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@@iKvetch558 ... You really picked out very minor inaccuracies and saw them as disrespectful? Lighten up, Francis. This film paid more respect to the Allied soldiers than all other war films combined.
Didn’t initially see this comment so posted almost the exact same comment.. Band of Brothers is in my opinion the best mini series of all time .. a must watch.
I was a Navy Corpsman, I served 10 years, 8 with Marines. I saw this on a Tuesday afternoon. There were 12 of us. Myself, and 11 others, all veterans. At the end of the movies, the house lights went up. All of us had teary eyes. One old man stated the following- "As far as war movies go, that was the most accurate depiction I've ever seen . As for the ACTUAL D-Day, it didn't come close" His hat said it all- D-Day Survivor, Purple Heart. I have always deferred to his expert opinion. As bad as you think it was as shown in the movie, it was much, much worse. That said, this was the best representation of D-Day filmed. The assault took place at low tide & the troops had between 400-450 yards of open beach to get across. Every inch sighted in by enemy weapons. To get off the beach took hours. Not the 20 or so minutes shown. Allied casualties were between 5-9,000 KIA, 6-7,000 Wounded & 2,500 MIA. German casualties between 9-12,000. In just one day.
The number of allied casualties on the beach was crazy, but the airborne paratroopers got it just as bad if not worse. A huge amount of them never lived long enough to land and the majority that did survive until they hit the ground were separated from their units and had to fight through the enemy just to find friendlies. So many dead just to push back Germans and start towards the path to ending the war
I'm with the 29th, portrayed in this movie. They took 95% casualties. There's a big picture in my unit's armory of every man from my hometown who went to war. Only 3 made it back, and about 2 hours down the road is Bedford, who lost all of their boys. We can't possibly live up to the legacy
@@patrickevans9604 My grandfather was 101st during the war. When they were researching Band of Brothers (the book) one of the researchers came and spent some time with him. Turned out he was one of five in his platoon who survived the war and the researcher just wanted to thank him and hear his story. His company lost too many people to make a compelling book, which was crazy to me as a kid. He never, ever talked about the war but had a small drawer at home with some things he brought home. We were never allowed near that drawer. When Band of Brothers (the show) came out, he knew most of the guys in the show, which blew my mind even more. It was an entire generation of heros.
My grandfather was a tank driver in WW2 for the Canadian military. He was in N. Africa as an ammo runner for the Brits, then was moved to a tank crew for the invasion of Italy and took part in D-day on Juno beach. He was later wounded outside Caen and that was the end of the war for him. He never talked about his service until the last few years of his life. One year we were having dinner at his house and this movie came on the tv he watched for about 30seconds into the beach scene then he walked out of the house. He said it was just too much for him and it brought back too many horrible memories. He talked to us about it for hours, it was the first time he ever spoke about what he went through to us. I remember my mom said he was a hero, my grandfather got mad at her and said " I'm not a damn hero, the heroes are the ones who never came home. I'm just a survivor "
Yes. My grandfather was in the navy and in port at Darwin when it was bombed, he also fought in New Guinea. He would never talk about it either unless he was very drunk. Would also hear him talk in his sleep, definitely having nightmares of the war judging by what he said
My grandfather was an infantryman in Africa in WW2 (U.S.). My grandmother told us that he used to say that they were chasing after Rommel. Otherwise he didn't talk much about it.
The opening scene is the American invasion of Omaha beach, the heaviest fortified beach on D-Day and the beach with the most deaths, however, the Canadian invasion of Juno beach was the second deadliest of the D-Day invasion. Due to weather, the Canadians were the last invasion force to come ashore, losing any element of surprise, giving the Germans more time to mobilize and call in reinforcements. The initial wave at Juno was described as a blood bath, the opening scene of this film probably brought back some painful memories for your grandfather and I completely understand why he walked out. Fortunately, the Canadian 3rd Army was able to overcome German opposition and successfully made it further inland than any of the other allied forces on D-Day.
It's an amazing bit of writing bc it doesn't follow logically from the plot. It's completely out of left field. To think of that as a writer takes a higher order of thought. It's like painting a sunset and reaching for green paint for one detail.
This was D-Day, the landing at Normandy France. The Big Push into Europe. The US, England, Canada and other countries joined in the landing planned for many months. My dad was there on the Navy destroyer the USS Frankford. He was a gunner. A soldier radioed his ship when the tank was hit and could not move. He sent them the coordinates of the bunkers that needed to be taken out in order for the soldiers to move up the hill. They sent him the coordinates and the Frankford went in so close and turned in parallel to the shore in order to hit the bunker, risking running aground which would have made them an easy target and taken the ship out. My dad sent the 5 inch silos and took them out. General Eisenhower and General Bradley said if they had not done that the landing was about to be called off, too many lives being lost. Several other destroyers saw what the Frankford was doing and followed suit. I am so proud of the small part my dad and the USS Frankford played in saving the landing.
My favorite detail of this movie is when the General is reading the Lincoln letter he puts it down halfway through the monologue and starts reciting it from memory. He has read it so many times that he has the entire thing memorized and he clearly understands the position he is in sending thousands of men to their deaths every day.
This is why Americans love and respect the greatest generation. My Grandpa was shot nine times and has his leg blown off in WW2 when he was in the 3rd infantry between his 17th and 19th birthday. After making it home He could never sleep without terror, never board a boat without flashbacks of landing (he landed at Normandy, North Africa, and sicily), but he was my best friend who loved life and was always amazing to me despite all of this.
I’d say it’s the 2nd biggest robbery after Spielberg failed to get a Director nomination for The Color Purple and the fact the film was nominated for 11 and won 0 and has aged the best out of the 1986 Best Picture nominees
I watched this at the movies when I was 16 . I was in shock and silent the whole movie . It changed me from being a little shit and humbled me. Haven’t missed a dawn service since
I don't think SPR is Best Picture calibre. This film is incredible when it is incredible, but mixed otherwise. IMHO. Having watched it a zillion times now, I now see see its shortcomings. It lost to Shakespeare in Love. That film, also very good, also wasn't Best Picture calibre IMHO. It was a weak field that year.
Shakespeare in Love only won because Harvey Weinstein spent months campaigning and bribing people to vote for it. It's a love story and Academy voters at the time were overwhelmingly upper middle class women. SPR is a far superior film that doesn't appeal to that demographic
The two soldiers supposedly saying, "look i washed for supper" were Czech conscripts forced into defending the Normandy beaches by Germany. They were honestly forced into servitude.
The one line that just hits me hard is at the end when he asks his wife to tell him he's a good man. A grown man who's been through hell in war needing that comfort from his wife to ease his conscience, it's just beautifully delivered. Such a simple need but it means so much.
I watched this on opening day in a packed theater half full of WW2 Vets and their families. Even during the opening beach landing, you could hear men weeping all around you.
Agree. Band of Brothers and the other two, The Pacific and Masters of the Air. My dad was a navigator on a B-17 and flew 23 missions over Germany before the War ended.
I lived in Caen, Normandy in the Spring of 1998. Just a short drive from the D-Day beaches. I walked the same path in the American cemetery, and I even toured the German cemetery down the road as well as many other memorials. The locals were very friendly and were still appreciative of the Allies for defeating the Germans, even though 80% of the city was wiped out during the Allied invasion. I came home in June, 1998, and just a few months later, "Saving Private Ryan" was released. The opening scene of James Ryan walking through the American cemetery hit me so hard. I saw the film four times in the theater. Each time, elderly men exited the theater in tears. I think we were all in tears. No other war film comes close to the greatness of "Saving Private Ryan", but of course, I am very biased. 😊
@@Stogie2112 Well Normandy is a pretty charming place, I must admit. I heard a lot about Caen and also the city of Vire since that`s where my father grew up. His birthday was on June 7th and let`s just say all hell broke loose the day before. He and my two aunts and grandparents got their house destroyed by the bombings but they were lucky to survive all of it. Afterwards they were refugees on the road for close to three months and danger was everywhere. He even saw a pair of P-38 Lightnings attack a parked column of Waffen SS; he said bullets were flying everywhere. About two years ago, I was watching a video on YT showing the first U.S airbase in Normandy and what did they show for 10 seconds, a P-38 landing on the grass. Looks like dad was right. Mind you he didn`t know what a P-38 was back then but just remembered that it was a double- tailed airplane. Let`s just say I heard a lot of WW2 stories growing up. Nothing is better than someone who was actually there at the time. That`s it, cheers.
I was there last month for the commemorations stayed near Pegasus Bridge and visited Ver Sur Mer Gold Beach, family member landed there on D-Day but was killed 12 days later between Bayeux and Caen along with six others from his Battalion same day, i found his name on the memorial which is stunning.
My grandfather stormed this beach knowing he probably wasn't going to make it. He ended up surviving and his last battle was the battle of the bulge he suffered shrapnel from a grenade. Our greatest generation.
Part of the "Rescuing Matt Damon Cinematic Universe". There's about 10 films in the series if you count Goodwill Hunting, where they save him emotionally.
@@denderler I don't recall saying I was proud of anything. I just thanked them for the work they did on this video . Don't get your panties in a twist . God bless you.
I was 12 when this movie came out. At the time, my Dad was working for a company that manufactured trophies, plaques, awards, etc. One of his clients gifted him 2 free passes for a private early screening with a group of WWII veterans. Seeing that movie with those men was a memory I'll never forget. The silence in the theater after the movie ended was broken only by occasional sobs. It was a somber and sobering moment.
My dad and his twin brother volunteered and served in Underwater Demolition Teams in the Pacific. They were called frogmen and would swim in to a beach, measure the depth of the water and make note of obstacles, all while being shot at by Japanese snipers. My uncle was sent to a Naval Combat Demolition Unit and was on Omaha Beach before the main troop landing on D-Day to help clear it. He and 160 others in his unit survived while 31 men were KIA. 65 were wounded. Truly the Greatest Generation.
Band of Brothers, to stay in the same historical period and genre, could be a great watch for this channel ! And pretty sure both of you, would like it a lot.
US here. I signed up for the Selective Service when I was 18. In the US, that means you put your name in the list for military conscription. I luckily lived during a time when the military was not drafting. I remember that if you were the last male in your family which carried your family's last name, you were exempt. In other words, if you were the only one who could procreate and carry on the family name and bloodline.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, you have officially entered the masterclass of Steven Spielberg. -------- He's one of the best visual storytellers to ever touch a movie camera. I hope you guys are able to do a deep dive on all the films he has made over the past 50 years and more. ---------- Spielberg literally invented the blockbuster movie genre.
Quick story about being an only child in a war...I was in the USMC Reserve when Sadam invaded Kuwait. We were a tank unit, and were activated and sent to Iraq via the USS Tarawa. As we were boarding the ship, my platoon Sgt. caught me and told me I did not have to get on, as I was an only child. I wanted to go, so I had to sign paperwork to go. FF a few months and we were in the well deck of the ship getting ready to hit the shore and start the ground war. Again, the same Sgt found me and told me I did not have to get off the ship and fight. And again I signed paperwork to go and fight. The US Government is serious about keeping family bloodlines going.
Thank you for appreciating this movie. It warms my heart to see young people like yourselves realize that we are all standing on the shoulders of giants.
EVERYONE who served confirms that intro scene is one of the most accurate depictions of front line battle shown on film. So powerful. Great reaction guys!
Even worse was 1942 the 5 Sullivan brothers were all serving on the same ship USS Juneau and all 5 died when the ship was destroyed. After that no same family members were ever again to serve on the same ship/unit. All military branches separated everyone from then on and 1 member would serve at home so as no family would ever be completely wiped out.
Even worse is that Great Britain lost 30% of the men aged 16-40 in this war after losing 20% of men aged 18-35 in the First World War approximately 20 years earlier & these wars bankrupted the entire British economy….
Bit of Aussie history with the Sullivan brothers, as one of the ships sunk on the night of October 13, 1942 along with the _Juneau_ was the _HMAS Canberra_ . Also got to give credit to the _USS Laffey_ (the original _Farragut_ class one, not the _Somers_ class one that survived 22 kamikazes in Okinawa) going face to face with the battleship _Hiei_ and crippling her so torpedo bombers from the _Enterprise_ could finish her off.
After WWI Canada stopped putting lads from the same small towns in units all together. They did that in WWI because they figured if they were fighting with their friends and relatives they would fight harder. Well they did but some towns, especially in Newfoundland, had a whole generation of young men wiped out all at once and those towns took decades to recover.
11:36 - just for clarification, Mellish isn't crying b/c "he's soaking it all in", he's crying b/c they just killed a bunch of teenagers in that trench (look up hitler youth, the knife that vin diesel's character hands him is a hitler youth knife, 14-16 years olds, think of them like boy scouts or cadets, they were there helping the regular german army that day during d-day). 1:03:22 - most people won't notice this, but that is one CRISP salute, whoever the actor was that played the old man either served in the military or had practiced that a bunch before the shot was taken.
Mellish is Jewish, not crying because kids but because that knives just like it were used to murder many Jews. The owner got it when they were a kid in the Hitler Youth but the movie wasn’t trying to show him crying for killing youths on a French Beach
Thanks for noticing the salute. It almost ruins war movies for me when the actor does a sloppy salute. It shows they put no preparation into their role and they most likely don't give a damn about the soldiers they are playing. I agree the old man does a very nice salute, except for coming to proper attention before doing so (nitpicky I know).
MUST WATCH: - The Patriot (Revolutionary War) - Glory (Civil War) - 1917 (WWI) - HACKSAW RIDGE (WWII) - Band of Brothers (WWII) - The Pacific (WWII) - Masters of the Air (WWII) - We Were Soldiers (Vietnam)
@@Unashamed_Christian These are all amazing flicks. I would add, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Hacksaw Ridge, The Imitation Game, Enemy at the Gates, Das Boot, Crimson Tide, The Hunt for Red October, Bridge on River Kwai and so many more.
@@lethaldose2000 *Bridge on the River Kwai Also recommended: A Bridge Too Far (WWII) The Bridge at Remagen (WWII) (lots of "Bridge" films, LOL) Patton (WWII) The Great Escape (WWII) Sands of Iwo Jima (WWII) Midway (WWII) (the 1970's version, not the weak remake) Tora! Tora! Tora! (WWII) And for the lighter side of war films: M*A*S*H* (Korea - The film with Donald Sutherland (R.I.P.) and Elliot Gould, not the TV series - although that's pretty good as well) Kelly's Heroes (WWII) Catch-22 (WWII) And if you REALLY want to soak an entire box of tissues with tears - Grave of the Fireflies (WWII)
Thank you for watching that. My grandfather and great uncle served with and were inturned with ANZAC troops in WW2, and later became slave labour on the Burma railway. I heard a few stories growing up. It is important that young people today know what happened - in all theatres, and by all sides. BTW, the two guys in german uniform who get shot near the start while surrendering are speaking Czech. They are explaining that they were pressganged by the Germans and forced to fight. They were waiting for the first opprtunity to surrender.
My dad like so many others was in combat from 1942-44. He refused to speak of it until the day he died many years ago. I often wondered what he went through as a young man. Living through the Great Depression and fighting in WW II. To much to bear but he did and raised six kids and loved one woman his whole life.
The most devestating movie I have ever seen. The opening and closing scenes left me with a knot in my stomach. I dont know if there will ever be another movie like this. Every performance was so realisitic. Speilberg is an absolute master film maker.
Shame on all those who are criticizing Spartan & Pudgey for not being informed about WWII. There are millions of Americans who also have little knowledge of the war that happened 80 years ago. Every new generation is full of students who see World History as just pages in their textbooks. It is probably the same in other countries. One of the unfortunate Facts of Life is that the past fades from our awareness and memories. It always happens. One hundred years from now, this film will have lost a great deal of significance, as people will be 180 years (9 generations) removed from that terrible war. Don't point fingers at others when you are just as uninformed about other events in the recent and distant past.
I didn't criticize them. But generelly speaking: "not being informed about WWII" is ... let's say not so good. There're some things in life that everyone should know (like a ROUND Earth which revolves around the Sun, WW2, ...). You can't blame people for criticizing (not hating; that's bad) such things. We're talking about WW2, a global, still recent event with HUUUGE implications, even today. And please don't mention Americans as an example. My dog doesn't know what happened 80 years ago either.
You two together have great energy, harmony & understanding for all human kind makes you great human beings…. Much love, health and happiness to everyone from England 🏴😄👍
You absolutely have to see Hacksaw Ridge! It’s based on a true story. I watched 99% of the movie and didn’t shed a tear, during the last 1% of the movie I burst into tears and cried like a baby. It’s an amazing film.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, the funny thing about seeing Matt Damon in the field of flowers. At the time when the movie was made, he was an unknown actor, he has only done 2 or 3 movies. ----------- Then he shot to fame after making "Good Will Hunting" Which is another great movie you guys have to check out with Matt Damon that came out one year before this movie. ---------- Especially how you both love to dive into deep psychological and ideological concepts that surround the themes that underly some of the best movie scripts ever written.
I grew up in Canada & was the age where most of my fellow kids & I had granddads who fought in WW2 & I can't recall any I met who talked about the actual details other than generalities. They faced life at it's rawest & realest yet always remained stoic.
You can also add all his comedies, such as Big, Splash, Burbs, Turner and Hooch and his other dramas such as DaVinci Code, Appollo 13, Captain Phillips, Sully and so many more.
Tom Hanks is a national treasure. I've never seen a Tom Hanks movie I didn't like although I will say The Circle underutilized him. He has a newer movie A Man Called Otto or something for example that I definitely need to see but I heard it's sad so I gotta do that on a happier day. I bet it's good. Or he's good in it.
@@lethaldose2000 I wasn't trying to get on anyone I was just pointing out that Philadelphia is a big one that should be included and I did already call out the original poster just as much as I did you when I said you both left it out.
Ryan immediately asking the names of the two who died coming to get him earned him immediate respect from that group. That was an incredibly respectful thing and acknowledged the sacrifice they made. And then he said these are my brothers and I'm not going to abandon them. And there's not a one of either group that can say anything against that because they'd give their lives to save each other too. Ryan is a soldier. Period. He understands what that means and he accepts and believes it. That's why Captain Miller shakes his head like he does. Yeah hes not wrong. Okay then. And Horvath gives him permission to do what they were all likely thinking. Also this is an Army Ranger group. Rangers are extreme. Like the SEALS. Neither group is to be messed with and will absolutely get the job done. At the start when he is reporting to his commander on the previous mission he says sorry you got that one... it was tough but thats why you got it. Amd they know this one will be even harder to pull off. So they give it to a Ranger. And to be Captain in the Rangers from a school teacher is impressive. And hes clearly very good at it.
Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War. They fought in campaigns against Germany and Italy in Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, as well as against Japan in south-east Asia and other parts of the Pacific.
"If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it" Erwin Rommel (the legendary German General referenced in this movie) (allegedly)
Seeing this on a big screen, in a full theater when it fiirst came out was such a shocking and emotional experience. It was still just as incredible rewatching with you. Great reaction.
The are a few nit pick issues/inaccuracies that i have with the opening scenes, but overall it's pretty accurate. The scene with rounds hitting water isn't realistic, bullets dont travel through the water like that. The other issues are having the obstacles pointed the wrong direction, and the landing crafts couldn't get that close to the shore. Soldiers disembarked about 300 yards shy of the beach, due to shallow water. Despite these small issues the movie is fantastic!
@@ImRonDurden I understand their feeling... And yes, the premise of the movie (saving the fourth son to avoid the mom's despair) is the one unrealistic thing in the movie (but hey, it's Spielberg). I don't think the US army would have done that at the time.
I saw this in the theater when it came out. What an emotional experience. Half the audience was in tears when the credits rolled… Absolutely a classic. My favorite WW2 film.
True, but I'll never understand people who go to reaction channels to specifically see someone react to something, and then proceed to tell them they had the "wrong" reaction. Upham is written to garner that response on purpose. That scene could have been filmed a million different ways, but that's what they chose. People are going to feel the disgust at Upham's perceived cowardice, it's written to make people feel that way.
@fredwin I gave them kudos for their empathy (which the scene was also written to make people feel, assuming they have it). I don't expect a certain reaction.
@@fredwindid you read or hear something from the writer or director that the scene was written in a way that was supposed to elicit disgust from every viewer?
every reactor I've seen watch this movie always says "keep the helmet on!" doesn't realize that he would would've been dead with or without his cover on
My father serve at this time a navy man only 17 years old. Plus all his brothers served 5 of them . I'm so proud of my dad and my uncles and all that served there my hereos. That was a time when people respected our country and for which it stand for. All those that disrespect our flag should really watch this movie. And hopefully, they see what these men did for our country and the people of the united states of America.
at the 10:50 mark when Pudgey mentions a trap, its quite the opposite. It's missed by most the first time they watch this film but if you look at the subtitles it's saying "speaking Czech" instead of "speaking German" like it did for that line in the trench a little earlier where Spartan made the comment about the first to surrender being shot. The Wehrmacht and Waffen SS had limited numbers and so would hand garrison duties such as guarding the atlantic wall over to conscripted men from conquered nations. This particular soldier is from the Czech Republic. It's a really sad tale where he was taken from his home, shipped across to Normandy in Northern France and then forced to fight or be shot for disobeying his German officers. While surrendering in this scene he is actually saying he is Czech not German and that he did not fight or shoot anyone and is essentially begging for his life. I really like the addition of the character as it does go a long way to furthering the depth of the film and capturing historic stuff like this, I just wish it was made a little more obvious to those without the knowledge going in.
@@Waterford1992 True. I am using modern names for countries that still exist today to avoid confusion given Spartan/Pudgey aren't experts on 20th century history/geography.
51:56 Jackson wasn’t in the bell tower by himself. At 44:36, the “company” Jackson asks for is a belt fed Browning .30caliber machine gun with 1,000 rounds, or four belts of ammunition. Cpl. Henderson then points to one of his men and says “Parker, job opportunity.” Jackson wasn’t the one manning the machine gun, because he’s not a machine gunner, he’s the Company Marksman.
I finally watched this movie last year, and I must say it's one of the most realistic, breathtaking war movie I've ever seen (and probably the best, period). (I tried to watch it when I was 15, but I was too young for this first sequence...) And I'm french, so this movie has a special meaning to me (thinking of all those people dead to free my country).
One thing though is that Nazis towards the end use absolutely horrible tactics, normally tanks would just blast the the building to shreds (especially that church tower) before any infantry would advance and they would NEVER drive between sets of buildings, one bazooka shot from high angle and even a Tiger is toast from that distance.
My grandfather went to WW2 along with his 4 other brothers. 4 of them went to Europe, and the youngest went to the Navy versus Japan. The only one not to make it back was the youngest. My grandfather was at Normandy, and never could talk about it, and I never understood why especially since his brother-in-law was in North Africa with communications and loved to talk about the war. On my grandfather's death I saw his battle record to see "Normandy." I understood then. @13:44
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, I have seen SPR about 100 times and I still feel the hurt the anguish, the intensity. ------- Watching reactions like yours to the movie often gives me insights I didn't even realize I knew and makes me think even deeper and more introspectively on my own life experiences. ------- This is why movies like SPR are so powerful. ------- As George R.R. Martin often says, "The human heart in conflict with itself, is the only story truly worth telling."
This movie is as real as it gets according to some WW2 veterans that watched it before it was released. Right down to a dying soldier on a battlefield last words is mom or momma. It's a natural instinct to relate to where you came from. There's poems we used to read to justify where we were an what we was doing is where we was supposed to be. A bird will fall frozen dead on a bow an never feel sorry for itself.
You're right Spartan. That is the strength of older movies. It's a rare sight to behold nowadays. The art of impactful storytelling is dying a slow death 🥲
Her reaction to the landing craft ramp dropping and everyone getting shot. Easy target. Bunch of guys who cant go sideways. Lined up nicely. Fish in a barrel. Boy is she in for a hell of a 20 minutes. The thing about this scene is it is designed to desensitize you. Leave you so raw and shocked that you kinda cant feel. And by the end of the film its not bothering you so much any more. Gives a tiny hint of what actual soldiers have to go through with real deaths.
“Saving Private Ryan” is a phenomenal war film. Another excellent war movie is “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016), starring Andrew Garfield. It is based on the incredible bravery of Desmond Doss.
That film almost gave me PTSD. If the start of Saving Private Ryan makes you recoil at the intensity and horror of the war zone, this film is even a level beyond that. I left the cinema shellshocked!
My father fought in WW II. He never talked about it. He came home and worked the rest of his life as a truck driver. Died of alcoholism. My aunt said he was never the same after the War.
Viggo Mortensen broke his toe when he kicked that orc helmet and Peter Jackson kept in the scream of agony. Fun fact: people fainted at the first screening of 'the Exorcist'. The world needs more people like Tom Hanks. This movie should be shown in schools. I literally cried when I saw this movie Who is watching this in 2024? Omg! 986685 likes and no comment? Let me fix that. Omg! 15456667 comments? Mom ,I'm famous!
The way that old man Ryan’s wife reacted at the grave implies that he never told her about the captain or what happened. Which was the reality for soooo many veterans. They just bottled everything up and carried on with their lives. What a generation of men.
Certainly won’t impinge upon said generation’s greatness, but bottling everything up and never talking about anything….probably not the healthiest thing most of them could’ve done.
I’ve always thought this too. Ryan never mentioned Miller or the fact that the army sent a squad to retrieve him after his brothers were killed, even to his wife. She seems to have no idea. That’s crazy when you think about it.
The 2 soldiers that were trying to surrender and got shot were saying, in Czech, "Were Czech, not German, we didnt kill anybody" but the US Soldiers shot them anyway, showing the grey area of War, even the US Soldiers were guilty of questionable actions
@@DB-zp9un there is a well known fact that LOTS of the "Atlantic Wall" was defended by Czechs that had been Conscripted (forced to fight) from the German Eastern front, Spielberg was tossing a sign of acknowledgement to them
@@nicholassmith7984 Probably not. But 'liberating ethnic German Czechs from oppression' was the excuse Hitler used to occupy Czechoslovakia. (Oscar Schindler was born in Czechoslovakia, for example)
Band of Brothers - Tom Hanks & Steven Spielberg masterpiece. Following the 101st Airborne E-company. The company in which Ryan would have jumped into France with from this film. But you'll get so much more story and in-depth with the soldiers and the phases of WW2, from the draft and training to the end. It's gonna beat every series you've seen beforehand by a mile. GG
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, what was really amazing about your reaction is the breakdown you give as to the symbol that Saving Private Ryan himself represents. ------- Then come to hear two separate moments of dialogue in the movie that addresses the very dilemma that you spoke about. ------- I know for sure Spielberg and the writers were aware of it and wanted to verbalize it in the movie. -------- Tom Hanks talks about losing 95 men to save 10 times that amount. -------- Tom Sizemore also talks about saving private Ryan as being the only good act they can take away from being in WW2. Amazing.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, your understanding of Upham failing in the moment of truth during battle of the bridge is so spot on. ------------ We all dream of being heroes until we are in the moment of truth and we are overcome with fear. In fact, paralyzed by it, and then we have to face the reality of our failure. ----------- During war Upham's failure was a matter of life and death. During our daily lives, we get to have a do-over. ------------ I hope to never fail at the moment as Upham did, but you never know.
I agree Soilders Can Frezze or Paralyse Fear During Battle. These two Can't blame Uphams fear me too thats the point of Spielbergs Character. He wasn't going full Rambo Throughout till the last battle
Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of reactors pouring hate onto Uppham for his inaction so it’s nice to see a more sympathetic take. They were showing how war really affects people on the battlefield and in real life you don’t often get the heroic rescues we are used to in films. I think Uppham has an amazing character arc in this and it wouldn’t be possible without the scene where he’s frozen on the stairs.
@@Jigsawn2 Yeah but isn't the guy who walks down the stairs the guy that they let free from the POWs? I thought that was the whole point. Not that he froze up, but that it was also the guy they let run off and then it came to bite them in the ass
My grandfather's unit followed the invasion. He arrived on the beach seen at the beginning 3 days after D-Day to join units following those who took the beach. It's unbelievable that this setting is real and within living memory. He and my grandmother went to Normandy and visited that cemetery in about 2000.
I dont know if anyone said this but the little monologue about Ryans memories with his brothers at school was 100% improvisation on the spot. I'm always baffled, I wonder if he had some sort of mental ammo for it, like if some of the story were actually true or parts, and he just switched the names or if it was purely from his imagination. Brilliant acting from a brilliant actor!
The German slowly pushing the knife in to Mellish's chest is probably the hardest scene for me to watch out of any scene in any movie. I think this Movie collectively has my top 3 of those lol. The entire story is a complete slog through a terrible war that doesn't even come close to glorifying it, I wonder why I put myself through rewatching it each time but I'll still find myself doing it again in the future. What an absolute masterpiece.
(Fun) Fact: Most dying Soldiers (or accident victims) cry for their mom in their last second. That's showing how strong the nurturing and protecting bond is...
This was one of my late father’s all time fave movies. I tried watching it once when I was about 15 but couldn’t push through the intensity and gore of it. I just got to semi watch it through watching it with you on your channel and the fact that your blurred out the heavy bits, appreciated. Thank you to both of you ❤ P.S. war is stupid.
Good that you realize that Uphams behavior was "normal", it actually wasnt very uncommon. Research about WW2 and later wars showed that actually less then 40% of the soldiers in combat actually fired their weapons at the target. Many did not shoot or shoot in the air, and that happened on all sides. Just imagine, most of them were civilians who got drafted and got basic training, then thrown into this mess. Usually the professional soldiers and elite forces had a higher amount of soldiers who actually fought, but not everybody. Not everybody is meant to be a superhero. That late in the war on the german side was even more different. Many german forces were filled up with captured soldiers from czech, poland and other occupied nations (like in the first battle, they instantly surrendered). Later in war the germans sent even kids and retired old men, not the best base for an motivated unit. Waffen-SS and others were different though.
Yup. I wrote in another comment: Imagine the weakest kid in your school, the nerd, the one who gets picked on, can you imagine that kid in war doing anything but just sitting still and hoping not to get killed? Its no surprise upham acted the way he did. He wasn't a combat soldier, he was a linguist.
@@Pr0x1mo Yeah thats probably right. And dont forget the Kids who a bullying him in school who feel safe in a group of "strong" kids, the throw the group into a life threatening battle and total mayhem and you will see who is made for battle and who not. I'm german by myself and I have the theory that in germany, the most brutal Nazis were actually the bullied weak kids in school, who had the opportunity, in the right system, to "strike back and live out all the hate" which build up during their life.
@@Pr0x1mo Guns are the great equalizer, no matter if the kid is the weakest or the strongest, a nerd, or the bullied kid, firing a weapon is different. Most people have it in them, many don't. Plenty bullies out there who freeze when real danger occurs, and plenty meek people who snap into action when shit gets serious. Someone's submissiveness and placidity does not indicate their ability to kill, school and bullying are social behaviours, war and killing enemies are survival behaviours, very different things.
I'm 75. My father, and the fathers of all my friends growing up were either directly in the military or working in a war related industry. My father served as an instructor pilot for the Army Air Force.
Since the civil war the US military has been pretty good about preventing such a loss to one family. Back in WW2 my grandfather and his 4 brothers all enlisted after pearl harbor, but they would only let all of them enlist for active service if they split up (Between Marines, Army, and Navy) as they initially all wanted to fight together. This was to done mitigate the chances of them all being killed in one event/battle. The reasoning was exactly the premise of this movie. It makes a good movie, but is pretty unrealistic as far as the military not noticing much until D day. My grandfather and two of his brothers survived, but the family did lose two of his brothers. The local news papers had a nick-name for them while the war was ongoing, being "the fighting *last name*'s" and they each got the heros treatment when they returned, from a grateful community.
World War II veterans have said that is the most realistic vision of Normandy yet. The only thing that wasn’t realistic was the sound of bullets going over your head. They were going into Bodies.
I served the U.S. army for 2012 to 2017 I did a combat tour in Afghanistan. There is few moments that always hit hard to me. The first is after the first battle scene after vin diesel handed the knife over. When he the adrenaline ran out that soldier broke down emotionally not a single person said anything to him. Everyone handles those moments differently and there is a lot of respect to him shown in that moment by his brothers. And the second was when the medic gets shot during the attack on the machine gun position. If you notice how frantic everyone is? Soldiers were not trained as well as now so they didn't know what to do. Hence why the captain was sharing what he knew with the medic. When he asked for more morphine the Sergeant didn't do it immediately. Its the only time i believe he kind of questioned the captains decision. Morphine is a super powerful pain killer, there was a saying that said "one for the pain, two for eternity.". The medic knew he would die no matter what so he decided to go out that way rather then slow. Next is when they find private Ryan and he stated he wasn't going to leave. That hits home so hard cause soldiers have a different bond of family and brother hood that can be hard to explain. "Tell her when you found me i was here and i was the only brother i had left. And that i was never going to desert them. I think she will understand that." I love that so much he loved those guys. IMO best war movie ever made and was a big reason for me wanting to join the military and serve my country.
Nah when he said "earn this", he meant the monumental loss his own death, his sacrifice for Ryan was about to be to him: to never see his wife again, return to the simple life he loved, maybe get back in touch with the humanity he lost. He wanted it to mean something in those last moments he knew he had, because Miller' loss was enormous to himself.
This might be the best world war movie we have ever watched holy sh*t this was an incredibly made film!
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@@iKvetch558 An Army Chaplain was sent to find Fritz Niland in Normandy, he was found nine days after D-Day and sent home.
Please watch Hacksaw Ridge!!! Please watch Hacksaw Ridge
Please react to Band Of Brothers!!! Absolutely magnificent series
P.O.W Prisoner Of War
@@iKvetch558 ... You really picked out very minor inaccuracies and saw them as disrespectful? Lighten up, Francis.
This film paid more respect to the Allied soldiers than all other war films combined.
Band of Brothers is a 10-episode miniseries that's based on true events think you guys might enjoy/learn a lot from it.
Agree, Band of Brothers is a must watch series.
Also agree, produced by Spielberg and Hanks together. It tells the story of a company in the 101st Airborne the division Ryan was in
Band of Brothers a must watch definitely.
They have been putting it on polls on their Patreon but it has not won yet
Didn’t initially see this comment so posted almost the exact same comment.. Band of Brothers is in my opinion the best mini series of all time .. a must watch.
I was a Navy Corpsman, I served 10 years, 8 with Marines. I saw this on a Tuesday afternoon. There were 12 of us. Myself, and 11 others, all veterans. At the end of the movies, the house lights went up. All of us had teary eyes. One old man stated the following- "As far as war movies go, that was the most accurate depiction I've ever seen . As for the ACTUAL D-Day, it didn't come close"
His hat said it all- D-Day Survivor, Purple Heart. I have always deferred to his expert opinion. As bad as you think it was as shown in the movie, it was much, much worse.
That said, this was the best representation of D-Day filmed.
The assault took place at low tide & the troops had between 400-450 yards of open beach to get across. Every inch sighted in by enemy weapons. To get off the beach took hours. Not the 20 or so minutes shown. Allied casualties were between 5-9,000 KIA, 6-7,000 Wounded & 2,500 MIA. German casualties between 9-12,000. In just one day.
Touche'. so sad, but only the dead know the end of war!
And by missing an action, we mean no longer able to be found.
The number of allied casualties on the beach was crazy, but the airborne paratroopers got it just as bad if not worse. A huge amount of them never lived long enough to land and the majority that did survive until they hit the ground were separated from their units and had to fight through the enemy just to find friendlies. So many dead just to push back Germans and start towards the path to ending the war
I'm with the 29th, portrayed in this movie. They took 95% casualties. There's a big picture in my unit's armory of every man from my hometown who went to war. Only 3 made it back, and about 2 hours down the road is Bedford, who lost all of their boys. We can't possibly live up to the legacy
@@patrickevans9604 My grandfather was 101st during the war. When they were researching Band of Brothers (the book) one of the researchers came and spent some time with him. Turned out he was one of five in his platoon who survived the war and the researcher just wanted to thank him and hear his story. His company lost too many people to make a compelling book, which was crazy to me as a kid. He never, ever talked about the war but had a small drawer at home with some things he brought home. We were never allowed near that drawer. When Band of Brothers (the show) came out, he knew most of the guys in the show, which blew my mind even more. It was an entire generation of heros.
My grandfather was a tank driver in WW2 for the Canadian military. He was in N. Africa as an ammo runner for the Brits, then was moved to a tank crew for the invasion of Italy and took part in D-day on Juno beach. He was later wounded outside Caen and that was the end of the war for him. He never talked about his service until the last few years of his life. One year we were having dinner at his house and this movie came on the tv he watched for about 30seconds into the beach scene then he walked out of the house. He said it was just too much for him and it brought back too many horrible memories. He talked to us about it for hours, it was the first time he ever spoke about what he went through to us. I remember my mom said he was a hero, my grandfather got mad at her and said " I'm not a damn hero, the heroes are the ones who never came home. I'm just a survivor "
That sentiment at the end is a common thing for men from that generation; they weren't trying to be heroes, just trying to not let their friends down.
Yes. My grandfather was in the navy and in port at Darwin when it was bombed, he also fought in New Guinea. He would never talk about it either unless he was very drunk. Would also hear him talk in his sleep, definitely having nightmares of the war judging by what he said
My grandfather was an infantryman in Africa in WW2 (U.S.). My grandmother told us that he used to say that they were chasing after Rommel. Otherwise he didn't talk much about it.
The opening scene is the American invasion of Omaha beach, the heaviest fortified beach on D-Day and the beach with the most deaths, however, the Canadian invasion of Juno beach was the second deadliest of the D-Day invasion. Due to weather, the Canadians were the last invasion force to come ashore, losing any element of surprise, giving the Germans more time to mobilize and call in reinforcements. The initial wave at Juno was described as a blood bath, the opening scene of this film probably brought back some painful memories for your grandfather and I completely understand why he walked out. Fortunately, the Canadian 3rd Army was able to overcome German opposition and successfully made it further inland than any of the other allied forces on D-Day.
@@JonnyRicterIt did to my mom, she never said a word until she saw this movie
“Earn this..” Miller basically telling Ryan a lot of people sacrificed their lives for him and he better go live a life worth living. ❤
It was meant towards the audience as well. All of that happened for future generations.
@@talldreamyopposum A lot of the people fighting were probably related to one another with just a few generations of separation. So tragic.
Wade talking about pretending to be asleep when his mom came home and crying for his mom when he dies still breaks me.
Same. Makes you reflect on all the little things you take for granted in your life. It's so heartbreaking
One of the best character moments in the film.
It's an amazing bit of writing bc it doesn't follow logically from the plot. It's completely out of left field. To think of that as a writer takes a higher order of thought. It's like painting a sunset and reaching for green paint for one detail.
That has happened in Africa for thousands of years & still does so he must have been a soft minded individual & we all know this…
@@meanlean3095 !?!?
This was D-Day, the landing at Normandy France. The Big Push into Europe. The US, England, Canada and other countries joined in the landing planned for many months. My dad was there on the Navy destroyer the USS Frankford. He was a gunner. A soldier radioed his ship when the tank was hit and could not move. He sent them the coordinates of the bunkers that needed to be taken out in order for the soldiers to move up the hill. They sent him the coordinates and the Frankford went in so close and turned in parallel to the shore in order to hit the bunker, risking running aground which would have made them an easy target and taken the ship out. My dad sent the 5 inch silos and took them out. General Eisenhower and General Bradley said if they had not done that the landing was about to be called off, too many lives being lost. Several other destroyers saw what the Frankford was doing and followed suit. I am so proud of the small part my dad and the USS Frankford played in saving the landing.
WOW. A tale worthy of telling. Respect and blessings to your father and all those who stepped up and acted when they did.
My next door neighbor was a signal man on one of the destroyers. He was wounded. He said that bodies on the beach were stacked up like cord wood.
My favorite detail of this movie is when the General is reading the Lincoln letter he puts it down halfway through the monologue and starts reciting it from memory. He has read it so many times that he has the entire thing memorized and he clearly understands the position he is in sending thousands of men to their deaths every day.
Bummer it didn’t make their UA-cam reaction
I also know it by heart, it’s truly a beautiful piece of literature
The Bixby letter was composed by one of the greatest orator & writers in American history .
General Marshall was so respected by the men. Like Eisenhower, he understood and cared about their soldiers.
mine too
This is why Americans love and respect the greatest generation. My Grandpa was shot nine times and has his leg blown off in WW2 when he was in the 3rd infantry between his 17th and 19th birthday. After making it home He could never sleep without terror, never board a boat without flashbacks of landing (he landed at Normandy, North Africa, and sicily), but he was my best friend who loved life and was always amazing to me despite all of this.
For this movie to NOT win Oscars Best Picture is still the biggest robbery in Hollywood history
I’d say it’s the 2nd biggest robbery after Spielberg failed to get a Director nomination for The Color Purple and the fact the film was nominated for 11 and won 0 and has aged the best out of the 1986 Best Picture nominees
I'm shocked it didn't win the poll against "Arival."
I watched this at the movies when I was 16 . I was in shock and silent the whole movie . It changed me from being a little shit and humbled me. Haven’t missed a dawn service since
I don't think SPR is Best Picture calibre. This film is incredible when it is incredible, but mixed otherwise. IMHO. Having watched it a zillion times now, I now see see its shortcomings. It lost to Shakespeare in Love. That film, also very good, also wasn't Best Picture calibre IMHO. It was a weak field that year.
Shakespeare in Love only won because Harvey Weinstein spent months campaigning and bribing people to vote for it. It's a love story and Academy voters at the time were overwhelmingly upper middle class women. SPR is a far superior film that doesn't appeal to that demographic
The two soldiers supposedly saying, "look i washed for supper" were Czech conscripts forced into defending the Normandy beaches by Germany. They were honestly forced into servitude.
The one line that just hits me hard is at the end when he asks his wife to tell him he's a good man. A grown man who's been through hell in war needing that comfort from his wife to ease his conscience, it's just beautifully delivered. Such a simple need but it means so much.
Yin and Yang
I watched this on opening day in a packed theater half full of WW2 Vets and their families. Even during the opening beach landing, you could hear men weeping all around you.
I was 16 when this came out and i went by myself so i actually sat with all the WW2 vets and yeah, same thing, just tears.
Forgot about putting Band Of Brothers on another poll. Younger generations need to watch this mini series of the men of Easy Company
Agree. Band of Brothers and the other two, The Pacific and Masters of the Air. My dad was a navigator on a B-17 and flew 23 missions over Germany before the War ended.
@@John-ws2zr You should add "Generation Kill" to that list :)
Honestly Tom Sizemore was my fav character in this movie, he’s just as resilient as the captain
I lived in Caen, Normandy in the Spring of 1998. Just a short drive from the D-Day beaches. I walked the same path in the American cemetery, and I even toured the German cemetery down the road as well as many other memorials. The locals were very friendly and were still appreciative of the Allies for defeating the Germans, even though 80% of the city was wiped out during the Allied invasion.
I came home in June, 1998, and just a few months later, "Saving Private Ryan" was released. The opening scene of James Ryan walking through the American cemetery hit me so hard. I saw the film four times in the theater. Each time, elderly men exited the theater in tears. I think we were all in tears.
No other war film comes close to the greatness of "Saving Private Ryan", but of course, I am very biased. 😊
Wow, good timing.
@@paulcarfantan6688 … I wish I had stayed a full year. Study abroad program. One semester wasn’t enough!
@@Stogie2112 Well Normandy is a pretty charming place, I must admit. I heard a lot about Caen and also the city of Vire since that`s where my father grew up. His birthday was on June 7th and let`s just say all hell broke loose the day before. He and my two aunts and grandparents got their house destroyed by the bombings but they were lucky to survive all of it. Afterwards they were refugees on the road for close to three months and danger was everywhere. He even saw a pair of P-38 Lightnings attack a parked column of Waffen SS; he said bullets were flying everywhere. About two years ago, I was watching a video on YT showing the first U.S airbase in Normandy and what did they show for 10 seconds, a P-38 landing on the grass. Looks like dad was right. Mind you he didn`t know what a P-38 was back then but just remembered that it was a double- tailed airplane. Let`s just say I heard a lot of WW2 stories growing up. Nothing is better than someone who was actually there at the time. That`s it, cheers.
I was there last month for the commemorations stayed near Pegasus Bridge and visited Ver Sur Mer Gold Beach, family member landed there on D-Day but was killed 12 days later between Bayeux and Caen along with six others from his Battalion same day, i found his name on the memorial which is stunning.
My grandfather stormed this beach knowing he probably wasn't going to make it. He ended up surviving and his last battle was the battle of the bulge he suffered shrapnel from a grenade. Our greatest generation.
Saving Matt Damon is becoming a tradition on this channel :)
Unless he's Dr.Mann 😬😬😂
Hehe… _Matt Damon_ .
They should watch Team America: World Police next then.
@@spacechampi0n great minds!,
Part of the "Rescuing Matt Damon Cinematic Universe". There's about 10 films in the series if you count Goodwill Hunting, where they save him emotionally.
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) you can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you both
Fought in Vietnam is not something you should be proud of. Don't try to compare both situations.
@@denderler I don't recall saying I was proud of anything. I just thanked them for the work they did on this video . Don't get your panties in a twist . God bless you.
Im so happy y’all didn’t cut the “fubar” explanation!!! So many people do it and I hate missing their reactions to it lol
I was 12 when this movie came out. At the time, my Dad was working for a company that manufactured trophies, plaques, awards, etc. One of his clients gifted him 2 free passes for a private early screening with a group of WWII veterans. Seeing that movie with those men was a memory I'll never forget. The silence in the theater after the movie ended was broken only by occasional sobs. It was a somber and sobering moment.
POW = Prisoner of war
KIA = Killed in Action
MIA = Missing in Action
TIL'd! Best ELI5. TY and GGS.
@@bvbxiong5791 crazy how your comment made complete sense.
JFCMSB = jet fuel can't melt steel beams
FJB
SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Fucked Up
My dad and his twin brother volunteered and served in Underwater Demolition Teams in the Pacific. They were called frogmen and would swim in to a beach, measure the depth of the water and make note of obstacles, all while being shot at by Japanese snipers. My uncle was sent to a Naval Combat Demolition Unit and was on Omaha Beach before the main troop landing on D-Day to help clear it. He and 160 others in his unit survived while 31 men were KIA. 65 were wounded. Truly the Greatest Generation.
Band of Brothers, to stay in the same historical period and genre, could be a great watch for this channel ! And pretty sure both of you, would like it a lot.
Ryan turns to and rendering a crisp salute at the end. Utmost respect.
Now we need band of brothers.
US here. I signed up for the Selective Service when I was 18. In the US, that means you put your name in the list for military conscription. I luckily lived during a time when the military was not drafting. I remember that if you were the last male in your family which carried your family's last name, you were exempt. In other words, if you were the only one who could procreate and carry on the family name and bloodline.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, you have officially entered the masterclass of Steven Spielberg. -------- He's one of the best visual storytellers to ever touch a movie camera. I hope you guys are able to do a deep dive on all the films he has made over the past 50 years and more. ---------- Spielberg literally invented the blockbuster movie genre.
Good to see you could empathise with Upham. Unfortunately many reactors don't get what he was going through and just hate on him
Band of Brothers!!
Followed by "The Pacific" & "Masters Of The Sky"
Thank you two for a heartfelt reaction. The appreciation you showed for the sacrifices made, shows you get it.
Quick story about being an only child in a war...I was in the USMC Reserve when Sadam invaded Kuwait. We were a tank unit, and were activated and sent to Iraq via the USS Tarawa. As we were boarding the ship, my platoon Sgt. caught me and told me I did not have to get on, as I was an only child. I wanted to go, so I had to sign paperwork to go. FF a few months and we were in the well deck of the ship getting ready to hit the shore and start the ground war. Again, the same Sgt found me and told me I did not have to get off the ship and fight. And again I signed paperwork to go and fight.
The US Government is serious about keeping family bloodlines going.
Were you with the Florida tankers?
Thank you for appreciating this movie. It warms my heart to see young people like yourselves realize that we are all standing on the shoulders of giants.
EVERYONE who served confirms that intro scene is one of the most accurate depictions of front line battle shown on film. So powerful. Great reaction guys!
They said the only thing missing was the smell. 😢
I've also seen interviews where vets said there weren't enough bodies.
That scene and the beating of Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ" are the hardest I have cried in a movie theater.
Even worse was 1942 the 5 Sullivan brothers were all serving on the same ship USS Juneau and all 5 died when the ship was destroyed. After that no same family members were ever again to serve on the same ship/unit. All military branches separated everyone from then on and 1 member would serve at home so as no family would ever be completely wiped out.
They should watch The Fighting Sullivans, a great old movie which tells that story.
Even worse is that Great Britain lost 30% of the men aged 16-40 in this war after losing 20% of men aged 18-35 in the First World War approximately 20 years earlier & these wars bankrupted the entire British economy….
USS The Sullivans DD-537 was named in their honor and is a retired navy museum ship.
Bit of Aussie history with the Sullivan brothers, as one of the ships sunk on the night of October 13, 1942 along with the _Juneau_ was the _HMAS Canberra_ . Also got to give credit to the _USS Laffey_ (the original _Farragut_ class one, not the _Somers_ class one that survived 22 kamikazes in Okinawa) going face to face with the battleship _Hiei_ and crippling her so torpedo bombers from the _Enterprise_ could finish her off.
After WWI Canada stopped putting lads from the same small towns in units all together. They did that in WWI because they figured if they were fighting with their friends and relatives they would fight harder. Well they did but some towns, especially in Newfoundland, had a whole generation of young men wiped out all at once and those towns took decades to recover.
11:36 - just for clarification, Mellish isn't crying b/c "he's soaking it all in", he's crying b/c they just killed a bunch of teenagers in that trench (look up hitler youth, the knife that vin diesel's character hands him is a hitler youth knife, 14-16 years olds, think of them like boy scouts or cadets, they were there helping the regular german army that day during d-day).
1:03:22 - most people won't notice this, but that is one CRISP salute, whoever the actor was that played the old man either served in the military or had practiced that a bunch before the shot was taken.
Mellish is Jewish, not crying because kids but because that knives just like it were used to murder many Jews. The owner got it when they were a kid in the Hitler Youth but the movie wasn’t trying to show him crying for killing youths on a French Beach
@@TheGelatinousSnake 100% disagree. The challah cutter line was just him trying to use humor to make light of the situation
@@IAmNotARobotPinkySwear according to the googly machine, it’s both.
Thanks for noticing the salute. It almost ruins war movies for me when the actor does a sloppy salute. It shows they put no preparation into their role and they most likely don't give a damn about the soldiers they are playing. I agree the old man does a very nice salute, except for coming to proper attention before doing so (nitpicky I know).
Mellish is crying because he's relieved he survived the landing.
MUST WATCH:
- The Patriot (Revolutionary War)
- Glory (Civil War)
- 1917 (WWI)
- HACKSAW RIDGE (WWII)
- Band of Brothers (WWII)
- The Pacific (WWII)
- Masters of the Air (WWII)
- We Were Soldiers (Vietnam)
You could also put Fury in there.
@@Unashamed_Christian These are all amazing flicks. I would add, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Hacksaw Ridge, The Imitation Game, Enemy at the Gates, Das Boot, Crimson Tide, The Hunt for Red October, Bridge on River Kwai and so many more.
@@lethaldose2000 *Bridge on the River Kwai
Also recommended:
A Bridge Too Far (WWII)
The Bridge at Remagen (WWII)
(lots of "Bridge" films, LOL)
Patton (WWII)
The Great Escape (WWII)
Sands of Iwo Jima (WWII)
Midway (WWII) (the 1970's version, not the weak remake)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (WWII)
And for the lighter side of war films:
M*A*S*H* (Korea - The film with Donald Sutherland (R.I.P.) and Elliot Gould, not the TV series - although that's pretty good as well)
Kelly's Heroes (WWII)
Catch-22 (WWII)
And if you REALLY want to soak an entire box of tissues with tears - Grave of the Fireflies (WWII)
All Quiet On The Western Front (WWI) is a must see as well
All quite on the western front
Thank you for watching that. My grandfather and great uncle served with and were inturned with ANZAC troops in WW2, and later became slave labour on the Burma railway.
I heard a few stories growing up. It is important that young people today know what happened - in all theatres, and by all sides.
BTW, the two guys in german uniform who get shot near the start while surrendering are speaking Czech. They are explaining that they were pressganged by the Germans and forced to fight. They were waiting for the first opprtunity to surrender.
You should watch "Band of Brothers". It was a TV series which came out of this movie. Episode 1 is very missable so watch that last.
You guys are the most sympathetic reactors to Upham I've seen. Lots of people were really mad at Upham. And "POW" stands for "Prisoner of War".
My dad like so many others was in combat from 1942-44. He refused to speak of it until the day he died many years ago. I often wondered what he went through as a young man. Living through the Great Depression and fighting in WW II. To much to bear but he did and raised six kids and loved one woman his whole life.
If you liked this, try the HBO series Band of Brothers, which is a true story. Thank me later.
56:18 The sound design of the tank almost crushing them was magnificent. So menacing!
Band of Brothers next watch! takes place hours before D-Day landing, its the operation that Ryan was in.
Huh? Only the first episode is before D-Day.
The most devestating movie I have ever seen. The opening and closing scenes left me with a knot in my stomach. I dont know if there will ever be another movie like this. Every performance was so realisitic. Speilberg is an absolute master film maker.
Shame on all those who are criticizing Spartan & Pudgey for not being informed about WWII. There are millions of Americans who also have little knowledge of the war that happened 80 years ago. Every new generation is full of students who see World History as just pages in their textbooks. It is probably the same in other countries.
One of the unfortunate Facts of Life is that the past fades from our awareness and memories. It always happens. One hundred years from now, this film will have lost a great deal of significance, as people will be 180 years (9 generations) removed from that terrible war.
Don't point fingers at others when you are just as uninformed about other events in the recent and distant past.
I didn't criticize them. But generelly speaking: "not being informed about WWII" is ... let's say not so good. There're some things in life that everyone should know (like a ROUND Earth which revolves around the Sun, WW2, ...). You can't blame people for criticizing (not hating; that's bad) such things. We're talking about WW2, a global, still recent event with HUUUGE implications, even today.
And please don't mention Americans as an example. My dog doesn't know what happened 80 years ago either.
Those who forget History are doomed to repeat it, this should be taught in every School so it and those brave veterans live forever.
You two together have great energy, harmony & understanding for all human kind makes you great human beings….
Much love, health and happiness to everyone from England 🏴😄👍
You absolutely have to see Hacksaw Ridge!
It’s based on a true story.
I watched 99% of the movie and didn’t shed a tear, during the last 1% of the movie I burst into tears and cried like a baby.
It’s an amazing film.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, the funny thing about seeing Matt Damon in the field of flowers. At the time when the movie was made, he was an unknown actor, he has only done 2 or 3 movies. ----------- Then he shot to fame after making "Good Will Hunting" Which is another great movie you guys have to check out with Matt Damon that came out one year before this movie. ---------- Especially how you both love to dive into deep psychological and ideological concepts that surround the themes that underly some of the best movie scripts ever written.
I grew up in Canada & was the age where most of my fellow kids & I had granddads who fought in WW2 & I can't recall any I met who talked about the actual details other than generalities. They faced life at it's rawest & realest yet always remained stoic.
When a movie can make grown men cry who have actually lived it, you know you have paid homage to their bravery and ultimate sacrifice.
its insane how much of this movie you guys managed to fit into the edit. i think this is the longest movie reaction ive ever seen
The Tom Hanks rabbit hole of films is a worthy one. The Green Mile, Forrest Gump, Castaway Saving Private Ryan. All tear jerkers.
You can also add all his comedies, such as Big, Splash, Burbs, Turner and Hooch and his other dramas such as DaVinci Code, Appollo 13, Captain Phillips, Sully and so many more.
@@lethaldose2000You somehow both left out Philadelphia his first Oscar winning role and I also want to give a mention to A League of Their Own.
Tom Hanks is a national treasure. I've never seen a Tom Hanks movie I didn't like although I will say The Circle underutilized him. He has a newer movie A Man Called Otto or something for example that I definitely need to see but I heard it's sad so I gotta do that on a happier day. I bet it's good. Or he's good in it.
@@williamroper5422 true, but why are you getting on me the original post left off tons of Tom Hanks movies. I was just trying to help fill the gap.
@@lethaldose2000 I wasn't trying to get on anyone I was just pointing out that Philadelphia is a big one that should be included and I did already call out the original poster just as much as I did you when I said you both left it out.
Ryan immediately asking the names of the two who died coming to get him earned him immediate respect from that group. That was an incredibly respectful thing and acknowledged the sacrifice they made.
And then he said these are my brothers and I'm not going to abandon them. And there's not a one of either group that can say anything against that because they'd give their lives to save each other too. Ryan is a soldier. Period. He understands what that means and he accepts and believes it. That's why Captain Miller shakes his head like he does. Yeah hes not wrong. Okay then. And Horvath gives him permission to do what they were all likely thinking.
Also this is an Army Ranger group. Rangers are extreme. Like the SEALS. Neither group is to be messed with and will absolutely get the job done. At the start when he is reporting to his commander on the previous mission he says sorry you got that one... it was tough but thats why you got it. Amd they know this one will be even harder to pull off. So they give it to a Ranger. And to be Captain in the Rangers from a school teacher is impressive. And hes clearly very good at it.
Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War. They fought in campaigns against Germany and Italy in Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, as well as against Japan in south-east Asia and other parts of the Pacific.
"If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it"
Erwin Rommel (the legendary German General referenced in this movie)
(allegedly)
I think the American-Australian War was bloodier, imo. Too bad it's been scrapped from the history books.
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They were not there on D-Day.
@@catherinelw9365yeah? No kidding!
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Seeing this on a big screen, in a full theater when it fiirst came out was such a shocking and emotional experience. It was still just as incredible rewatching with you. Great reaction.
Many WWII veterans praised this movie for realistically depicting what they experienced on D-Day.
They didnt praise it, justt said it was close to the experience..
I know many veterans, my grandad included, who called it Hollywood bullshit. But whatever...
The are a few nit pick issues/inaccuracies that i have with the opening scenes, but overall it's pretty accurate. The scene with rounds hitting water isn't realistic, bullets dont travel through the water like that. The other issues are having the obstacles pointed the wrong direction, and the landing crafts couldn't get that close to the shore. Soldiers disembarked about 300 yards shy of the beach, due to shallow water. Despite these small issues the movie is fantastic!
@@ImRonDurden I understand their feeling... And yes, the premise of the movie (saving the fourth son to avoid the mom's despair) is the one unrealistic thing in the movie (but hey, it's Spielberg). I don't think the US army would have done that at the time.
@@HenriNioto There are many "unrealistic" things in the movie, beyond plot.
I saw this in the theater when it came out. What an emotional experience. Half the audience was in tears when the credits rolled… Absolutely a classic. My favorite WW2 film.
Kudos for being one of the only reactors to actually empathize with Uppham and not just assume they would be the big hero
Ah, I just made a similar comment!! I was so glad to see them understand him.
He's finally growing on me after the 10th watch.
True, but I'll never understand people who go to reaction channels to specifically see someone react to something, and then proceed to tell them they had the "wrong" reaction. Upham is written to garner that response on purpose. That scene could have been filmed a million different ways, but that's what they chose. People are going to feel the disgust at Upham's perceived cowardice, it's written to make people feel that way.
@fredwin I gave them kudos for their empathy (which the scene was also written to make people feel, assuming they have it). I don't expect a certain reaction.
@@fredwindid you read or hear something from the writer or director that the scene was written in a way that was supposed to elicit disgust from every viewer?
every reactor I've seen watch this movie always says "keep the helmet on!" doesn't realize that he would would've been dead with or without his cover on
You definitely have to watch band of Brothers. It is an absolutely brilliant series.
My father serve at this time a navy man only 17 years old. Plus all his brothers served 5 of them . I'm so proud of my dad and my uncles and all that served there my hereos. That was a time when people respected our country and for which it stand for. All those that disrespect our flag should really watch this movie. And hopefully, they see what these men did for our country and the people of the united states of America.
at the 10:50 mark when Pudgey mentions a trap, its quite the opposite. It's missed by most the first time they watch this film but if you look at the subtitles it's saying "speaking Czech" instead of "speaking German" like it did for that line in the trench a little earlier where Spartan made the comment about the first to surrender being shot. The Wehrmacht and Waffen SS had limited numbers and so would hand garrison duties such as guarding the atlantic wall over to conscripted men from conquered nations. This particular soldier is from the Czech Republic. It's a really sad tale where he was taken from his home, shipped across to Normandy in Northern France and then forced to fight or be shot for disobeying his German officers. While surrendering in this scene he is actually saying he is Czech not German and that he did not fight or shoot anyone and is essentially begging for his life. I really like the addition of the character as it does go a long way to furthering the depth of the film and capturing historic stuff like this, I just wish it was made a little more obvious to those without the knowledge going in.
As far as I remember there was even one Chinese soldier fighting for Nazis that was taken prisoner.
Czechoslovakia at that time whereas the Czech Republic has only been around since 1993
@@Waterford1992 True. I am using modern names for countries that still exist today to avoid confusion given Spartan/Pudgey aren't experts on 20th century history/geography.
Yes ..they said ,,Do not shoot , i didn't kill anybody'' ,, I am Czech''
@@GodfatherCZ1 Which might very well be true as German forces at that place were a mix of new recruits and some vets moved from Eastern Front.
51:56 Jackson wasn’t in the bell tower by himself. At 44:36, the “company” Jackson asks for is a belt fed Browning .30caliber machine gun with 1,000 rounds, or four belts of ammunition. Cpl. Henderson then points to one of his men and says “Parker, job opportunity.” Jackson wasn’t the one manning the machine gun, because he’s not a machine gunner, he’s the Company Marksman.
I finally watched this movie last year, and I must say it's one of the most realistic, breathtaking war movie I've ever seen (and probably the best, period). (I tried to watch it when I was 15, but I was too young for this first sequence...) And I'm french, so this movie has a special meaning to me (thinking of all those people dead to free my country).
Gotta watch Band of Brothers next for sure
One thing though is that Nazis towards the end use absolutely horrible tactics, normally tanks would just blast the the building to shreds (especially that church tower) before any infantry would advance and they would NEVER drive between sets of buildings, one bazooka shot from high angle and even a Tiger is toast from that distance.
Yeah, it's weird that we don't have a lot of movies about the French involvement in the wars.
My grandfather went to WW2 along with his 4 other brothers. 4 of them went to Europe, and the youngest went to the Navy versus Japan. The only one not to make it back was the youngest. My grandfather was at Normandy, and never could talk about it, and I never understood why especially since his brother-in-law was in North Africa with communications and loved to talk about the war. On my grandfather's death I saw his battle record to see "Normandy." I understood then. @13:44
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, I have seen SPR about 100 times and I still feel the hurt the anguish, the intensity. ------- Watching reactions like yours to the movie often gives me insights I didn't even realize I knew and makes me think even deeper and more introspectively on my own life experiences. ------- This is why movies like SPR are so powerful. ------- As George R.R. Martin often says, "The human heart in conflict with itself, is the only story truly worth telling."
One of the best comments I’ve ever read on social media. Cheers, Sir.
Already an underrated comment.
we love that! very powerful quote 👏🏼
@@alyas77 thanks so much
This movie is as real as it gets according to some WW2 veterans that watched it before it was released. Right down to a dying soldier on a battlefield last words is mom or momma. It's a natural instinct to relate to where you came from. There's poems we used to read to justify where we were an what we was doing is where we was supposed to be. A bird will fall frozen dead on a bow an never feel sorry for itself.
Matt Damon’s monologue about his brothers was improvised and he did so freaking well
You're right Spartan. That is the strength of older movies. It's a rare sight to behold nowadays. The art of impactful storytelling is dying a slow death 🥲
Her reaction to the landing craft ramp dropping and everyone getting shot. Easy target. Bunch of guys who cant go sideways. Lined up nicely. Fish in a barrel. Boy is she in for a hell of a 20 minutes. The thing about this scene is it is designed to desensitize you. Leave you so raw and shocked that you kinda cant feel. And by the end of the film its not bothering you so much any more. Gives a tiny hint of what actual soldiers have to go through with real deaths.
“Saving Private Ryan” is a phenomenal war film. Another excellent war movie is “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016), starring Andrew Garfield. It is based on the incredible bravery of Desmond Doss.
That film almost gave me PTSD. If the start of Saving Private Ryan makes you recoil at the intensity and horror of the war zone, this film is even a level beyond that. I left the cinema shellshocked!
My father fought in WW II. He never talked about it. He came home and worked the rest of his life as a truck driver. Died of alcoholism. My aunt said he was never the same after the War.
When the movie came out, many war veterans went to watch it and had to leave the theater, because of how realistic it was depicted.
Viggo Mortensen broke his toe when he kicked that orc helmet and Peter Jackson kept in the scream of agony.
Fun fact: people fainted at the first screening of 'the Exorcist'.
The world needs more people like Tom Hanks.
This movie should be shown in schools.
I literally cried when I saw this movie
Who is watching this in 2024?
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@@GullibleTarget Haha love this
Happened during Platoon and Full Metal Jacket showings as well.
@@dawest767 Yeah, that's why I said "many" and not "all". Congrats, your Grandfather seems to have been a particularly badass warrior. Respect to him.
The way that old man Ryan’s wife reacted at the grave implies that he never told her about the captain or what happened. Which was the reality for soooo many veterans. They just bottled everything up and carried on with their lives. What a generation of men.
The greatest there’s ever been.
Certainly won’t impinge upon said generation’s greatness, but bottling everything up and never talking about anything….probably not the healthiest thing most of them could’ve done.
I’ve always thought this too. Ryan never mentioned Miller or the fact that the army sent a squad to retrieve him after his brothers were killed, even to his wife. She seems to have no idea. That’s crazy when you think about it.
These are the kinds of films they need to show in high school. We owe these nen everything!
The 2 soldiers that were trying to surrender and got shot were saying, in Czech, "Were Czech, not German, we didnt kill anybody" but the US Soldiers shot them anyway, showing the grey area of War, even the US Soldiers were guilty of questionable actions
Or they just called their BS..
@@DB-zp9un Germans wouldn't have been speaking Czech.
@@DB-zp9un there is a well known fact that LOTS of the "Atlantic Wall" was defended by Czechs that had been Conscripted (forced to fight) from the German Eastern front, Spielberg was tossing a sign of acknowledgement to them
@@nicholassmith7984 Probably not. But 'liberating ethnic German Czechs from oppression' was the excuse Hitler used to occupy Czechoslovakia.
(Oscar Schindler was born in Czechoslovakia, for example)
@@GK-yi4xv the same happened to Luxembourg, people were forced to fight after violent annexation.
Band of Brothers - Tom Hanks & Steven Spielberg masterpiece. Following the 101st Airborne E-company. The company in which Ryan would have jumped into France with from this film.
But you'll get so much more story and in-depth with the soldiers and the phases of WW2, from the draft and training to the end. It's gonna beat every series you've seen beforehand by a mile.
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My Dad's generation. Have we earned their love? I always feel like crying watching this movie.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, what was really amazing about your reaction is the breakdown you give as to the symbol that Saving Private Ryan himself represents. ------- Then come to hear two separate moments of dialogue in the movie that addresses the very dilemma that you spoke about. ------- I know for sure Spielberg and the writers were aware of it and wanted to verbalize it in the movie. -------- Tom Hanks talks about losing 95 men to save 10 times that amount. -------- Tom Sizemore also talks about saving private Ryan as being the only good act they can take away from being in WW2. Amazing.
The two of you really got this movie. This movie is a masterpiece and won't soon be surpassed.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, your understanding of Upham failing in the moment of truth during battle of the bridge is so spot on. ------------ We all dream of being heroes until we are in the moment of truth and we are overcome with fear. In fact, paralyzed by it, and then we have to face the reality of our failure. ----------- During war Upham's failure was a matter of life and death. During our daily lives, we get to have a do-over. ------------ I hope to never fail at the moment as Upham did, but you never know.
Yeah, there are cases of well trained and even experienced soldiers just freezing during battle. This can happen to the thoughest people in the world.
I agree Soilders Can Frezze or Paralyse Fear During Battle. These two Can't blame Uphams fear me too thats the point of Spielbergs Character. He wasn't going full Rambo Throughout till the last battle
Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of reactors pouring hate onto Uppham for his inaction so it’s nice to see a more sympathetic take. They were showing how war really affects people on the battlefield and in real life you don’t often get the heroic rescues we are used to in films. I think Uppham has an amazing character arc in this and it wouldn’t be possible without the scene where he’s frozen on the stairs.
@@Jigsawn2 Yeah but isn't the guy who walks down the stairs the guy that they let free from the POWs? I thought that was the whole point. Not that he froze up, but that it was also the guy they let run off and then it came to bite them in the ass
@seanman72 No its Not the One they let go from Early they look fairly similar then you see show up shooting miller at the bridge
My grandfather's unit followed the invasion. He arrived on the beach seen at the beginning 3 days after D-Day to join units following those who took the beach. It's unbelievable that this setting is real and within living memory. He and my grandmother went to Normandy and visited that cemetery in about 2000.
@37:50 P.O.W. stands for prisoner of war.
As A British Guy Myself, Americans We Are Family Brother's In Arm's And We Will Always Love You Guy's. Hand On My Hart. ❤ RESPECT ❤
Please watch Band Of Brothers. It’s about the 101st airborn and coincides with this movie.
I dont know if anyone said this but the little monologue about Ryans memories with his brothers at school was 100% improvisation on the spot. I'm always baffled, I wonder if he had some sort of mental ammo for it, like if some of the story were actually true or parts, and he just switched the names or if it was purely from his imagination. Brilliant acting from a brilliant actor!
The greatest generation to ever live. God Bless America.
Yep. There's a reason they're referred to as the greatest generation.
100%
these boomers are literally commiting their own genocide against the middle east as we speak.
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BS ! ----- with Trump at the helm ---good bye to Democracy !!!!!!!
They're speedrunning all the movies 14 year old boys watch when they start getting into movies I love it 😂😂😂
The German slowly pushing the knife in to Mellish's chest is probably the hardest scene for me to watch out of any scene in any movie. I think this Movie collectively has my top 3 of those lol. The entire story is a complete slog through a terrible war that doesn't even come close to glorifying it, I wonder why I put myself through rewatching it each time but I'll still find myself doing it again in the future. What an absolute masterpiece.
That is one of the best death depictions ever
Yeah that's definitely the scenr that cements for me that this is not so much a war movie but a war horror movie.
Agreed....that scene is brutal because of how slow the knife goes in and they're face to face.
"We were soldiers" is another good war movie
(Fun) Fact: Most dying Soldiers (or accident victims) cry for their mom in their last second. That's showing how strong the nurturing and protecting bond is...
This was one of my late father’s all time fave movies. I tried watching it once when I was about 15 but couldn’t push through the intensity and gore of it.
I just got to semi watch it through watching it with you on your channel and the fact that your blurred out the heavy bits, appreciated. Thank you to both of you ❤
P.S. war is stupid.
These brave men fought and died for OUR FREEDOM. Aussies...INCLUDED.. hundreds of American soldiers died during the live round practice for D-DAY..
Good that you realize that Uphams behavior was "normal", it actually wasnt very uncommon. Research about WW2 and later wars showed that actually less then 40% of the soldiers in combat actually fired their weapons at the target. Many did not shoot or shoot in the air, and that happened on all sides.
Just imagine, most of them were civilians who got drafted and got basic training, then thrown into this mess. Usually the professional soldiers and elite forces had a higher amount of soldiers who actually fought, but not everybody. Not everybody is meant to be a superhero.
That late in the war on the german side was even more different. Many german forces were filled up with captured soldiers from czech, poland and other occupied nations (like in the first battle, they instantly surrendered). Later in war the germans sent even kids and retired old men, not the best base for an motivated unit. Waffen-SS and others were different though.
Yup. I wrote in another comment: Imagine the weakest kid in your school, the nerd, the one who gets picked on, can you imagine that kid in war doing anything but just sitting still and hoping not to get killed? Its no surprise upham acted the way he did. He wasn't a combat soldier, he was a linguist.
@@Pr0x1mo Yeah thats probably right. And dont forget the Kids who a bullying him in school who feel safe in a group of "strong" kids, the throw the group into a life threatening battle and total mayhem and you will see who is made for battle and who not.
I'm german by myself and I have the theory that in germany, the most brutal Nazis were actually the bullied weak kids in school, who had the opportunity, in the right system, to "strike back and live out all the hate" which build up during their life.
@@Pr0x1mo Guns are the great equalizer, no matter if the kid is the weakest or the strongest, a nerd, or the bullied kid, firing a weapon is different. Most people have it in them, many don't. Plenty bullies out there who freeze when real danger occurs, and plenty meek people who snap into action when shit gets serious. Someone's submissiveness and placidity does not indicate their ability to kill, school and bullying are social behaviours, war and killing enemies are survival behaviours, very different things.
I'm 75. My father, and the fathers of all my friends growing up were either directly in the military or working in a war related industry. My father served as an instructor pilot for the Army Air Force.
You gotta watch Fury too... Love watching you guys!
Since the civil war the US military has been pretty good about preventing such a loss to one family. Back in WW2 my grandfather and his 4 brothers all enlisted after pearl harbor, but they would only let all of them enlist for active service if they split up (Between Marines, Army, and Navy) as they initially all wanted to fight together. This was to done mitigate the chances of them all being killed in one event/battle. The reasoning was exactly the premise of this movie. It makes a good movie, but is pretty unrealistic as far as the military not noticing much until D day.
My grandfather and two of his brothers survived, but the family did lose two of his brothers. The local news papers had a nick-name for them while the war was ongoing, being "the fighting *last name*'s" and they each got the heros treatment when they returned, from a grateful community.
World War II veterans have said that is the most realistic vision of Normandy yet. The only thing that wasn’t realistic was the sound of bullets going over your head. They were going into Bodies.
I served the U.S. army for 2012 to 2017 I did a combat tour in Afghanistan. There is few moments that always hit hard to me. The first is after the first battle scene after vin diesel handed the knife over. When he the adrenaline ran out that soldier broke down emotionally not a single person said anything to him. Everyone handles those moments differently and there is a lot of respect to him shown in that moment by his brothers. And the second was when the medic gets shot during the attack on the machine gun position. If you notice how frantic everyone is? Soldiers were not trained as well as now so they didn't know what to do. Hence why the captain was sharing what he knew with the medic. When he asked for more morphine the Sergeant didn't do it immediately. Its the only time i believe he kind of questioned the captains decision. Morphine is a super powerful pain killer, there was a saying that said "one for the pain, two for eternity.". The medic knew he would die no matter what so he decided to go out that way rather then slow. Next is when they find private Ryan and he stated he wasn't going to leave. That hits home so hard cause soldiers have a different bond of family and brother hood that can be hard to explain. "Tell her when you found me i was here and i was the only brother i had left. And that i was never going to desert them. I think she will understand that." I love that so much he loved those guys. IMO best war movie ever made and was a big reason for me wanting to join the military and serve my country.
Yes that scene touched me because his reaction was the shock of what he had just been through.
Nah when he said "earn this", he meant the monumental loss his own death, his sacrifice for Ryan was about to be to him: to never see his wife again, return to the simple life he loved, maybe get back in touch with the humanity he lost. He wanted it to mean something in those last moments he knew he had, because Miller' loss was enormous to himself.