SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) (RE-UPLOAD) | BRITISH GIRL FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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- Welcome to my reaction video where I watch Saving Private Ryan (1998) for the first time in honour of Remembrance Day & Veteran’s Day on 11 November 2024 in the United Kingdom, Canada, and The United States of America.
Join me as I share my reactions, commentary, and review of one of the most harrowing and epic war stories ever told. This film shook me to my core. My heart is mournful and grateful to the men who fought bravely on the Normandy beaches.
For full-length movie reactions, early access and behind-the-scenes and much more please check out my Patreon: / moviedatewithkate
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Sadly, TH-cam took down the original video. This is a trimmed-down reupload. I’m sorry for the inconvenience, but it really bothered me that my most popular video was no longer available for everyone to see. Thanks for understanding!
Your number of views will go back up because this is one of the most popular YT videos, unfortunately the prior comments are lost (since they are apparently referenced to the video date time file) -- Just be glad your original Patreon video is kept as a backup starting point (... speaking as a retired programmer)
- Dave
We didn't have to. ... That
Try Schindler's List also by Steven Spielberg another great film!
Kate, another great film I know you’ll love if you haven’t already watched it is”A Beautiful Mind “. Absolutely brilliant movie. Based on true story. Not a war movie 😊
So glad to see it back on love. I second the suggestion to do a video on "Schindler's List". That's another one I find hard to want to watch, but I will love seeing you react to it. I'll be glad to cry along with you at the places I know you will be as empathetic, mournful and exultant as I have been. I know you won't disappoint.
Be proud of your heritage Kate. Britain is one of the only countries who went to war to honor a treaty and defend the territory of another country not on its border, *FULL KNOWING* it was not going to profit but was going to suffer loss of Empire and cause hardship on its people, and the British people stood strong to keep their honor. I'm glad our President gave all he could, when he could, and that the American people stood by our ancestral brothers against the NAZI terror.
My original was William Morton, who came from England in 1670. I'm the 11th generation behind him... cousin.
Love this young lady. Articulate, smart, deep thinking and as empathetic as anyone can get. She is humble and comes across as totally authentic. I have a lot of subscriptions and hesitate to add anymore but she has earned it just for being herself. Thank you Kate and please just keep being yourself. Subscribed.
She's a sweetheart!
@@mikejacobson14 Yes, she is.
Such a fantastic comment to read. Thank you so much!!! 😊
@ You are absolutely welcome.
Lady Kate,
I'm 69 going 70. Still looking like a teenager with no car insurance, lol! I am a US NAVY Veteran. I used to be stationed at the former NAS MIRAMAR air base in San Diego as a Hospital Corpsman (medic) assigned to provide assistance to TOP GUN and the other Fighter Squadrons.
Kate, thank you for your tears of respect to our fallen heroes. I remember watching this movie in the theatre. The cries from the audience were very loud. I lost sleep after watching this movie. I hope more younger generation audiences would watch this movie to recognize what our brave soldiers sacrificed. Thank you again Lady Kate. Keep up the good work.
13:42 I was very touched when you mentioned Wilfred Owen, the WWI British poet. 55 years ago when I was in High School my English teacher randomly assigned me to do a report on this poet who I had never heard of, and this was during the Vietnam War era and I have never forgotten it, or him, and I still have a slim volume of the powerful verse of that doomed young poet of the Great War, so thank you for the mention.
You’re welcome. You’re the same as me.. I had to study it in Year 8 and it absolutely stunned me. It’s never left me really.
@@MovieDateWithKate 1. Harlem Nights -Eddie Murphy
2. Bait-Jamie Foxx
3. American Gangster Denzel Washington
4. Four Brothers- Mark walberg
5. Ransom- Mel Gibson
6. Kiss the Girls- Morgan Freeman
7. Money Talks- Chris Tucker
8. Fallen-Denzel Washington
9. Blue Streak- Martin Lawrence
10. Next Friday- Mike Epps
Watch Regeneration ( British title; same as the book) or Behind the Lines (American title).
I saw it in the theatre when it came out, and it is to this day still the best movie I've ever seen. Thanks for the reaction. ✌️
DEAR TH-cam, DON'T REMOVE THIS VIDEO AGAIN OR WE RIOT 😡
John Cleese’s Roman Centurion to TH-cam: “Don’t do it again!”
I hate it when TH-cam does that stuff.
I'll go up the middle. You take the right.
Who's going left?
Do you really think that YT gives a sh*t
@ I’m so sorry to hear you had to have your sense of humor surgically removed. Tragic, truly. But at least the surgery was successful. Best regards!
Even the first close up guy - shot in the heart. A young man just wiped out. This was a move of just throwing bodies at an impossible fortification. God rest those men.
One of the greatest movies ever made. Just absolutely gut-wrenching. We watched it in a packed theater when it first came out, and at the end the theater was conpletely silent other than several people weeping. I'll never forget it.
I'm sorry that you've had your battles with TH-cam over this, hopefully it will stay up this time, Kate. I'll keep coming back to support however long it takes, all the very best.
You perform wonders reacting to material like this, and I thank you for your efforts on our behalf. My father was a combat veteran of D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. Movies like this and Band of Brothers help my generation to understand their fathers better. My father seldom spoke of his wartime experiences,, but he was enormously proud of having served.
Two years ago, I visited the Normandy cemetery and thought about this opening scene. It is such a beautiful and serene place. It's where leaders meet for a ceremony every year on the anniversary of D-day. When entering, after going through US customs there's a nice museum. That day we also strolled along Omaha Beach where you can still see the rusting barges in the water. there was also another museum.
I agree with everything you said. Love your articulation of all the nuances this film has. It's quite amazing.
That’s super! Thank you.
Thanks Kate, glad you watched it and loved your comments afterward. Spielberg wanted a very true depiction of the horror of D-Day. That hell scape is a direct reminder of what we ask of our soldiers by declaring war. At it's core, Spielberg made an anti-war film injected with deep questions of us, but also implores us to honor and care for our military, as well. It's a brilliant accomplishment imo and, I agree with you, the best movie about war I ever seen. Everyone should see it at least once.
"Earn this..." is for all of us.
Yep I came here to say this, CptMillers message is not just for Ryan, its for all of us whom came after their tremendous sacrifice. We must earn it.
Kate's reaction to this film is one of the best I've seen.
Thank you!! ❤️
You have my sympathy. I've seen this happen repeatedly on YT. It's really the fault of the copyright holders, who complain to or threaten YT. I am reloading my original comments:
Thank you for your stellar reaction, one of the best I have seen for this monumental film. You are exceptionally sensitive, perceptive, and expressive. I am subscribing. My mother's first cousin, a lifelong bachelor who often visited us when I was growing up in the 1960s, was in the Normandy invasion, but on the second day. However, this meant that he and his compatriots were moved to the front for the horrific Battle of the Hedgerows. Subsequently, he fought countless battles through the Battle of the Bulge, and had even worse experiences in the Korean War. He's buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
YT is turning into a serious PITA. How many times people type a response to a video only to have it disappear because of something in the YT algo. Unless there is actually something illegal or extremely distasteful YT should not be able to dump comments like that.
Thanks for your comment!
Hey Kate. This movie has always been the litmus test in determining if I subscribe to a reactor. Since I had previously subscribed, this reaction just verified that I made the right decision. Your eyes say so much. They are inquisitive and empathetic. Your Received Pronunciation (RP) is soothing but belies the emotions you feel. I look forward to many more reactions. Cheers from Texas.
P.S. the scene where the mother collapses on her porch has always been, to me, the most emotional scene in the movie. I see that you had a similar reaction to it.
Thanks for your lovely comment. I’m so glad you subscribed too.
Great reaction Kate and well said,....everything.
I've read that Private Ryan is you and me "Earn this" as Captain Miller said for the sacrifice of all Allied soldiers
that fought for a better world. We need to be the best people we can be to honour their sacrifice.
Thanks Kate, just subscribed 👍
Thanks for the great reaction. There are so many scenes that still affect me the same way, even after seeing the movie numerous times.
Just want you and everyone else to know that Tom Hanks character is loosely based upon the actual guy in charge of C Company, 2nd Rangers. His name was Captain Ralph Goranson and much of what is shown in that opening scene he experienced. During his dash from the beach to the relative safety of the shingle area he felt numerous bullet impacts but kept going. When he got a chance to check for wounds he counted 9 bullet holes in his gear and clothing but was miraculously untouched. He then led his men to take out some of the machine guns that were decimating the troops at Dog Green.
Captain Ralph Goranson survived the war never being seriously wounded and lived to the ripe old age of 93 passing away in 2012. The last time he visited Normandy, a French teenager met with him. The picture of the two of them was so meaningful and it was great to see him with a big smile on his face despite the bad memories he had to cope with. Unfortunately I can’t seem to find that picture anymore for some reason.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your knowledge on that era and the war.
Hi Kate, having seen this movie on the big screen, I was sceptical as your preparedness for it. You surprised me, not only by the grit you showed, but also your obvious empathy during the watch. Even as a 12+ Yr vet', I still find it a difficult movie to watch. Though I won't be doubting you again. ; )
Thanks for watching with me.
A masterpiece of filmmaking and maybe the pinnacle in Steven Spielberg’s legendary career. Thank you to all the Veterans
I fought in Vietnam and have been asked over the years "Is that what it is really like". My answer has been "No!" It is a movie". I served alongside very brave young Marines in Vietnam. I have never forgotten them. DRS / RVN Vet. (Real battle is horrible beyond civilian imagination.)
Also a Vietnam vet (68-69)...when asked I usually just shake my head..or just say 'you won't understand'...now (2025) my grandson is in Korea, I'm scared for him.
I remember seeing this in the theater. It was the end of the movie, the credits rolled, and nobody moved an inch. Nobody said anything. We all just sat there processing what we experienced.
Tears of the Sun........................ great film w/ monica belluci and bruce willis
Kate, I appreciate your heartfelt reactions, it shows great empathy on your part. My father was an American WW2 vet, he wasn't combat, but in the occupation forces in Germany, he witnessed the horrors of the concentration camps and the survivors. They were indeed the greatest generation, the sacrifice they made against fascism. And sadly, today we must fight globally the same forces that gave rise to those horrors.
Watched this again - your reaction is worth it, and I hope you get at least the same number of views. Thanks for feeling this movie; it is powerful and poignant, as you put it, and when you feel it, I feel it again.
I recommend that you watch "Hacksaw Ridge" and then "The Pacific"
The movie (Hacksaw Ridge) and the Mini Series (The Pacific) are definitely worth your fantastic reactions. 🙂
They deal with WWII in the Pacific, which was very different from the war in Europe and North Africa.
More dark and brutal...
Kate! You rock!!! Great reaction! Love your stuff 😉👍
Thanks!!!! 💃🏻😌
I’ve always taken the “earn it” as Spielberg’s challenge to all of us to earn what the Allies sacrificed for us in that tragic but necessary war.
Opening at the cemetery - “it doesnt look like he has any friends to go with him.” The Normandy cemetery is a long trip from the states! But I get what you were thinking.
Band of Brothers as a miniseries had its genesis during the making of this film with Hanks / Spielberg and Dale Dye all involved in both.
Lovely review as always. You have the voice / accent of an angel - if they ever discover you for doing voice work / audiobooks you’ll have generational wealth. 😉
And damn you TH-cam for making her cut this down - especially having to cut the remarkable Lincoln letter to Mrs Bixby.
Thanks for your kind words, Mike.
The cost was staggering. We owe these soldiers a debt that may only be repaid in remberance. Thank you for such an honest and well reasoned reaction / review.
New subscriber, you're empathy for others real or not says so much about you. Its become rare to find good people with genuine heart. Thank you for your reaction 🙏♥️ ofc ill be going back through your uploads and watching other reactions. This is one of the greatest war movies made. Have a great weekend
Thanks for your lovely comment
Re: your observation of the sound effects - I saw this in the cinema when it was first released and having not read or heard any reviews. With the cinema audio and volume the sound was all-immersive - not only the gunshots, impacts, near misses overhead - but what stuck with me most was the sound of the tanks approaching and the intensity of the scene was heightened by feeling the vibration of the speakers. I'm not sure whether it was intentional for the audience in an auditorium or a quirk of fluke but the effect of the sound at that frequency was incredible and will stay with me...
Whoah!!! God, I can only imagine. So heightening of the senses.. I wish I could have watched this in cinemas. Sometimes they do replay classics on Saturdays so I’ll have to keep my eye out for this one.
11:05 The actor portraying the Colonel who recommends not going after Private Ryan is Dale Dye. He portrayed Col. Sink in Band of Brothers. Dale Dye runs a boot camp. Anytime Hollywood does a war movie like Platoon, SPR, BoB, The Pacific & Courage Under Fire Dye and his crew puts the actors through boot camp so the movies would have realism.
One of the best reactors , thank you !
Thank you!
i agree... she had me all emotional
My late grandad was a medic in world war II. He fought Rommel in North Africa, and then became a Chindit and was sent to fight the Japanese in Burma. He said the first 20 minutes of saving private Ryan was the most realistic film he'd ever seen. A lot of this movie was filmed in England here.
I have read many stories about the D-Day landing from many points of view. The first time I saw this movie, in my mind I tried to imagine if I were on the boats going in, would I really even know why I was there, if God would be with me or would I die alone. The thought reached into my heart, and I still could not imagine what it must have been like. The last scene when they were crossing the bridge, it made me think about my grandfather. Of course this was not the same bridge. But he must have been scared and cold like they were yet able to but his heart in front of his situation to press on,. Also, like they were. I love these war movies you are looking through. It helps tell us all why this should never happen again. This movie was amazing. And TH-cam, hands off, okay???
Kate... you are a trooper. Nice job. This movie is a tough one. I've seen it many times but I was crying right along with you.( interesting factoid : Steven Spielberg intentionally isolated Matt Damon from the rest of the cast while filming Saving Private Ryan to create tension between the characters. Spielberg wanted the other actors to see Damon as an outsider, since their characters had to risk their lives to save his.) Grazie and ciao ❤
Kate thank you for reposting. I'm impressed by your knowledge of Wilfred Owen. He and others wrote so many great poems about WW1. You might be interested in a 1997 movie called Regeneration, a fictionalized account of Siegfried Sassoon's treatment for "shell shock" and his relationship with Wilfred Owen.
Oh wow! That’s so thoughtful of you to recommend that one to me! Thanks!! I’ve taken a screenshot :) I have to travel back from london on the train on Sunday so I might watch it then. Cheers.
I really love your channel. Thanks for the re-upload.
How lovely! I’m so glad 🥰
Thank you for your original reaction... and the re-upload. It brought me to talking about Dale Dye and recommending Band of Brothers. And becoming a patron.
I’m so lucky having you onboard and being a cherished member on my Patreon!! 💖🤩 Love that Dale Dyer makes his little appearances in BoB. He’s super decent at acting as well.
I have watched several reactors for this film and yours is my favorite by far.
That’s so great to hear. Thank you!!
I seen this in the movie theater when it came out. WWII vet's were in the theater with me and one of them walked out during the opening scene.
You do such an amazing job on your reactions!! Your use of language is particularly noteworthy. The Wilfred Owen poem is "Dulce et Decorum Est'". The final line of the poem about World War 1 is "The OLD LIE: Dulce et decorum est. pro Patria mori" (it is sweet and proper to die for one's country). I heard it first in the United States Army, they left out the OLD LIE part of course.
Thanks for your lovely comment to me. I first came across that poem aged 14 and it has stayed with me all these years. I suppose because it was the first piece of literature I’d come across (been taught as well) that depicted war as it was and didn’t glorify it.
honestly Kate...you got something cooking here. What a noble, thoughtful, empathetic, passionate, intelligent channel you got going. No rubbish, no fluff...AND I AM HERE FOR IT!!!
Love from across the pond. ❤🦁🦅🙏
I really appreciate your support and fantastic words!
Hal Baumgarten always wondered how he survived Omaha Beach. He was 19 years old when he hit the beach. His rifle saved his life as a bullet from one of the Germans hit the fully loaded magazine breaking the weapon in two pieces. He threw the broken rifle down only to have a dying friend hand it back up to him. He found another weapon from a dead G.I. to continue the fight. He was then wounded by a piece of shrapnel that hit him in the face tearing off part of his jaw. He descibed the gruesome wound as part of his jaw being pulled back from his face and his teeth laying in his mouth. He continued to fight and was wounded 5 times that day. He just wondered why God spared him while so many of his friends died. Hal died in 2016. If ever you get a chance to hear his story don't pass it up. ❤
I came just to re-like it because it was a great reaction when I first watched it. :)
Anything I wrote in your first reaction still stands. Great re-reaction thanks again. 😢❤
Probably this and Forest Gump are two of the best written, directed, and acted movies of all time. Peace, Love!!
Dear Kate.
Your heartfelt reaction touched me. It is amazing how much this film touches people on such an emotional level. It goes to show the humanity in all of us when whatching people fight and die. Even if you do not believe in wars.
There is another movie that shows how someone's humanity can be lost in the process of making the lind of soldiers needed to fight said wars. FULL METAL JACKET takes place during the Vietnam conflict. And the brutality is as deadly as it gets.
But for a more comedic take on the topic, Robin Williams in GOOD MORNING VIETNAM is the ticket to ride.
Thank you for reposting this movie. Keep going and enjoy
Thanks!! Full Metal Jacket would be cool for the channel. Kubrick, isn’t it? :D
@MovieDateWithKate Yes. Stanley Kubrick made the movie. He also made THE SHINING and SPARTACUS.
The young woman from "FrenchTastic Explorations" channel visited the Normandy cemeteries several years ago. She did a nice video of visiting the U.S., British, and Canadian sites. They are all beautiful memories in there own way, but there is something so peaceful about the Canadian one... coming from an American.
The scene you ask if Hank's character approved, the shooting of the two soldiers with hands up, they were speaking Czechoslovakian, they were saying they were Czech conscripts, who were force conscripted and assigned to Normandy.
It is very VERY loosely based off of a real story, and interjected with real accounts from soldiers with difference experiences. With a few errors, but nothing that can't be overlooked for this excellent film.
Giovanni Ribisi should have won an Oscar for the greatest death scene ever filmed. Incredible.
The British and Canadians faced the same when storming their beaches.
My father’s oldest brother which killed in France two weeks after the invasion, he was 22 years old married 3 weeks before he departed for active duty.
There is a 24 minute documentary on the making of this film on TH-cam. Fun fact - There were Some 2500-strong Irish army reservists who were all outfitted in World War II replica uniforms handmade by head costumer and designer Joanna Johnston and her team, while former U.S. Marine Corp. captain Dale Dye was brought in to serve as a military advisor on-set with the extras. Many of the injured soldiers on the beach were played by amputees to allow the gruesome wounds to appear even more realistic, and real explosive charges were used in simulating explosions to add yet another additional layer of realism. It took them Over the course of four exhausting weeks to capture the Omaha Beach scene.
Altogether, the 24-minute sequence cost a whopping $12 million, almost a fifth of the film’s $70 million budget. The many months of preparation and meticulous planning necessary to pull off such a visually arresting sequence paid off for Spielberg and his crew, as Saving Private Ryan went on to (mostly) dominate the 1999 awards season. Though, perhaps what was more important for Spielberg - who described the film as a tribute to his veteran father - was being awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the United States military’s highest civilian honor. Both the historic Omaha Beach scene and the film itself were lauded by critics and veterans upon release, and to this day, Saving Private Ryan's opening sequence is considered the most accurate depiction of war ever committed to the screen.
My eyes shone with tears when I read that Spielberg made the film as a dedication to his father. Oh my goodness, that is so moving. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me
I'm sorry if this shows up twice ... I commented it, but now it isn't showing up... It's not even in my comment history for TH-cam...
I can't remember if i commented this on your original video, but the opening battle is so realistic that WW2 veterans, both from D-Day and in general, had to get up and walk out. It brought back so many memories, and so strongly, that many said they could actually smell the diesel from the landing craft and the other smells from that day... After the movie ended, patrons reported seeing old veterans weeping in the theater hallways being comforted by their wives. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Also, you should react to "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson and Barry Pepper (Jackson the sniper here). It's a true story from Vietnam from the book We Were Soldiers Once... And Young by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway. It's a phenomenal movie!!
Thank you young lady.... never be ashamed to cry
I was a Navy Corpsman, I served 10 years, 8 with Marines. I saw this on a Tuesday afternoon. There were 12 of us. Myself, and 11 others, all veterans. At the end of the movies, the house lights went up. All of us had teary eyes. One old man stated the following- "As far as war movies go, that was the most accurate depiction I've ever seen . As for the ACTUAL D-Day, it didn't come close"
His hat said it all- D-Day Survivor, Purple Heart. I have always deferred to his expert opinion. As bad as you think it was as shown in the movie, it was much, much worse. They simply could not recreate it accurately enough
My grandfather landed at Normandy, Omaha beach, D-day +1.
There was an old movie called The Fighting Sullivans which was 5 boys growing up together and all went to war. It showed them growing up and all going to war except one. It was based on a true story. The story was back in 1938. Real good story. Its an old black and white movie but very good. Its very much worth a watch
I was confused at first because it read 7 hrs. ago but I could swear I watched a reaction with you earlier so Thanks for revealing that this is a re-upload to your earlier video. Thanks again Kate for your empathy and understanding. This is a difficult watch but your grace and kind soul shine through nevertheless. Have a wonderful day dear lady!
Thanks ever so much for watching with me 💙
Kate’s back with the SPR vid! Happy day!
When you said that about being a war historian and being able to help the film. There is one, and he is commonly used in things like this. He’s got a part in this movie, as well as many others, including the Band of Brothers miniseries (which is pure awesomeness). Anyway, in this, he’s in the part towards the beginning where they are discussing the fact that the three brothers had died and the mothers going to be notified about all three that day. He’s the guy with all white/gray hair and says something about the fact that Ryan is probably KIA. In Band of Brothers he plays Col. Sink. His name is Dale Dye. He was in the military and not only does he act in the movies he does, and advise on all things military, in the case of Band of Brothers (maybe others I’m just not sure), he actually led the actors through a rushed basic training and jump school. That way they understood the tactics, the nomenclature, the weapons (they had to be able to field strip and reassemble their M-1’s, which is so cool they had to learn it and appreciate what it takes instead of just firing blanks and looking cool). He IS the secret sauce in making a military film or show look legitimate! He was also in the crazy good… JFK and Platoon, and Born on the Fourth of July
Fabulous reading your message!! Dale Dye has really done so much for this genre!
Thanks!
How lovely!! That’s so kind of you! Many thanks indeed for the support & for watching my video. 😍🥰 I’m happy you enjoyed it!!
I loved your reaction. I've been binging your other videos as well. You've more than earned my sub. Well done, miss.
That’s so nice to hear! Thank you :)
Hi Kate. This is my favorite movie of ALL movies, and there are a lot of war movies I really don't care for that much. You said you liked war movies. Another one that is VERY well done is "We Were Soldiers". I highly recommend it.
What a great reaction to a great movie. You did really well to a difficult watch. I hope you manage to get chance to more war films such as Dunkirk, we were soldiers and black hawk down. Look forward to your next reaction.
Second that!
God bless those who gave their all.
This masterpiece speaks for itself beyond belief. They trolled us so brilliantly from the beginning thinking Ryan was actually Captain Miller with the eyes. As horrific and spectacular this film is in every way, the hardest part for me to see is still the knife fight. When he's trying to reason with him as a person. It illustrated the pointlessness of War. "If I don't laugh I will cry"
Hi Kate, I recommend you watch Society of the Snow if you're ready. I assure you that you've never seen a true story like this.
Thank you, Kate -
I very much enjoyed your reaction.
And, yes, there are a number of very poignant moments in this film; Ryan's mom's legs giving way as she was met with the telegram couriers. That little collapse seemed quite real.
Pvt. Reiben (Edward Burns) had a few interesting moments: he had been the loudest in his disdain for the mission and (therefore) his angst toward Ryan. So that look and nod of acceptance 29:10 - 13 was pretty rich. Also, when Sgt. Horvath (Tom Sizemore) got hit, it was Reiben who rushed to shoulder him to cover, even though it wasn't that much earlier that Horvath had his pistol in Reiben's face, threatening to shoot him.
At the graveyard, Ryan had been conversing with Capt. Miller's spirit about Miller's last words to him on the bridge (Earn this, earn it). So when Ryan asked his wife to tell him that he was a good man, that he had led a good life, i felt it wasn't so much for himself as it was for Miller to hear and know that he, Ryan, had fulfilled his Captain's order.
Peace -
I totally agree with you. That collapse was what made my heart go pang.
@MovieDateWithKate
I saw that - that's one of many points in this film where I find myself studying the reaction to measure how akin it is to my own. You're meeting with my approval, for whatever that might be worth.
Way to never quite Kate, you deserve the very best in life 💘 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🎥 Outstanding reaction
Thanks so much for always supporting me!
one of my favorite reactions to one of my favorite all-time movies! Well done, Kate!
Thank you so much!
Great Movie and Reaction !!
The message, "Earn this". The Burden you referred to. It's not just for Ryan. It's for all of us. We must all endeavor to make the sacrifices worth it.
@Katie, When we left the wife and I did not talk to each other or at all for 45 to 60 minutes. It pulls no punches and shows war as the horror it is, and how it costs so many their lives. Least in ww2 case it was to stop the Nazi hate and murder spree. Protect that loving caring heart, N E V E R let anyone tell you that you need to change. We need more compassion and empathy in these dark hateful times, not less..... have a wonderful week.
Such a sweet comment to read. Thank you for saying so.
The opening scene Ryan goes to the grave of his brother, at the end he's at the grave of Capt. Miller's grave. His family is directly behind him at the first grave site, at the end, his family remains at a respectful distance, except for his wife who has no idea who Miller is. Ryan went home and never told anyone about that day in Ramell. WW II was fought by men; the average age of U. S. combat personnel was 26 years old. The SGT. in the assault boat wasn't putting food in his mouth, that was chewing tobacco. They were in very rough seas and it took hours for the soldiers to disembark the troop ships into the Higgins Boats. Not knowing when they would ever have a good cooked meal again, many of the soldiers ate a hearty breakfast before disembarking. The first group to load into the boats bobbed around in the water for several hours before heading toward the beach. Many get seasick during that time. The vomit wasn't the main problem, the blood in the boats created a psychological problem when the boats returned to bring more soldiers to the beach. In Vietnam, the average age of combat personnel was 22, not 19 as many people think. Also, the largest number of U. S. personnel killed in action in Vietnam those who enlisted not draftees.
The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was the only unit that stormed the beaches on D-Day that was made up entirely of Black Americans. They displayed unmatched bravery during the 48 hours it took to secure the beaches. Members of 320th, unlike the other units, had to remain on the beaches with no relief units, exposed to continuous enemy fire during the 2 days it took to secure the area. Because they were Black, the photographers never show them in the photos taken on the beaches that day. All shots showing the barrage balloons are taken at far away distances.The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion served for almost 150 days in France following the invasion. They continued flying their balloons over the beaches and eventually a portion flew over the port of Cherbourg before the worsening weather in October prevented ships from landing any more supplies.
Spielberg researched small details, for instance, Pvt Jackson's right thumb has a black mark on it. That's actually a bruise that many U. S. riflemen had caused from getting their thumb caught in the loading mechanism from not locking the bolt back properly when loading/reloading the M1 Garand rifle. It was called "Garand thumb".
Capt. Miller said he taught at Thomas Alva Edison High School. That's a Spielberg paying homage to Thomas Alva Edison High School in Philadelphia, PA. 54 former students from that school were killed in action in the Vietnam War, more than any other school in the nation.
The Hitler Youth Knife is more literary liberty than fact. That knife is a hiking knife given to members of the Hitler Youth Corps, which was much like the Boy Scouts in training while being indoctrinated with the ideology of National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi). The only other group they were issued to were members of the SA. This knife was never part of a soldier of the Wehrmacht. As for the reaction of Carparzo and Mellish, it is highly unlikely an average G.I. would have known what that knife was and its symbolism. The matter of Mellish crying is also not likely as the Allies didn't find out about the fate of Jews in Europe until the first concentration camp was liberated April 4, 1945. The war in Europe ended May 7, 1945. So, following the real timeline, Mellish dies before the Allies knew anything about concentration and death camps. But, after-all, it is Hollywood.
Saving Private Ryan is not based on the Sullivan brothers. Fritz Niland became the basis for Private Ryan. He was dropped behind enemy lines on D-Day and spent five days in the French countryside, eventually earning a Bronze star in combat for taking a French. Robert Rodat first came up with the plot in 1994 when he saw a monument in a cemetery in Tonawanda, New York. The monument was to the Niland Brothers - 4 young American men who fought in the Second World War. When three of the Nilands were reported killed, the surviving brother - Fritz - was sent home. This inspired Rodat to write his movie.
There are 26 military cemeteries across Normandy, but the most famous and visited site is the poignant Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. In real life with the Nilands, it actually turned out later that another of the brothers was alive - he’d been held captive in a Burmese POW camp. Attempts to point out the "discrepancies" between the stories of Fritz Niland and James Ryan are often misguided, as Ryan is only based on Niland, and is not meant to be (or claimed to be) a completely accurate representation of him. The differences in the two stories seem to stem in part from the fact that the true story of Sergeant Niland and his brothers is often reported inaccurately. The character of Private James Ryan is a mixture of fact and fiction, with some of the fictional elements coming from the erroneous stories about the Niland brothers.
The German credited as "Steamboat Willie" who was released by Capt. Miller is not the German who engaged and killed Pvt Stanley "Fish Mellish during hand-to-hand combat. "Steamboat Willie" was in the Heer (Army) of the Wehrmacht and the other was in the Waffen SS which was a paramilitary organization and not part of the Wehrmacht. Originally, the SS uniform differed from the Wehrmacht uniform-whereas the regular army wore field grey, the SS wore black, head to toe (although later the SS did adopt field grey and often wore camouflage pattern uniform. American troops were brown and they didn't wear jackboots. The lightning bolt SS insignia can be seen on the right collar lapel of the German as he passes Upham and reaches the bottom of the staircase. During the Battle at Ramelle, Upham became shell shocked and was unable to save a .30 cal team from a German soldier because he was too frozen with fear to do anything about it. He carried all the .30 caliber ammo at the battle of Ramelle, but was unable to do his job because he was always either pinned down or too afraid to move. He signified the loss of innocence in war and thought that soldiers could be civil, but he later succumbed to the evils of war and made up for his cowardice when he shot Steamboat Willie for killing Miller even after the latter had shown Willie mercy earlier. Not only did Upham represent the loss of innocence of war but he also symbolized the "Every-man". His illusion of neutrality faded when he finally had to pick and side and kill Steamboat Willie, his character revelation being how he finally understood the horrors of war. It became clear that Upham had turned into a hardened and true soldier because of the whole experience. Upham's rank was Tech 5 Corporal (E-5), that meant he was technician in a specialty area. His was maps and translator, he was not a combat infantryman and was never trained for front-line duty. Gunnery Sergent Hartman explained it this way in the movie Full Metal Jacket: "It is your killer instinct which must be harnessed if you expect to survive in combat. Your rifle is only a tool. It is a hard heart that kills. If your killer instincts are not clean and strong you will hesitate at the moment of truth. You will not kill.
"The way the next of kin was notified of their loved one was killed in action during WW II was by Western Union telegram delivered by a bicycle riding messenger. If you were being notified of multiple deaths as was the case in this film, notification was done in-person by a military officer, usually from the same branch of service as the deceased when possible. That's why the mother upon seeing the officer exit the car momentarily froze knowing that meant at least 2 of her boys were either KIA or MIA, as the priest exits the car, she staggers and completely collapsed. That is one of the most important scenes in the movie. The mother speaks no lines in the movie, yet her breakdown brought a flood of tears form movie goers in theaters across the nation. Another important scene is it is clear from the few lines Ryan's wife speaks that she has never heard the name of Capt. John Miller, this means John has never spoken to her about what happened that day in Ramelle. What many missed is listening to Ryan speaking at the Miller's grave of how he thought about what those 8 men did for him every day was not guilt, but commitment.
There are units assigned to recover, bury and mark graves. Usually these were temporary battlefield cemeteries. As hostilities moved farther away, a more permanent site would be selected, at the family's request, whenever possible, the remains would be returned to the United States. At the Normandy Cemetery Visitors Center, you'll find the following inscription: IF EVER PROOF WERE NEEDED THAT WE FOUGHT FOR A CAUSE AND NOT FOR CONQUEST, IT COULD BE FOUND IN THESE CEMETERIES. HERE WAS OUR ONLY CONQUEST: ALL WE ASKED … WAS ENOUGH … SOIL IN WHICH TO BURY OUR GALLANT DEAD.General Mark W. ClarkChairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969-1984
I've seen this reaction three times now due to TH-cam's shenanigans, and it still a great reaction despite the need to trim more and more from it each time. I hope for your sake and sanity that TH-cam will finally leave this reaction alone.
Thanks ever so much for watching for a third time. My heart is very grateful!!
@@MovieDateWithKate I was happy to do it!
I COMMENTED ON THE LAST ONE MY COUSIN ADRIAN AT 102 COMPLEMENTED YOU. WE LOST HIM LAST WEEK. GLAD YOUR VIDEOS BACK UP. HE WAS A PURPLEHEART HIGHLY DECORATED VET HE ENOYED YOUR VIDEO. THANKZ
Really enjoyed your reaction
Common misconception- the German soldiers with the short haircuts are 2 different characters. The guy who killed with the knife was not the one they freed.
Every wife, parent, and child of a person in the military, we ALL know what that government car showing up out of the blue means. Especially if you see the preacher getting out too.
I love that they included that detail. The same thing is in the incredible Vietnam movie, based on a true story, “We were Soldiers”. Mel Gibson, and the entire cast, do a great job in that.
Kate, thank you for this wonderful video and opinion of what you thought of the movie. I always love to see and hear other people's opinions on movies that i like.
I never saw battle, thankfully but my Father once told me after he served in Vietnam that it can only be described as something that one has to experience for his or her self. He was never able to describe it.
Another excellent reaction by you on this amazing movie! Love your emotions and insight to it! 5 STARS!!!!!
That torch as you call, it is called a flamethrower
For years and years The Longest Day was the definitive movie about D-Day until this came out. I still get emotional when watching it. Intense realism.
I watched this in the movie theater with some of my family. My grandfather, who fought in WW2 was asked if he wanted to see it with us and he softly said, no. I'm glad he didn't go. It was intense and very emotional for us as a family watching what would've been traumatic for him to see. RIP granpop.
Great reactions. Lest we never forget
Nice job! And so good of you to watch this film and take in all it had to offer. Thanks for doing this.
Another great reaction. There’s no reason for you to apologize for TH-cam. Once again. Your tears sparked a leak in my tears ducts. Not just because of the movie. Anyway, lol, every time I see that opening scene I always ask myself… how did even 1 soldier make it through that !! You did very well recognizing the prisoner that the Americans let go. Seen lot of reactions and that fact is overlooked. As always though, great reaction. I hope the next is comedy or something much lighter. Pretty lady as yourself needs to lay off them tears for awhile ! lol. I’ll be glad to watch whatever the majority goes with and will enjoy. Thanks for another great video reaction. See ya next time
That’s what I thought too… how did any of them make it off the beach.
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There was a Ww2 veteran who lived in our community. He said he wasn’t part of D-Day. Said he was some miles from there He was however part of the crews that rescued Easy Company at Bastogne. Thing that hurt me dearly was how open he was to talk about it right up to when Easy Company joined in with them. An assumption on my part but maybe just seeing them and what they had been through(?) I don’t know but what I do know is he would shut the conversation down. All of a sudden he would need to go see another friend or had chores to do. I was in college at the time and I’ve always loved history. I wrote essays on Bastogne and other parts. He would tell me things and it was almost as if he was reading out of the text books. 😊. Hey if you like history I would highly recommend a series of books written by Bill Oreilly. The one in particular is called killing Patton. It’s an easy read ( even I understood it) and everything was researched to ensure it is factual. There are several of these book on different events. I miss my friend though, sitting in the convenient store watching him sip his coffee and tell about his childhood and of course WW2. RIP Mr.Thatcher 💔
Thanks for this re-upload, your reactions are so authentic and wonderful... it's lovely. I'm gutted that the band of brothers episodes 6&7 was removed before I could watch it! Are you considering adding that reaction to the blocked videos on patreon?
Yes, definitely!! That came out of nowhere! I’ll add it to Patreon later tonight when I finish work :) so sorry!!
Sometimes, veterans bring the war home with them. My father came back to the United States from World War II (North Africa, Italy, and France) with what we now call PTSD. His case was severe and untreatable at the time. He sometimes mistook me for the dead German children he saw (I have blond hair and blue eyes, but I’m not German - like him, I’m of Irish descent). Being confronted by a “ghost,” he was terrified. He would attack, trying to drive this child-reminder from his living nightmare. I was hospitalized a number of times.
Years later, during my treatment for PTSD (resulting from these encounters), my therapists took me to see two films. Both included Matt Damon. The first was “Good Will Hunting.” Will’s background was similar to mine. The other was “Saving Private Ryan.” I sat between the two therapists. These women would hold my hands when I began to have a difficult time (sometimes startled, sometimes unable to stop shaking), telling me softly that they were there for me and that we could leave if things became too difficult. Their use of these two films as part of my treatment was effective. I came to understand what happened to my father and learned to grieve.
I want you to know that your empathy and caring as we joined you in making our way through "Saving Private Ryan" are enormously healing and deeply appreciated. Thank you, dear lady. Thank you.
Thank you for the heartfelt reaction.
What a great movie. I have seen this so many times. The filming, the direction, the cast, what can you say. Great reaction. I still have the same reaction each time I watch this film. You can really identify with each character. Your next watch outside of war films should be Terms of Endearment. You will love it.
Thanks for the awesome recommendation! Omg the cast for that movie looks incredible 🥰
That scene at the beginning looks like the large American military cemetery at Colleville-sur-mer, France. I've been there and it is very moving. It is near the Normandy beaches.
I’d really like to go.
Kate, as hard as the opening hit you imagine what it was like for actual veterans watching this in theaters in surround sound. It's why so many had to be removed because the trauma became too real for them.
Awww Kate's little sad face 😔
A brilliant reaction, Kate. This Spring when we visit the UK, we will make a side trip to that cemetery in Normandy. I know it will be a sobering experience.
Yes, you absolutely must visit there if you’re in the UK. I should like to visit myself some time this year.
@ I have a feeling that it will be like the Vietnam Memorial in D.C. Like being in church.
When Wade the Medic is crying for his Mama, I cried.
The very end makes me ugly cry every time, and I've watched this move a few dozen times.
Older Ryan turns to his wife and says:
Older James Ryan: "Tell me I have led a good life."
Ryan's Wife: "What?"
Older James Ryan: "Tell me I'm a good man."
Ryan's Wife: "You are."
He's carried that around with him for decades. Never knowing if he was good enough. Oh my God. That poor soul. Although he is a fictional version of many returning veterans of all wars; they all suffer much the same way. Survivors guilt; the horrors inflicted on their minds.
Interesting facts:
James Doohan, aka Scotty from Star Trek, was with the Canadian army at Juno Beach. He and other survivors of D-Day gave Steven Spielberg an award for the most realistic portrayal of the landings in film.
Also, he suffered (friendly fire) wounds, his right ring finger got shot off. Sometimes you can see it in his Star Trek TV and Movies. For some reason he was shy about the wound and would hide it the best he could. I think he should have been proud of the wound.
This is one of those dates that never loses it's appeal, always electric and full of deep feelings. I'll always be up for this no matter the whats and whys that youtube throws at you 😀
Thank you!! ☺️ I so appreciate your words.
The sniper was in ‘we were soldiers’. Incredible movie. True movie
Saw this in the theater when first released. Before end credit scenes became common, the entire audience stayed in their seats at the end. When the screen finailly went to black, you could hear grown men sobbing.
My wife and I also saw it then. During the Omaha beach scene, I caught myself physically ducking down in my theater seat because the sound of bullets and ricochets flying everywhere was terrifying! 😨 There's no wonder it won the Oscar for Best Sound!
@@philstubblefield Can you believe it lost the Oscar for Best Movie to Shakespeare In Love?
@@edbluez99 Yeah, what the heck were they thinking? I realize IMDB is not the last word in ratings, but: Shakespeare in Love: 7.1; Saving Private Ryan: 8.6, #24 top-rated movie!
I loved your reaction; this movie shows a truth of the US military. The American military has and does fight for each other. For all our in fighting as Americans, being Americans means we're family. Over 300 million brothers and sisters' family, ready to fight like hell if you harm one. Some may not agree, but it's the truth. Many of us view the UK as a kind of family, the place where we first came from. That's one of the reasons after WW2 we decided to keep troops in the UK. To make sure no one ever attacks our parent country ever again.
The US has troops stationed in the majority of the EU countries; our NATO partnership isn't just a sentimental connection to "the parent country".