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American Sniper Why Does A Soldier Go Back For More & More

AMERICAN SNIPER
What Makes A Soldier
Go Back For More … And More

February 17, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper tells the story of parental directives that live on long past childhood just as much it tells the horrors of war and its psychological costs. Chris Kyle can’t be a sheep and he certainly can’t be a wolf preying on the innocent. His dad would kill him for that. But, “finishing” …

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What Makes A Soldier
Go Back For More … And More

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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