SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | Lots of Water for This One
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- The Mrs watches the Steven Spielberg classic, Saving Private Ryan (1998) for the first time. Here's her reaction.
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11:21 They are called barrage balloons. They prevented enemy aircraft from getting too close for bombing/strafing runs. The cables holding the balloons could cut a plane in two.
Also, they didn't have 50 states to chose from to guess which state Cpt Miller was from. They had 48. If you notice all of the period flags in the movie have the correct number of 48 stars.
Thanks for providing that bit of fact. I've always wondered what they were for.
Exactly. Blimps like these also hung low in the sky over London during the Battle of Britain.
You still see them at airshows and during WW2 anniversaries in the UK. Well, in days gone by, can't be many left nowadays..
@@jannneumann5766 Pretty sure I read recently that in the UK and US there are a few companies that are trying to restore some of those blimps/balloons. Obviously much of the technology is going on 80+ years old at this point, so I can't imagine there are many original parts available. But at least restoring them with current tech is an option these days.
Saw this when it first came out. Served 10 years in the Navy as a Corpsman, 8 with Marines. It was a Tuesday matinee. There were 12 of us, all veterans. When it was over we all had tears. One old man his hat said Survivor D-Day. I asked him what he thought of the movie. His exact answer "It was the best war movie I've ever seen, but as for D-Day, those scenes didn't even come close."
I have always deferred to his expert opinion.
Thank you for your service.
Well they couldn't show a lot of stuff. I remember someone said the water was red in a documentary.
thank you for your service, Steve - it can't be stated enough
Thank you Steve, as well as all service members past and present. You answered the call when your country needed you.
"those scenes didnt even come close" yeah for sure but man... i wonder what was going through his head when watching it/tell you guys about it. if only there's a device that lets you visualize memories at a very high detail and let others see it.
and thank you for your service
I had a granpa who was in Europe during WWII. He was a career Army man, and proud of it. That green/brown blanket they covered the medic with after he died....I slept under one of those many many nights at my grandparents' house. Every time I see that scene, I'm happy he was able to bring HIS blanket home and I got to fall asleep under it and feel safe under it. Great reaction, guys.
Awesome reaction. I'm a veteran. I served in the U.S. Navy from '89-'93 & was in Operation: Desert Shield & Operation: Desert Storm. Thank you very much for the kind words at the end of your video. It really means alot to all veterans. Sometimes, a simple thank you and a handshake is all we need.
My great grandfather Francis was a sniper. Among other battles, he fought in Normandy on D-Day and in the battle of the bulge. My grandfather Clifton was in the Army Air Corps. He loaded bombs onto the aircraft. His cousin was a famous fighter pilot, and my grandfather would always keep an eye out for his plane and greet him by his first name whenever he landed safely. My father was an infantry officer in the Michigan National Guard, his brother was a gunner in the Navy, and their brother in law served in the Army. I served in the Marine Corps as a MAGTF Planner.
Im a pizza delivery man and i ride a scooter
@@dareal5401 🤠
I appreciate your family's sacrifice. Semper Fi.
I was still on active duty when this film came out. I remember watching it for the first time, on video tape, in my barracks room. And just sitting there in stunned silence through the entire run of credits at the end. We had a 3-mile timed run the next morning, and all I could think about while I was running was that opening battle scene and how there was no way I could break stride running around a parade ground when those men went through something like that. I mean, I was a student of history long before I decided to enlist & I knew in an academic sense what Normandy must have been like, but seeing it depicted in such brutal detail on my tv screen was a whole different level. This is definitely one of those movies that makes you reevaluate your life, and recognize just how petty most of our complaints truly are.
Thank you so much for your service!
What MOS is 72b?
@@lawsonransom8318 That wasn't my MOS, just my birth year (and a "b" because way back when there was already a Harv72 on hotmail 😄)
I remember reading accounts about D-Day, and this was realistic. I read a lot of WWII vets had to leave and take a couple of breaths because all the memories came flooding back. That's why they didn't talk about it and spent all day at the post drinking.
thank you for your service, Harv - most sincerely
When the theatre lights came on after this movie, I noticed I looked at all the older men in the audience much differently. While they were slower or more bent over with age, most of them were our soldiers and had gone through similar ordeals. My uncle fought in WWII and my grandfather in WWI and while I saw them as only my relatives for most of my life, seeing my grandfather's photograph in his combat uniform or my uncle among the ruins of Berlin made me feel even more respect for them than I already had.
Saving Private Ryan was a powerful film.
Everytime I see the beach scene, my brain cannot comprehend that so many people were willing to fight and give their life for Europe's freedom (I'm Dutch)
I also cannot watch this movie without absolutely bawling my eyes out.
Germany declared war on the usa not the other way around
@Hellebarde1351 Yeah it pretty much was Japan and Germany against the world.
I appreciated how it briefly but poignantly showed the impact and importance of the families. The mother of course, but also how Ryan's entire life was validated by his wife's "You are".
My wife's grandad was in the landings at the start of this film. He told me, not long before he passed, that this was the closest a film has come to showing what the D Day landings were really like. He would never talk about his experiences of the war but he cried when we watched this.
This was quite the emotional cinematic experience in the theater. After the movie ended I was so numb leaving the movie,and I was so quiet for several hours after.
This movie and Schindler's List found myself doing the same. We all left the theatre as if we were leaving a funeral.
@@bighuge1060 exactly. I felt the same
@@bighuge1060 I get that. I "visited" Auschwitz back in the 90s for the 1st time (even made a small documentary with our images for schools after that), and we (a group of young guys in our 20s) were like hit by a huge hammer, unable to express anything for the rest of the day.
My Grandad served in Burma during the Second World War. He was a British soldier and like his allies and brothers across the pond. Fought with bravery and great distinction. A prayer to all soldiers killed, wounded in the past and present we thank you for your sacrifice and to all serving soldiers thank you too.
A fact: When Matt Damon was talking to Tom Hanks about his brother's before they went to war and having a laugh about it, that was all improv and they even keep when Hanks looks off to Spielberg to see if this was apart of the scene or not
That's not a fun fact
@@craigcassidy6078 okay 🤣
@@jokester4824 i think its fun^^
This is an incredible movie. I remember seeing this theatrically with some older veterans in the audience and I don’t remember ever being so moved to tears when I saw these heroes crying. Thank you to all who have ever served past and present.😢
“I can’t cry in the first minute of a film”
With this one you can and you will!
It’s okay, it happens to all of us.
You can tell they're really good people.
Need to watch "Up" next.
This is the first one of the many videos I've watch of y'alls that I'll comment on: I appreciate, with all my heart as a veteran, your sentiment. Thank you.
that was sweet how she got emotional... she's so stoic all the time lol
That's what popcorn is for.
If you dont cry at any point in this movie, there is something wrong with you. The medic scene kills me everytime. God bless our troops. Past, present, and future
Every time I watch it always wades death gets me
Well I didn’t cry at any point of the movie I loved it tho
And there ain’t nothing wrong with me
@@Boy-ry2bp well thats what you think.....lol. i think there is something wrong with you.
It was sad but I didn’t cry
"How do you even keep moving forward when everyone around you is dying?"
I don't know, but they did. God bless them did.
As someone said, "When you are in hell, keep moving"
Once more unto the breach, dear friends.
My personal hero, My Grandfather who fought in the Navy in WWII on a destroyer in the Pacific. He was a loader for one of the big guns. He survived though he lost several fingers during battle as they were firing shells so fast he had his fingers get caught in the breach and off they went along with the shell.
I miss him. I’m now 51 and married to a wonderful Japanese woman. It’s strange how things come to be… thank you Grandpa Lloyd. Thank you.
Thanks to your grandpa!!
The barrage balloons were used to discourage air attack. Such as strafing, low level bombing and dive bombing. They were also used over land to protect important targets. Some planes had cable cutters on their wings.
Woah.. if I was a pilot I'd sure want more pay to be cutting barrage balloon cables with my wings at 300MPH. Just as much chance of having the wings sheared off it seems.
This, Band of Brothers and The Pacific are basically the great trifecta from Steven Spielberg his opus and tribute to the soldiers of World War 2.
My father served in the 8th Army Air Force in World War Two as a radio/radar operator on a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. He and his crew flew 33 missions over Germany, including 4 missions to Berlin. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and five awards of the Air Medal. He never talked about the war, but my mother said he came back a different man then when he left. He became an alcoholic, and a violent one, and my mother was forced to divorce him when I was 7 years old. Back then, they didn't know about Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome or the mental and emotional toll combat took on the men and women who fought and there was no help for them. He died in 1992. Growing up I hated him for what he was and could never understand why my mother still spoke of him until her death. Then I joined the Army and was sent to Vietnam and I finally understood what combat can do to a person and I saw my father in a different light. I suffered from severe PTSD and, like my father, climbed into a bottle to try and forget. Thank God my wife never gave up on me and I have been sober for almost 35 years. But I continued to suffer nightmares and sudden bursts of anger. I never knew when it was going to happen. Then, in 2012, I accepted Jesus into my life and God led me to a new friend in my church who was a licensed psychologist, who over a two-year period, and at no cost, helped bring joy and peace back into my life. My wife, my angel, and I celebrated our 51st wedding anniversary May 30 of this year. We saw Saving Private Ryan at the theater and it was then I truly realized that my father and his brothers and sisters in arms truly were the "Greatest Generation!" It sickens me to see what the America they fought and died for has become and the very dangerous road the Marxist Democrats are taking us down.
The "Marxist Democrats"?
Let's leave out the bogus "religion" and deal with the FACTS of the history:
Ho Chi Minh was an ally of the US and its allies during WW II. he provided intelligence to the allies about Japanese troop movements.
Meanwhile, I'll real "ally" Chiang Kai Chek was asked to deploy a force of his Chinese troops as a ploy -- they weren't being put in actual danger -- but he refused until he was paid millions.
Immediately after the war, the French set out to reestablish their colonial tyranny on Indochina -- Cambodia, Law, and Vietnam -- in behalf of Michelin Rubber, with the US under Truman providing monetary and military hardware to the French effort. Michelin Rubber owned rubber plantations, and the Vietnamese were dragooned into working the plantations. Worked to death, they were called "fertilizer" and buried where they dropped.
When the French were blown out at Dien Bien Phu, REPUBLICAN President Eisenhower put the first "advisors" into Vietnam. That was the first direct US intervention in Vietnam's domestic civil war: North Vietnam was nationalist against the brutally exploitive French colonialism. South Vietnam's gov't was a hangover from French Colonialism -- a Catholic minority in a majority-Buddhist country.
The US's intervention in Vietnam was ILLEGAL -- a violation of the US-authored Geneva Conventions. But those who put colonialism imperialism ahead of the facts of history gibberish about "Marxism" -- which they know nothing substantive about except as a dirty word to be slung. It is noteworthy that the white supremacist/KKK in the South of the US called those who were about registering BLAKCS to vote "Communists". Imagine that: wanting everyone to vote who is eligible to vote being "Communist"! -- which is of course a RACIST LIE.
And you are so blind as to invoke Christ -- Christianity is about compassion and inclusion -- but calling those who are about at least inclusion "Marxist"!? Smarten up and grow up: stop blaming others for your situation: you participated in the Vietnam war, which was illegal, and you want RESPECT!? Do TRUTH a favor: research "My Lai Massacre" -- the US troops slaughter of Vietnamese civilians, elderly to toddlers and infants. And the first person to "investigate" -- and cover up -- that war crime was Lieutenant Colin Powell -- always thereafter a Republican "hero".
There is no honor attached to illegal wars, or to those who participate in them -- and then drown themselves in arrogant self-pity because not everybody is fooled by their blubbering complaints about how their "service" isn't respected.
Your name-calling is typical of the irresponsible who refuse to accept responsibility for their own actions. You don't refute their criticisms -- you avoid them by calling the messenger names that you believe are dirty words -- even though you don't know thing one FACTUAL about the word. Marx was a Jew, Christ was a Jew, and both based their view on protecting the least among us from the rapine inflicted by those who believe themselves "superior".
"Earn it."
Two words that sum up anyone's lives that we could live after such an almost world as we know it ending war.
Thanks to all the American soldiers and also the allied soldiers trying to free their country from Nazi oppression all over the world. Between this and Schindler's List, these are two of Speilberg's absolute best.
"Also the allied soldiers"? You fucking kidding us? OUR people died fighting, OUR people were massacred left and right. You dont get to put europeans on "also" here as if they are second place.
While he may be a modern veteran, my older cousin is an Afghanistan veteran. Jackson, the sniper in this film, reminds me a lot of him.
I don't know anyone who dislikes my cousin....he's such an awesome guy to hang around. My hat is off to him for his service, and all like him...past, present, and future.
It's good to know that, in another life, Daniel Faraday was an awkward yet scholarly soldier.
You'd also like a movie called Hacksaw Ridge. Another war movie based on a true story.
The emotion set in this movie and Hacksaw honours the representation
I would include The Monuments Men as another movie to view. Not as emotional, but it has its moments!
I second Hacksaw Ridge. It's right up there with Saving Pvt. Ryan
Too bad Hacksaw Ridge was such a crap movie when the real story was so good.
@@Gromit801 You lost me at too bad
Masterful storytelling…a dying art…such a great way to relive this experience…Thank you guys.
My Grandfather landed on Omaha Beach with the 'Big Red One' (the First Infantry Division) on D-Day. First combat he ever saw. This movie never fails to conjure him up in my memory.
He seems to have had a different story of the war for every member of the family but no one has one of the landing. As far as I know, mine is the closest in time/space; it occurred a couple weeks later some miles inland of the beach.
I imagine only my Grandmother knew all the stories Grandpa was willing to tell of that time in his life.
He was a difficult man to get close to but I miss him almost every day in some way.
One of Steven Spielberg's finest work. Thank god there's are outstanding directors like him that conveyed such a picture in this movie that every generation in future can watch a film like this and appreciate what the WW2 generation had to sacrifice to give us freedom and peace.
I've never watched the movie - and didn't cry at the end. This movie hits as deep as any movie ever made.
For anybody going to Normandy, a visit to the American cemetery is compulsory. Such a quiet beautiful piece of American territory, but so overwhelming, especially when you realize of its size. I'm somehow glad that they have this place to rest in peace.
How quickly you guys have become my favorite channel on here.
Captain Miller's admonition to Ryan to "earn It" is an admonition to us all! We should all EARN IT as a show of respect for the sacrifices our soldiers made in WWII. Live a life that would make them proud.
A masterpiece of a film, and great reaction. Thanks guys from the UK.
My father took me to see this in theatre, he was a veteran of the war in Vietnam. He's since passed and I miss him every day.
She's a true American.
Such an intense start, then they hit you with the emotional letter scene and the Chaplin visiting the mom….what put me over the edge was Wade dying calling for his momma….
This movie is so very personal to me. My Dad, Les Jamison, was in the 101st. D-Day, Marked Garden, Bastogne to V-E Day. He suffered PTSD and survivor’s guilt till the day he died. I now know why he was somber most of his life. RIP, Dad 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Greatest war movie ever about the greatest generation ever. Been waiting for this a long time
Watch "Come And See", many say it's much better than this.
@@Mr.Goodkat You can’t even compare the two.
@@07foxmulder Why not?
Again this is one of the best reactions I seen to this and I'm still crying
The best part about this whole upload is while all these men were dying horrific and painful deaths in the film, we catch glimpses of a cowboy absolutely devouring his popcorn. Amazing.
Those blimps are barrage balloons. They stop bombers and fighters from low air attacks.
I remember my Grandpa. Harry Doddridge Jr. 106th infantry fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Got captured and was a POW,later liberated at the end of the war in Europe. He was a machine Gunner,he was 19 at the time. He went through hell but went on to live his life fully and did his best to put his memories of the war behind him. He was always working, never was idle, I figured because it helped him get passed his thoughts even though he was a hard worker before, providing for his younger brothers and sisters. I also think of my great uncle Doyle who fought in the Philippines. He struggled with life after his service but did his best as well. Thanks to all who served, remember them. Great reaction y'all,thanks take care.
Your grandpa sounds like a great man.
If you're ever in Honolulu, go check out the cemetery at the Punchbowl honoring the heroes of the Pacific. It is a beautiful tribute. Along with the Arizona memorial of course. It makes me extremely angry at people who take freedom so lightly... like it's just a thing that's always been there and doesn't need protecting. I spent 4 years active and 4 reserve in the Air Force during the Clinton years so nothing much was going on. I don't feel like I come close to measuring up with these guys or my dad who served in the Army in Vietnam. The WWII vets are the greatest generation and we're losing them more and more every day.
I saw this when it premiered in theaters about 10 older veterans walked out crying it hit them really hard I can't even imagine how they felt.
Had a family member that participated in D-Day. After watching the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan I can't begin to imagine what his experience was like.
Even non Americans like me feel emotional when watching this masterpiece... it's very moving and deep... this movie shows the meaning of sacrifice very clearly... there is also a meaningful reason for why the sacrifice was made...
I believe the blimps makes harder for enemy aircrafts to attack the ships.
I think this is the most emotional reaction I've seen from her. She could not hide this one or drink enough water to make it go away. Bless you. Great reaction video. Thank you.
Seeing this film around age 13 gave me my first ever existential crisis. For the first time death and in turn the value of human life seemed very very real.
My old man is an Army veteran and I followed in his footsteps to serve. I joined and I am still currently in the Air Force.
Thank you for your service!
@@YouMeTheMovies Thank you for your support. We do it for great Americans like you, and thank you for a great reaction to a great film. Band of Brothers and the Pacific is a must watch.
My first like... beautiful reactions...intro is really good... ❤️❤️❤️...will watch your video now ..love from India 🇮🇳❤️.
Am serving in Indian Army... happy Veterans Day..
Salute to all veterans past and present, and to all who gave their lives for this country. Every male on my father’s side of the family has served, including me (USMC). My 96 year old uncle served during WWII.
Thank you for your service Robert!
Had to add a second comment. My dad was in a VA hospital, last time in 2017, and his roommate was a WWII vet, Navy, who spent the entire war manning one of the big guns on a battleship. We're talking the big 16" suckers... talk about a BOOM! First thing he said to my dad was, "don't worry about the TV or anything, I couldn't hear it if the world ended right now." Really sweet guy, told some awesome stories. He was an expert lip reader and always kept a pencil and paper nearby just in case.
Even with all of our country's problems, I can't even imagine where'd we be if it wasn't for those soldiers.
I just hope the new generation will be up to the task when China makes their move.
@@DerekMoore82 That war, if it comes, will not be like this or anything we've seen before. While conflict ultimately comes down to boots on the ground, warfare has become so abstract. It could be drones and nukes; it could be fought entirely in cyberspace. Economic interconnectedness will also be a deciding factor.
@@nicholassmith7984 no one would start a war, it would be the complete end of humanity, they're not dumb
@@Adizero2 There was a time I would have agreed with that, but if the last few years have demonstrated anything, it's that there's an overabundance of dumb out there, and a lot of it making it's way into halls of power.
So much respect to you two and how you honor, appreciate, and comprehend what our nation has gone through. Thanks!
It was a great cast of actors in this film!
I've read a lot of comments and it seems I am the only German who comments on it.
I have to say, I cried too (a lot) when I watched this movie. It's a very touching story and in my opinion Spielberg's best movie.
I also want to add that a lot of Americans today think German = Nazi, which is totally wrong. Back in the day only 9% of all Germans were Nazis and it's absurd to think nowadays that Germans are still Nazis. I am 48 years old and I was ALWAYS grateful to the American Soldiers and their allies for freeing Germany from the Nazi-Regime, (even though my grandfather fought in the Wehrmacht, but he wasn't a Nazi) and protecting us Germans through out the cold war.
However, I really liked your reaction to this wonderful movie and want to thank you both. Happy belated Veterans Day!
Yes. I’m Canadian but one of my first memories about WW2 was the old ‘The World at War’ series(early 1970’s). The one scene that stuck with me the most was all those German POW’s being led away after their surrender at Stalingrad. Later on I found out that there were over 90,000 of them and that only 5,000 of them made it back home. I know they were our enemy at the time but it was very sad to see and hear the end result.
Our soldiers should never be forgotten good men from all walks of life. We will love you forever and remember your sacrifices.
I'm an Australian who grew up in Papua New Guinea as a child in the 70s. My brother and i used to go searching for WW2 debris. We found bullets, shells and scopes from the war, and New Guinea is littered with detritus from the war, including numerous shell holes and wrecked vehicles,etc so as an adult it became my hobby to read about modern war history especially after i discovered Australia's war history. I now have over 80 books (50 alone concerning WW2) concerning various wars and i've read several of them multiple times. I am fascinated by that generation and what they went through. I can't wait for Band of Brothers. By the way i really enjoy your reactions and you both seem like very down to earth people. Thanks for this reaction...i loved it.
Thanks for sharing your story. And thanks for watching with us!
I'm not American (I'm British), but my uncle served and died, in France, during WW2.
He was 18.
You know its a serious movie when the dude stops eating the popcorn in pure shock.
My Uncle Pete was in the D-Day landings on Omaha. Never made it to the beach on the 1st try; his landing craft took a direct hit and he woke up in the water without any of his gear, some superficial wounds, and half his clothing They rounded him up some more gear and sent him in with the replacements a few days later. As best he could ever figure he was one of 2 survivors from that landing craft. He always said he used up all of his luck that day; 4 purple hearts after that before he got shot through both feet and that put him out of the war.
Must have watched this movie hundreds of time over the years,Wade's death still gets me everytime..And if you're gonna do the whole Band of Brothers series i think someone's gonna need a bigger anti cry water bottle
Fun fact: at 8:49 the guy who asks “Is he still alive?” Is the same guy who plays Walter White in Breaking Bad
The sniper shot through the scope is actually homage to a real live sniper shot through the scope which happened during the Vietnam war As Told by Sergeant Charles Hathcock in his book "One Shot One Kill" Hathcock was one of the most prolific U.S. MARINE snipers in history and actually had a bounty on his head in Vietnam!! He shot an enemy sniper (Bounty Hunter) seconds before the sniper would have shot him exactly like that through the scope!!!
Check out Band of Brothers, shot the same way with same people behind the scenes. Best WW2 series or war series for that matter of all time. True story of the 501 EZ Company. God rest their souls.
"How do you keep moving forward...?" Retreat is certain death. Doing nothing is death or causing other's death. Only staying in the fight makes a difference. Medal of Honor recipient Jake Jacobs told us "Do something, even if it's the wrong thing. Doing nothing gets you killed." Kuwait 2006.
Spielberg, Hanks, et al definitely added to humanity in this one.
Thanks for this reaction video. Very emotional experience.
“The Statue of Liberty is kaput?… that’s disturbing…” 🤣🤣🤣
"YOUR DAD WAS CIRCUMSIZED BY MY RABBI, YOU PRICK!" My sides lost it.
Biggest surprise cast member in this one for me was the deaf guy was Opie from SOA.
And side note...this IS a tough one to watch. Damn good movie.
Not for everyone, apparently some can even munch popcorn while watching...
I'm careful about watching reaction channels about D-day. My dad survived this and wouldn't talk about it until his last days of life. Respect these warriors for America.
My grandfather was in WW2 in the Navy. He was stationed with his best friend who was killed. My grandfather snuck out of his quarters one night to get a biscuit in the kitchen. He was caught and his superior made him the cook because of it. He learned how to cook thanks to that and it also probably saved his life. He wouldn't talk about any of it and that little bit was all we could ever get out of him. Sometimes I wonder if he just told people he was the cook and didn't see action just so he wouldn't have to talk about it or have people bother him.
If you can't cry for the thousands that died and those that bore the burden of surviving, who can you cry for?
i still have my grandfathers WWII helmet with a bullet dent in it....and so we all should cry...and remember these brave soldiers who liberated the world.... i will never forget and nor should anyone.... from our fathers and grandfathers we thank you....
“Keep those actions clear” he is referring to the mechanisms built into their guns. Many of them are M1 Garand Rifles, which would later evolve into modern automatic rifles. This was back in the day when semi and full auto guns were still in their experimental stages, and getting sand in your gun could cause a malfunction, your gun simply doesn’t shoot, and you are left defenseless to the enemy. Many people actually die because their gun fails on them when they needed it most.
Pvt. Charles Hollinsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hollinsworth of Shirley, Missouri, was killed in action in the Italian campaign March 2nd, 1944, according to a telegram from the War Department received by his parents March 11. He was 22 years of age and had been through two major actions against the enemy and was wounded in the sicilian campaign.
Thank you for calling out this solider who gave his life. A true hero.
Spielberg's magnum opus
he gets the credit for his blockbusters (Jaws, Raiders, ET, Jurassic Park)
but it's when he gets adult (Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan) when he truly shines
The snipe shot through the scope is based off of a story of 2 snipers who were at it for over 48 hours. One sniper saw a reflection on the trees (during daylight) and shot at it thus hitting the scope going straight through the eye of the other sniper. As to whether or not that story is bs idk.
8:03 we got the beach. Now let's go save one guy for the entire rest of the movie
The through the scope sniper shot is an homage to the deadliest Marine Sniper Carlos Hathcock. He made that shot to a sniper that was sent to hunt him.
Both my grandfathers fought in WW2, one in the US Navy and the other was British in the Royal Armored Core..My British Grandpa only told me about his experience once was I was 14…I guess he thought I was old enough, he talked about the fun times a bunch of times but this time he just talked for 10 hours..how the Germans cut their tanks to pieces, how they had to cross into Italy under constant artillery fire with boats being blown to pieces. His tank battalion was on one side of a hill and German artillery was on the other and they were being shelled..His tank blew up a church bell tower with the German spotter in it. They called for air support and American planes hit their tank battalion on accident…I can still remember his 1000 yard stare and him tearing up saying “the goddamn yanks hit us on accident” He lost a few friends that day. That was the only time he ever spoke of it. My other grandpa joined later in the war in the Us navy..Later on he got reassigned to a cruiser but got pneumonia bad and had to be hospitalized..He missed his ship leaving port…His ship was the USS Indianapolis .
The German sniper who killed Caparzo (Vin Diesel) is the Czech stuntman and actor Leoš Stránský. 🇨🇿 He also worked on the Titanic.
The greatest war movie ever made in my opinion. Grandfather served In ww2 stormed the beaches in Normandy, my father served in the Vietnam war and I served In Afghanistan. My grandfather lost his leg when he stepped on a land mine. He told us as he was laying there bleeding out a brave civilian ran in to try and pull him out, the civilian stepped on a land mine and it blew him in the air and then he landed on a second mine. My grandfather came home with 4 Purple Hearts. My father got shot in the leg in Vietnam and the bullet bounced around and came out of his kneecap. Fortunately I came home with all my appendages. The only issues i have are diagnosed with ptsd/anxiety disorder, my back is wrecked and my shoulder is jacked up which causes my arm and hand to go numb very frequently. I will say this, I do not regret any of it, it was my decision and if I went back and do it again.
The blimps are called barrage ballons, and are there to help protect the landing beaches from air attack. The idea being that fighter-bombers can't fly low enough without risking a collision with either the balloon or the lines supporting them.
Jackson shooting the enemy sniper through his scope is based on an actual incident, although it happened during Vietnam with Carlos "Whitefeather" Hathcock. He caught a flash of light, turned, and fired, and later found he'd put his round right down the scope of a VK sniper...which meant the sniper had also drawn a bead on him. Hathcock was just faster on the trigger.
Just got out of Air Force Basic Training back in March. Looking forward to serving this great nation. I appreciate all who have come before me and all that will serve after me. I will do my part to keep the USA safe. Off We go into the Wild Blue Yonder!
God bless you . . .
That Spielberg... And Williams... And the acting across the board - legendary movie. Gratitude to the heroes that fought in WW2: "The Greatest Generation" - A title they fully earned!
These generations back then were something else.
Here in Australia we have The Rats of Tobruk who dug in while cut off in Egypt and managed to break Rommels advance. Generations back then didn't know the meaning of giving up, adversity was as natural to them as breathing. My great grandfather fought at Gallipoli in WW1 where the diggers scaled a high cliff while under heavy fire from the Turks, he never made it home as he was killed during the fighting. But just the willingness to go there and fight for no other reason than the fact he felt like it was the right thing to do is what bravery is for me.
Can't imagine the terror and hardship the Americans went through on that beach, but they got it done.
The Blimps are Barrage Balloons - they are used to keep low flying/dive bombers at higher altitude. The cables hanging from them can rip off a wing. Since dive bombing was the most accurate form of boming this was important.
don't quote me on this (I'm happy to see replies clarify since it's an interesting subject anyway) but I think Miller (tom hanks) might be partly inspired by Joshua Chamberlain from the american civil war. chamberlain was a college professor and all-around EXTREMELY well-learned and well-read academic, teaching theology, english, philosophy, you name it-- except for math I think lol. Dude survived six wounds and six horses getting shot from under him, including one which allegedly slowed a bullet enough that while it hit him in the chest, it somehow went AROUND HIS RIBCAGE UNDER HIS SKIN and come out of his side. witnesses who saw it said it looked like he'd just been shot clean through the heart before he kept yelling orders like nothing happened lol. a total nerd and bookworm turned hero and badass. and he saw the war all the way to the end and then went back to teaching and was even elected governor of Maine.
I dunno, I just always felt that Tom Hanks's character was like a jaded and broken version of Chamberlain, like if he'd been in WWII instead of the civil war.
Did you understand the Sullivans reference? The Sullivans were also as group of brothers that signed up for WW2 together. However there were ALL assigned together on a ship in the navy. That ship was in battle and sank and all the brothers died together.
The reason besides the obvious that this was bad is because nobody lived to carry on the family name in that family. That family ended with their mother. That is something the Army changed when this happened. If a man was an only son the Army would not take him or if brothers signed up together, they were assigned separately so that when all but one were killed the last one was immediately relieved of duty, honorably discharged and sent home.
Love the way he stops eating
R.I.P JR. (Grandpa). He served in the Airforce
This film will be forever be a masterpiece.
My personal top 5 war/military films would probably be: Das Boot (1981), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Apocalypse Now (1979), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Paths of Glory (1957).
I remember watching this movie in Boot camp. The Drill sergeant told us that this is what " real soldiers were" and that if we were lucky, we would not see a War during our Enlistment. That we were blessed there were no wars on the Horizon
This was June of 2001. I was always partial to The big Sarge Horvath.
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A small historical mistake in this movie, is where you see the soldier collecting tins of soil from each of the countries he's been to. The lids of the tins are labeled with "magic marker" ink. However, the magic marker (aka. permanent marker) wasn't invented until 1952 ..... Seven years after WWII ended.
During WW II in the Pacific, there were four brothers -- the Sullivans -- who were on the same ship that was sunk. There is a 1944 film about them -- "The Fighting Sullivans".
As result, the military changed policy so brothers were no longer deployed to the same battle location. So that policy is worked into the FICTION, but there is no explanation for it -- a shortcoming of the screenplay -- but the name "Sullivan" is changed to "Ryan".
But to hear some talk, Spielberg is a 'genius" and everything he does is a "masterpiece".
No words can describe the gratitude that our soldiers have done to protect this country.
1917 if you haven't watched it, is amazing. Technical masterpiece.