American Sniper Character Analysis

In the movie American Sniper by Clint Eastwood we find ourselves in thrown into the heated and bloody War on Terror with a special group of men known as United States Navy Seals. The main characters of this incredible movie include Chris Kyle who becomes the most lethal sniper in American history played by Bradley Cooper, Taya who is Chris’s wife portrayed by Sienna Miller, Marc Lee who is a teammate and fellow operator on SEAL team 3 played by Luke Grimes and finally Biggle’s another operator on SEAL team 3 played by Jake McDorman. The movie starts at the very beginning of Chris Kyle’s childhood in the great desert land of Texas where he was taught by his father on how to shoot a variety of weapons and hunt the local wildlife. During

Although the birth of his son is a welcome relief Chris continues to head out on his 2nd and 3rd deployments where he continues to try and kill Mustafa and the Butcher (Mustafa’s boss). The constant string of missions starts to lead one of Chris Kyle’s fellow SEAL operators by the name of Marc Lee astray. Chris can see Marc’s attitude change and has a small conversation where he explains that the reason they’re in this warzone is to take down evil people and protect their homeland. During a routine operation Chris and a teammate known by his code-name Biggles are clearing a rooftop as both men converse about Biggles recent purchase of an engagement ring when he is shot in the face by the enemy sniper Mustafa. Biggles is rushed off the battlefield and into surgery where the rest of SEAL team 3 decide what their next move will be. The whole team agrees that they must go back out and kill the person responsible for the shooting of Biggles, which leads to Marc Lee being shot through the mouth and presumed dead. During Chris’s final deployment overseas he and his team of fellow SEAL’s are finally able to locate the deadly sniper Mustafa in a hostile part of the city. The military inserts a small recon team which Chris is part of to observe and eliminate any enemy activity, during their observation Chris notices a shimmer of light coming from what appears to be a rifle scope. He relays the information to the rest of the team and finally shoots Mustafa, killing him instantly. Kyle returns home where Taya notices that the man who left for overseas is not the same one who had returned. Her suspicions come to forishion when Chris almost strangles a dog until she yells out in horror. The movie comes to a conclusion when Chris goes to the Doctors and describes how he has been dealing with PTSD and yet nothing is helping. The doctor continues to listen and