This is one of the greatest - and most important - movies ever made. What that generation did to stop the spread of true evil around the globe must never be forgotten. And this film puts you right into the middle of it like no other film has done. Excellent reaction.
57 years On a Sunday afternoon 2 cars Pull-down my parents driveway TWO United State Marine Corps captains and my pastor Came to tell my mother that my brother did not make it home from Vietnam He was 20years old I was 9years old years. 🌹WE WILL NEVER FORGET 🌹 .YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ❤
CONGRATULATIONS: You are the only person that has ever reacted to this movie who figured the soldiers would be safe underwater. Bullets traveling through water lose their kinetic energy almost instantly. It is absolutely impossible for a bullet to travel several hundred yards through the air then through several feet of water and finally through a fully clothed human being. A lot of men jumped into deep water and drowned. Quite a few drowned because they were not taught how to use a piece of equipment that was supposed to keep them from drowning. The Army provided the men with a belt that was inflated by a CO2 cartridge. Since it was called a belt the men put it around their waist instead of placing it around their chest and under their arms. The men were so top heavy that the belt around their waist flipped them upside down and they drowned. 😮😢 BTW, Whenever Captain Miller loses his hearing temporarily, it's called acoustical trauma.
Put your head underwater and the sound disappears - nothing to do with acoustically trauma - try it yourself in a swimming pool. Your pontificating re the effect of bullets in water is just plain wrong.
Least we never forget the ones who died so that we can be FREE. Pass this down to your generation so that they are always celebrated and never forgotten. Great reaction
The 2 Germans surrendering were Czech conscripts. They were saying we are Czech, we didn't kill anyone. By this time in the war the Germans were using anyone they could from allied or conquered nations.
Soldiers getting shot underwater is one of the rare inaccuracies in this film. In reality, bullets are rendered non lethal after roughly 2 feet of water.
I know you’re referring to the mythbusters test but I wonder if a machine gun at full auto with the surface tension being broken constantly would make a difference.
@@orlandocast7941 It is possible it could make a slight difference. Aerating water reduces surface tension substantially, but that is a lot of water, and they were pretty deep. Not sure there could be enough aeration to matter. But it is an interesting thought.
There in lies another problem. No machine gunner would hammer down on his gun like you see in SPR and all the other movies. To do so would render your gun useless in short order.
The lethality of bullets in water is a function of bullet caliber, it’s velocity and it’s entry angle into the water. Obviously, a large caliber bullet at very high velocity can travel farther in water and remain lethal.
My grandfather he was a medic in wave 2 at The Normady Invasion. He would never talk about it. Hacksaw Ridge is another great world war 2 movie. It takes place in the Pacific Theatre.
@williambranch4283 Yeah from all the documentaries I've watched the Pacific Theatre was just as if not more butal than the European Theatre. Both were absolutely horrid. Big respect to your Grandfather!🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️
The Pacific theater was, BY FAR, a MORE brutal combat experience than the war in Europe, even taking into consideration weather conditions such as Bastone and the Battle of the Bulge!! The Pacific theater where battles on tropical Islands in the Pacific, extremely hot and humid jungle environments that were certainly much less friendly for humans than what they encountered in Europe!! The Marines that fought throughout the Pacific theater, especially in the earlier battles like Guadalcanal, if you've ever seen the series The Pacific, the Marines had to contend with short supplies and even shortage of water at some point!!😮 And then there was the Japanese soldier which was a totally different animal than the Germans OR the Italians!! They pretty much did not know the meaning of surrender!! They committed brutal war crimes including using their own civilians as human Shields!! Then the diseases that you would have to contend with in that tropical environment were ALSO brutal. All in all it just adds up to WAY worse conditions to fight in the Pacific than in Europe!! But mad respect to every soldier and Marine and Air Force person that served in World War II THEY were special breed!!!❤ There's definitely a reason that they are called the GREATEST GENERATION!!❤
@@bernardsalvatore1929 Interesting. In Germany we call this generation "The Silent Generation". But the US lost way more soldiers in Europe than in the Pacific. On the other hand the most soldiers died in the east. Germany vs USSR. Highly recommand the Trilogy "Generation War". In the first movie the lieutenant says to his captain after watching an SS-Officer was shooting an innocent girl: "This is not a war" and his captain says: "It is. A new one. In the name of the Führer". The lieutenant replys: "If we lose this war not even god can save us and certainly not the Führer."
When Upham confronts the Germans at the end, the German soldier is saying "I know this soldier. I know this man," and when he calls Upham by name, Upham realizes it's the same German soldier they'd let go earlier in the film.
Upham recognized 'Steamboat Willie' the second he saw him on the firing line. That's why he ducked down behind the mound of dirt so that Willie wouldn't recognize him. When Upham saw Willie shoot Captain Miller Upham knew what he had to do.
The movie was very loosely based on finding and saving Sergeant Frederick William "Fritz" Niland. Two of his brothers were killed in Normandy, and a third brother was missing and presumed dead. A chaplain found Niland and brought him back. Stephen Ambrose learned of the story while interviewing Donald Malarkey for the Band of Brothers book. Malarkey was told the story by Warren Muck. The Niland brothers were from Muck’s hometown.
For me the greatest war movie out there. Imagine watching this as a 14yo and getting scarred for life. But in a good way. The tension made me shake, esp. at the end, when the battle for the bridge is about to start. 😬 Always goosebumps and tears at specific scenes. A masterpiece for sure! Also: Really enjoy your reactions!
You have to watch the "Band of Brothers" mini series. Also a Tom Hanks/ Steven Spielberg production. It's the most beautifully put together series you'll ever see.
What the German soldier says to Mellish at the end of the knife fight is haunting. It almost makes me regret learning German. He says: "Give up, you don't stand a chance. Let's end this here. It will be easier for you, much easier. You'll see it will be over quickly."
So ... pretty much the same it would have been the other way around... 🤷♂️ I'm ususally not very happy with german language bits in Hollywood movies. This one is already among the best and still it sounds off. The words are technically correct, but nobody actually speaks like that. Especially in such a high stress situation. One major exception is Schindler's List though. Being german and understanding everything the soldiers say that doesn't get a subtitle, adds a whole new level to that movie...
"Okay, they're surrendering. Were they surrendering?" Yes, they were, indeed, surrendering. The one speaking said, "I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone! I am Czech!"
After watching your best friends being turned into hamburger for that past hour, fuck “they were surrendering.” As far as the Czechs are concerned, good bet they were Sudeten Germans loyal to Hitler.
Literally hundreds if thousands of American men and boys died (and millions were maimed) so we can’t all live safe, warm and well fed lives. Please don’t ever forget that.
Wade was purposely overdosed on morphine so we wouldn’t suffer As far as the one shaking hand, looks like Parkinson’s Disease. Not just fear. Believe me, when you are literally scared to death, your whole body shakes… sometimes violently.
Most of the soldiers in Captain Millers squad, and Captain Miller himself, died to save Private Ryan. Captain Miller urges Private Ryan to "earn this" - in your future, act to be worthy of their sacrifice. Well, all the fallen soldiers in the cemetery died to save our freedom - your freedom, and mine. Earn it. "Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from falling hands, we throw the torch - Be yours to hold it high, If ye break faith with us, who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders' fields."
"What did he say?" Upham comes up from the crater, saying "Lay your weapons down!" Steamboat Willie says, "I know this soldier. I know this man." Upham tells him to shut up. Willie says Upham's name, and then Upham shoots him. Then, Upham tells the rest of the German soldiers, "Disappear!"
Upham's character is interesting because although he is clearly a sweet and empathetic character, he put his fellow soldiers in grave danger by refusing to engage (until it was too late). You could argue that captain Miller made a mistake by choosing Upham so quickly even while seeing what he was like. Also putting him in charge of anything (like supplying ammo) so close to a battle was a mistake.
Thats the beauty of patriotism, not only the soldiers do the sacrifice for their country but their mothers and fathers too for a greater outcome for the American people.
You realise the Germans were fighting for patriotism too, right? America doesn't have the monopoly on patriotism. You just have a flag fetish. That you think there's beauty to be seen in ANY of that wholesale slaughter is psychotic.
There were some very important soldiers that should have been shown in the movie. As a matter of fact they have never been portrayed in any movie about D-day. At the end of the Omaha Beach landings you see Captain Miller starring off in the distance with Barrage Balloons tethered to the beach. These balloons were placed there to interfere with enemy bombers or fighters that might strafe the men on the beaches. The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was made up of Black soldiers. One of the men assigned to the Battalion was Waverly Woodson, a medic. His landing craft hit a mine and Woodson was seriously wounded with shrapnel in his back and groin. After providing some first aid Woodson began to treat others. It didn't matter their race, he helped everyone he came across that needed it. On 2 occasions he rescued 3 men from the surf who were close to drowning. He also set up a temporary field hospital. The Army estimated that Woodson saved the lives of over 200 men. He received the Distinguished Service Cross, America's second highest medal for courage under fire plus a Purple Heart. The men of the 320th shared the same risk as all the others that land on Omaha Beach yet I have never seen them portrayed in any movies.😮😢🤔
Just to add to this, I really wish Spielberg would've attempted to recreate the 2nd Rangers Batallion (Miller's unit in the movie, but known as Rudder's Rangers) having to scale the 100 foot cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to take out the big guns (which ultimately weren't there because the Germans had moved them). Out of the 225 men tasked with this mission only 75 made it to the top!
Somewhere, on YT, is a video of a Omaha Beach survivor, relating how he, as a 90+-year-old, returned to this cemetery to look for a fallen friend's grave. He searched for a long time, then almost gave up, when from behind him he heard a voice, "shouting", "Over HERE, Stupid!". He turned around to find his friend's grave stone, and on that video, remarked that the voice sounded just like his friend. True Story
Spieberg just knows how to make epic movies... A couple of notes.. Matt Damon did this before Good Will Hunting but post production on SPR took longer. He won an Oscar gor GWH. The scene where his character and Tom Hanks character were talking about home, Speilberg asked MD to just make up a story about being home. Thats what we got in the movie ❤
Saw this opening day in NYC at the late, great Ziegfeld Theatre (one of the last movie palaces) - the opening D-Day invasion was so intense you could hear a pin drop from the audience. One of the most visceral cinematic moments I ever experienced. Great reaction Cam :D Another WWII drama you need to see is THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES which is about the aftermath of war veterans returning to their homes. As for war films overall I recommend - THE DEER HUNTER, APOCALYPSE NOW, PLATOON, FULL METAL JACKET & THE KILLING FIELDS (all about Vietnam) and SCHINDLER'S LIST about WWII/The Holocaust (also directed by Steven Spielberg)
FUBAR is the acronym for Fouled (or the other F word) Up Beyond All Repair. Defilade means there is a position which provides cover and offers a firing position. Flanking a position is attacking the enemy from the side where they are weaker.
This is, in my not-so-humble opinion, the greatest War Movie ever made, and one of the greatest films, in general, in Cinematic History. Brilliant writing, an absolutely stellar cast, some of the finest Direction and Cinematography I've ever seen (and I've seen a whole lot over the decades), and just enough sweetness and humour to keep you from completely spiraling (until the end, at least). Hope you have your tissues handy, M'Lady...this is a rough one. 😉😱 Cheers and salutations from Canada, you continue to knock it out of the park with these reactions. 👍🥃☮❤
Now go watch Hacksaw Ridge. True Story that is heart-felt. Bonus: at the ending credits, you get to meet a few of the real-life people portrayed in the movie.
Glad you got to see it with him. My dad was a field medic with the Canadian military in Korea; he never talked about his experiences, so I don't know how he would have taken seeing this movie.
This movie tells a personal story and it does so in a very compelling way. To put it in a broader perspective, have a look at "the fallen of ww2". You'll learn about the true scale and numbers of that war. It may sound boring, but the way it is done is so very touching, it will leave you just as moved as this movie did.
What a great reaction to a great film. There are so many great war films you can watch and react too- we were soldiers, black hawk down but the one i hope you get to react too is Dunkirk by Christopher Nolan, as you work in the film industry i think you will appreciate this film.Keep up the good work
Another detail I think most people especially people younger than me who don’t have a direct connection with the WWII generation like I had with my grandparents is that Ryan’s wife says she never heard of Captain Miller at the grave site. It shows like many if not most of the WWII veterans, including my grandfather, Ryan never discussed his experience in the war not even with his family. At the very least until the trip back to Normandy with his family his wife and kids never knew what Ryan had done and been through during the war except probably knowing that his brothers had died in the war.
41:20 I think just about everyone thought it was the older Capt. Miller at the beginning when seeing it for the first time. I sure did. That's Spielberg being Spielberg.
The men that died in the movie didn't just die to save Pvt. Ryan. They also died doing their duty to take out a machine gun nest and defend the bridge. If the Germans had taken the bridge they would have driven their tanks to the Beaches creating sheer chaos.
The mini series band of brothers is the natural follow to saving private Ryan, 10 episodes with an unofficial 11th episode that being the documentary (which is definitely necessary to tie it all off). I’ll warn you that you’ll have a tough time of it, but the pay off makes it worth it. The series is made by Spielberg and Hanks. One of the ww2 vets that acted as an advisor was in easy company and would tell his stories and Hanks and Spielberg were inspired enough to create the mini series following that vets unit from beginning to wars end.
The moral dilemma regarding “Steamboat Willie”, his release and the consequences of that release is a high point of the story. The soldiers are thrown into a physical and emotional meat grinder, and they are still expected to obey the “rules” of warfare. As we see in the battles, some don’t obey the rules, nor do they want to obey the rules. Upham thought that he knew the rules and that they should obey them, but then he was thrown into the meat grinder, and his clear-cut rules got blurry very quickly.
I really wish Spielberg would've attempted to recreate the 2nd Rangers Batallion (Miller's unit in the movie, but known as Rudder's Rangers) having to scale the 100 foot cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to take out the big guns (which ultimately weren't there because the Germans had moved them). Out of the 225 men tasked with this mission only 75 made it to the top!
Yes a definite hard watch. It is thee 'best' movie that shows an example of how bad war can be. "Sticky Bomb": "American Ingenuity" at its finest! Bandit says he doesn't know where he got this but "Earn this" is a message to the audience: "Exercise your rights, enjoy your freedom so that our deaths are not in vain." Over 400,000 United States Service Personnel - willingly and unwillingly gave their lives so 'we all could be free.' They are of "The Lost Generation" and "The Greatest Generation"/"G.I. Generation" (G.I.=Government Issue). Thank you @Camilla!
Great reaction Camilla, and this is the obligatory comment very highly recommending you now check out Band of Brothers, one of the most phenomenal mini series of all time, produced by Spielberg and Hanks, and which does a deep dive into Easy company of the 101st Airborne, of which private Ryan in this film is a part. Both Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan make these war sequences feel so real, as though you were there in person.
Next you need to react to HACKSAW RIDGE followed by these series; BAND OF BROTHERS followed by THE PACIFIC followed by MASTERS OF THE AIR. Other great WW2 movies are GREYHOUND, DAS BOOT, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA. I'm sure there are others you will get as suggestions. For WW2 comic relief you can't beat KELLY'S HEROES starring Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland.
And people vote that do not have to go to war (AKA women) and do not think about there decisions because they do not have to pay for them. I major reason men and women vote very different.
This your obligatory you have to see Band of Brothers now comment if you haven't already...It's a 12 hour Saving Private Ryan in quality. Hanks and Spielberg were just beginning with this masterpiece. As epic, horrific and spectacular this film is in every way, the hardest part for me to see is still the knife fight with Mellish in the end. When trying to reason with the German as a person, it's far more intimate. It illustrates the pointlessness of War and we're all human. FUBAR
Such a brilliant job of trolling us with the eye fade making us think Private Ryan was Captain Miller, well done Spielberg. It gets me every time when they get the wrong "Ryan" My Fathers name was James Frederick
Glad you recognized the soldier who shot Cpt Miller isn't the same one who killed Mellish. It's a very common misunderstanding among audience members who aren't familiar with different uniforms and insignias.
this is a awesome ww2 movie u should also do a reaction to the movie Fury its about a ww2 usa america 🇺🇲 M4 easy 8 sherman meddium tank ( its a upgraded meddium tank with a bigger gun,better suspension n a bit more armor for protection) actors : brad bitt n 3 more famous people u might have seen in other movies
Hey, Camilla. Great and emotional reaction. You faced alot and made it through to other side. Matt Damon was still relatively unknown at the time of this movie His star wou ok d rise dramaticall0y with the release of his movie GOOD WILL HUNTING. Which you should watch as soon as possible. You won't be disappointed. I've subscribed to your channel to follow your journey. You shoukd keep the pop-up from the future feature in your videos. It sets them apart from other channels. It also gives us clarity to your views of the film once you've gathered your thoughts. It helps for our reactions to you as well Good luck. Keep going and enjoy the movies.
This is why good men are needed. Not only for battle but in general. It makes me laugh and sad when I see all this drivel.beimg peddled by men haters. We are told to suffer in silence all while advocacy groups try and exterminate men.. I was 20 years old in Bosnia 1992 Princess Patricia's Canadian light infantry . That's why I have issues with these "Groups" You don't know and can never know until you pick up a weapon and defend something so your kids can live to raise their own families
England here. Saving Private Ryan is probably the best modern war film since Cross of Iron with James Coburn. If you want more anxiety-inducing suspense, may I suggest you react to '1917' or 'Dunkirk'.
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This is one of the greatest - and most important - movies ever made. What that generation did to stop the spread of true evil around the globe must never be forgotten. And this film puts you right into the middle of it like no other film has done. Excellent reaction.
57 years On a Sunday afternoon 2 cars Pull-down my parents driveway TWO United State Marine Corps captains and my pastor Came to tell my mother that my brother did not make it home from Vietnam
He was 20years old I was 9years old years. 🌹WE WILL NEVER FORGET 🌹 .YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ❤
CONGRATULATIONS: You are the only person that has ever reacted to this movie who figured the soldiers would be safe underwater. Bullets traveling through water lose their kinetic energy almost instantly. It is absolutely impossible for a bullet to travel several hundred yards through the air then through several feet of water and finally through a fully clothed human being. A lot of men jumped into deep water and drowned. Quite a few drowned because they were not taught how to use a piece of equipment that was supposed to keep them from drowning. The Army provided the men with a belt that was inflated by a CO2 cartridge. Since it was called a belt the men put it around their waist instead of placing it around their chest and under their arms. The men were so top heavy that the belt around their waist flipped them upside down and they drowned. 😮😢
BTW, Whenever Captain Miller loses his hearing temporarily, it's called acoustical trauma.
And one of the few who did not scream “Bryan Cranston!!!”
Put your head underwater and the sound disappears - nothing to do with acoustically trauma - try it yourself in a swimming pool. Your pontificating re the effect of bullets in water is just plain wrong.
Least we never forget the ones who died so that we can be FREE. Pass this down to your generation so that they are always celebrated and never forgotten. Great reaction
Never forget that men died so that the feminists can spit on them...
The 2 Germans surrendering were Czech conscripts. They were saying we are Czech, we didn't kill anyone.
By this time in the war the Germans were using anyone they could from allied or conquered nations.
Soldiers getting shot underwater is one of the rare inaccuracies in this film.
In reality, bullets are rendered non lethal after roughly 2 feet of water.
I know you’re referring to the mythbusters test but I wonder if a machine gun at full auto with the surface tension being broken constantly would make a difference.
@@orlandocast7941 It is possible it could make a slight difference. Aerating water reduces surface tension substantially, but that is a lot of water, and they were pretty deep. Not sure there could be enough aeration to matter. But it is an interesting thought.
There in lies another problem. No machine gunner would hammer down on his gun like you see in SPR and all the other movies. To do so would render your gun useless in short order.
The lethality of bullets in water is a function of bullet caliber, it’s velocity and it’s entry angle into the water.
Obviously, a large caliber bullet at very high velocity can travel farther in water and remain lethal.
My grandfather he was a medic in wave 2 at The Normady Invasion. He would never talk about it. Hacksaw Ridge is another great world war 2 movie. It takes place in the Pacific Theatre.
Hacksaw Ridge competes for sheer violence. My grandfather was at Oran Algeria landing, Nov 1942.
@williambranch4283 Yeah from all the documentaries I've watched the Pacific Theatre was just as if not more butal than the European Theatre. Both were absolutely horrid. Big respect to your Grandfather!🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️
The Pacific theater was, BY FAR, a MORE brutal combat experience than the war in Europe, even taking into consideration weather conditions such as Bastone and the Battle of the Bulge!!
The Pacific theater where battles on tropical Islands in the Pacific, extremely hot and humid jungle environments that were certainly much less friendly for humans than what they encountered in Europe!!
The Marines that fought throughout the Pacific theater, especially in the earlier battles like Guadalcanal, if you've ever seen the series The Pacific, the Marines had to contend with short supplies and even shortage of water at some point!!😮
And then there was the Japanese soldier which was a totally different animal than the Germans OR the Italians!! They pretty much did not know the meaning of surrender!! They committed brutal war crimes including using their own civilians as human Shields!!
Then the diseases that you would have to contend with in that tropical environment were ALSO brutal. All in all it just adds up to WAY worse conditions to fight in the Pacific than in Europe!!
But mad respect to every soldier and Marine and Air Force person that served in World War II THEY were special breed!!!❤
There's definitely a reason that they are called the GREATEST GENERATION!!❤
@@bernardsalvatore1929 Interesting. In Germany we call this generation "The Silent Generation". But the US lost way more soldiers in Europe than in the Pacific. On the other hand the most soldiers died in the east. Germany vs USSR.
Highly recommand the Trilogy "Generation War". In the first movie the lieutenant says to his captain after watching an SS-Officer was shooting an innocent girl: "This is not a war" and his captain says: "It is. A new one. In the name of the Führer". The lieutenant replys: "If we lose this war not even god can save us and certainly not the Führer."
When Upham confronts the Germans at the end, the German soldier is saying "I know this soldier. I know this man," and when he calls Upham by name, Upham realizes it's the same German soldier they'd let go earlier in the film.
Upham recognized 'Steamboat Willie' the second he saw him on the firing line. That's why he ducked down behind the mound of dirt so that Willie wouldn't recognize him. When Upham saw Willie shoot Captain Miller Upham knew what he had to do.
The movie was very loosely based on finding and saving Sergeant Frederick William "Fritz" Niland. Two of his brothers were killed in Normandy, and a third brother was missing and presumed dead. A chaplain found Niland and brought him back. Stephen Ambrose learned of the story while interviewing Donald Malarkey for the Band of Brothers book. Malarkey was told the story by Warren Muck. The Niland brothers were from Muck’s hometown.
For me the greatest war movie out there. Imagine watching this as a 14yo and getting scarred for life. But in a good way. The tension made me shake, esp. at the end, when the battle for the bridge is about to start. 😬 Always goosebumps and tears at specific scenes. A masterpiece for sure! Also: Really enjoy your reactions!
Hehe you must be my age. I was also 14 when I was let in the theater to watch this (even though I wasn’t supposed to). Very glad I did though
You have to watch the "Band of Brothers" mini series. Also a Tom Hanks/ Steven Spielberg production. It's the most beautifully put together series you'll ever see.
What the German soldier says to Mellish at the end of the knife fight is haunting. It almost makes me regret learning German. He says:
"Give up, you don't stand a chance. Let's end this here. It will be easier for you, much easier. You'll see it will be over quickly."
So ... pretty much the same it would have been the other way around... 🤷♂️
I'm ususally not very happy with german language bits in Hollywood movies. This one is already among the best and still it sounds off. The words are technically correct, but nobody actually speaks like that. Especially in such a high stress situation. One major exception is Schindler's List though. Being german and understanding everything the soldiers say that doesn't get a subtitle, adds a whole new level to that movie...
God, I haven't seen this one in a really long time. I'm glad you were able to check it out!
"Okay, they're surrendering. Were they surrendering?"
Yes, they were, indeed, surrendering. The one speaking said, "I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone! I am Czech!"
After watching your best friends being turned into hamburger for that past hour, fuck “they were surrendering.”
As far as the Czechs are concerned, good bet they were Sudeten Germans loyal to Hitler.
Literally hundreds if thousands of American men and boys died (and millions were maimed) so we can’t all live safe, warm and well fed lives. Please don’t ever forget that.
Wade was purposely overdosed on morphine so we wouldn’t suffer
As far as the one shaking hand, looks like Parkinson’s Disease.
Not just fear. Believe me, when you are literally scared to death, your whole body shakes… sometimes violently.
Most of the soldiers in Captain Millers squad, and Captain Miller himself, died to save Private Ryan. Captain Miller urges Private Ryan to "earn this" - in your future, act to be worthy of their sacrifice. Well, all the fallen soldiers in the cemetery died to save our freedom - your freedom, and mine. Earn it.
"Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you, from falling hands, we throw the torch -
Be yours to hold it high,
If ye break faith with us, who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders' fields."
"What did he say?"
Upham comes up from the crater, saying "Lay your weapons down!" Steamboat Willie says, "I know this soldier. I know this man." Upham tells him to shut up. Willie says Upham's name, and then Upham shoots him. Then, Upham tells the rest of the German soldiers, "Disappear!"
Upham's character is interesting because although he is clearly a sweet and empathetic character, he put his fellow soldiers in grave danger by refusing to engage (until it was too late). You could argue that captain Miller made a mistake by choosing Upham so quickly even while seeing what he was like. Also putting him in charge of anything (like supplying ammo) so close to a battle was a mistake.
Thats the beauty of patriotism, not only the soldiers do the sacrifice for their country but their mothers and fathers too for a greater outcome for the American people.
You realise the Germans were fighting for patriotism too, right?
America doesn't have the monopoly on patriotism. You just have a flag fetish.
That you think there's beauty to be seen in ANY of that wholesale slaughter is psychotic.
There were some very important soldiers that should have been shown in the movie. As a matter of fact they have never been portrayed in any movie about D-day.
At the end of the Omaha Beach landings you see Captain Miller starring off in the distance with Barrage Balloons tethered to the beach. These balloons were placed there to interfere with enemy bombers or fighters that might strafe the men on the beaches.
The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was made up of Black soldiers. One of the men assigned to the Battalion was Waverly Woodson, a medic. His landing craft hit a mine and Woodson was seriously wounded with shrapnel in his back and groin. After providing some first aid Woodson began to treat others. It didn't matter their race, he helped everyone he came across that needed it. On 2 occasions he rescued 3 men from the surf who were close to drowning. He also set up a temporary field hospital. The Army estimated that Woodson saved the lives of over 200 men. He received the Distinguished Service Cross, America's second highest medal for courage under fire plus a Purple Heart. The men of the 320th shared the same risk as all the others that land on Omaha Beach yet I have never seen them portrayed in any movies.😮😢🤔
Just to add to this, I really wish Spielberg would've attempted to recreate the 2nd Rangers Batallion (Miller's unit in the movie, but known as Rudder's Rangers) having to scale the 100 foot cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to take out the big guns (which ultimately weren't there because the Germans had moved them). Out of the 225 men tasked with this mission only 75 made it to the top!
Somewhere, on YT, is a video of a Omaha Beach survivor, relating how he, as a 90+-year-old, returned to this cemetery to look for a fallen friend's grave. He searched for a long time, then almost gave up, when from behind him he heard a voice, "shouting", "Over HERE, Stupid!". He turned around to find his friend's grave stone, and on that video, remarked that the voice sounded just like his friend. True Story
Spieberg just knows how to make epic movies... A couple of notes.. Matt Damon did this before Good Will Hunting but post production on SPR took longer. He won an Oscar gor GWH. The scene where his character and Tom Hanks character were talking about home, Speilberg asked MD to just make up a story about being home. Thats what we got in the movie ❤
Saw this opening day in NYC at the late, great Ziegfeld Theatre (one of the last movie palaces) - the opening D-Day invasion was so intense you could hear a pin drop from the audience. One of the most visceral cinematic moments I ever experienced. Great reaction Cam :D Another WWII drama you need to see is THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES which is about the aftermath of war veterans returning to their homes. As for war films overall I recommend - THE DEER HUNTER, APOCALYPSE NOW, PLATOON, FULL METAL JACKET & THE KILLING FIELDS (all about Vietnam) and SCHINDLER'S LIST about WWII/The Holocaust (also directed by Steven Spielberg)
FUBAR is the acronym for Fouled (or the other F word) Up Beyond All Repair.
Defilade means there is a position which provides cover and offers a firing position.
Flanking a position is attacking the enemy from the side where they are weaker.
This is, in my not-so-humble opinion, the greatest War Movie ever made, and one of the greatest films, in general, in Cinematic History. Brilliant writing, an absolutely stellar cast, some of the finest Direction and Cinematography I've ever seen (and I've seen a whole lot over the decades), and just enough sweetness and humour to keep you from completely spiraling (until the end, at least). Hope you have your tissues handy, M'Lady...this is a rough one. 😉😱
Cheers and salutations from Canada, you continue to knock it out of the park with these reactions. 👍🥃☮❤
Now go watch Hacksaw Ridge. True Story that is heart-felt. Bonus: at the ending credits, you get to meet a few of the real-life people portrayed in the movie.
I watched this with my grandfather many years ago (he was a Korea and Vietnam vet) and the opening was such a powerful experience.
Glad you got to see it with him. My dad was a field medic with the Canadian military in Korea; he never talked about his experiences, so I don't know how he would have taken seeing this movie.
@@jimgore1278 Thank you. He got me into movies like Shawshank, Taxi Driver, Scarface, and others.
This movie tells a personal story and it does so in a very compelling way. To put it in a broader perspective, have a look at "the fallen of ww2". You'll learn about the true scale and numbers of that war. It may sound boring, but the way it is done is so very touching, it will leave you just as moved as this movie did.
My dad served in the European theater 42-44. He refused to speak of it but he was clearly damaged.
What a great reaction to a great film. There are so many great war films you can watch and react too- we were soldiers, black hawk down but the one i hope you get to react too is Dunkirk by Christopher Nolan, as you work in the film industry i think you will appreciate this film.Keep up the good work
Beautiful reaction! Thank you for the courage to watch. ❤🙏
Another detail I think most people especially people younger than me who don’t have a direct connection with the WWII generation like I had with my grandparents is that Ryan’s wife says she never heard of Captain Miller at the grave site. It shows like many if not most of the WWII veterans, including my grandfather, Ryan never discussed his experience in the war not even with his family. At the very least until the trip back to Normandy with his family his wife and kids never knew what Ryan had done and been through during the war except probably knowing that his brothers had died in the war.
My grandfather (101st jeep driver) never talked about his experience either. I only have a vaguest of ideas of his service.
41:20 I think just about everyone thought it was the older Capt. Miller at the beginning when seeing it for the first time. I sure did. That's Spielberg being Spielberg.
Great reaction Camilla and very well edited. Thanks for sharing!
The landing took place just below the cemetary. Probably, every fatality of Captain Miller's group was buried here.
I can't believe this lost to Shakespeare In freaking! Love
Harvey Weinstien's PR efforts in the 11th hour put "Shakespeare In Love" over the top with the academy
YAY so much fun. My favourite feel good movie of the 90s.
One Omaha veteran (2000 dead) said he was wounded 5 times the first day before he ever saw a medic.
The men that died in the movie didn't just die to save Pvt. Ryan. They also died doing their duty to take out a machine gun nest and defend the bridge. If the Germans had taken the bridge they would have driven their tanks to the Beaches creating sheer chaos.
Another good Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg movie. My girlfriend's dad likes this one.
The mini series band of brothers is the natural follow to saving private Ryan, 10 episodes with an unofficial 11th episode that being the documentary (which is definitely necessary to tie it all off). I’ll warn you that you’ll have a tough time of it, but the pay off makes it worth it. The series is made by Spielberg and Hanks. One of the ww2 vets that acted as an advisor was in easy company and would tell his stories and Hanks and Spielberg were inspired enough to create the mini series following that vets unit from beginning to wars end.
The moral dilemma regarding “Steamboat Willie”, his release and the consequences of that release is a high point of the story.
The soldiers are thrown into a physical and emotional meat grinder, and they are still expected to obey the “rules” of warfare. As we see in the battles, some don’t obey the rules, nor do they want to obey the rules.
Upham thought that he knew the rules and that they should obey them, but then he was thrown into the meat grinder, and his clear-cut rules got blurry very quickly.
Great Reaction.
I really wish Spielberg would've attempted to recreate the 2nd Rangers Batallion (Miller's unit in the movie, but known as Rudder's Rangers) having to scale the 100 foot cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to take out the big guns (which ultimately weren't there because the Germans had moved them). Out of the 225 men tasked with this mission only 75 made it to the top!
Yes a definite hard watch. It is thee 'best' movie that shows an example of how bad war can be. "Sticky Bomb": "American Ingenuity" at its finest! Bandit says he doesn't know where he got this but "Earn this" is a message to the audience: "Exercise your rights, enjoy your freedom so that our deaths are not in vain." Over 400,000 United States Service Personnel - willingly and unwillingly gave their lives so 'we all could be free.' They are of "The Lost Generation" and "The Greatest Generation"/"G.I. Generation" (G.I.=Government Issue). Thank you @Camilla!
Just a point, between September 1939 and August 1945, 1000 people an hour died in the Second World War.
I think it's a Military Rule about Brothers and any family with multiple sons serving at the same time during War.
I recommend watching 1917 war movie, imo the best war movie going and love the reaction just subbed
Great reaction Camilla, and this is the obligatory comment very highly recommending you now check out Band of Brothers, one of the most phenomenal mini series of all time, produced by Spielberg and Hanks, and which does a deep dive into Easy company of the 101st Airborne, of which private Ryan in this film is a part. Both Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan make these war sequences feel so real, as though you were there in person.
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Next you need to react to HACKSAW RIDGE followed by these series; BAND OF BROTHERS followed by THE PACIFIC followed by MASTERS OF THE AIR. Other great WW2 movies are GREYHOUND, DAS BOOT, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA. I'm sure there are others you will get as suggestions. For WW2 comic relief you can't beat KELLY'S HEROES starring Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland.
I love your accent Camilla! What state are you from?
And people vote that do not have to go to war (AKA women) and do not think about there decisions because they do not have to pay for them. I major reason men and women vote very different.
nice reaction
Lord of the Rings next? please 😊
Hope over18 this intense movie eh😢
some other titles to consider if you can handle this, Band of Brothers, Hacksaw Ridge, 1917, Gallipoli, we were soldiers. Good luck.
Gotta watch Band of Brothers now to see the Airborne side. It’s Tom and Spielberg again.
Nice reaction, you will want to continue with Hacksaw Ridge and Band of Brothers, both also held in high esteem.
*This is such a heavy movie it was odd seeing All the jokes cut out that give a little comic relief...*
This your obligatory you have to see Band of Brothers now comment if you haven't already...It's a 12 hour Saving Private Ryan in quality. Hanks and Spielberg were just beginning with this masterpiece. As epic, horrific and spectacular this film is in every way, the hardest part for me to see is still the knife fight with Mellish in the end. When trying to reason with the German as a person, it's far more intimate. It illustrates the pointlessness of War and we're all human. FUBAR
Such a brilliant job of trolling us with the eye fade making us think Private Ryan was Captain Miller, well done Spielberg. It gets me every time when they get the wrong "Ryan" My Fathers name was James Frederick
Glad you recognized the soldier who shot Cpt Miller isn't the same one who killed Mellish. It's a very common misunderstanding among audience members who aren't familiar with different uniforms and insignias.
You are wrong.
@@zablelop I rest my case. Nice Christmas decor, btw.
Been There, Done That. Comflict & Death Leaves use in A Void. I wish I never Did ans Saw the Aftermath Of Comflist (from The Uk Perspective).
this is a awesome ww2 movie u should also do a reaction to the movie Fury its about a ww2 usa america 🇺🇲 M4 easy 8 sherman meddium tank ( its a upgraded meddium tank with a bigger gun,better suspension n a bit more armor for protection) actors : brad bitt n 3 more famous people u might have seen in other movies
Hey, Camilla.
Great and emotional reaction. You faced alot and made it through to other side.
Matt Damon was still relatively unknown at the time of this movie
His star wou ok d rise dramaticall0y with the release of his movie GOOD WILL HUNTING. Which you should watch as soon as possible. You won't be disappointed.
I've subscribed to your channel to follow your journey.
You shoukd keep the pop-up from the future feature in your videos. It sets them apart from other channels. It also gives us clarity to your views of the film once you've gathered your thoughts. It helps for our reactions to you as well
Good luck.
Keep going and enjoy the movies.
This is why good men are needed. Not only for battle but in general. It makes me laugh and sad when I see all this drivel.beimg peddled by men haters. We are told to suffer in silence all while advocacy groups try and exterminate men.. I was 20 years old in Bosnia 1992 Princess Patricia's Canadian light infantry .
That's why I have issues with these "Groups" You don't know and can never know until you pick up a weapon and defend something so your kids can live to raise their own families
England here. Saving Private Ryan is probably the best modern war film since Cross of Iron with James Coburn. If you want more anxiety-inducing suspense, may I suggest you react to '1917' or 'Dunkirk'.
This reactor looks like Brett Cooper.
Reaction please to letters from iwo jima
Easy to know who who, because all the Germans are on top of the cliff and all the Americans around the beach
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Bedtime movie review.
War....one of humanities greatest and most terrible creations
That was the same German soldier, that killed both Mellish and Captain Miller. Uniforms are changed from scene to scene, not always with accuracy.
That is false. They are NOT the same soldier. You can verify this by looking up the official cast listing.
I'm sorry but I just don't like this camilia girl. She just urks me and not a fan of her reactions
Why would you even bother to make such a statement? JUST GO AWAY.