“American Sniper,” a Clint Eastwood film, went into extensive release last month after the preliminary restricted release permitted it to qualify for six Academy Award nominations.

The movie’s success comes from not only the skilled direction but the influential acting, especially from Bradley Cooper, who plays Chris Kyle, the most deadly sniper in US history. Director Clint Eastwood tells Chris Kyle’s mesmerizing saga of heroism, commitment and the tolls that survivors take and go through in the aftermath of war.

For the past few weeks it’s been interesting to listen and read about the different views surrounding “American Sniper” The movie portrays Kyle as a war hero, but there has been some disagreement about that characterization.

Some see snipers as cowards or cold-blooded killers. Nonetheless, Snipers are trained to kill from the outside to protect their teammates.

Snipers trust that when they assassinate a threat, they are actually saving the lives of either their colleagues, other military work forces or innocent individuals. Snipers’ hit lists are usually terrorists, people planning to cause serious harm or individuals killing guiltless people.

In “American Sniper,” Kyle protecting my guys; they were trying to kill our soldiers, and I’m willing to meet my Creator and answer for every shot that i took.”

After his final tour, Kyle admits to a doctor. “The thing that haunts me are all the guys that i couldn’t save.”

Kyle is not a coward. He was protecting and defending his fellow Marines and innocent people.

If American freedom was not being protected protected by people like Kyle, America would be a more threatening place. Kyle is a hero for putting himself and his relationship with his family on the line to protect us.

I would encourage people to go see it because it makes a person look at his life differently and appreciate those who make our freedom possible.