Saving Private Ryan Movie Review
Saving Private Ryan Movie Review Saving Private Ryan is a World War II film released on July 24, 1998. The film, about a group of soldiers sent behind enemy lines to bring a man back home safely, is directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. The cast consists of well-known actors including Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns. The beginning of the film starts off with a veteran of the Second World War looking at a grave and experiencing a flashback. This is where the story begins. The story follows United States Army Ranger Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) as he struggles with others to take Omaha Beach. After he survives the initial landing Miller is given a mission directly from the top to assemble a team (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Jeremy Davies and Giovanni Ribisi) to penetrate German defenses and save a paratrooper named James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), Ryan is the last-surviving brother of four who all died during the first days of the Normandy landings. Miller and his team go through hostile territories in search of Ryan. By the time Miller and his team has found Ryan, he has already lost two men, Caparzo (Vin Diesel) and Wade (Giovanni Ribisi). However Ryan decides it is not fair for him to leave especially when his friends had also fought as hard as he had and they need as many men as possible to hold the bridge. Therefore, Miller and his men decide to stay and help defend the bridge. After a fierce battle and victory, most of Miller’s group including Miller himself dies. Upon death, Miller tells Ryan to “earn it,” meaning with everything it took to save Ryan’s life, he should live his life well. We learn that Ryan is the old man at the beginning of the movie. Saving Private Ryan gives a realistic portrayal of the combat and gruesome events of World War II. Many of the details in the movie are historically accurate. For instance, the sequence of details and