This article originally appeared on AlterNet. 3. Reporters tried repeatedly to verify this claim, but no evidence of it exists. In reality, Kyle did make a stunning 2,100-yard shot, but it wasn't to end his rival sniper, Mustafa. The film memorialized Kyle, portraying him as a hero the year following his demise. I had the time of my life being a SEAL.” On an appearance on Conan O'Brien's show he laughs about accidentally shooting an Iraqi insurgent. The film made several significant changes, such as exaggerating some of Kyle's opponents and completely fabricating others. Ventura said he had never even met Kyle. It shows the sort of mentality post-war Kyle had, but the claim doesn't appear in the film. He is considered the deadliest sniper in US history, with a recorded 160 confirmed kills out of 255 probable kills. Kyle ultimately pulls the trigger on both targets, illustrating the difficult choice snipers must make in conflict. But it has been heightened for the screen. He develops a thousand-yard stare, and attacks his own dog at a barbecue. In the opening scene, for example, Kyle holds back tears after pulling the trigger on a child and his mother. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned the nickname "The Legend" for his service in Iraq. According to Webb, snipers have to make comparably distressing decisions quite frequently. In American Sniper's tense opening scene, Chris Kyle watches a mother and her son - who is carrying a grenade toward a US Marine convoy - through his scope. Heightened for the screen … American Sniper is based on Chris Kyle’s memoir of the same name. Although the movie is an initial box office hit, there is a growing backlashagainst its simplistic portrayal of the war and misleading take on Kyle's character. Jason Hall, the film's screenwriter, told Time Mustafa's role was exaggerated for dramatic effect. Should Kyle shoot? The main point is that he’s horrible. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. One of Kyle's former commanders noticed the discrepancy before the book was published, recommending Kyle correct the inflated medal count. American Sniper is based on Kyle's memoir of the same name; however, the book is not always transparent. He wrote, "I loved what I did. A woman comes out of a house and hands a Russian-made RKG-3 anti-tank grenade to a young boy. And, despite the drama of the infamous opening scene, Kyle never shot a child. All rights reserved. It was, he wrote, “the first time in Iraq – and the only time – I killed anyone other than a male combatant.” At least, as far as he knew. Lists about the true stories that inspired books, films, TV, and other stories you think you know. 4. One of the film's earliest reviews praised it for showing the “emotional torment of so many military men and women.” But that torment is completely absent from the book the film is based on. Chris Kyle, known as “Legend”, was a US Navy Seal who served in Iraq in the early 2000s. 7. The film American Sniper, based on the story of the late Navy Seal Chris Kyle, is a box office hit, setting records for an R-rated film released in January. It’s a tense moment, and the same incident the real Kyle used to open his memoir, American Sniper, on which this film is based. ------------------------------------------. “I hated the damn savages I’d been fighting. Tragically, Kyle was slain in 2013 at a shooting range while trying to help a Marine suffering from PTSD. Kyle himself claimed he never felt any regret over pulling the trigger. Fans, however, praise the film for its nuanced depiction of Kyle's struggle as a sniper, claiming it ranks as one of the best movies ever made. 2. While he holds the record for the most sniper hits by an American, his choices haunt him. I always will. In reality, however, Kyle never shot a child, and he only fired at a woman once. The Iraqis he shot deserved it, because – as it has established to its own satisfaction – they were savages. American Sniper: ‘Clean Harry. American Sniper’s Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is an all-American boy raised in rural Texas with strong Christian values and a passion for firearms. Yet the film, the autobiography of the same name, and the reputation of Chris Kyle are all built on a set of half-truths, myths and outright lies that Hollywood didn't see fit to clear up. The message of American Sniper is that Kyle is the real victim of the war. But how accurate is American Sniper?

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