Saving Private Ryan
Movie starts with an old hag visiting his family at some Memorial Center in France. The film flashes back to a scene back in 1944, where the Americans are battling against a German force. Tom Hanks is the Captain of an american troup and he leads them to infiltrate the German defenses.
Meanwhile, General Marshall learns that 3 of 4 brothers in the Ryan family had been killed in battle, and their mother would receive all notices on the same day. He also learns that the last brother is MIA (missing in action), and he orders that the last brother be found and returned home, obviously to lessen the toll on the mother.
Hanks assembles a dream team to accomplish the mission, including a TRI-LINGUAL chump. They move en route to Neoville (sp?). On the way, they meet an enemy troup, and Vin Diesel gets sniped. No one is able to tend to him, as he is out in the open and they can't get to him without getting shot. After Vin Diesel bleeds out, they do manage to kill the sniper. They find Private Ryan, but here's the catch: IT WAS THE WRONG ONE!! However, they do find a friend of the REALZ private Ryan, who says Ryan is in "Ramelle."
On the way, Tom Hanks decides to try to destroy a German machine gun positon, to the dismay of his companions. The medic in the group, Wade, is fatally injured during the invasion. When only one german is left, the gang teams up and goes to town on that bad boy. All except one, who is angry with Hanks for allowing him to die. They do end up blindfolding and letting go the German soldier, who is to surrender himself to the next Allied force that comes around.
They finally reach Ramelle, and they find Matt Damon (PRIVATE RYAN!!). They alert him of the events that preceded, yet he thinks he should stay and fight, to be fair to his country. The incoming German force destroys the bridge, which it was part of Ryan's mission to protect it.
The main German dude, who was called "Steamboat Willie" shoots Hanks, and he dies in Ryan's arms. His last words were "James..Earn this, earn it," which again was another generic final battle scene, such as Pearl Harbor that I watched last weekend. The film flashes back to the old dude from the beginning, who turns out to be James Ryan, who visits Miller's gravestone. hmmm
Personal Thoughts: A lot better than I expected. More realistic than the plot of Pearl Harbor. It didn't have a love story (THANK GOD). Also, I think Saving Private Ryan is exactly like the Legend of Zelda (the video games series). You are to save the person whose name is in the title, even though it is not the main character. ANALOGY: Hanks is to Links, James Ryan is to Zelda
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