Pages

Friday 13 March 2015

American Sniper [2014]




QUOTES:
     
Taya Renae Kyle: If you think that this war isn't changing you you're wrong. You can only circle the flames so long. 

SYNOPSIS:

           
           Dalam adegan pembuka, sniper US Navy Seal, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) bertengger di atap, memperhatikan keluarnya konvoi militer AS melalui sniper miliknya. Dia juga melihat seorang pria bertelepon di atap, dan melihat konvoi itu, dimana Kyle melaporkannya melewati headshet-nya. Ia mengutarakan bahwa lelaki itu melaporkan pergerakan pasukan, ia juga dipersilahkan untuk menembaknya, dan ia juga ragu. Asisten Kyle mengatakan mungkin lelaki itu hanya menelepon pacarnya. Lelaki itu menghilang dari atas beberapa saat kemudian dan seorang perempuan bersama anak laki-lakinya muncul di ambang pintu gedung yang sama, menuju ke arah konvoi. Kyle melaporkan bahwa wanita bersama anaknya itu tidak mengayunkan lengannya, seperti membawa sesuatu. Tak satupun dapat melihat hal itu dari pasukan di konvoi. Dia melihat wanita itu mengeluarkan sesuatu dari jaketnya ke anak itu dari teropong, yang ternyata adalah granat. Ia kembali mendapat izin menembak, tetapi asisten Kyle memperingatkannya akan masuk penjara menembak seorang anak, jika dia salah.

           Film dipercepat menuju Chris yang masih muda sedang berburu bersama ayahnya, dan menembak mati seekor rusa. Ayahnya mengucapkan selamat padanya akan tembakan bagusnya, dan ia diberi hadiah. Dengan gembira Chris mendekati rusa, menjatuhkan senjatanya ke tanah.

           Beberapa set tentang kehidupan muda dari Chris, adik termudanya, Jeff, dan orang tuuannya menghadiri gereja, dimana ia mengantongi salinan kecil yang usang dari kitab Perjanjian Baru. Adegan Jeff yang sedang diganggu oleh anak yang lebih besar darinya di sekolah. Chris mendekati mereka, menarik mereka, dan mengalahkannya. Pada bagian selanjutnya yang duduk di meja makan, ayah Chris mengatakan ada 3 tipe manusi di dunia ini - domba, serigala, dan anjing penjaga. Domba tidak percaya adanya kejahatan di dunia, serigala adalah predator yang melakukan kejahatan, dan anjing penjaga diberkati dengan agresi dan keberanian untuk meliindungi dunia dari kejahatan. Pdiato itu menggugah dan berdampak pada Chris.

            Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Chris bersaing rodeo bersama adiknya yang berpergian bersamanya. Dia kembali ke rumah suatu malam dan menemukan pacarnya di tempat tidur dengan pria lain. Dia memukul orang itu beberapa kali dan menendang keluarm sebelum menendang pacarnya keluar. Dia mengeluh karena selalu sendiri, dan percaya pada dirinya menjadi seorang koboi ketika dia hanya seorang petani yang bodoh dan gagal.

VIDEO TRAILER:




AWARD:

Won:
- Academy Awards, USA (2015)
   * Best Achievement in Sound Editing [Alan Robert Murray & Bub Asman]
- AFI Awards, USA (2015)
   * Movie of the Year [Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper & Peter 
      Morgan]
- BMI Film & TV Awards (2014)
   * Film Music [Joseph S. DeBeasi]
- Awards of the Japanese Academy (2016)
   * Best Foreign Film
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2015)
   * Best Actor in an Action Movie [Bradley Cooper]
- Denver Film Critics Society (2014)
   * Best Picture
   * Best Actor [Bradley Cooper] {Ralph Fiennes for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
- Heartland Film (2014)
   * Truly Moving Picture Award [Clint Eastwood {director} & Warner Bros. {distributor}]
- Iowa Film Critics Award (2015)
   * Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa {Tied with A Most Violent Year (2014)}
- National Board of Review, USA (2014)
   * Best Director [Clint Eastwood]
   * Top Ten Films
- California on Location Awards (2014)
   * Location Professional of the Year - Studio Feature Film [Patrick Mignano]
- Golden Schomoes Awards (2014)
   * Most Overrated Movie of the Year
- Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards (2015)
   * British Actress of the Year [Sienna Miller] {For Mississippi Grind and Burnt}
- Hollywood Post Alliance, US (2015)   * Outstanding Sound - Feature Film [Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich. John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff,
      & Warner Bros. Post Production Services]
- Motion Picture Sounds Editors, USA (2015)
   * Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in an English Language Feature [Alan Robert Murray  
      {supervising sound editor}, Bub Asman {supervising sound editor}, Jason King {sound effects editor},
      Mark Larry {sound effects editor}, Roland N. Thai {sound effects editor}, Tom Ozanich {sound 
      designer}, Michael Dressel {supervising foley editor}, Christopher Flick {foley editor}, Dan O'Connell  
      {foley artist} & John T. Cucci {foley artist}]
- Online Film & Television Association (2015)
   * Best Sound Mixing
   * Best Movie Trailer {For the first theatrical trailer}

Nominated:
- Academy Awards, USA (2015)
   * Best Motion Picture of the Year [Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley 
      Cooper & Peter Morgan]
   * Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role [Bradley Cooper]
   * Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay [Jason Hall]
   * Best Achievement in Film Editing [Joel Cox & Gary Roach]
   * Best Achievement in Sound Mixing [John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff & Walt Martin]
- Online Film & Television Association (2015)
   * Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- BAFTA Awards (2015)
   * Best Adapted Screenplay [Jason Hall]
   * Best Sound [Walt Martin, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray & Bub Asman]
- American Cinema Editors, USA (2015)
   * Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic [Joel Cox & Gary Roach]
- Art Directors Guild (2015)
   * Excellence in Production Design Award / Contemporary Film [James J. Murakami & Charisse 
      Cardenas]
- Award Circuit Community Awards (2014)
   * Best Sound
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2015)
   * Best Action Movie
- Young Artist Awards (2015)
   * Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress [Madeleine McGraw]
   * Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor [Aidan McGraw]
- Cinema Audio Society, USA (2015)
   * Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Live Action
      [Walt Martin {production mixer}, Gregg Rudloff {re-recording mixer}, John T. Reitz {re-
       recording mixer}, Robert Fernandez {scoring mixer}, Thomas J. O'Connell {ADR mixer} 
       & James Ashwill {foley mixer}]
- Denver Film Critics Society (2014)
   * Best Director [Clint Eastwood]
   * Best Cinematography [Tom Stern]
   * Best Supporting Actress [Sienna Miller]
   * Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay [Jason Hall]
- Director Guild of America, USA (2015)
   * Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film [Clint Eastwood]
- Indiana Film Journalist Association, US (2014)
   * Best Actor [Bradley Cooper]
- International Online Cinema Awards (2015)
   * Best Sound Editing - 5th place
- Italian Online Movie Awards (2015)
   * Best Editing (Miglior montaggio) [Joel Cox & Gary Roach]
- MTV Movie Awards (2015)
   * Movie of the Year
   * Best Male Performance [Bradley Cooper]
- Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (2015)
   * Best Sound Editing-Sound Effects and Foley in an English Language Feature
- PGA Awards (2015)
   * Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures [Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Andrew 
      Lazar, Robert Lorenz & Peter Morgan]
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2014)
   * Best Actor in a Leading Role [Bradley Cooper]
   * Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium [Jason Hall]
- Satellite Awards (2014)
   * Best Screenplay, Adapted [Jason Hall]
   * Best Film Editing [Gary Roach & Joel Cox]
- Writer Guild of America, USA (2015)
   * Best Adapted Screenplay [Jason Hall {written by}] {Based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott 
      McEwen and Jim DeFelice}
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fanstasy & Horror Films, USA (2015)
   * Best Thriller Film
- California on Location Awards (2014)
   * Location Team of the Year - Studio Feature Film [Patrick Mignano {location manager}, Sam Gomez  
      {key assistant location manager}, Mike James Masumoto {key assistant location manager}, Eddie
      Merino {key assistant location manager}, Guy Morrison {key assistant location manager} & Kyle Oliver      {key assistant location manager}]
- David di Donatello Awards (2015)
   * Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) [Clint Eastwood {director}]
- Empire Awards, UK (2015)
   * Best Actor [Bradley Cooper]
- Hollywood Post Alliance, US (2015)
   * Outstanding Editing - Feature Film [Joel Cox {ACE}, Gary Roach {ACE}, & American Cinema 
      Editors {ACE}] 
- Jupiter Award (2016)
   * Best International Actor [Bradley Cooper]
   * Best International Film

DETAILS:

Release date: 16 January 2015
Runtime: 132 min
Genres: Action | Biography | Drama
Country of Origins: USA
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast:       Bradley Cooper (Chris Kyle)
                Kyle Gallner (Goat-Winston)
                Cole Konis (Young Chris Kyle)
                Ben Reed (Wayne Kyle)
                Elise Robertson (Debbie Kyle)
                Luke Sunshine (Young Jeff Kyle)
                Troy Vincent (Pastor)
                Brandon Salgado Telis (Bully)
                Keir O'Donnell (Jeff Kyle)
                Marnette Patterson (Sarah)
                Jason Hall (Cowboy)
                Billy Miller (Navy Recruiter)
                Leonard Roberts (Instructor Rolle)
                Jason Walsh (Instructor #2)
                Reynaldo Gallegos (Tony)
Rating: 7.3 /10 (16 June 2016)

No comments:

Post a Comment