On Jan. 16, the controversial and highly successful film “American Sniper” was released. The film depicts the life of U.S Navy Seal Chris Kyle, who is the most deadly sniper in U.S. history. At a quick glance, it may look like “just another war movie,” but that assumption couldn’t be further from the truth. The watcher loses themselves in the story while rooting for Kyle, who is played by actor Bradley Cooper, to prevail. Throughout the movie, it flips between Kyle in war and his home life. By doing that, it helps to put everything into perspective and makes the movie more life-like.. Chris Kyle wasn’t a heartless sniper, but a father, husband, brother and brave soldier.

This was an incredible story that took the audience on an emotional roller coaster. It was one of the most heartbreaking pieces put out to date. Even if the viewer was aware of Kyle’s unfortunate fate, actually watching him survive the horrendous war stories and then be murdered after he arrived home was a powerful aspect of the movie.

Personally, it left me feeling heartbroken and sitting in the theater crying.

The most emotional and powerful line in the movie is said when Kyle was on the phone with his wife, voice trembling and tears running down his face. “I’m ready to come home, baby.” Kyle said, burying his face in his hands, overcome with emotion. This was by far one of the most heartbreaking things said in the entire movie. Nearly everyone in the theater near me cried.

Throughout the duration of the film, many phone calls had been exchanged between the couple; some in private and others on the battle field. It’s nearly impossible to step into Kyle’s wife’s shoes, talking to your husband one minute and the next his voice is drowned out by gunfire and screams. The reason this movie is hard hitting is the fact it’s based off of a true story.

Kyle was commonly known as “The Legend.” He served four tours overseas and had 160 confirmed kills. Everyday, he sat patiently waiting to shoot in order to protect his men. He put his life on the line so others could survive.

Kyle was such a lethal sniper that he became notorious around the terrorist group. They were so desperate for him to stop that they put a bounty on his head.

After he finished his duties, he tried to fall back into a regular home life. Throughout it all, it always came back to the fact that he just wanted to save people and wished that he could’ve saved more. This was another one of those tear jerking scenes. As a man who had already done so much, he felt as if he had failed everyone.

Once settling back into routine, he begins his work helping fellow veterans at the shooting range. Even knowing what the outcome was going to be, I had tears running down my face. As he’s leaving the house to meet a marine to take him to shoot, the scene shows Kyle walking towards the marine waiting for him and his wife standing in the doorway. It shows his wife one last time.

The look in her eyes is something that I will never be able to forget. It was almost like she knew that it was going to be the last time that she would ever see her husband alive. You could see the hurt, pain and sadness in her eyes. It was heartbreaking.

That day, he was shot and killed by that marine. Kyle would never see his wife and kids again. Sitting in the theater crying, unable to stop, as I read those words on the screen. At the end, it shows actual clips of Kyle’s funeral.

Hundreds of people lined the streets, and the memorial service was so large it had to be held in a football stadium. People came from all over the country to pay their respects to the man who bravely and selflessly fought for our freedom and safety.

Overall, I can say that this is by far one of the best movies I have ever seen. I highly recommend American Sniper to any movie goer who wants to be truly moved by a motion picture.