That was an excellent scene (although I find it so weird that they had the spotter in the background look like he was bored out of his skull...someone probably should have let that guy know filming started) but listening to Kyle beg the kid to put the damn rocket down had me on edge.Boris Goodenough said:I had it the exact same way, because I was sitting on the tip of my seat when the kid picked up the RPG...
I thought for sure he was going to put a bullet in the kids back. It was a very nice turning point for Kyle as he let go of the trigger and seemed to be that first step he needed to gain his humanity back. I was still tense even afterwards though because I thought when the kid got the RPG up, he may still end up firing the damn thing when Kyle chose not to fire...although there was just the Humvee over there so maybe Kyle was more willing to let the risk play out since it wouldn't kill an American soldier if he chose wrong
Jeez...you know what, I didn't even think about that too but that's an excellent point. I think I was distracted at that scene because MILD SPOILER: (in real life), that is when Chris Kyle "allegedly" punches Jesse Ventura in the mouth for talking trash about the SEALS but with the ongoing court case and whatnot happening, it was probably a good call by Eastwood to let that one part of the book go...SaneAmongInsane said:I mean just the scene of the guy at the bar, telling his wife he's been home for a while but that he's not coming home because he's not ready. It's clear that, how did Moviebob call it? "Shooting the brown people" has seriously fucked with his head.