Opinions on American Sniper; and Cenk Uygur

I enjoyed the film American Sniper as a technical work, especially the performance of Bradley Cooper, but would never consider the film a "true story" by any means. The film touched on the effects PTSD has on soldiers, which was actually one of the most honest aspects of the film. Unfortunately, the patriotic brush used to paint the film overshadowed that part of the story - which I thought was more interesting than anything else and would have made for a much better overall topic.

Even worse though, was how the film ended. Instead of actually touching on the details of the death of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle; which would have strengthened the more interesting and, IMO, important topic of PTSD, his death occurs off-screen with little aftermath shown aside from actual footage of the hero's farewell Kyle is given as his body is transported to it's final resting place. Footage that, edited for film (even for purely technical reasons like film length and such) ends up looking even more ultra-patriotic than necessary.

Of course, this film was an adaption of Kyle's book, so one could say this was an honest, film if one doesn't consider the reliability of the source itself.

As for the opinion of Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks Network, here he is via YouTube!

And if you're looking for something better to watch than fictionalized biopics, check out the documentary Mad As Hell! Get the answers to many of the who-the-hell, what-the-hell, when-the-hell, where-the-hell, why-the-hell and how-the-hell questions you may have about Cenk and The Young Turks! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll curse, and you may even get mad yourself. Likely not as mad as "The Big Turk" himself, but you'll definitely enjoy yourself!

Anyhoo...