Ever the controversial comedian with his strong political stands, Bill Maher's "American Sniper" comments had to be expected in the midst of the wave of love and hate towards Chris Kyle, the man whose story is told in the Clint Eastwood film; and, unsurprisingly enough, Maher has taken to bash the deadliest sniper in United States military history.
As would be expected of Bill Maher, his "American Sniper" opinion is fairly ruthless to the man the film depicts, as in a recent panel he called Chris Kyle a "psychopath patriot" - in other words, lambasting a biopic that has been breaking records in the box office since its release, though gathering a lot of criticism from more left wing artists such as Michael Moore and Seth Rogen in the process.
According to The Daily Mail, the Bill Maher "American Sniper" comments came during the comedian's HBO talk show, "Real Time with Bill Maher," where he'll call on guest panelists to discuss current subjects - the latest of which being the film about Chris Kyle directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper.
As The Huffington Post reports, Bill Maher's "American Sniper" comments came about as they were discussing the success of the movie with its strong pro-American conflict stance. Controversially, Maher went on to say that the film was breaking box office records due to the fact that its protagonist was a "psychopath patriot," as he took out Kyle's autobiography and quoted a few excerpts from it.
The Washington Times reports that Maher's biggest issue with the character - and mostly with the man behind it - was the lack of remorse and empathy he showed towards his targets, as he referred to them as "savages" in his autobiography, mocking the fact that Kyle called himself a Christian and that it wasn't a very religious attitude towards his fellow man.
After Bill Maher's "American Sniper" opinion came to light, his fellow panelists parted with different notions: the former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean agreed with Maher, as Bret Stephens and Bill Murr argued that the comedian had missed the point of the film entirely.
