Saving Private Ryan really begins with the U.S. troops storming the beach at Normandy on D-Day. Many U.S. troops die because the German’s are hidden in caves with heavy machine guns. The movie follows Captain Miller as he and the other U.S. troops take out the German’s and move onto the beach.
The movie then switches back to the U.S. where military leaders prepare statements about how three of the four Ryan brothers have died, and the fourth, James, is missing. Captain Miller is ordered to find James Ryan, so he and seven others begin the search for him.
They move into France where they search for Ryan. One of Miller’s team is killed, and they find a man by the name of James Ryan. However this James Ryan is not the one they are looking for.
The team eventually find’s Ryan’s friend who tells them that Ryan is defending a bridge over the Merderet River. Along the way to the bridge they encounter German troops and engage in combat with them, another of Miller’s team is killed.
They finally come upon Ryan who is still defending the bridge with two others. They join the fight. Many German troops join the fight along with a tank. When the tank is almost on the bridge a U.S. plane flies by and destroys it as more U.S. reinforcements arrive. Everyone except for Ryan and two others die. Miller is shot and Ryan is with him when he dies.
The movie finishes like it starts with Ryan and his family visiting the graves of those who saved Ryan’s life.
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Sources:
Saving Private Ryan
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/
http://www.jason-bailey.com/2010/05/new-on-blu-saving-private-ryan.html
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Good summary but what are your thoughts on the movie? You need two pictures as well.