Watching this WWII masterpiece was a privilege, even with so many devastating scenes, and I am in adoration of the brave soldiers who fought for our freedom. I’d love to know which scenes stayed with you the most after watching this storytelling triumph. Would you say the movie is historically accurate? If you’re enjoying Movie Date With Kate please subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/@moviedatewithkate?si=Knk0g1vJm3wRX1DS
In many ways it's accurate.. the movie " Full Metal Jacket " is another very accurate war film for the most part.. " Windtalkers " is another WW2 war movie that's good.. as well as " Pearl Harbor ". Good reaction sweet love.. keep up the good work(s) !🙂
The story of saving private Ryan itself was fictional but the actual storming of the beach that day the battle was pretty much a historically accurate portrayal of what happened that day.
When Ryan’s wife reads the name on the headstone, she reads it like she has never heard the name before. Meaning Ryan never talked about it and has been carrying this story with him for most of his life. True of many veterans from wars past.
This is very true. I was a caretaker for my grandfather for 2 decades. In all that time he never spoke of his service. The only time he ever talked about war was one time a news report came on talking about how US veterans weren't getting everything they needed. I asked him "grandpa, what do you think we could do to make things better for veterans?" His answer: "Stop making more of us." That has stuck with me my entire life.
I was raised by my Grandma and Grandpa, he was Retired US Navy and served in the Pacific during WWII. Although he talked about the Navy a lot, and was my primary inspiration for making the US Navy a career as well, it was not until he passed away and we found his training and service record that we knew what battles he had been in during WWII, Korea and the beginning of Vietnam and what medals he had earned. He never told us any of that. We also found out that one of the ships he was on was sunk and he survived it, being rescued at sea. These men did incredible things but never saw fit to 'brag' about it. They just lived their lives thankful for the gift they were given. I am also thankful for the gift I was given through my Grandparents and their sacrifice.
What an important part of the film to point out, and share. Thank you! I didn’t clock that at all. So true for many veterans, I’m sure. Makes the mental weight these men carry impossible to conceive.
Many thousands of US mothers put red star flags in their window to show support for their sons fighting in the war . When they were told that son was killed in battle their red star was replaced with a gold star . Here's to all the red star and gold star mothers . I enlisted into the US Navy in 1985 . My mother wept when I left for basic training . Her father served for two years in the Korean War .
Same, every time I see that I can only think of my mom if she heard that me or my brothers had been killed. After seeing that it has been like my mission to make sure I outlive her so she never has to go through that.
@ronweber1402 I think otherwise . My mother adopted my niece when she was a toddler . I want my niece to grow into a grown woman.and have her Memaw see her become a wife and mother . I'm ready to fight and die for the future of my mother and niece.
@@victorwaddell6530 No one debates the value of fighting to right a wrong (in this case, to stop a tyrant). It's just tragic no matter how you slice it. All of those millions of people died because of one little man. Your mother will collapse if you niece dies in combat, no matter if that she is fighting is right or wrong.
I am a combat veteran. First I need to thank you. You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Seeing you react is very very therapeutic to veterans and is very healing to us. By doing this you have helped make our lives so much better. Thank you for this and may God bless you for the rest of your life.
Thank you for all you’ve sacrificed! What a moving and tender message to read. Thank you for your kind message to me. It was the least I could do to show my gratitude to how bravely everyone fought. I am honoured that you’ve watched my reaction video. God bless you.
Good comment. Those of us in combat cannot really explain the situation and so we typically deal in private. Don't know you brother but ypu have my love.
I've never been in combat, so have little no or idea what you went through. However my father was a veteran of WW2. He served across Europe and Africa. He was a 19 year old lad from Manchester when war was declared. He was afraid of NOTHING. So I have a small, very small understanding of what he, and you have been through. John 'Tommy' Hindley I honour your memory. Rest in peace Dad.
@@MovieDateWithKate To me at least it made my heart so happy to see someone that cared so much about the pain that soldiers have no mater what country they fight for had. I hope you believe this when I say I would stand before God and say I believe you have a good and pure heart . May God bless you
You are a credit. I thank God Ladies like you still exist. I am an Army Vet and have studied about your country and the trials it went through during WW2. I wish that spirit existed today. Thank you for such and honest and raw reaction to this film. I do not mourn for the Men that fell that day, I thank God Men like them existed.
Thank you for such a powerful and thoughtful message. Your praise means a lot as you yourself have experienced war. England is a very different place to how it was twenty years ago when I first learned of WWII in school. I really admire your perception of thanking God that men of that heroic generation existed. Thank you again for your support.
It's "WE" the audience who are the older Ryan in that last scene, asking people like the deceased Captain Miller if we have "earned this" ... The gift that they have given us. They weren't saving private Ryan. They were saving us. We should earn this
Your comment has made my eyes so blurry. I never considered that. And I read your words and thought… of course… my God. I’ll be thinking about that for a long time to come, I think. Thanks so much for sharing your insight. And for watching the video.
@@MovieDateWithKate I've always wondered if the character Upham (who is portrayed as a bit of a coward) was chosen as a complete opposite of New Zealander Charles Upham. He became one of only three people ever to win the Victoria Cross twice for his actions in Crete in 1941 and Egypt in 1942.
I am sure I am not alone of late of wondering what those men must think of what is happening now. Especially as, despite their monumental sacrifice, it seems we have another big war brewing.
It's Europeans. They're the ones who allowed those crazy bastards to take control. And we see what they've done with the un-repayable sacrifice so many laid down. No more American blood spilled in Europe. Let the Europeans determine the fate of their own continent.
"We" haven't, whether we're British or U.S. citizens. If the veterans of WWII could see the assaults on free speech and the way we are turning the countries they fought for into 3rd world banana republics they would be ashamed.
At the Academy Awards Steven Spielberg said that these were a bunch of 18, 19 and 20 year olds and they saved the whole damn world. This is why this was the Greatest Generation, they survived the Great Depression, they then stood up to stop a mad man.
@@MovieDateWithKateYou watching this movie, and the manner in which you reacted to it, Honors the men who fought in the war. That is really the only thing that we can do for them - acknowledge all that they did, for all of us. And do what we can to protect and preserve the Freedom and Democracy, that they fought and Sacrificed for.
Not to diminish what British and Americans went through, but the Soviets defeated 80% of the German armed forces. The western allies took on 10%, another 10% were garrisoned in occupied countries.
They then also went home to stop their own darker neighbors from voting. So yes they were brave, but by no means the “greatest” we’ll ever see. So maybe stop with the blanket compliments
@@auerstadt06 By May 1944 only just over 60% of Axes forces were still fighting in the East, In a response to Allied Build up in England in 1943-44, some 60 German divisions were moved from the Eastern front west into occupied Europe.
Idk if i should recommend this, because it breaks me and other veterans but watch "the star spangled banner like you never heard it on youtube"....it always brings me to tears.
I was 17 years old in 1998 and worked at my local movie theatre when Saving Private Ryan came out. Now when a movie is playing, typically the lobby is stark empty of patrons other than the odd person running to the restroom. This was NOT the case with this movie. I was just a young man but to watch elderly men, older than my grandfather at the time come running out of the theatre during the landing scene in shambles, either visibly shaking or even having outright panic attack's with tears streaming down their faces was something that will stay wit me until my final days. Especially so since I literally either had just sold them tickets or snacks and seeing them all happy that they were going to watch a movie depicting something they had actually participated in and the fact that they were so proud their entire lives about winning the war then to have that happiness flipped to terror in the first 10 minutes of the movie was a lot for me to have to try to deal with. I had to try somehow to comfort many of those men as for some reason so many of them came right over to me, A 17 year old kid from a small ski town in Vermont. Oh, did I mention that most of these men were in Vermont on vacation? Yea... tragic. I just thanked them over and over. I have thought back on that time many times throughout the years and all I can really say is that because of what those brave men went through, generations after were spared from having to be put in a similar circumstance. Truly the worlds greatest generation
You must have been such a steady soul for them to turn towards in those extremely upsetting moments. What an experience though, I really hear you on the flip from happiness to terror; watching it unfold and being taken by surprise would certainly be engrained in my memory. Just so true they were the greatest generation… seems unfathomable now by comparison of what the worlds like today.
Truth. There were still a lot of WW2 vets around (the grandfathers of us Gen Xers) and this movie truly brought these stoic men back to where they were at that time.
Unfortunately we had no idea what PTSD was in WWII. Our men just sucked it up and went on with their lives as best they could. Individually they all dealt with the flash backs and nightmares. Then to be confronted by a flashback to reality like this movie did during the beach landing. That's alot to ask of the men who experienced it first hand. My family lost an uncle on Guadalcanal and another uncle had his left leg destroyed by a Japanese heavy machine gun on Iwo Jima. They were my dad's brothers. They were indeed The Greatest Generation.
It’s sweet to see such an honest and appropriate reaction to the struggle and violence our ancestors had to endure to give us the world we take for granted today. From a US Army veteran, god bless.
My grandfather was in the Army in WWII and was shot by a German sniper, but lived to make it home. I was in the Army and in the first Gulf War. My son was in the Army and in the Iraq War. My son and I, despite being combat veterans, each know that neither of us went through anything like what my grandfather went through. I cry every time I see a reaction to this movie, including this time with you, but it's a healthy cry from a good place. Thank you for taking the time to watch this movie.
That is far too common a thing. I watched this movie in High School and since then I've heard it first hand and it really sticks with you. It is why I absolutely hate this new trend of the whole women want to die safe at home in bed... meanwhile men and they show some movie "last stand scene" playing that like a prayer choir song from the Deadpool movie. It is helping to push a bad narrative to young men where they think yeah that is how I want to go and look up to it as a goal instead of what it is, something that should absolutely be avoided if at all possible. As someone who has been in two wars and will have pain and metal in my body until I die because of them, that saw friends and enemies die screaming and begging for their moms..... I absolutely want to die an old man safe in my bed as I sleep and think it is sick we try and talk boys into thinking that is a bad or "weak" thing.
If anyone reading this visits New Orleans in the future, I highly recommend visiting the National WWII Museum there. There's an exhibit show called "Beyond All Boundaries" in 4D that is awesome and is narrated by Tom Hanks. It really makes you appreciate the Greatest Generation even more and what they went through. I was weeping at the end. Torn between being grateful for what that generation went through and ashamed at how spoiled we have it now.
Yo I went there during a high dchool school trip (I grew up in Wisconsin) and that was high key one of the best trips I’ve ever been on and I specifically remember really enjoying the WWII museum, even if at the time I couldn’t appreciate it for what it’s worth.
My wife and I, along with another couple, spent 5 hours there last year. We didn’t even scratch the surface of this incredible museum. I wish that every school child could visit it and understand what awful sacrifice is sometimes required to keep people free. We will go back to that museum again and again.
Be not ashamed for high emotions and tears, because you honor these men and those like them by remembering them, respecting the memory, and feeling for them when they can no longer. Grown men shed tears at this film too. As Tolkien wrote, "I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil."
Beautiful message. Thank you for writing that. I too love the deep feelings Tolkien expresses. The soldiers who died should be remembered with such adoration. Thank you for supporting my new channel.
@@MovieDateWithKateThank you to you too for your tender reaction. My grandfather who served in WW2, would have appreciated your reaction. You have a kind soul.
A remarkable reaction, which does you tremendous credit, you made comments only when necessary, you followed what was going on, you genuinely understood the emotions and the stress the soldiers would have experienced, and I was thoroughly impressed! well done, and thank you.... keep up the good work in your reactions... My compliments!
Based off the Nylund brothers. They were separated after the Sulivan disaster. 1 killed on beach landings, 1 killed airborne landings. The 3rd son was shot down in South East Asia and listed as KIA. The 4th brother dropped into Normandy as well, but no rescue mission was sent. When his unit was eventually relieved he was just sent home per the lone survivor policy. Amazingly the son shot down survived for awhile in the jungle before being captured by the Japenese, and survived in a POW camp until the end of the war. No small feat. Almost a year and a half after his mother had been notified he'd been killed in action he walked back into her life. That which was lost, was found.
The 10-part series “Band of Brothers” is based on the real stories of actual soldiers and is considered one of the greatest television series ever produced. Most of it was shot in England and many of the actors (perfectly) portraying Americans were actually English, Irish and Scottish. Tom Hanks co-wrote episode 1, directed episode 5 and made some brief cameos. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks were executive producers. Highly recommended!
@ He has an extremely brief cameo as one of the red beret wearing “Red Devils” in episode 5 when Easy Company is being thanked. (It can be easier to see on a dvd when the scene can be precisely paused and then forwarded frame by frame.) In addition, as mentioned, there is the voice of the wounded soldier calling over the river, which is in episode 8, I believe, not 9. Some people have suggested that he was one of the French soldiers shooting German prisoners in episode 9 as Easy Company drives past, but that has not been definitely confirmed to be Tom Hanks.
The end at the cemetery. I recently watched it again as it has been shown on TV here in honor of veterans day. As you pointed out, since Capt Miller told him to earn it that day on the bridge Ryan has been trying his best to do so, but he's not certain he's lived up to the challenge. I cry every time. I think this is Spielberg's finest film. The first time I saw this movie was in a theater and after the first 20 minutes the entire audience was gasping for air, people crying, etc. I've never seen an audience reaction as strong, not before or since. The mark of a great film is to move the audience to tears, laughter, or fear, some emotional state. No other film I know of does this to the degree SPR does.
I completely agree with you. I wish I could have watched it on the big screen in theatres. It would have been a lot emotionally but the impact would have been like none other, just like you say.
My first day working for the VA over 25 years ago they took us to the director's conference room and showed us a shortened version of the Normandy landing scene (the beginning). Then the lights came up, and the hospital director, Mr Pennington walked in and began, "These are the people we serve...". And that began my career serving the US veteran. Kate your reactions are so pure and honest, don't change your approach. It's perfect the way it is! You honor these men and women with your heartfelt words. Thank you so much!
Such a lovely reaction to my video. Thank you for your kind words! And all the time, care, and support you have given to the veterans whose bodies surely were never the same, thank you. I hope to see you at the next movie date at the end of the week (Hacksaw Ridge) :)
This, to me, is the greatest war movie of all time. I really enjoyed seeing you react to this movie as a first time watcher. Yes, they spoke with many soldiers that were there.
@MovieDateWithKate Thank you Kate. You're as gracious as well as your gifts. And thank you for mentioning that the American sniper acknowledged God. None ever mention that.
Your reaction to the movie, was heartwarming. It is nice to see a younger person, respect the sacrifice of those men. My granddad was killed at Dunkirk, and I became a big war enthusiast. I agree with you about the stairs scene, it frustrates me every time.
Thank you for saying so! God bless your grandad in heaven for fighting at Dunkirk. Wow!! Huge sacrafice! I’m glad you could watch SPR and enjoy it either way my reactions! Thanks for the support!!
Hello Kate. I just randomly stumbled across your channel. I've seen Saving Private Ryan, full through, approximately 12 times, including when it was released in the theater when I was 18. That first time, I got a bit teary-eyed at the end. I've never actually cried until you started to cry when Mother Ryan watched the car drive up. Seeing you share her grief was a very touching moment. I look forward to watching your other reviews and have subscribed. Please keep this going. You are a great movie date!
What a lovely message to read. That’s so nice you enjoyed watching the movie with me. I’m glad!! Even if I made you cry :) but the movie is just so powerful. Oh my goodness, the scene with the mother falling to her knees and then slowly looking up at the priest it was like she took it all with grace even though it was the worst moment of her life. You’ll like what’s coming up as I’m releasing my reaction to Hacksaw Ridge soon. I hope you can watch it with me :)
Kate, I just found your channel and I want to commend you for the excellent reaction! I am a Desert Storm Veteran and I had two uncles that served in WWII. One of them just died a few years ago and was in Pearl Harbor on that fateful day of 07 Dec 1941. He earned a purple heart for his rescuing efforts. But he never spoke (to me anyway) about that day - even after I got back from my duty. I look forward to more from your channel!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I loved reading about your uncles. That is so astonishing he fought at Pearl Harbour and lived to a grand old age. I’m sorry you lost him. Really does show you the pain and tragedy they must have felt about their experiences but kept them in a box so to speak. Never to open, not even to men like you who understand fighting and war. What a hero. 🤍
The sniper Jackson was was a rural farmboy from Tennessee for reason. Most of the most decorated snipers worldwide grew up in rural areas because they grew up shooting firearms from a young age. This goes for females also. Look up women and girl snipers from Russia and Finland who of course were farmgirls.
That’s really terrific to know! Thank you for sharing. My colleague is Finnish and her family have lots of farmland near Lapland with reindeer. The Sami people are good with weaponry, I believe. I can’t even imagine being a part of a peaceful farm life existence and then getting drafted.
@@MovieDateWithKate The Finns and Sami people have unique DNA also. When our family did our DNA we are mostly Spaniard (Celtic, Basque) as it was listed, then Russian, Finnish and Mayan. We were surprised by the Finnish. Since then I've wanted to visit Finland. After watching a documentary on LOTR my late mom was fascinated that Tolkien created the Elf language from a Finnish dialect only spoken on a Finnish island. My Aunt and my mom did our genealogy back a thousand years also visiting little towns in northern Spain including the Basque region to find documents showing ancestors traveled to New Spain (Mexico) as Conquistadors and then families of them arriving after in the 1600's and then our family coming to the U.S. in the early 1900's.
My dad was airborne in the gulf war. I was born on Veterans Day. I truly believe the line cpt miller says on the bridge “earn this” was meant for every American as much as for Ryan. We should everyday strive to “earn” what these men gave their lives and limbs for. 🇺🇸🦅
Hello Kate. This was my favorite war movie also. My step father landed on Normandy as an American Sargent leading a squad of solders. He was shot up but refused to leave the battle, he wouldn't leave his men. He took them all the way thru many battles with Germans until he took more injuries and had to be taken back to England then home. I didn't know all this from him because the war was too much for him to talk about, but when he died from cancer, a man at his funeral, approached me and said he was with my dad in the war and he told me about my stepdad. Later while going thru his things I found a box with war medals, 17 in total. He said no to going to see this movie because he was there and didn't want to go thru it again, I can understand. Your reaction and tears show you have a good heart and that you care. I love your British accent and how you described what you just saw.
What a man your step father was. Such heroism and suffering at the same time. You must have felt so much pride uncovering the medals. Thank you for supporting the channel.
This is the first time i subscribed on my first viewing with a reactor. Thoughtful reaction without non-stop talking over the show. Somebody i can watch movies with.
Thanks ever so much for your reaction! I’m so glad you enjoyed watching the movie with me, as harrowing as it is. Hope to see you at the next movie date. :)
The two soldiers that surrendered then got shot at the beach were saying "Don't shoot! We're Czech! Don't shoot!". Many soldiers in German army were conscripted from different countries and many were forced. Also the soldier that passed Upham at the stairs was a different character to the soldier that shot the captain. I thought they were the same for a long time.
What a wonderful reaction Kate. If you realize, Ryan probably never told no one about this story (like many war veterans). In the end, deep feelings spring from our soul. You´re very sensitive and I like it so much.
Thank you for saying that. It’s true, I am. I feel things deeply but in instances like this it’s a great thing to appreciate awesome cinema. Thanks for the support, and I do agree with the point about Ryan keeping these stories to himself. I didn’t grasp that first time watching but now I see it it makes it all the more deeply saddening.
Thanks for the opportunity to cry my way through this with you. Seen it dozens of times. Weep like a baby every time. We can never fully appreciate what those men did for us, all around the world.
I agree, seeing just a snippet of what it was like I realise now I could never understand the totality of sacrifice made by those men. Their courage and determination just moves me to tears. I’m glad you could watch it with me & feel the same way.
You mentioned early on about the medics and how hard their job must be, then "Hacksaw Ridge" must be on your list of war movies. True story about a World War II army medic and well worth your time. Your commentary on this movie made me subscribe. You were excellant.
Yes your reaction to Saving Private Ryan and your intelligent heartfelt comments made me subscribe too. I had completely forgotten about Hacksaw Ridge, based on a real person and true story. Also you might like The Good The Bad And The Ugly. A western but also a powerful Anti -war movie
That’s on my list for the channel! :) thanks so much! Also, my reaction to Hacksaw Ridge is being released at the end of the week so make sure you don’t miss it :) I think the movie is going to be superb (I love Mel Gibson’s films) :)
Upham was a clerk, meant for typewriting and translations. He never asked for the mission and no one had actually thought he would be cut out for it either.
I don't know how many times I've watched this masterpiece, but every single time, it reminds me once again what can be done by those who devote themselves to incredible storytelling. I have to say personally, a special shout-out to the sound department. You mentioned about how it feels like you're another soldier, *in* that moment with them, and while the visuals are absolutely incredible -- the sounds are just, completely immersive. Thanks for a great, honest reaction.
@@MovieDateWithKate Fantastic reaction, Kate! My wife and I watched this movie in the theater when it was first released. Ten minutes in, during the initial landing on Omaha Beach, I realized that I had ducked all the way down into my seat because the sounds of bullets ricocheting around me was absolutely terrifying! After the movie, I said to my wife that before graduating high school (or secondary school, in the UK), every student in the free world should be required to watch this film and write an essay entitled "Why I Can Hang Out with My Friends Whenever I Want." None of us can possibly understand the debt that we owe to the Greatest Generation.
I saw this film when it was released in the theater, own the DVD and have seen it countless times. Obviously, it is a masterpiece. I have also watched many reaction videos to this movie. Many are excellent, but yours is the most touching of all. Your emotional responses made me feel as if I were watching it for the first time. That is a gift I will treasure. I wish you continued success with your channel. I will be watching.
What a lovely message. Thank you for writing that. :) I’m so glad you could watch it with me and experience those scenes like it was new, in a way. I thought it was so tremendous and I feel even unable to communicate my thanks to the men who fought. Thank you for watching my reaction video! Your comment has made me smile a lot. I look forward to seeing you at the next one. Take care & enjoy your Sunday.
I cried with you all over again and I've seen this 50 times. Thanks for appreciating this and what these great young men went through. First time I saw this was in a IMAX movie theater with surround sound. It was amazing.
This is one of the few movies that actually gets to me, my grandfather served in WW2, I have a bunch of family that also served, including myself. I know it's intense but this should be shown in every school to show the realities of war so hopefully this never happens again.
BRILLIANT REACTION! You had me choking up. One thing I think you may have misheard though(or maybe I misheard you); Miller does NOT tell Ryan that he "earned it", Miller was imploring Ryan to "earn it" with his future life, echoing his earlier comment when he said said "This Ryan better be worth it. He better go home and cure some disease or invent a longer-lasting light bulb or something"
Thank you so much! Yes, I actually misheard that moment 🙈 (gutted I did!) And that makes even more sense following on from what Miller said. Thanks for making it clear for me. Cheers for watching my video.
When I saw this in the cinema back in the day, after the film had ended, everyone walked out respectfully & quietly. It was an incredible impact on everyone there.
One of the most authentic and visceral depictions of the battle field put to film. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg made the HBO series Band of Brothers and The Pacific. They are well worth watching
if you like this you must check out Band Of Brothers. It was a HBO series about the same thing but only its about the US Army Airborne dropping in on D Day. by the way it was directed by steven spielberg and tom hanks. very realistic too.
When I was a soldier, a veteran Sergeant of the Malvinas War told me... "when a soldier is mortally wounded, he only calls for two people, his mother or his wife." I will never forget that.!!! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷!!
Greetings from the U.S🍻 Good video.👍 Off topic: 42:13 I noticed you have that rare plant (at least over here it is) that looks like a butterfly and opens when room is bright enough…really cool lookin’ plant.
Thank you for watching my video! And yes, it’s called oxalis triangularis. Are they rare in the U.S.? That’s a shame. They are super cool, exactly, it looks like a little origami hat when the sunlight hits. I’ve got my purple one and mum’s got a green one. :)
Just discovered your channel through the algorithm. My brother is an Iraq veteran, and he was a completely different person when he came back. He never spoke of the things he saw, but I know they fundamentally changed him. By God's grace, he's doing much better and he's mentally and even spiritually healthy. You should watch "Band of Brothers" if you enjoyed "Saving Private Ryan." It's done by Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and it takes a deeper look into the bond between soldiers of Easy Company during the war. I actually was honored to meet one of them in person!
As a veteran, for what its worth, the only problem I have with this movie is the scene where Matt Damon is curled up screaming grabbing his knees. He was an Airborne soldier who fought through hell. He wouldn't have done that. It unfortunately changed our perception of the man. Other than that it was a great film.
Very interesting for you to say. Thank you for your insight!! I suppose things like that are a jolt back to ‘Hollywood’ for viewers like you who have knowledge of war. Many thanks for watching my video.
156,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy by the end of the day. About 4,000 Allied troops were killed by German soldiers defending the beaches. About 13,100 American paratroopers and 8,500 British and Canadian paratroopers had landed slightly inland the night before. Within a few days about 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed.
My mouth is open at that scale!!! I had NO IDEA it was as massive as that. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. It’s hard to even fathom, actually.
@@MovieDateWithKate It was the largest amphibious invasion the world had ever seen..... until the following year when it was outdone by the invasion of Okinawa.
My dad was a veteran on WW2 and fought through France and Germany. He would never speak of his service however. He fought the memories the rest of his life.
@ Probably more significant to me than it is to you, but I recently subscribed to your channel. That’s up from 0 subscribed channels for me, after years of viewing provider content.
I see your channel is new. I came here on remembrance day to watch along with you. Your tears brought me to tears too. Just keep doing what you're doing.. Don't stop or be discouraged if you don't blow up right away. You will grow & gain your own little family of followers. I am now one of them. Many others have already covered why in the comments.
What a terrific message to read. I cannot thank you enough for your genuine support and wise words. Thanks so much!! I’m really enjoying the community already in the comments. It means a lot to me. :)
Great reaction, Kate! Please also react to "Band of Brothers" it's also made by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It's about a company of paratroopers (like Pvt. Ryan) that parachuted into Normandy the night before D-Day. The series follows this company of soldiers from D-Day all the way to the end of the war. And the series is closely based on history, and the personal accounts of the veterans that served in that company. So all of the "characters" that you'll see in the series, are based on the actual soldiers of the company. Other great war films that I'd recommend are "1917" and "Hacksaw Ridge".
Another great reaction Kate ... authentic, natural, smart and full of empathy. Some insightful points during the movie itself and a strong summary at the end. Well done again. 👏
Many thanks indeed. That’s so awesome to read. Really appreciate it as I start out with the channel. See you at the next movie reaction, I hope! :) take care.
I first watched this movie in a theater in Denver, Colorado. During this scene, I was a complete mess. I lost it. I was weeping like a baby. I couldn't hold myself together. At the end of the scene I walked out into the hallway to collect myself and there grown men standing there just weeping trying to get it together. That scene and that experience was like nothing I ever experienced before. Saying war is hell just doesn't cut it. It goes way beyond hell.
Thank you so much! That’s nice to know. You should subscribe if you haven’t already. I’m considering Band of Brothers for sure. It seems elite it it’s depictions, from what everyone’s saying :)
I haven't seen it mentioned in the comments but apparently they invited many WWII vets to the screening of this movie. So many had to leave during the opening because it was so real to them. For the movie We Were Soldiers they did the same. My good friends dad was in Vietnam. He was attached to the squad that saved the people the movie is about. Before the movie they called out squads and the vets would stand for recognition. His dad was the only surviving member of his squad. These movies show us the reality of war in an all to real way. It's important we remember what they died for and that they were people just like us. Ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
Watching Czech and German reactors helped me appreciate this film more. The two German soldiers who were killed while they were surrendering were Czechs. They were trying to say they were not Germans and were forced into German service. The older bald guy was played by Czech actor Martin Hub. The German soldier who stabbed Mellish was played by German actor Mac Steinmeier. He was not the German POW they released, played by German actor Joerg Stadler. Mac Steinmeier, as he was stabbing Mellish he was in a way trying to say, “don’t fight it. It will be quick. It will be quick. Shhh, shhh.” After that epic fight with Mellish, he didn’t see Upham as a threat. It’s unfortunate that the two German actors had similar facial features that most thought they were the same guy.
Thank you so much for explaining. I messed up the roles of those German soldiers whilst watching. Nice to know their actual names too :) I appreciate it.
36:50 - its not the same guy they let go, this guy is SS (which is funny bc in real life an SS soldier would have taken out Upham) The guy they let go is the one at the end of the film that shoots Tom Hank's character, he's not SS, he's Wehrmacht (normal army)
Great reaction! No matter how many times I watch it that opening scene on the beach gets me every time. From the moment the door on the boat opens it's so real and horrific! Subscribed to see what other films you watch!
Thanks very much for the high praise. That’s lovely! Those opening scenes… the adrenaline I felt watching it all surprised me. I was alert!! Superb film making abilities by SS. Thanks for subscribing! You’ll like the war films I’ll be releasing soon/in the future I think :)
Kate - gut-wrenching reaction that was visceral and real. My uncle flew with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator on a Halifax Bomber, over 50 missions, during WW2 including on D-Day. They were the greatest generation. So much sacrifice that only those who served and survived can truly appreciate and understand it. Like others suggested, Band of Brothers is one of the greatest mini-series produced. You will grow to love the characters and appreciate the series. Enjoy, it is a ride. Greetings from Toronto, Canada.
Thanks for the support on my video! I loved reading about your great uncle. He was absolutely part of the greatest generation and so smart he was a pilot. Your family must be so proud of him. I think I’d love Band of Brothers. That would be very cool to watch a miniseries! Greetings from England all the way to Toronto :)
Imagine watching on a big theater screen in the dark with surround sound. The British, Canadian, Aussie, Polish and Free French boys were experiencing the same farther up the beach. This is a glipse of one section for a short time but this took place for 12hrs.
Great of your channel. Your description and reaction was a real treat. Many times I felt more for you than the characters on the screen. Thanks for sharing
My grandfather was a marine in world war 2 fighting the Japanese in the pacific and he said this was as real as it gets. In particular he said they really nailed the feeling of watching everyone around you get killed while you’re moving up the beach
I remember watching this movie sooo many years ago when I was less than 10 Years old, I’ve watched it multiple times throughout my life and it remains to this day, one of if not my favorite movie of all time.
I’m sure with every time you watch it it means more to you as we figure out more about ourselves and what our life means to it. It was almighty in its power.
Young lady, your ability to describe what you are feeling as you watch this, with emotion and candor. When people my age say that young people today don’t amount to much, are not educated, I have seen different. Thank you-
Truly, that’s such a lovely message to read. I’m very moved by your compliment and appreciate the encouragement as I start out with my new channel. Thank you so so much. Have a very pleasant weekend.
The greatest generation they are called and we will never forget them. There are medal of honor winners that were only 17 years old. There is so much people today just don't know. Take a look at "Greyhound"
Kate, I could listen to your voice forever more. This is the first video i"ve seen of yours and I truly enjoyed it. Thank you! Oh! By the way, I did subscribe. :-D
Great heartfelt reaction and terrific, thoughtful analysis!! And private Jackson is my favorite character as well. I feel like he did what I'd be doing: quoting/praying the Psalms---and shooting!! This is without question the best war movie of all time. By the way, I send my greetings from Texas USA to you folks in the UK!! God bless you!!
Thanks so much your comment! I completely agree with you. I too would be doing that. Greetings right back to you! That’s so lovely. Thank you for supporting the channel.
I've watched dozens of reactions to this movie alone, and this may have been the best commentary I've heard. I'm looking forward to many more movie reactions from you.
What an awesome compliment! Thank you!! I’m so pleased you thought so and you enjoyed watching with me. I’m excited to release the next movie reaction so I’ll see you there. :)
I will never forget those opening 10 mins for rest of my life. They are so visceral that they are indelibly marked in my mind as some of the most powerful images in a movie I've ever seen
You are such a sweet and observant soul. I really enjoyed your reaction to this amazing film. My great uncle was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, who jumped into Normandy on D Day. He never spoke of his experiences.
Thank you so much for saying that. Really encouraging to read! :) so glad you enjoyed it. Your great uncle was so incredibly brave landing in those barbaric scenes through the sky! Wow! So sad to think he had those chaotic awful memories and yet it was too painful (perhaps) for him to share them. Do check out my reaction to Hacksaw Ridge that’s coming out at the end of the week :) I think the movie is going to be amazing as well.
Watching this WWII masterpiece was a privilege, even with so many devastating scenes, and I am in adoration of the brave soldiers who fought for our freedom. I’d love to know which scenes stayed with you the most after watching this storytelling triumph. Would you say the movie is historically accurate?
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New fan here loved ur reaction cant wait for some more reactions . Shed a few tears with ya this one always hits
Though the plot was fictional, the horrors of war were very grafically spot on.
Though the plot was fictional, the horrors of war were very grafically spot on.
In many ways it's accurate.. the movie " Full Metal Jacket " is another very accurate war film for the most part.. " Windtalkers " is another WW2 war movie that's good.. as well as " Pearl Harbor ". Good reaction sweet love.. keep up the good work(s) !🙂
The story of saving private Ryan itself was fictional but the actual storming of the beach that day the battle was pretty much a historically accurate portrayal of what happened that day.
When Ryan’s wife reads the name on the headstone, she reads it like she has never heard the name before. Meaning Ryan never talked about it and has been carrying this story with him for most of his life. True of many veterans from wars past.
I've seen this movie a million times and never thought about that. Great point. Great point out. So true
This is very true. I was a caretaker for my grandfather for 2 decades. In all that time he never spoke of his service. The only time he ever talked about war was one time a news report came on talking about how US veterans weren't getting everything they needed. I asked him "grandpa, what do you think we could do to make things better for veterans?"
His answer: "Stop making more of us." That has stuck with me my entire life.
I was raised by my Grandma and Grandpa, he was Retired US Navy and served in the Pacific during WWII. Although he talked about the Navy a lot, and was my primary inspiration for making the US Navy a career as well, it was not until he passed away and we found his training and service record that we knew what battles he had been in during WWII, Korea and the beginning of Vietnam and what medals he had earned. He never told us any of that. We also found out that one of the ships he was on was sunk and he survived it, being rescued at sea.
These men did incredible things but never saw fit to 'brag' about it. They just lived their lives thankful for the gift they were given. I am also thankful for the gift I was given through my Grandparents and their sacrifice.
What an important part of the film to point out, and share. Thank you! I didn’t clock that at all. So true for many veterans, I’m sure. Makes the mental weight these men carry impossible to conceive.
His answer will stay with me too.
The mother collapsing on the porch is what crushes my soul every time I watch this film.
Broke my heart.
Many thousands of US mothers put red star flags in their window to show support for their sons fighting in the war . When they were told that son was killed in battle their red star was replaced with a gold star . Here's to all the red star and gold star mothers . I enlisted into the US Navy in 1985 . My mother wept when I left for basic training . Her father served for two years in the Korean War .
Same, every time I see that I can only think of my mom if she heard that me or my brothers had been killed. After seeing that it has been like my mission to make sure I outlive her so she never has to go through that.
@ronweber1402 I think otherwise . My mother adopted my niece when she was a toddler . I want my niece to grow into a grown woman.and have her Memaw see her become a wife and mother . I'm ready to fight and die for the future of my mother and niece.
@@victorwaddell6530 No one debates the value of fighting to right a wrong (in this case, to stop a tyrant). It's just tragic no matter how you slice it. All of those millions of people died because of one little man. Your mother will collapse if you niece dies in combat, no matter if that she is fighting is right or wrong.
I am a combat veteran. First I need to thank you. You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Seeing you react is very very therapeutic to veterans and is very healing to us.
By doing this you have helped make our lives so much better. Thank you for this and may God bless you for the rest of your life.
Thank you for all you’ve sacrificed! What a moving and tender message to read. Thank you for your kind message to me. It was the least I could do to show my gratitude to how bravely everyone fought. I am honoured that you’ve watched my reaction video. God bless you.
I had two deployments to Afghanistan, US Army 11C infantry mortars. One thing movies can never replicate is the smells.
Good comment. Those of us in combat cannot really explain the situation and so we typically deal in private. Don't know you brother but ypu have my love.
I've never been in combat, so have little no or idea what you went through. However my father was a veteran of WW2. He served across Europe and Africa. He was a 19 year old lad from Manchester when war was declared. He was afraid of NOTHING. So I have a small, very small understanding of what he, and you have been through. John 'Tommy' Hindley I honour your memory. Rest in peace Dad.
@@MovieDateWithKate To me at least it made my heart so happy to see someone that cared so much about the pain that soldiers have no mater what country they fight for had.
I hope you believe this when I say I would stand before God and say I believe you have a good and pure heart . May God bless you
the Band of Brothers miniseries is a must watch now 😊
Yes, then The Pacific and then Masters of the Air
Yes please. New sub here for it. 😊
@@Randomizer939 All three are a must watch. But Band of Brothers is the masterpiece of masterpieces.
What they said
@@Randomizer939 Masters first, i'd say. More Brits involved.
You are a credit. I thank God Ladies like you still exist. I am an Army Vet and have studied about your country and the trials it went through during WW2. I wish that spirit existed today. Thank you for such and honest and raw reaction to this film. I do not mourn for the Men that fell that day, I thank God Men like them existed.
Thank you for such a powerful and thoughtful message. Your praise means a lot as you yourself have experienced war. England is a very different place to how it was twenty years ago when I first learned of WWII in school. I really admire your perception of thanking God that men of that heroic generation existed. Thank you again for your support.
It's "WE" the audience who are the older Ryan in that last scene, asking people like the deceased Captain Miller if we have "earned this" ... The gift that they have given us.
They weren't saving private Ryan.
They were saving us.
We should earn this
Your comment has made my eyes so blurry. I never considered that. And I read your words and thought… of course… my God. I’ll be thinking about that for a long time to come, I think. Thanks so much for sharing your insight. And for watching the video.
@@MovieDateWithKate I've always wondered if the character Upham (who is portrayed as a bit of a coward) was chosen as a complete opposite of New Zealander Charles Upham. He became one of only three people ever to win the Victoria Cross twice for his actions in Crete in 1941 and Egypt in 1942.
I am sure I am not alone of late of wondering what those men must think of what is happening now. Especially as, despite their monumental sacrifice, it seems we have another big war brewing.
It's Europeans. They're the ones who allowed those crazy bastards to take control. And we see what they've done with the un-repayable sacrifice so many laid down. No more American blood spilled in Europe. Let the Europeans determine the fate of their own continent.
"We" haven't, whether we're British or U.S. citizens. If the veterans of WWII could see the assaults on free speech and the way we are turning the countries they fought for into 3rd world banana republics they would be ashamed.
At the Academy Awards Steven Spielberg said that these were a bunch of 18, 19 and 20 year olds and they saved the whole damn world. This is why this was the Greatest Generation, they survived the Great Depression, they then stood up to stop a mad man.
Heroic doesn’t even cover it. You’re completely right. Thank you for sharing your insight.
@@MovieDateWithKateYou watching this movie, and the manner in which you reacted to it, Honors the men who fought in the war.
That is really the only thing that we can do for them - acknowledge all that they did, for all of us.
And do what we can to protect and preserve the Freedom and Democracy, that they fought and Sacrificed for.
Not to diminish what British and Americans went through, but the Soviets defeated 80% of the German armed forces. The western allies took on 10%, another 10% were garrisoned in occupied countries.
They then also went home to stop their own darker neighbors from voting.
So yes they were brave, but by no means the “greatest” we’ll ever see. So maybe stop with the blanket compliments
@@auerstadt06 By May 1944 only just over 60% of Axes forces were still fighting in the East, In a response to Allied Build up in England in 1943-44, some 60 German divisions were moved from the Eastern front west into occupied Europe.
Idk if i should recommend this, because it breaks me and other veterans but watch "the star spangled banner like you never heard it on youtube"....it always brings me to tears.
I’ll look that up, thank you :)
What a lovely and respectful reaction
Thank you for your ace comment.
I thought that too
I was 17 years old in 1998 and worked at my local movie theatre when Saving Private Ryan came out. Now when a movie is playing, typically the lobby is stark empty of patrons other than the odd person running to the restroom. This was NOT the case with this movie. I was just a young man but to watch elderly men, older than my grandfather at the time come running out of the theatre during the landing scene in shambles, either visibly shaking or even having outright panic attack's with tears streaming down their faces was something that will stay wit me until my final days. Especially so since I literally either had just sold them tickets or snacks and seeing them all happy that they were going to watch a movie depicting something they had actually participated in and the fact that they were so proud their entire lives about winning the war then to have that happiness flipped to terror in the first 10 minutes of the movie was a lot for me to have to try to deal with. I had to try somehow to comfort many of those men as for some reason so many of them came right over to me, A 17 year old kid from a small ski town in Vermont. Oh, did I mention that most of these men were in Vermont on vacation? Yea... tragic. I just thanked them over and over. I have thought back on that time many times throughout the years and all I can really say is that because of what those brave men went through, generations after were spared from having to be put in a similar circumstance.
Truly the worlds greatest generation
You must have been such a steady soul for them to turn towards in those extremely upsetting moments. What an experience though, I really hear you on the flip from happiness to terror; watching it unfold and being taken by surprise would certainly be engrained in my memory. Just so true they were the greatest generation… seems unfathomable now by comparison of what the worlds like today.
Truth. There were still a lot of WW2 vets around (the grandfathers of us Gen Xers) and this movie truly brought these stoic men back to where they were at that time.
Unfortunately we had no idea what PTSD was in WWII. Our men just sucked it up and went on with their lives as best they could. Individually they all dealt with the flash backs and nightmares. Then to be confronted by a flashback to reality like this movie did during the beach landing. That's alot to ask of the men who experienced it first hand. My family lost an uncle on Guadalcanal and another uncle had his left leg destroyed by a Japanese heavy machine gun on Iwo Jima. They were my dad's brothers. They were indeed The Greatest Generation.
It’s sweet to see such an honest and appropriate reaction to the struggle and violence our ancestors had to endure to give us the world we take for granted today. From a US Army veteran, god bless.
God bless you too. Thank you for your support and encouragement.
My grandfather was in the Army in WWII and was shot by a German sniper, but lived to make it home. I was in the Army and in the first Gulf War. My son was in the Army and in the Iraq War. My son and I, despite being combat veterans, each know that neither of us went through anything like what my grandfather went through. I cry every time I see a reaction to this movie, including this time with you, but it's a healthy cry from a good place. Thank you for taking the time to watch this movie.
Thank you and the men in your family for their great service. That is some honour passed down. Many thanks as well for supporting the channel.
The scene with Wade, the medic calling for his mother gets me every time
It’s one of the hardest scenes to watch.
Yeah. That one is rough. And amazing
That is far too common a thing. I watched this movie in High School and since then I've heard it first hand and it really sticks with you. It is why I absolutely hate this new trend of the whole women want to die safe at home in bed... meanwhile men and they show some movie "last stand scene" playing that like a prayer choir song from the Deadpool movie. It is helping to push a bad narrative to young men where they think yeah that is how I want to go and look up to it as a goal instead of what it is, something that should absolutely be avoided if at all possible. As someone who has been in two wars and will have pain and metal in my body until I die because of them, that saw friends and enemies die screaming and begging for their moms..... I absolutely want to die an old man safe in my bed as I sleep and think it is sick we try and talk boys into thinking that is a bad or "weak" thing.
If anyone reading this visits New Orleans in the future, I highly recommend visiting the National WWII Museum there. There's an exhibit show called "Beyond All Boundaries" in 4D that is awesome and is narrated by Tom Hanks. It really makes you appreciate the Greatest Generation even more and what they went through. I was weeping at the end. Torn between being grateful for what that generation went through and ashamed at how spoiled we have it now.
I just visited there last year for the first time. It was incredible!
I visited it not long after it opened. Quite impressive.
Yo I went there during a high dchool school trip (I grew up in Wisconsin) and that was high key one of the best trips I’ve ever been on and I specifically remember really enjoying the WWII museum, even if at the time I couldn’t appreciate it for what it’s worth.
I really hope to reach there some day. It would be an eye opening experience to say the least.
My wife and I, along with another couple, spent 5 hours there last year. We didn’t even scratch the surface of this incredible museum. I wish that every school child could visit it and understand what awful sacrifice is sometimes required to keep people free. We will go back to that museum again and again.
Be not ashamed for high emotions and tears, because you honor these men and those like them by remembering them, respecting the memory, and feeling for them when they can no longer. Grown men shed tears at this film too. As Tolkien wrote, "I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil."
Beautiful message. Thank you for writing that. I too love the deep feelings Tolkien expresses. The soldiers who died should be remembered with such adoration. Thank you for supporting my new channel.
@@MovieDateWithKateThank you to you too for your tender reaction. My grandfather who served in WW2, would have appreciated your reaction. You have a kind soul.
Just imagine how relieved the poor lads on the landing ships were when they started arriving and the beach had already been taken
A remarkable reaction, which does you tremendous credit, you made comments only when necessary, you followed what was going on, you genuinely understood the emotions and the stress the soldiers would have experienced, and I was thoroughly impressed! well done, and thank you.... keep up the good work in your reactions... My compliments!
Based off the Nylund brothers. They were separated after the Sulivan disaster. 1 killed on beach landings, 1 killed airborne landings. The 3rd son was shot down in South East Asia and listed as KIA. The 4th brother dropped into Normandy as well, but no rescue mission was sent. When his unit was eventually relieved he was just sent home per the lone survivor policy.
Amazingly the son shot down survived for awhile in the jungle before being captured by the Japenese, and survived in a POW camp until the end of the war. No small feat.
Almost a year and a half after his mother had been notified he'd been killed in action he walked back into her life.
That which was lost, was found.
I did not know that..thanks
It is a real masterpiece. The scene of the mom getting the news is always heart breaking
Absolutely with you there! 😢
Band of Brothers next for sure please! It is the TV best show ever made. No other comparison.
The 10-part series “Band of Brothers” is based on the real stories of actual soldiers and is considered one of the greatest television series ever produced. Most of it was shot in England and many of the actors (perfectly) portraying Americans were actually English, Irish and Scottish. Tom Hanks co-wrote episode 1, directed episode 5 and made some brief cameos. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks were executive producers. Highly recommended!
Yes please consider BoB. Another step better than SPR in my opinion.
A superb series.
Tom Hanks does not appear in the series. He does provide the distant voice of the wounded German soldier across the river in episode 9.
@ He has an extremely brief cameo as one of the red beret wearing “Red Devils” in episode 5 when Easy Company is being thanked. (It can be easier to see on a dvd when the scene can be precisely paused and then forwarded frame by frame.) In addition, as mentioned, there is the voice of the wounded soldier calling over the river, which is in episode 8, I believe, not 9. Some people have suggested that he was one of the French soldiers shooting German prisoners in episode 9 as Easy Company drives past, but that has not been definitely confirmed to be Tom Hanks.
Thank you very much for the recommendation. I’m certainly considering filming it for the channel. :)
The end at the cemetery. I recently watched it again as it has been shown on TV here in honor of veterans day. As you pointed out, since Capt Miller told him to earn it that day on the bridge Ryan has been trying his best to do so, but he's not certain he's lived up to the challenge. I cry every time. I think this is Spielberg's finest film. The first time I saw this movie was in a theater and after the first 20 minutes the entire audience was gasping for air, people crying, etc. I've never seen an audience reaction as strong, not before or since. The mark of a great film is to move the audience to tears, laughter, or fear, some emotional state. No other film I know of does this to the degree SPR does.
I completely agree with you. I wish I could have watched it on the big screen in theatres. It would have been a lot emotionally but the impact would have been like none other, just like you say.
My first day working for the VA over 25 years ago they took us to the director's conference room and showed us a shortened version of the Normandy landing scene (the beginning). Then the lights came up, and the hospital director, Mr Pennington walked in and began, "These are the people we serve...". And that began my career serving the US veteran. Kate your reactions are so pure and honest, don't change your approach. It's perfect the way it is! You honor these men and women with your heartfelt words. Thank you so much!
Such a lovely reaction to my video. Thank you for your kind words! And all the time, care, and support you have given to the veterans whose bodies surely were never the same, thank you. I hope to see you at the next movie date at the end of the week (Hacksaw Ridge) :)
This, to me, is the greatest war movie of all time. I really enjoyed seeing you react to this movie as a first time watcher. Yes, they spoke with many soldiers that were there.
Thank you greatly! I’m so glad you enjoyed watching the movie with me. Thanks for supporting my channel.
Great reaction... "Earn it" is a message for all of us that can live free thanks to their sacrifice.
So true, I’m thinking about that this morning and what it means to be safe. Thank you for watching.
Outstanding Review. Thank you. You're a gifted speaker with extraordinary commentary and insight.
What a super compliment. Thank you very much for saying so. I’m delighted you enjoyed watching the movie with me.
@MovieDateWithKate Thank you Kate. You're as gracious as well as your gifts. And thank you for mentioning that the American sniper acknowledged God. None ever mention that.
Your reaction to the movie, was heartwarming. It is nice to see a younger person, respect the sacrifice of those men. My granddad was killed at Dunkirk, and I became a big war enthusiast. I agree with you about the stairs scene, it frustrates me every time.
Thank you for saying so! God bless your grandad in heaven for fighting at Dunkirk. Wow!! Huge sacrafice! I’m glad you could watch SPR and enjoy it either way my reactions! Thanks for the support!!
Hello Kate. I just randomly stumbled across your channel. I've seen Saving Private Ryan, full through, approximately 12 times, including when it was released in the theater when I was 18. That first time, I got a bit teary-eyed at the end. I've never actually cried until you started to cry when Mother Ryan watched the car drive up. Seeing you share her grief was a very touching moment. I look forward to watching your other reviews and have subscribed. Please keep this going. You are a great movie date!
What a lovely message to read. That’s so nice you enjoyed watching the movie with me. I’m glad!! Even if I made you cry :) but the movie is just so powerful. Oh my goodness, the scene with the mother falling to her knees and then slowly looking up at the priest it was like she took it all with grace even though it was the worst moment of her life. You’ll like what’s coming up as I’m releasing my reaction to Hacksaw Ridge soon. I hope you can watch it with me :)
Kate, I just found your channel and I want to commend you for the excellent reaction! I am a Desert Storm Veteran and I had two uncles that served in WWII. One of them just died a few years ago and was in Pearl Harbor on that fateful day of 07 Dec 1941. He earned a purple heart for his rescuing efforts. But he never spoke (to me anyway) about that day - even after I got back from my duty.
I look forward to more from your channel!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I loved reading about your uncles. That is so astonishing he fought at Pearl Harbour and lived to a grand old age. I’m sorry you lost him. Really does show you the pain and tragedy they must have felt about their experiences but kept them in a box so to speak. Never to open, not even to men like you who understand fighting and war. What a hero. 🤍
We will remember them.
Yes 🤍
The sniper Jackson was was a rural farmboy from Tennessee for reason. Most of the most decorated snipers worldwide grew up in rural areas because they grew up shooting firearms from a young age. This goes for females also. Look up women and girl snipers from Russia and Finland who of course were farmgirls.
Excellent comment. Kids from rural America and Eurasia had that in common.
That’s really terrific to know! Thank you for sharing. My colleague is Finnish and her family have lots of farmland near Lapland with reindeer. The Sami people are good with weaponry, I believe. I can’t even imagine being a part of a peaceful farm life existence and then getting drafted.
I love how he was reciting words from the Bible while shooting with his rifle even though he died in the end it
gave him stength during his mission.
@@MovieDateWithKate The Finns and Sami people have unique DNA also. When our family did our DNA we are mostly Spaniard (Celtic, Basque) as it was listed, then Russian, Finnish and Mayan. We were surprised by the Finnish. Since then I've wanted to visit Finland. After watching a documentary on LOTR my late mom was fascinated that Tolkien created the Elf language from a Finnish dialect only spoken on a Finnish island. My Aunt and my mom did our genealogy back a thousand years also visiting little towns in northern Spain including the Basque region to find documents showing ancestors traveled to New Spain (Mexico) as Conquistadors and then families of them arriving after in the 1600's and then our family coming to the U.S. in the early 1900's.
@@gregorygant4242 Well Tennessee is in the so called 'Bible Belt'.
Great reaction to this. Would love to see you do Band of Brothers next. Simply the best miniseries of all time.
Thank you!! I’m certainly looking into it further! Cheers for watching.
My dad was airborne in the gulf war. I was born on Veterans Day. I truly believe the line cpt miller says on the bridge “earn this” was meant for every American as much as for Ryan. We should everyday strive to “earn” what these men gave their lives and limbs for. 🇺🇸🦅
I realise now that’s the message from that line in the movie. And I wholeheartedly agree. 🤍
Hello Kate. This was my favorite war movie also. My step father landed on Normandy as an American Sargent leading a squad of solders. He was shot up but refused to leave the battle, he wouldn't leave his men. He took them all the way thru many battles with Germans until he took more injuries and had to be taken back to England then home. I didn't know all this from him because the war was too much for him to talk about, but when he died from cancer, a man at his funeral, approached me and said he was with my dad in the war and he told me about my stepdad. Later while going thru his things I found a box with war medals, 17 in total. He said no to going to see this movie because he was there and didn't want to go thru it again, I can understand. Your reaction and tears show you have a good heart and that you care. I love your British accent and how you described what you just saw.
What a man your step father was. Such heroism and suffering at the same time. You must have felt so much pride uncovering the medals. Thank you for supporting the channel.
This is the first time i subscribed on my first viewing with a reactor. Thoughtful reaction without non-stop talking over the show. Somebody i can watch movies with.
Thanks ever so much for your reaction! I’m so glad you enjoyed watching the movie with me, as harrowing as it is. Hope to see you at the next movie date. :)
❤ The lump in my throat is preventing me from talking and typing 😉 Another wonderful, heartfelt reaction Kate ❤
Thank you so much for the high praise. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
The two soldiers that surrendered then got shot at the beach were saying "Don't shoot! We're Czech! Don't shoot!". Many soldiers in German army were conscripted from different countries and many were forced. Also the soldier that passed Upham at the stairs was a different character to the soldier that shot the captain. I thought they were the same for a long time.
Thanks so much for pointing that out. :) and thank you for watching!
The one that shot the captain was the one the captain let free and told to surrender to the nearest allied patrol.
What a wonderful reaction Kate. If you realize, Ryan probably never told no one about this story (like many war veterans). In the end, deep feelings spring from our soul. You´re very sensitive and I like it so much.
Thank you for saying that. It’s true, I am. I feel things deeply but in instances like this it’s a great thing to appreciate awesome cinema. Thanks for the support, and I do agree with the point about Ryan keeping these stories to himself. I didn’t grasp that first time watching but now I see it it makes it all the more deeply saddening.
Thanks for the opportunity to cry my way through this with you. Seen it dozens of times. Weep like a baby every time. We can never fully appreciate what those men did for us, all around the world.
I agree, seeing just a snippet of what it was like I realise now I could never understand the totality of sacrifice made by those men. Their courage and determination just moves me to tears. I’m glad you could watch it with me & feel the same way.
You mentioned early on about the medics and how hard their job must be, then "Hacksaw Ridge" must be on your list of war movies. True story about a World War II army medic and well worth your time. Your commentary on this movie made me subscribe. You were excellant.
Thank you ever so much for the high praise and for your recommendation. That’s wonderful you’ve subscribed. Stay tuned. :)
Indeed. In agreement with all that you said.
Yes your reaction to Saving Private Ryan and your intelligent heartfelt comments made me subscribe too. I had completely forgotten about Hacksaw Ridge, based on a real person and true story. Also you might like The Good The Bad And The Ugly. A western but also a powerful Anti -war movie
That’s on my list for the channel! :) thanks so much! Also, my reaction to Hacksaw Ridge is being released at the end of the week so make sure you don’t miss it :) I think the movie is going to be superb (I love Mel Gibson’s films) :)
Upham was a clerk, meant for typewriting and translations. He never asked for the mission and no one had actually thought he would be cut out for it either.
I don't know how many times I've watched this masterpiece, but every single time, it reminds me once again what can be done by those who devote themselves to incredible storytelling.
I have to say personally, a special shout-out to the sound department. You mentioned about how it feels like you're another soldier, *in* that moment with them, and while the visuals are absolutely incredible -- the sounds are just, completely immersive. Thanks for a great, honest reaction.
I totally and completely agree. It was immersive with all its might. Thank you for supporting the channel!
@@MovieDateWithKate Fantastic reaction, Kate! My wife and I watched this movie in the theater when it was first released. Ten minutes in, during the initial landing on Omaha Beach, I realized that I had ducked all the way down into my seat because the sounds of bullets ricocheting around me was absolutely terrifying!
After the movie, I said to my wife that before graduating high school (or secondary school, in the UK), every student in the free world should be required to watch this film and write an essay entitled "Why I Can Hang Out with My Friends Whenever I Want." None of us can possibly understand the debt that we owe to the Greatest Generation.
I saw this film when it was released in the theater, own the DVD and have seen it countless times. Obviously, it is a masterpiece. I have also watched many reaction videos to this movie. Many are excellent, but yours is the most touching of all. Your emotional responses made me feel as if I were watching it for the first time. That is a gift I will treasure. I wish you continued success with your channel. I will be watching.
What a lovely message. Thank you for writing that. :) I’m so glad you could watch it with me and experience those scenes like it was new, in a way. I thought it was so tremendous and I feel even unable to communicate my thanks to the men who fought. Thank you for watching my reaction video! Your comment has made me smile a lot. I look forward to seeing you at the next one. Take care & enjoy your Sunday.
@@MovieDateWithKate Thank you so much for taking the time to reply personally! I'm glad my comment made you smile. You have a dedicated follower! 🙂
A genuinely heartrending and beautiful reaction. Your voice adds layers to it.
Thank you ever so much! That’s lovely praise to receive.
I cried with you all over again and I've seen this 50 times. Thanks for appreciating this and what these great young men went through. First time I saw this was in a IMAX movie theater with surround sound. It was amazing.
IMAX movie theatre would have been utterly amazing!!
Your reaction would make Steven Spielberg proud.
Thank you for saying that. :)
Your voice is soothing on our Veteran's Day, I hope your year has gone well. Best wishes from California
Thank you for your support. I’m really glad you are enjoying my reaction video on this important day. Best wishes to you too.
This is one of the few movies that actually gets to me, my grandfather served in WW2, I have a bunch of family that also served, including myself. I know it's intense but this should be shown in every school to show the realities of war so hopefully this never happens again.
I agree completely. Thank goodness for the strength of your grandfather.
Thanks for the date Kate!..
You’re so welcome! Thank you for watching and enjoying it with me.
BRILLIANT REACTION!
You had me choking up. One thing I think you may have misheard though(or maybe I misheard you); Miller does NOT tell Ryan that he "earned it", Miller was imploring Ryan to "earn it" with his future life, echoing his earlier comment when he said said "This Ryan better be worth it. He better go home and cure some disease or invent a longer-lasting light bulb or something"
Thank you so much! Yes, I actually misheard that moment 🙈 (gutted I did!) And that makes even more sense following on from what Miller said. Thanks for making it clear for me. Cheers for watching my video.
You're making me more emotional than the movie ever did, fantastic movie reaction Kate!
Thank you very much! :) I’m so glad you could enjoy watching it with me, even if a bit emotional :) the film was a whirlwind of grief.
An American War Classic is "Sergeant York" based on a true WWI hero starring Gary Cooper. Worth watching.
When I saw this in the cinema back in the day, after the film had ended, everyone walked out respectfully & quietly. It was an incredible impact on everyone there.
One of the most authentic and visceral depictions of the battle field put to film. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg made the HBO series Band of Brothers and The Pacific. They are well worth watching
Seconded.
Our grandfathers saved the world
Yes they did. 🎖️
if you like this you must check out Band Of Brothers. It was a HBO series about the same thing but only its about the US Army Airborne dropping in on D Day. by the way it was directed by steven spielberg and tom hanks. very realistic too.
👆👆👆this! it's kinda compulsory to watch B.O.B. after watching "saving private Ryan" and, unlike the latter, it's largely true.
Thanks so much!! It’s definitely up for consideration!
When I was a soldier, a veteran Sergeant of the Malvinas War told me...
"when a soldier is mortally wounded, he only calls for two people, his mother or his wife."
I will never forget that.!!!
Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷!!
That’s so sad but it appears true. Greetings right back to you! Thank you for saying hello from Argentina.
Wilfred Owen, how terribly fitting. "Surely we have perished, sleeping, and walk in hell."
Thank you for sharing! I’m glad you thought the same.
Greetings from the U.S🍻
Good video.👍
Off topic: 42:13 I noticed you have that rare plant (at least over here it is) that looks like a butterfly and opens when room is bright enough…really cool lookin’ plant.
Thank you for watching my video! And yes, it’s called oxalis triangularis. Are they rare in the U.S.? That’s a shame. They are super cool, exactly, it looks like a little origami hat when the sunlight hits. I’ve got my purple one and mum’s got a green one. :)
You are brilliant Kate! Looking forward to many more reactions! Keep up the good work 😊
I agree. Doing very well.
Many thanks indeed!! I hope to! :)
Just discovered your channel through the algorithm. My brother is an Iraq veteran, and he was a completely different person when he came back. He never spoke of the things he saw, but I know they fundamentally changed him. By God's grace, he's doing much better and he's mentally and even spiritually healthy. You should watch "Band of Brothers" if you enjoyed "Saving Private Ryan." It's done by Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and it takes a deeper look into the bond between soldiers of Easy Company during the war. I actually was honored to meet one of them in person!
Upham was a clerk.He didn’t train as a grunt so he wasn’t used to combat and didn’t really know what to do.
How sweet and respectful you are, thank you for sharing this reaction with us. Respect from across the pond.
As a veteran, for what its worth, the only problem I have with this movie is the scene where Matt Damon is curled up screaming grabbing his knees. He was an Airborne soldier who fought through hell. He wouldn't have done that. It unfortunately changed our perception of the man. Other than that it was a great film.
Very interesting for you to say. Thank you for your insight!! I suppose things like that are a jolt back to ‘Hollywood’ for viewers like you who have knowledge of war. Many thanks for watching my video.
156,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy by the end of the day. About 4,000 Allied troops were killed by German soldiers defending the beaches. About 13,100 American paratroopers and 8,500 British and Canadian paratroopers had landed slightly inland the night before. Within a few days about 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed.
My mouth is open at that scale!!! I had NO IDEA it was as massive as that. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. It’s hard to even fathom, actually.
@@MovieDateWithKate It was the largest amphibious invasion the world had ever seen..... until the following year when it was outdone by the invasion of Okinawa.
My dad was a veteran on WW2 and fought through France and Germany. He would never speak of his service however. He fought the memories the rest of his life.
Thank you for the bravery of your dear dad. So sad he felt the weight of those stories.
One of the very best war films. Thanks for the reaction.
It does this 59 year old heart good to see such emotional depth and sensitivity in someone from your generation.
Thank you kindly :)
@ Probably more significant to me than it is to you, but I recently subscribed to your channel. That’s up from 0 subscribed channels for me, after years of viewing provider content.
the best first 20min in movie history
I see your channel is new. I came here on remembrance day to watch along with you. Your tears brought me to tears too. Just keep doing what you're doing.. Don't stop or be discouraged if you don't blow up right away. You will grow & gain your own little family of followers. I am now one of them. Many others have already covered why in the comments.
What a terrific message to read. I cannot thank you enough for your genuine support and wise words. Thanks so much!! I’m really enjoying the community already in the comments. It means a lot to me. :)
Great reaction, Kate! Please also react to "Band of Brothers" it's also made by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It's about a company of paratroopers (like Pvt. Ryan) that parachuted into Normandy the night before D-Day. The series follows this company of soldiers from D-Day all the way to the end of the war. And the series is closely based on history, and the personal accounts of the veterans that served in that company. So all of the "characters" that you'll see in the series, are based on the actual soldiers of the company. Other great war films that I'd recommend are "1917" and "Hacksaw Ridge".
Seconded.
Thanks ever so much for the praise, and for your suggestions! Stay tuned!! :)
Another great reaction Kate ... authentic, natural, smart and full of empathy. Some insightful points during the movie itself and a strong summary at the end. Well done again. 👏
Many thanks indeed. That’s so awesome to read. Really appreciate it as I start out with the channel. See you at the next movie reaction, I hope! :) take care.
Great reaction, very heartfelt. Add me to the voices to strongly recommend Band Of Brothers
Thanks so much! That’s nice to say! I am totally hearing everyone’s praise for BoB. 😄🎬
I first watched this movie in a theater in Denver, Colorado. During this scene, I was a complete mess. I lost it. I was weeping like a baby. I couldn't hold myself together. At the end of the scene I walked out into the hallway to collect myself and there grown men standing there just weeping trying to get it together. That scene and that experience was like nothing I ever experienced before. Saying war is hell just doesn't cut it. It goes way beyond hell.
Please watch band of brothers. You have a soothing lovely voice.
Thank you so much! That’s nice to know. You should subscribe if you haven’t already. I’m considering Band of Brothers for sure. It seems elite it it’s depictions, from what everyone’s saying :)
I haven't seen it mentioned in the comments but apparently they invited many WWII vets to the screening of this movie. So many had to leave during the opening because it was so real to them. For the movie We Were Soldiers they did the same. My good friends dad was in Vietnam. He was attached to the squad that saved the people the movie is about. Before the movie they called out squads and the vets would stand for recognition. His dad was the only surviving member of his squad. These movies show us the reality of war in an all to real way. It's important we remember what they died for and that they were people just like us. Ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
Watching Czech and German reactors helped me appreciate this film more. The two German soldiers who were killed while they were surrendering were Czechs. They were trying to say they were not Germans and were forced into German service. The older bald guy was played by Czech actor Martin Hub. The German soldier who stabbed Mellish was played by German actor Mac Steinmeier. He was not the German POW they released, played by German actor Joerg Stadler. Mac Steinmeier, as he was stabbing Mellish he was in a way trying to say, “don’t fight it. It will be quick. It will be quick. Shhh, shhh.” After that epic fight with Mellish, he didn’t see Upham as a threat. It’s unfortunate that the two German actors had similar facial features that most thought they were the same guy.
Thank you so much for explaining. I messed up the roles of those German soldiers whilst watching. Nice to know their actual names too :) I appreciate it.
36:50 - its not the same guy they let go, this guy is SS (which is funny bc in real life an SS soldier would have taken out Upham)
The guy they let go is the one at the end of the film that shoots Tom Hank's character, he's not SS, he's Wehrmacht (normal army)
Great reaction! No matter how many times I watch it that opening scene on the beach gets me every time. From the moment the door on the boat opens it's so real and horrific! Subscribed to see what other films you watch!
Thanks very much for the high praise. That’s lovely! Those opening scenes… the adrenaline I felt watching it all surprised me. I was alert!! Superb film making abilities by SS. Thanks for subscribing! You’ll like the war films I’ll be releasing soon/in the future I think :)
Thank you for this reaction, Kate. Looking forward to many more.
You’re so welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for supporting my channel.
Kate - gut-wrenching reaction that was visceral and real. My uncle flew with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator on a Halifax Bomber, over 50 missions, during WW2 including on D-Day. They were the greatest generation. So much sacrifice that only those who served and survived can truly appreciate and understand it. Like others suggested, Band of Brothers is one of the greatest mini-series produced. You will grow to love the characters and appreciate the series. Enjoy, it is a ride. Greetings from Toronto, Canada.
Thanks for the support on my video! I loved reading about your great uncle. He was absolutely part of the greatest generation and so smart he was a pilot. Your family must be so proud of him. I think I’d love Band of Brothers. That would be very cool to watch a miniseries! Greetings from England all the way to Toronto :)
What an outstanding review and reaction. So respectful, articulate, insightful and empathetic. You are a wonderful reactor/ reviewer.
Wow! Oh my goodness, that’s such a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much. And thanks for watching my reaction video too :)
Imagine watching on a big theater screen in the dark with surround sound. The British, Canadian, Aussie, Polish and Free French boys were experiencing the same farther up the beach. This is a glipse of one section for a short time but this took place for 12hrs.
Great of your channel. Your description and reaction was a real treat. Many times I felt more for you than the characters on the screen. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for the kind reply!
I'm 44, I watched it in the theater when it came out, I watched people leave the theatre in the opening scene.. it was crazy
Thanks Kate.
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching:)
The film does justice to what we forgot at school.
Thank you for this duty of memory.
My grandfather was a marine in world war 2 fighting the Japanese in the pacific and he said this was as real as it gets. In particular he said they really nailed the feeling of watching everyone around you get killed while you’re moving up the beach
What a brave man. He must have seen so many awful things.
4:30 Funny you should mention Wilfred Owen, November 4th is the day he met his end. He lives on through his words though, glad you know him...
That is so peculiar! He was indeed meant to be remembered. Thank you for sharing this piece of knowledge. How special.
I remember watching this movie sooo many years ago when I was less than 10
Years old, I’ve watched it multiple times throughout my life and it remains to this day, one of if not my favorite movie of all time.
I’m sure with every time you watch it it means more to you as we figure out more about ourselves and what our life means to it. It was almighty in its power.
Young lady, your ability to describe what you are feeling as you watch this, with emotion and candor. When people my age say that young people today don’t amount to much, are not educated, I have seen different. Thank you-
Truly, that’s such a lovely message to read. I’m very moved by your compliment and appreciate the encouragement as I start out with my new channel. Thank you so so much. Have a very pleasant weekend.
Such intelligent and tender insights.
Thanks so much. What nice feedback to hear.
The greatest generation they are called and we will never forget them. There are medal of honor winners that were only 17 years old. There is so much people today just don't know. Take a look at "Greyhound"
Phenomenal bravery. Of another era. We’re just so lucky they won us the war. Thank you for watching my video.
Kate, I could listen to your voice forever more. This is the first video i"ve seen of yours and I truly enjoyed it. Thank you! Oh! By the way, I did subscribe. :-D
Oh that’s marvellous! Thanks for checking out my video & for subscribing. So glad you enjoyed it :) see you at the next movie date.
Great heartfelt reaction and terrific, thoughtful analysis!! And private Jackson is my favorite character as well. I feel like he did what I'd be doing: quoting/praying the Psalms---and shooting!! This is without question the best war movie of all time. By the way, I send my greetings from Texas USA to you folks in the UK!! God bless you!!
Thanks so much your comment! I completely agree with you. I too would be doing that. Greetings right back to you! That’s so lovely. Thank you for supporting the channel.
Great reaction ! I cry everytime I watch this movie.
I've watched dozens of reactions to this movie alone, and this may have been the best commentary I've heard. I'm looking forward to many more movie reactions from you.
What an awesome compliment! Thank you!! I’m so pleased you thought so and you enjoyed watching with me. I’m excited to release the next movie reaction so I’ll see you there. :)
I will never forget those opening 10 mins for rest of my life. They are so visceral that they are indelibly marked in my mind as some of the most powerful images in a movie I've ever seen
I feel the same as you. The slow motion scenes from the beginning cross my mind throughout the day every now and then.
You are such a sweet and observant soul. I really enjoyed your reaction to this amazing film. My great uncle was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, who jumped into Normandy on D Day. He never spoke of his experiences.
Thank you so much for saying that. Really encouraging to read! :) so glad you enjoyed it. Your great uncle was so incredibly brave landing in those barbaric scenes through the sky! Wow! So sad to think he had those chaotic awful memories and yet it was too painful (perhaps) for him to share them. Do check out my reaction to Hacksaw Ridge that’s coming out at the end of the week :) I think the movie is going to be amazing as well.