Saving Private Ryan
I watched Saving Private Ryan for my 3rd WWII Movie/Documentary. The movie began with the Invasion of Normandy, more specifically on Omaha Beach. The first half hour of the movie is gruesome with about every other American Soldier being blown to bits. One soldier had his arm blown off and picked it up not knowing what to do. Eventually they take the beach after taking heavy casualties. In another scene, the people in charge learn that three of four of the Ryan brothers had been KIA. As a result, they set about putting Captain Miller and his soldiers in charge of finding the remaining brother so he can go home to his mother in Iowa. Captain Miller and eight others head off into the countryside not knowing where Private Ryan is located. They come across a village with a small group of soldiers who are already engaged in a fight. Captain Miller and his men fight and one of his men die after being shot by a Sniper in a clock tower. After the battle, they spend the night in the Church and head off into the countryside once again in the morning. After walking along the countryside, they come to a destroyed Radio Station, which is still occupied by 3 or 4 Germans with a single Machine Gun. After fighting about whether or not they should skip over it and continue on their mission, they decide to try to take out the soldiers still residing near the Radio Station. During the battle, another of their guys is shot and killed leaving just 6 of them and the Captain. One of the Germans surrender, and several of the American soldiers argue about whether or not to kill him. After nearly shooting each other over the matter, they finally let the German soldier go. They continue and finally find Private James Ryan from Iowa. They tell him the news, he cries a little, and then he refuses to go home. Private Ryan and the others were supposed to keep the Germans from crossing a bridge in another small village. After Captain Miller decides that he cannot persuade Private Ryan to go home, he decides that he’ll stay there and fight alongside the other men so that they can all go home. They set up explosives, position themselves, and wait for the Germans to roll into town. Another battle follows and when it seems all hope is lost, the air force flies in and bombs the remaining German soldiers. Private James Ryan lives and goes home to his mother in Iowa.
I really enjoyed this movie, it is definitely one of the best movies I have seen. The battles were realistic and it had a good story line. The D-Day scene did a good job of showing the enormity and tragedies of the battle. The movie did not shy away from anything and showed plenty of gory images and fighting among even American Soldiers. I do not know how I went so long without watching this movie and now that I did, I am glad that I watched it. On a scale of 1 to 83 with 83 being good, 110 being bad, 3 being okay, and 33 being excellent, I would give this a 26c (10/10).
Comments
Well done!! 26c??? Why not a 33?