SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | REACTION
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- SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | REACTION
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0:00 Intro
1:55 Saving Private Ryan Reaction
30:56 Review/Outro
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Many of the German defenders on Omaha Beach were under 18. Remember that when you are calling out 'No prisoners.'
This is a fictional account of a true event. The mission was actually undertaken by a single padre.
You’re right! I guess it’s easy (for me anyway) to forget that this is a true story and not a fictional ‘bad guy needs to die’ movie. Also I think I was in a bad mood so that didn’t help 😤 my bad! Apologies to anyone upset by it ❤️
@@DawnMarieX the two people you said "shoot them, shoot them, they've been bad" were Czech prisoners of war conscripted into the german army.
They said, "Please don't shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone, I am Czech!"
@@andrewzamora2689 Well, it's possible that they weren't willing soldiers, however, there were willing conscripts to the German side from countries that were on the allied side. There was a French ss battallion and a small number of british fighting for the Germans and others.
You and I never fought in this War. Imagine not knowing who you can trust even if he has his hands in the Air. You might pay with your life later. To the man with his hands in the air, YOU are still the enemy and he will kill you if he has the chance. That chance might be in 5 minutes or 5 hours, but he'll do it. Human instinct is survival.
Remember that one of Hitler's hardest fighting divisions were the Hitler Youth, so when she's calling 'no prisoners', it isn't entirely unjustified considering how bloodthirsty they were. Tu devrais savoir, mon ami Beaumont.
I am an American combat veteran . You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you
Thank you for your service and God Bless.
I love the scene where Cpt Miller (Hanks) dissolves a hot situation by finally telling his guys that he's an English teacher. All this time, they've seen him as a larger-than-life figure made of steel. And to find out that he's just a regular guy from a small town with a very unassuming profession, they finally saw him as human. They realized he wasn't a machine created for war, and he was just as scared, and just as over it all as they were. And yet he still put his own personal feelings aside and soldiered on...and that inspired them to put their own feelings aside and follow him.
I also love that Horvath pulled a gun on Reiben in that scene, and seemed to be serious about shooting him. But in the end, when Horvath was shot, it was Reiben who grabbed him and carried him to safety.
Ive watched this movie since it was released, and I've never noticed Reiben was the one who grabbed Horvath. That's great story telling right there.
And it was Reiben who came to Miller at the end and tried to get him help.
"Just know this, every man that I kill the further away from home I feel" -John H Miller
@@pchill82 Sometimes I wonder if my wife will even recognize me (paraphrased).
@@wfly81 Another great line. Man I've seen this movie so many times now and it still never fails to take me through an emotional journey.
The D-Day scene was so realistic that several veterans walked out of the theatres from the PTSD it triggered.
My grandfather was there on D-Day and could not make it through that scene without a complete breakdown.
A lot said the only thing that was missing was the smell
@@evanrainey5125 And, more bodies.
A lot of them also said that when they watched it, they can smell diesel
@@EddieLove Vin?
James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek) landed on Juno beach on D-day. He lost a finger that night when he was shot six times (legs, chest and hand). If you look very carefully at episodes of Star Trek, you can sometimes see that the middle finger of his right hand is missing.
I met a vet from Normandy …… He told me that the scene from the beach was exactly accurate. B the way ,another good war movie is Hacksaw Ridge from the director Mel Gibson .
you will be surprised watch the best war movie Hacksaw Ridge from the director Mel Gibson
We were soldiers
THE SCENE AT THE TOWN AT THE END OF THE FILM WAS NOT ACCURATE; THE WAFFEN SS WOULD NEVER ENTER A TOWN LIKE THAT; LIKE THEY WERE MARCHING DOWN MAIN STREET ON PARADE. YEARS OF STREET FIGHTING ON THE EASTERN FRONT AGAINST THE RUSSIANS TAUGHT THEM TO ENTER A TOWN FROM THE FLANKS AND REAR BUT WHAT THE HELL, IT'S A HOLLYWOOD FILM.
@@joangratzer2101Writing in all caps doesn't make you right. How exactly are they supposed to attack the town from the "flanks and rear"? You realize that there is a single road leading to the bridge the Germans have to take back from the American troops? The river doesn't ALLOW the Germans to flank or enter from the rear. But whatever, tactical realities NEVER alter military plans. Just like they attacked another city on the Eastern Front the way you said...oh wait, they didn't because Stalingrad was ALSO divided by a river.
When you watch this movie you can’t help but wonder about the baggage each and every soldier came home with and had to deal with throughout their life. Thank you to all of you
"I don't think I'm handling this." I need to inform you that you in fact handled it like a champ. Most reactors, regardless of gender, end up openly crying while you were able to maintain your composure the entire duration. Again, you champed this.
My grandfathers were in WWII, one was in the Big Red One and landed at Normandy on D-Day. This movie breaking you is very, very normal.
She's Scottish 💪
@@CHRISANDREOU4199 Crying and sympathizing isn't a weakness.
10:04 is the scene that broke my heart. A terrific scene - no dialog, we don't even see the mother's face.
How about "The Battle of Britain" (1969)?
I know! We don’t even need to see her reaction cause we all know how she would have felt 😭
Thank you I’ll add it to the list!
Yes!, my favorite war air combat movie.
The 6 BF 109s from that film were in a hanger until recently.
The owner sold them for $4 million.
The company who bought them plans to make 2 flight worthy again and sell the other 4.
Training training and more training, that's what gets you through the noise, chaos, and fear. I've seen combat as a platoon leader in the 101st in Afghanistan but NOTHING compared to the men who landed on Bloody Omaha.
Unreal carnage and this is absolutely the most accurate depiction of war ever. Yes, it is grotesque and violent but that's what war is and Spielberg nailed it
I'd like you to think about, it was never a contest. The same courage you have is the same courage they had. You had no idea what was going to happen to you anymore than they did. Thank you for your bravery.
“Do they not have pigeons”…funniest thing I’ve heard in a while
I know! She says stuff like this and you kinda fall in love.
I saw this at the cinema. At the end I turned around and this old man was pale and welling up. He looked at me and said, "Young man, you will never, ever know." And he walked off sobbing and whispering.
@@shinrapresident7010 Its pretty well documented that the opening of Saving Private Ryan was called the most realistic depiction of war by those who lived through D-Day and triggered old men's PTSD.
@@rubydragon1034 it still haunts me. He was utterly back there. People may think I'm full of crap but this had a huge impact on me.
My grandfather was on the beach that day as a 19 year old combat medic. He never spoke of his war experiences until we watched Saving Private Ryan together. After the opening scene he asked me to pause the movie. He was particularly struck by the part where Capt Miller is in shock. Grandpa said that He was in knee deep water and frozen in shock of all the noise and chaos around him. Then the thought came to him "I've got to help the wounded." , and he started crawling up the beach, doing what he was trained to do, repeating over and over that he had to help the wounded. That thought got him through that horrible day.
It's been said the initial beach scene was meant to be that way - as though you were there when the carnage happens. It's pretty effective.
Oh very effective!
@@DawnMarieX When the movie was screened and released, survivors of that beach invasion commented it was just as it was in real life. The chaos, the frenzy, the bloodshed and mayhem. Many broke into tears, many walked out and could not watch. Some experienced breakdowns. It's said to be by far the best depiction. Also, Matt Damon was not a known name when this was filmed. While it was being produced, cut, edited, he and Ben Affleck did Good Will Hunting. He won an Academy Award when SPR was released. They kept Damon in a nice trailer, he had good food and such. The other actors slept outside, ate rations and grew a legit resentment of sorts towards this "new guy". Producers did this on purpose. Brilliant move. Of course later on, Damon was legit too but yeah, just a little bit of trivia.
Every vet said that the only thing missing was the smell.
@@windsorkid7069 Wow..... something I would never have thought of. Though brutally realistic, it is one of the finest scenes of any war movie. Cheerio.
The landing at Normandy in the movie was about 20 to 26 minutes. Actually it was 7 to 8 hours. My dad was there on a ship on Utah beach as a gunners mate and took out the silos the Germans were in enabling the way for the troops to advance up the hills. He was on the USS Frankford.
My father's oldest brother who was a tough as nails, full bird colonel in the Army by the time he retired, was in that very beach landing and could not make it through even a minute of the landing scene without leaving and, once outside, throwing up. He said it felt nearly like being there again and he refused to watch any more of this movie. He still had not watched it up until he passed away a few years ago, it was so impactful.
You handled it well for such a gentle person.
Another war movie that my father, who was in the Vietnam war for two tours, said had many very realistic battle scenes, is Apocalypse Now.
He described that war as a cluster eff of monumental proportions, so be ready for some crazy stuff happening in that movie....not in a good way...
It also has a very young Harrison Ford in it for a small role.
You are the only reactor to not only understand the whole reading the dog tags in front of the infantry after the drop went south, but how lacking in empathy it was. Good catch!
Yes, the guy Upham shot was the guy they let go. But he was not the same guy who killed Mellish with the knife, but they look similar. Also, it hits me hard when old-Ryan asks his wife if he's been a good man.
9:17 it’s funny how this sene gives the viewer a sense of hopelessness for The allies. You’re watching from there prospective, But if we were to see this same battle from the axis pov, you’d quickly realize the Germans had zero chances of surviving this. There’s a quote from a German soldier saying he knew the war was lost once he saw the what was coming at the horizon
There is a probably apocryphal story when a German lookout saw the armada of the amphibious assault coming through the fog and called in to headquarters to report it. When he was asked how many ships there were he answered "All of them"
Great reaction! :) I really feel for Upham... It took him time to adjust to combat and loose his innocence in war. Imagine the guilt he has to live with. I know he's a character, but there must've been thousands of Uphams fighting in the war. He was someone's son, someone's husband, someone's grandfather. He wasn't suited to front line fighting... as I'm sure so many others weren't. PTSD is real, and still today many people still don't recognise what so many soldiers sacrificed, not just their lives, but those who survived the war sacrificed the rest of their lives being haunted and traumatised by what they experienced. I think Upham's character represents the audience.
And I think Private Ryan represents all of us too... He lived because so many soldiers died trying to save him. Many soldiers died so that all of us could lead free and peaceful lives. We are all Private Ryan.
Again, great reaction! This film always brings a lump to my throat too. :)
Well written,I agree 100%,I do have some sympathy for Upham for the guilt he had to live with.What a terrible thing he and all the men (or I should say all the boys) went through fighting for our freedom.
Upham represents the USA.
The USA stayed out of the fight and let Jews (Mellish) die at the hands of Nazi Germany.
Their only contribution to the war before Pearl Harbour was running supplies across the Atlantic (Upham running ammo during the last battle)
Only when something directly happened to him (watching the guy he advocated for kill Capt Miller/Pearl Harbour) did he actually get into the fight.
@@andrewmccormack4295 Thank you Andrew, definitely agree with you.
@@realburglazofficial2613 Great analysis! I hadn't considered it like that... I think you're right. :)
He was the same german they let go.I remember reading in mag , that the fellow that picked the names for the soldiers . He was walking thru the graves at Normandy, looking at the names, he said he stop. turned around and his eye's landed on a cross , and there was a captain with the same name ,that he had choose earlier for the movie.
Talk about a chill.
Could you please clarify your wording a bit?
15:42 Every time I see that particular scene I think, "That's not Private Ryan, that's Captain Malcom Tightpants Reynolds ♥
"The Statue of Liberty is kaput? That's disconcerting..." - my favorite funny line by Hanks in the entire movie
“I’m not handling this very well”……3 mins later , “Get him, stab him” 😂😂😂
“Just shoot them, they have been bad” its a war sweety. They were soldiers they were doing their jobs.
Wel they've still been bad (from your side's perspektive) and dezerved a bullet. I think the whole idea of taking prizoners in war is kind of non-sensical (obviusly military PoW's, not civvies). I mean you have all your own guys to take care of, now you also get to take care of some freak who wuld have been happy to put a bullet in you? And who wuld, if given a chance?
Nah. Speaking as a woman who served (never seen action tho), I think her reaction there is on point. Against the international law maybe, but it makes the most sense just to put them down and move on. It's just a drain on your side's resources.
Nathan Fillian was the first (wrong) James Ryan. You might consider the netflix series "Band of Brothers". It follows "Easy" company of airborne paratroopers from the beginning of their training through the end of the war. You get to know the guys and relate to their situation. It's an award winning classic and it's easy to get sucked into.
I definitely second Band of Brothers. I think that's a must.
Band of Brothers follows the 506th Regiment, 101 Airborne. That's "Private Ryan's" unit. That's not a coincidence. Tom Hanks had a hand in the development and production of both. Hanks son has a small role at the end of Band of Brothers - a 10 part series. Very worthwhile.
BoB & The Pacific. I love both and maybe since she likes Tom Hanks she can add From the Earth to the Moon.
@@RJKookie I think Hanks in "Joe vs the Volcano" would be more to her liking, however she seems to have the Highland spirit about her when she's not giggling so BoB might be good for her. I'm not surer if she could get through all of "The Pacific". A lot of the battle scenes are a pretty heavy slog.
For certain do "Band of Brothers." Spielberg and Tom Hanks co-produced it. BoB is as good as you could do for a miniseries.
I've watched a wide range of movie ' reactors' -- and many that reacted to ' Saving Private Ryan ' --- but I have to say yours was the best that I have seen . The commentary and editing were first rate , very good summary from the heart . I'll definitely watch more of your posts . As to taking prisoners - imagine how the soldiers felt after the carnage they endured . In war , the rules sometimes get thrown away .
My grandfather was on a Navy battleship signalman off the shore of Omaha; he would also do the same during Iwo Jima.
This movie inspired him to go back to Normandy and visit the cemetery.
There are commenters who don't agree...but every time we see an individual German soldier, it's the same one. The one they blindfolded and let go, the one who stabbed Mellish, the one who shot the captain, the one Upham shot near the end...those were all the same guy. I think it was brilliant device by Spielberg, having just one individual representing all the German soldiers. It was Spielberg's way of limiting his personal story-telling to the Americans.
Saving Private Ryan changed the way that war movies were made. Prior to this most of them didn't show the violence in such a realistic and sustained way. And even since then there's really only a handful of war movies that can match what Saving Private Ryan did. Those are Black Hawk Down (2001), We Were Soldiers (2002), and Lone Survivor (2013) all three of which I very highly recommend
Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Hacksaw Ridge pull no punches either
You ever seen hamburger hill?
I remember that network tv would not even cut out the language in the film, let alone the violence, because Saving Private Ryan was that realistic.
Lone Survivor is absolute garbage. Basically nothing in that movie was true.
Yes, and it changed them for the worse. "Come and See", "Hamburger Hill", "Apocalypse Now" and "All Quiet on the Western Front" are by far and away superior war films.
SPR's biggest problem is its success. The movie was the first to present war violence through the eyes of the people who perpetrated it. This is an interesting take if done once. But as you pointed out, every war movie that followed copied it. This had the affect of turning the violence itself into the star of these films.
No war movie is more violent than Come and See. This isn't because the violence is realistic though. In fact, none of the violence portrayed in the film is anything we haven't seen before. What is different is the affect this violence has upon the visible expression of the film's child protagonist. We literally watch his mind break just by witnessing his facial expressions. He barely says a word throughout the entire film, and yet his expressions say everything we wish later we could unsee.
I'm not knocking SPR. It was an interesting take. But its success has led to a watering down of war films after.
When translated the two soldiers that are surrendering and speaking with their hands up are actually proclaiming that they aren't German, but Czech, and that they hadn't killed anyone. Which would not have been that farfetched. It's left ambiguous in the film as to whether or not they were telling the truth in the film, but then you'd have to understand Czech to even catch it.
The context of the film is much better understood when the historical context is known. The opening scene on the beach is that of D-Day, the allied invasion of the French Coast in order to establish a foothold in Europe on the West. The invasion was two-pronged. In the early morning hours airborne divisions flew across the English Channel and para-troopers jumped behind enemy lines with the objective of taking out key targets which would improve the effectiveness of the beach landings. This did not work. Para-troops were a new concept in warfare, and despite excellent training and planning the airborne divisions were scattered heavily after they jumped with few if any landing in the correct drop zones.
Within the story James F. Ryan is one of these para-troopers, which is what establishes the premise of why it is going to be difficult to find him as they would have no idea where he could be, or if he was even alive given the disarray of the para-troopers.
The movie is based on an actual U.S. Army policy that was in practice at the time.
Soldiers in the same family were typically not allowed to serve in the same unit after a group of brothers died aboard a naval ship sunk in the Pacific, which gives a kernel of insight to the tidbit mentioned when they were talking over the telegrams and about Ryan. There is also the Last Survivor policy which rather loosely states that should a serviceman with siblings serving in the war be the last surviving member, they would typically be granted a ticket to go home to their family. However as for the story of the film, it is VERY LOOSELY based on a real story of a lone survivor being sent home to their family, but no such mission risking the lives of 8 other soldiers simply to find one ever took place. But it makes for a good story.
The 5 Sullivan brothers who all died when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk in the Pacific.
@@brunopadovani7347 Yes that was the incident. I could recall the ship but not the Surname of the brothers at the moment, even though I think they reference it in the movie.
Today is the birthday of the US Marines.
Thank you for sharing your first view.
Another great reaction! I'm glad you started doing them as it makes all of us feel as though we are watching the movie for the first time as well, and this was definately one that had an emotional impact seeing it in the theaters.
8:54 - while I don’t think anyone would blame you, you should know that those weren’t even Germans. They were speaking Hungarian or Czech or something, and they were saying (paraphrasing): “don’t shoot, we’re not German, we were conscripted!” The fact that Spielberg didn’t even allow subtitles for the audience in that moment demonstrates how nuanced war moments like that can be.
I understand what you're saying but it's hard for me to believe that they didn't shoot at anyone
@@fredtello they were forced to fight, and had surrendered.
@@CrushDepth19 did you even watch movie you idiot they let that Other solider who surrendered live and he ended up killing two people in their squad
@@CrushDepth19 Upham convinced the Captain to release the German Captive who ends up shooting the Captain at the end.
@@fredtello I don’t think you understand. The Germans had already invaded their country and then forced them to fight (fight or be shot). They were trying to explain they weren’t even german and were forced to be there then the soldiers executed them
Maybe give the HBO mini series Band of Brothers a try, 10 roughly 1 hour episodes. They follow the real men and events of Easy Company of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne. In this movie Ryan mentions that's he's a member of the 506th. Favorite part for me is the interviews with the actual surviving members at either the beginning or end of each episode. Also done by Spielberg with Hanks producing.
Dawn Marie first time leaving a comment, really enjoyed the reaction. You handled it like a champ. I tear up every time and I can't help it. Another amazing war movie that is true story is the movie "Midway" it's based in WW2 but in the Pacific theatre. Also alot of famous actors. Like others have said "Schindler's List" is a great movie, also a true story, but it's going to be tuff to watch.
It's ok to cry Dawn. I'm 65 YEARS OLD and a veteran and every time I see this movie 🎥 I cry like a baby . So , don't feel bad . If you don't cry, somethings wrong with you !
Love your accent! Can't be mad at Opphem, he was a translator and map maker, was never trained or intended to be in combat and he was paralyzed with fear. Spielberg made this movie for the soldiers and families of WW2 (The greatest generation they are called) and he made Schindler's List for the holocaust victims and survivors of WW2, part of the reason America joined the fight.
I've spoken to a few men who were involved in that D-Day battle, and they all say the opening of the movie is the closest depiction to what actually happened that they've seen. One of them had to leave the theater... it was just too much. The world owes more to those soldiers than could ever be repaid.
Two actors from Friends were in this movie, and Mike was in Heat with Robert De Niro.
My grandfather was not at Normandy, but in another invasion in the Pacific, had to get up and walk out of the theater during the opening invasion scene. He had some horrifying memories of landing on the beach at Iwo Jima and couldn't handle the invasion scene.
As realistic and horrendous the beach scene was, my understanding is that the real battlefield was worse, with more bodies
It would have to be worse. I don’t think we can fully imagine the cruelty that our species is capable of
Ya know I think you’re right! I think the soldier that Upham killed at the end was the same soldier they released earlier at the machine gun nest. That explains so much!
Yes it was.
the scene when Tom breaks, and starts crying! it always get me! like you said it something when you see a grown man cry
Here’s the thing about Upham. Yes, in the film it’s easy to not like him or call him a coward. But remember, he was only a translator that got assigned to Captain Miller at the last moment. Upham was not a soldier meant for front line combat so it’s not surprising in how he acted. Many of the US soldiers in WWII fought because they had to, they were drafted by the US Military and had no choice. Many of them were 18-21 years old, and were not prepared for the horrors of war. So his reaction is honestly probably pretty accurate. These young men were basically kids just out of high school and were probably terrified.
15:30 And that is Ted Danson (of TV sitcom fame "Cheers") playing Captain Hamill.
I have to say I really like your reviews. You actually watch the movie even when you're commenting, which, alas, not all reviewers do.
Aww thank you so much! 😁
Hi Dawn!
The Normandy scene at the beginning pretty accurately depicted the scene at Dog Green sector of Omaha beach. It was literally the worst experience that allied soldiers had on D-Day - largely due to American commanders ignoring the experience of British and Canadian soldiers in large scale cross channel raids. The British invasion beaches on D-Day were much less bloody. They used scads of specialised amphibious armoured vehicles to clear obstacles, sweep mines and form bridges over the sea wall. Collectively known as "Hobart's Funnies" they saved many allied lives. As soon as the beachheads had been secured they were instantly turned into working harbours by the British "Mulberry" project. This used prefabricated parts to set portable quays and docks in place to land allied supplies directly to the invasion beaches.
Part of what made the Normandy scene so shocking was the way it was filmed as if you were there, then it went straight into seeing the consequences for the loved ones of the soldiers killed. This was the first war movie I saw made from the perspective of grief. Everything in it is shown for the tragedy it was. Seeing this in the cinema was not a comfortable experience.
Overall, I think this movie is a masterpiece. My very small niggle is the character of "Upham". Upham is not a super common name, it is however the name of the most decorated hero of WWII, Charles Hazlitt Upham. He served in New Zealand 2nd Division, the division that saw the most continuous combat of any division in the war. From Greece, Crete, North Africa, Italy and Austria they earned the respect of both allies and enemies. Charles Upham was the only guy in WWII to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice. In fact he is the only combat soldier ever to be so honoured. (There were three other people before WWII who were awarded the VC twice, but although they were extremely brave, the rules for the award had tightened by WWII so that it could only be earned in combat.) Nearly suicidal bravery is a requirement. The majority of VCs are awarded posthumously. Upham was eventually captured ( while sick and horribly wounded) but attempted to escape so often he was sent to Colditz. He survived the war and returned to my hometown, where he lived until the 1990s. I always get the (maybe unworthy) suspicion that the writers of this movie were trying to minimize the contributions of anyone not American.
Well...you are not wrong that the Americans did not always adhere to the same doctrine as the Brits, and that it led to unneeded US casualties, but I must say a couple of things in defense of the US Army in that several factors went into the terrible death toll at Omaha Beach. For one thing, the US did use amphibious tanks in their initial assault, just like the British, but in that sector of Omaha, all the duplex drive tanks sank...I read that some were launched too far from the beach and others were swamped by unaccounted for tides, or something. Also, there was a massive bombardment of all of the beaches the night before, which basically completely missed the German emplacements at Omaha Beach, so the bunkers and machine guns were much more fully operational than the German emplacements at other beaches. There certainly was a great deal of bad execution by the Americans, both with the landings on the beaches and with the paradrops, but not too many of the errors were because they ignored British advice. The UK deployed two Mulberry Harbors, one for the Americans at Omaha, but the storm that damaged the Mulberry at Gold Beach totally destroyed the one the US was using. 🖖✌
@@iKvetch558 Yes, if the amphibious M4 Shermans had made it to the beach, they would have helped a lot. I may be biased by my family history, while I have never served a day in uniform, my paternal grandfather was in the British 1st Airborne Division in WWII (and my father was in the Parachute Regiment.) I got from them a fairly large chip on my shoulder about the professionalism and quality of US troops (up until the 1970s, when my Dad was still in the army.) On my Mothers's side many of my relatives served in the New Zealand Army. My Great Uncles both served in NZ 2nd Division. (My maternal grandfather broke his arm in basic training and never served overseas, which he was ashamed of for the rest of his life.) My great Uncles were under Montgomery's command in North Africa, and greatly admired him. In Italy they were placed under the command of US General Mark Clark. I don't know how justified their attitude was but they called Clark "Mark Time Clark" and did not respect him the way they had previous commanders. Slightly younger relatives served in Vietnam, which obviously did not help their attitude to US military leadership. If I was needlessly rude I apologise. I am aware that the success of this movie led to the creation of the "Band Of Brothers" series, which while focussed on a single US company, does acknowledge the efforts of other countries at the time it was set. I think it is perhaps the single best historical drama ever made.
@@michaelnolan6951 There is no question that the US military was a different entity back when the draft was still in effect. Once the post Vietnam era came and it became an all volunteer force, things were very different. And I definitely know what you mean about Mark Clark. ✌
It was said on the beach - on Omaha Beach, too many troops were landed in the wrong area, so the landing, at least at first, in Hank's sector, was ineffective, resulting in a large number of casualties. Plus, Omaha was, at least in terms of terrane, by far the toughest beach. Americans also landed west of Omaha, at Utah Beach, and had it much better.
@@cavemancell3562 Yes, there were a lot of factors, including pure bad luck, that made Omaha the worst spot for allied soldiers to be on D-Day. Reading back my original comment I see it was oversimplified to the point of being insulting to the American troops. I think I showed some unconscious bias there. I humbly apologise, every soldier who went through that hell for the sake of the future we inherited was a bloody hero.
Just passing 79 years ago now, D Day is ancient history to some. But reminding newer generations of what this was like - as with your Band of Brothers journey that I am watching with you, is important. Lest we forget.
the most difficult thing about this movie is that the first 10 minutes ACTUALLY happened.
Dawn: I've got a big lump in my throat, almost started crying.
Me: *Crying like a child, tears running down my cheeks. Thank you for this reaction.
Also: damn, girl, you are hard-core! You are the only female reactor I’ve seen that consistently said “Eff them; kill ‘em; let ‘‘em burn!” Do NOT mess with the ☘️ lady, you will regret it, if you live long enough to realize what happened to you.
Dawns not Irish she’s Scottish mate.I’d change that info in your comment if I were you.
A blue star family had a child in the service. A gold star family had a family killed. When I was a boy during Vietnam, I had three our four blue star families and one gold star family. A high school buddy of mine was Darwin Judge, the last American killed in Vietnam, defending the American Embassy when the North Vietnamese entered Saigon.
Hello beautiful souls, as a Vet to all the Men and Women who served in the Military Living Or Died.. I would like to tell you all I love you and thanks for your Contribution and God Bless You all for being my Hero
Its amazing how people just see good vs bad and not humans on both sides with families and loved ones.
Upham was not made for He’s someone with no combat experience, and no combat training outside of a few weeks of basic training and never expected to be on the front lines in such a hopeless situation. He’s shoved into a unit with a bunch of combat hardened Army Rangers (most of whom would happily kill POWs if their commanding officer looked the other way). He finally cracked at the end and murdered a pow because he felt guilty for letting him go earlier only to see him kill Miller. That was supposed to be the moment war broke him.
Agreed, too many damn armchair soldiers and keyboard warriors who think they know how it really is. They don't. They really don't.
Only to let/hear him kill Miller* he didn't see it because he was hiding around the corner, instead he listened to it happening.
You could say I'm a word usage nazi *waggles eyebrows*
That's not when the war broke him; it's when he became a soldier. He did not "murder" him. He killed an enemy combatant. It is entirely likely that Steamboat Willie would again get picked up by another German outfit and would have gone on to kill MORE Americans. So, there were good people on both sides? In Nazi Germany? Your comment is sheer idiocy. You should read more history, before commenting on something you obviously know nothing about.
@@davedalton1273 You have a lot to learn with this ignorant comment.Telling me to read more history?Good lord.
@@davedalton1273 , no, at that point he could have kept the entire group of Germans captive as his reinforcements arrived, it would be considered murder of a POW, which is pretty much the same situation earlier when the squad took him prisoner. It is a war crime. Had he shot Steamboat Willie while he was armed and engaging in combat, it would not have been an issue.
Of course, Upham then lets all the other Germans go right after that, giving them a chance to escape and go on to kill more Americans, which just adds to the hate people have for him. In many ways, Upham was a mess and a liability to the squad and the mission.
The food the servicemen were fed that morning contributed to their seasickness. Due to the high fat content because the military wanted to give them one last good meal, many of the servicemen we're violently ill on the boats to the beach
Thanks for reacting to this. An excellent reaction to a great movie. I thought you held the emotions together better than I did the first time.
YES, it was the same German that they let go, that came back and stabs Mellish in the heart, and shoots (among other GIs) Capt. Miller.
Being a 60 year old Brit I forget that younger people don't have the knowledge that I have about WW2. My dad was in the Scottish regiment "the black watch" and was wounded, patched up and sent back out. He would tell us about the funny and weird things that happened, but not much about the horrors except that he lost a lot of good mates. The Americans at Omaha beach had the worst of it because a lot of things went wrong before they landed. It was a real shit show. Great reaction sweetheart ✌️♥️🇬🇧
"A lot of famous people in this movie..."
Steven Spielberg was making what everyone assumed would be their generations definitive world war 2 movie. Everyone wanted to be in it, even bit parts (Bryan Cranston, for example). Thin Red Line got similar or even better all-star casting, but wasn't as successful money-wise.
such a bitter sweet movie, I notice that everything Tom Hanks is in turns to absolute gold. I also thought that old man I saw in the beginning was Tom Hanks haha
You might be interested in "Waterloo" (1970.) Possibly won of the best battle movies ever made. No CGI. A real and MASSIVE cast. It was so expensive and the battle scenes were so successful that clips from the movie were used in other films for over a decade. "Highlander" being one that pops into my head.
Didn’t they use the literally Soviet army as extras lmao such a great movie. Possible one of the best Russian films
@@enriqueperezarce5485 Will never be done again and footage was used in other movies for almost 20 years.
Watching more war movies/tv shows would be really good for expanding your knowledge and experiences, but don't forget to space them out with light/funny things so you don't overwhelm yourself!
lol No, grown men (like me) cry in this film too.
Also, you might want to react to the HBO (10 part) TV drama mini series Band Of Brothers (2001), which is produced by Tom hanks and Steven Spielberg....it's a REAL life account (not fictional characters like this film) of Easy Company, who were paratroopers that dropped into Normandy on the same day (June 6, 1944...D Day)...it stars James McAvoy, Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender and others. Some consider it the best TV series of all time.
My uncle was at Omaha Beach. All of his close friends were killed in WWII. He couldn't stand to see ketchup on the table for years after the war. He was a really sweet man, and it was very unusual for him to talk about it, ever. While I was learning about the war in the 1980s in school, I asked him about it. He was kind enough to tell me a few things, but the most important thing he wanted me to learn is that war is hell, and nothing to be celebrated.
I honestly don't know how you didn't cry while watching it. I'm a man in my 50s, and it gets me in a few places every time I see it.
No, Dawn Marie, girls aren't the only ones who tear up over this movie.
This is one of the reasons I get so upset when I see people just willing to sell or give away our freedoms and rights. So many people have died to give you what you were born with if you are in a free nation. Freedom is purchased with human blood, and when it is lost it will very likely not be regained unless there is more war.
What I find surprising is that 95% of reactors always say that risking 8 men to find 1 is not a good idea.
Information processing seems to be lost to millennials.
My father served in WWII. He drove supply trucks all over Europe and North Africa. He shared benign stories about pleasant things that happened during his service, and the people that he met. All of my childhood I was happy to think that my dad never saw any action, he just drove supply trucks around Europe and North Africa. It was literally the day that we buried him at the age of 90 that it occurred to me. Of course he saw action. He was driving supply trucks all over Europe and North Africa. The nazis wanted to stop him. He just didn't talk about it. That's when I came to understand that the people that have seen and done this stuff don't tend to talk about it. And I distrust those that do. My father went on to be a firefighter for the rest of his life. He was very brave. So was my mom. I had the best parents in the world, and I want everyone to argue with me about their parents.
The way you said the premise “doesn’t sound very interesting” makes total sense to me; I knew the movie revolved around that, and was blown away by how GOOD this movie is… should’ve won Best Picture at the Oscars in 1999. Besides winning Best Director (Spielberg) , and I think that the opening D-Day scene is the primary reason Spielberg won the Oscar
I like your reactions because you are so damn likeable, "The Dirty Dozen" from 1967 is another special mission war movie with an all star cast that you would love.
I’ll add it to the list thank you! 🥰
Now that you’ve had a superficial glimpse, Dawn, thank a veteran for their service.
And in honor of the men who died on a battlefield calling for their mothers, we should call ours if we’re lucky enough to be able to.
At the end, when his wife asks him, "Captain Miller, did you know him?" He never spoke of it.
I have no idea how many times I’ve seen this movie, and just now noticed a goof up. At the end of the landing scene (just before the ladies typing) it showed a body in the surf, and metal boxes floating. Those boxes would not have been moving around like that because they’re ammo boxes, and are quite heavy.
On a side note, my grandfather was a WWII medic who made the landing and fought through to the end in Germany
And yes, I’m sure there were plenty of empty ammo cans further up the beach. But not back in the water, where they couldn’t fire a machine gun like that
There's a few short scenes I was hoping you included like when the *Captain* reveals what he actually does. When the *German Captive* starts saying *Fuck Hitler* I love *America* & tries to sing the *National Anthem*
I served as an Army Infantry
(Grunt) Sergeant. As a 19-year-old, African American Grunt Private, during the period December 1983-December 1984. I earned my Combat Infantryman Badge for my service inside the Korean DMZ. Essentially, there's no place to run or to hide while engaged in a combat mission. So, you fight to win. We (Grunts) never quit on our brothers, and we never leave our brothers behind. Your emotions and commentary touched my heart. I often wonder if my experiences and service made a difference. South Korea remains free, so I'm thankful. Unfortunately, very nice guys are hurt and are lost to war. This movie demonstrates how brutal and senseless war has always been. I would do it all again and make the same sacrifices.
I'm an ex grunt....the life expectancy of a soldier in the open field is 3 secs. Let that sink in. 😑
I have seen almost every reaction to this movie. She has the best reaction yet. She's a matter fact reactor. "Kill them". She's the only one so far to want all of the Germans giving up to be shot. Everyone else gets upset about those two giving up getting shot. I just subscribed to your channel based on this reaction. Thank you.
Dawn: no don't take prisoners, just shoot them.
Me: damn you are a straight savage girl. 'Tips hat'
Haha there’s no trust!
@@DawnMarieX The two soldiers who were shot when they tried to surrender weren't German. They were Chechs who were forced into serving the Germans as support, not as fighters. That's what they were trying to tell the Americans when they were shot. I thought they were Germans at first, too, and got what they "deserved". When you find out the truth it just adds to the horror of war.
Disgusting pathetic soulless comment ... Wonder what went wrong in childhood
@@ronnyk5316 when you get paid next payday buy a sense of humor.
This Marine salutes all of our brothers and sisters...US, UK, USSR and all of our Allies...for all who paid that ultimate price. Excellent performance from all of the actors in this flick.
I saw this movie the day it was released. The theater was sold out so the only seats available were in the first row. Watching from there it felt like I was in the war. Traumatic, epic and amazing!
People who hate Upham don't get this movie at all.
You do realize that killing a surrendering soldier is a war-crime, right?
So I’m 2 years late watching your reaction, and I’m sure someone has already said it, but Ryan Hurst was the friend of Private Ryan who told the soldiers where to find him.
An explosion went off right by his ear, so he couldn’t hear that well and he was yelling his answers because of his hearing loss.
He is completely unrecognizable as opposed to his later role as Opie in Sons of Anarchy and Beta in The Walking Dead.
In 2015 my wife and I went to the American cemetery in Normandy. I don’t have any relatives that I know of. It still brought me to tears. There are nine thousand graves in the American cemetery alone. Rest in peace.
Imagine being one of the medics on that beach knowing you cant save them all and knowing most of them are pretty much screwed anyways because a basic medic can only do so much
Steven Spielberg chose to make this picture to honor his father, a WWII vet, and the generation of young men that fought in the largest conflict in human history. They are commonly referred to as "The Greatest Generation" for their triumph over the forces of evil at work in that war. Even the "heroes" of that war insist that it was their brothers in arms who perished, and never came back after, that were the true heroes of that war. In this director's film, he shows us how it must have been for them, and how Private Ryan feels about having survived, being burdened for the rest of his life with the experience and knowledge of what it costed to bring him home safely. Magnificent tribute to all who served in that terrible war.
D-Day, the allied landing at Normandy was a sheer act of will. The Nazis had taken over Europe. They had completely entrenched themselves. They had two years to build the Atlantic Wall, all the fortifications against an invasion. And the Allies showed that it just didn't make any difference. Through courage and blood and sheer willpower American British and Canadian soldiers got a foothold on the beaches and then broke through, pushing the Nazis back into Germany all the way to Berlin to stab the Third Reich right in the fucking heart.
Never forget what they did.
The one uppham shot at the end was the one they let go. That soldier had shot Tom Hank's character and one other but he was not the stabby man (they just looked similar).
1. Many WWII vets left the theaters because the D-Day battle scenes were so realistic.
2. Those communications devices are UHF transvers.
3. The story Ryan tells the Captain is made up. The director told him just to say something that might work.
4. The German Captain Miller was talked into letting go is the same one that killed him. Upham finally killed him.
I also thought the stabber was the same guy but he wasn't. They just look similar. (Super race and all that)
5. Private Jackson/sniper is Barry Pepper. He played with Tom Hanks in THE greatest movie EVER. "The Green Mile". HINT HINT
It's not a war movie but YOU WILL CRY.
My Grandfather was on that beach that day, before my mother was born. One little bullet and I wouldn’t be here.
I always watch that scene in awe.
God bless him and all that served.
Ryan Hurst was the (almost) deaf soldier who had a grenade go off by his head; he tips off Capt. Miller about where Ryan might be. A small but crucial role. "YOUR WELCOME!"
He was good in Remember the Titans
And even grown men have shed tears with this film, including myself.
They truly were the Greatest Generation. For the world today is built by their sacrifices. In a way, we must, as a world, “earn” where we are today, like Ryan was told by Cpt. Miller. So at the very least their sacrifices are remembered, and not in vain.
This is the first time i've watched a reactor not ugly-crying like most people who watch the movie. One of the best movies in history, the best war movie for sure.
33:57 Ryan Hurst was the deafened soldier who knew specifically where Pvt. Ryan had gone. Of course, he didn't have the beard you're probably used to seeing on him.
Remember all those people screaming for mom and carrying their arms, that's on both sides in a war and there are rules of war about not shooting those who surrender for a reason.
Spielberg is a fu**in' genius film-maker, for sure.
I was, what, 23 when I went and watched this with my workmates and boss on a team night (back in my Lidl days!) - that opening sequence was *SOO* powerful - we were all pretty much speechless throughout and I was pinned to my seat by the experience. I'd *never* seen anything like it.
Needless to say, it was an instant classic.
The only other movie which had me so flattened into my seat and overawed was Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds' (which is debatable how good a movie it is as a whole, but still) - during the scene where the first tripod emerges, I once again felt the power of Spielberg's skills and vision. Truly terrifying. And still a must-watch.
If you do read old comments, Dawn, and if you've not seen it, I urge you to consider watching War of the Worlds. It's an experience.
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And, anyone who doesn't tear up just a little at Saving Private Ryan has a heart of stone.
"The Flowers of War". A WWII movie based in 1937 Nanjing-- China. A group of schoolgirls, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the Japanese atrocities.
I like how there’s a certain point in certain movies when Dawn Marie just becomes a war criminal and throws the Geneva Convention into the ocean 😂
Hi, I watched your reaction video a few months after you have watched the movie, many people never seem to revisit comments after a while, so I doubt you'll ever see this comment... oh, well. I think that part of the awesome aspect of this movie, is when Capt. Miller says to Ryan, "Earn this" --- He is also telling the audience, that 50 or more years after D-Day (by the way 2400 men died on Omaha Beach, and in reality it took them about 5-6 hours to get off the beach), anyway, when Capt. Miller tells Ryan to "Earn this...", he is also talking to all of us - we still have to earn our right to enjoy the freedoms those boys died for. Most of these men were young in their early 20s and they gave it all up - no going to the girl back home, no kids, no parties, and no growing old. Just a dirty death followed by a long dirt nap in a foreign land to allow us to enjoy our lives - and to help free the nation whose beach they landed on, and to help free the world from the unspeakable horror that was Nazism.