking hero. As though white ppl killing Brown ppl and calling them āsavagesā is ever okay, but especially now!?!? I mean, REALLY?!?!?!? WE SEE YOU!!!!
Yeah this is not a word to be applied to human beings, EVER! Itās literally DEhumanizing. But watching this movie, you would certainly get the impression that all of this dehumanizing, murderous, racist, and generally islamophobic shit was great. This is why I call this movie Hate Mongering. It is the very definition of hate propoganda:
The fact that the movie relies on depictions of murder and hate for sales without any critical thought about them is problematic and needs calling out. And I am not saying that the law should stop ppl from making shit like this. I am saying that ppl should be better on their own. THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER. And when they arenāt better than this, they will have to face the criticism and consequences of their actions. Maybe if they know this shit wonāt fly, they will stop making it.
So, this is kinda the story. Iām pretty sure there are more reasons that Iām forgetting atm but I figure Iāve made my point. If anyone else wants to add to this, Iād be ecstatic. Cheers!