Mental Illness In American Sniper

The film American Sniper tells the story of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American history. Kyle was born in raised in Texas, he spent his time traveling in the rodeo circuit as a saddle bronc rider. After the bombing in southwest Africa, Kyle decided to serve his country. Not only did he join the military, he joined the elite Navy SEALS team as sniper. Shortly after completing his SEALS training, Kyle met and married his wife Taya. During his four tours in Iraq, Kyle was credited with more than one and sixty confirmed kills; making him the most deadly sniper in American history. He had two children during the four tours. Each and every tour Kyle did, he became more distant from his family. Kyle felt a need to protect his

Supporters argue that there are ample programs to support our military, while opponents disagree. Mental health disorders are a byproduct of war, they both agree to this. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acute stress, anxiety, and depression are all mental health disorders soldiers can suffer from. Tens of thousands of soldiers are diagnosed with one of these conditions, but many never come forward or seek help. Many soldiers are afraid of the stigma associated with being diagnosed with a mental illness; they do not want to be perceived as being weak physical or mentally. If untreated, many veterans my turn to drugs or alcohol. Drugs and alcohol abuse then may cause unemployment, lead to being homeless, and even suicide. Supporters state that every soldier is briefed on mental illnesses before, during, and after each deployment. With the briefings, the hope is that the negative stigma of mental health disorders will go down. Service men and women along with their family, have access to a hotline (Military OneSource) were they can talk to a mental health care professional twenty-four seven. Funding for mental health has also increased allowing the hire of more mental health professionals and developing more programs. Still some active duty military and veterans refuse to get help. Critics think we are doing more for our military than in the past, but we still need to do

Green starts with a plot summary of American Sniper and how Chris Kyle had no regrets or remorse about anything he did during war. Green describes the scene where Kyle had to make a choice to shoot a young boy and then his mother carrying a grenade launcher toward a group of American soldiers. To Green, that scene showed Kyle did have some remorse over his choices. The movie portrayed all Muslims in a negative light every Muslim in the movie was the enemy or a savage as Kyle called them. We are only seeing one side of the story, the side that only shows Muslims as being targets for Kyle’s rifle. In Green’s eyes, Clint Eastwood (American Sniper’s producer) was clearly taking the side of Muslim racism. Eastwood wants us to see Kyle as an American hero that made hard choices, but they were the correct choices during war. Eastwood falls short of giving Muslims any humanity or