Um. Hm. This film (Private Ryan) is flawed IMHO. Uneven in its quality. Was _Shakespeare in Love_ ... better? I don't know. _Shakespeare in Love_ is outstanding, though. _Saving Private Ryan_ is too, but it's got its blemishes.
I have always liked Whimsory's reactions, so entertaining but never realized how good she is at analysis. You broke down Saving Private Ryan better than anyone.
My thoughts exactly! I always enjoy her reactions, too. But... her analysis of this this movie, in particular, clearly evidenced what an intelligent young woman she is.
Thank you for watching, reflecting, and speaking so eloquently about this story. You put a lot of thought into this. I’m a retired Marine. This movie hit me hard. A lot of veterans had to leave the theaters during that first scene at Omaha Beach on D-Day. My stepfather was a World War II veteran, and that scene left him in a daze. A few points: On the extra morphine for Wade, the exchanges of looks and hesitation were because the others knew that it would kill him - he was asking them to end his suffering. Captain Miller made the call to do that for him. You’re right about the actors’ ages. Captain Miller, in particular, would probably have been around 25 or a bit younger. The only one who was really age-appropriate was Sergeant Horvath. On the one hand, none of us can truly know what we would have done in Upham’s place on that staircase, and he would be haunted by that for the rest of his life. On the other, a lot of veterans, including myself, were very angry at him. He utterly failed Mellish when Mellish needed him most. When this film came out, it was revolutionary; just about all previous war movies before it had been a lot more sanitized. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve re-watched it. Given that you found this worth watching and meaningful, I think you’d feel the same way, but more so, about the mini-series Band of Brothers (if you haven’t seen it.) It’s also a Spielberg/Hanks collaboration, and it’s based on a book about a real unit. All the named characters you see on screen were real people; many were still alive when it was filmed, and the actors playing those veterans spent a lot of time with them. Spielberg and Hanks showed each episode to the men involved and asked for their feedback to make sure they’d gotten it right. They went on to make two more mini-series about World War II: The Pacific, which followed three Marines through the war on that side of the world (again, about real people), and Masters of the Air, about the crews of B-17 bombers flying missions over occupied Europe against the Luftwaffe. Finally, Tom Hanks starred in Greyhound, playing the captain of a Navy destroyer escorting a convoy across the Atlantic to Britain to protect the merchant ships from German submarines. Those are all excellent and more than worth watching. Thanks again for this viewing and thoughtful reflection. As an old man who has lost a lot of people and as a veteran, I deeply appreciate it.
And remember these men returned home, rolled up their sleeves, and rebuilt it, giving us the world we have today. We owe them more than we can ever repay.
Imagine the men and women in Germany, Poland, France. They actually truly had to rebuild entire cities and clean the corpse, the rubbles, etc. They didn't have a beautiful green country to return to.
The men in this movie were american. While they did come home and go to work they did not have to rebuild anything. This country didnt see the war and bombs others did. The british soldiers had to go home and rebuild.
My Dad was Juno Beach with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders (Canadian Army). He came through and ended up after the Scheldt in Holland. As a Canadian I was in the US Army65-68.
Excellent reaction and analysis!! Please don't take this as condescending, but as the compliment it is intended to be. As a 65-year-old, it is very refreshing to see someone your age have the mental, emotional, and psychological capacity to take on an in-depth analysis such as this. Bravo!!! Take a bow!! I look forward to more of your content. (and yes, I did subscribe)
I thought the same, for someone I still consider a kid, she takes things away from the movies she watches far more in depth then most reactors...Its nice to see..
I didn’t watch this reaction until a day later, Whimsory, and you have already caused 620 comments. I’m so glad to see how many others really appreciate your outros. This was another outstanding reaction. Thank you for what you continue to do very well, and in an entertaining manner.
Yes but note how fitting as no doubt from war archive photos you see men in battle, entrenched/cover positions getting a bit of respite from combat with a cute fuzzy kitten for company
Dang it, another great reaction and spot-on analysis! I saw this movie in theaters when I was 12. It was the most graphic thing I'd ever seen. I come back and watch reactions to it every now and then. As usual, yours was exceptional. BTW, your cat's cameo here was just the levity I needed, and red is DEFINITELY your color! Thanks for all of the great content, Whimsory.
A popular theory claims Upham's character was written that way as a critique of the way America hesitated to enter the war, leading to the loss of many more lives by the end of the war. He clung to high-minded ideals, similar to a lot of congress at the time that kept America out of the war until after Pearl Harbor. This is further supported by the scene where the German soldier is killing Mellish. Upham was scared to enter the fray, and the German passively let Upham live because he stayed out of his way.
@@marshallprince2583 - If that's the case, I agree with that sentiment. We should have jumped in a few years earlier. But the American left was infatuated with nationalized socialism and saw it as an ideal that should spread. The media used the Olympics to show Germany as a success story. The Democrat party was instrumental in blocking many attempts to get America more involved, and many key players in their party were fanboys of the German regime.
The additional morphine is intended to end his pain, permanently. The medic knows when he asks for it and everyone else knows it'll finish him when the captain says to do it
That scene is the one that hit me the hardest. Wade was the guy that was always ready to run to the aid of someone else. He knew he his injuries were fatal and asked to die as quickly and painlessly as possible. Hanks/Miller knew and gave him his wish, it was the only comfort he could offer at that point. After earlier hearing Wade talk about his mother, who it sounded like was either a nurse or a doctor, it was all the more poignant when he was calling for his mother. The actor Giovanni Ribisi it good at both comedy and drama... A Million Ways to Die in the West and Flight of the Phoenix(remake) come to mind. It was tragic but I don't blame the Capt. for the decision to attack. Going back to what Miller said earlier, that German installation was a danger to the forces that come behind them. Taking it out might have saved the lives of one or two or 10 other solders.
Yes, he knew he was dying and only wanted to relieve the pain. This also happens with terminally ill patients who are in excruciating pain and it’s often morphine that kills them and not the cancer.
@@IAMM4C I don't like the "mama" line. Does anyone think that was a little over the top to pull on the heart strings. I can feel sad and disturbed without the over infantalising. It weirds me out every time. Was he supposed to be scared for her finding out he is dead? Or did he actually become a child again in that moment? Was he delirious/confused because he was dying/losing blood/overdosing?
Many veterans say that men scream for their mom. Its because they literally want their mom. They wish they were back home with their mom. Remember, most of these dudes were under 24. @Talisman09
@@Whimsory Notice how Tom Hanks character is reluctant to call Jackson when they are still on the beach? I guess that's because the sniper had to be used there but isn't easy to replace if the Germans got him.
@@Whimsory Something like this happened in WW2. There is a US Naval Ship (now decommissioned) called the USS Sullivans (DD 537) named after the 5 brothers that died on the USS Juneau during the Battle of Guadalcanal. .
@@Whimsory That battle went on for some hours, they had to compress it into the time in this movie. Just taking out that machine gun took far longer than portrayed here. One really needs to read books to get the sense of that couple perhaps with watching some of the documentaries.
Actually, the German soldier that Upham shoots at the end IS the same one he convinced the others to let go earlier. But the German soldier he meets on the stairs is a different guy. The confusion was that people thought all three of these scenes are the same guy but now people are getting confused and thinking the two Germans in the final battle were the same guy and different from the earlier German.
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The POW Nazi put one on the chest of Captain Miller.
I am a combat vet . I don't think you could possibly know the good you have just done. To veterans a film like this with someone like you is very helpful to us. Thank you for this and may God bless you for rest of your life.
Wimsory, your reactions are the best!, informative, thoughtful, you really study the film, you can be funny as well, and you have a real Soothing Voice!.. well done as Always!
Just want you and everyone else to know that Tom Hanks character is loosely based upon the actual guy in charge of C Company, 2nd Rangers. His name was Captain Ralph Goranson and much of what is shown in that opening scene he experienced except it was artillery fire instead of MG’s that killed or wounded most of his men. During his dash from the beach to the relative safety of the shingle area he felt numerous bullet impacts but kept going. When he got a chance to check for wounds he counted 9 bullet holes in his gear and clothing but was miraculously untouched. He then led his men to take out some of the machine guns that were decimating the troops at Dog Green. Captain Ralph Goranson survived the war never being seriously wounded and lived to the ripe old age of 93 passing away in 2012.
Great stuff...I always mention that Goranson was the real commander of Company C of the 2nd Rangers, but without these great details you give...I kinda hope people will look him up once they know that Miller is not a real person.💯
@@iKvetch558 Yes, there was one webpage I stumbled across a long time ago. It belonged to a French teenager who met with a lot of veterans during one of the reunions, including Captain Goranson. What an amazing picture there was of him with the French teenager. Very unassuming looking grandfather type. Hard to imagine him being young enough to go through WW2 and survive relatively unscathed. Btw, the details I mentioned are from Robert Black’s book: The Battalion, about the 2nd Rangers during WW2. There’s info about him on the internet of course but the bullet holes in his gear and clothing isn’t mentioned that often.
My apologies, at first sight I thought you were just some '...goofy kid...', however, after watching this movie with you, and hearing your insightful appraisal, I couldn't be more wrong. I was so impressed that you re-watched and picked up on some of the salient points you'd missed. Great job. ; )
Whimsory rewatches all her videos and then does research for her outtros. This makes them both entertaining and educational. It is this form of "edutainment" that makes her so popular.
Absolutely. That *is* Upham in a nutshell. He only fired his weapon in basic training and he was much more comfortable away from battle with his typewriter. He didn't want to end anyone's life and his kill at the end was "for the greater good" in his eyes. He sacrificed his feelings for Captain Miller. A lot of people think he's a coward, but he was a literal pencil pusher that was suddenly injected into the war whereas everyone else was already battle hardened.
@@Do0msday I disagree. I think he shot the German soldier at the end because the soldier was completely defenseless. I think Upham was simply too weak to intentionally put his life in danger. He could have taken all the German soldiers' prisoner, but he told them to go away because he just wanted his stress over. He is not a pacifist the way that Desmond Doss was. He's just a wimp.
@@Do0msdayif you can find a translation of what is being said during that exchange it becomes a lot more clear why he shoots him. Upham tells them to throw down their weapons and "Steamboat Willie" is telling them that he knows this man and that he won't shoot them.
That talk about the age of the cast is something I've never thought about before, and I joined the military at 18. Good call. You are one of my favorite reactors because of the empathy and emotional intelligence you show in the after chats
It is always so touching to me that so many notice that the General memorized that Abraham Lincoln speech, as it could just as easily not be noticed. But that goes to show how much it meant to him and also how many times he has probably had to give it over the years. As a single death in war is more than anyone should have to sacrifice, but to have it happen more than once, no one should have to pay such a high cost, absolutely no one.
You might be surprised to know that men as old as 45 years old were drafted in WWII. They needed an awful lot of soldiers, and there weren't enough young men to do the job by themselves. Love your reactions. This one was special thanks to the contribution of that kitten.
Following Japan's unprovoked and dastardly sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, Congress amended the act to require all able-bodied men ages 18 to 64 to register with their local draft board for military service for the duration of World War II plus six months after. In practice, however, only men 18 to 45 were drafted. While some men who were 45 years old were drafted during World War II, but they were considered unfit for service and were not actually called to active duty. The fourth registration for the draft in World War II was held on April 27, 1942, and was for men between the ages of 45 and 64. This registration was nicknamed "The Old Man's Draft". As of October 18, 1942, men who were 45 or older were classified as IV-A, meaning they were considered overage and unfit for active service.
In fact, many famous people with other previous careers served, including actors Jimmy Stewart and Clark Gable, bandleader Glenn Miller (who was killed), and a number of then-famous professional athletes.
And very young too. My grandfather Joined the Marines at 17. They fudged birthdates, no one investigated too hard. Rumors that there were kids as young as 14 that were let in.
I had been waiting the longest time for you to watch this movie and react. You did not disappoint. Very entertaining. Very sad. Thank you for being you.
loved the reaction Whimsory. You're the first reactor that I've seen that recognized the Bixby letter by Lincoln. I learned about it in High School in the 90's.
Those "germans" who had their hands up when they made the joke "i washed my hands for supper" were not actual german soldiers but czech and polish and they were saying "Please don't shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone, I am Czech"
@@Talisman09 There was several Korean soldiers captured at Normandy also. They were first captured from the Japanese by the Russians who put them in their army where they were captured by the Germans and put to use as conscripted laborers. Several black North Africans were also captured from German Forces.
I do appreciate all the extra effort you put into your talk after the actual reaction. Most reactors don't do such a great job. I might even have gotten goosebumps :)
My father took me to see that war memorial as a 15 yr old boy... EVERY father should take their young adults to see it...the amount of white crosses is so massive it takes the breath out of you..made a lasting impression on me.
A great reaction to this equally great film, Whimory. It manages to not only show the horror of War, but the camaraderie of the soldiers who served together and the loss that they suffered and carried with them afterwards. A remarkable film, this and "Hacksaw Ridge" are two of the best films which deal with War in my opinion.
This movie never fails to bring tears to my eyes. So many powerfully heartbreaking scenes. I was going to like the video anyway, but the kitten sealed the deal. 😀 Keep up the great work.
HI Whimsory, I knew you'd do this film justice - always worth the wait. The way Spielberg shot this, particularly the use of sound, involved the viewer in a way that had never been done before. Now you need to cheer yourself (and us) up over Christmas. If I could have a Christmas wish it would be for you to either watch 'Scrooge' from 1951 with Alistair Sim (although this might not even be on your list) or 'It's A Wonderful Life' from 1946 (which most definitely will be). Both perfect for the Festive Season. If you don't appear again before Christmas, hope you have an extra special one.
You never hold back your emotions. That's what helps you be a stronger person and a real human being. Never let that God givin emotion you have fade away.Great reaction
The German who recognized Upham at the end was not the guy who stabbed Mellish and was, in fact, the same guy they let go previously, which is why Upham shot him. Upham wasn't willing to give him a third chance.
Upham let the other guys go despite some being officers worthy of capture. And Miller should have forced him to kill the prisoner. He would have saved Fish if he could kill. What no one notices is that Fish the knife and it was the Hitler youth knife he got from Caparzo in the beginning. Fish gloating to the German prisoners. Ego. And why wasn't the ammo with the machine guns? Just so Upham could fail?
@@CastOffTheShoeFollowTheGourd if there is limited ammo, you give some to each of the various people and then send max ammo to where it is needed most as you find that out. they arent sure where exactly the biggest fighting will be happening, so they dont want to put all their eggs in one basket. this can be seen in the pacific episode 2 where there is also lots of ammo being run to the part of the line that the japanese are breaking through. i didnt notice or pay attention to it here, but i would assume they have 2 or 3 machine guns set up, but they dont know which one will need the most ammo. they clearly have very limited resources, so they do not want their ammo to be cut off if one of the machine guns gets taken out and overrun. -im no military guy, just watched a lot of docs and movies, and i believe that is the reason :)
@@BrinkyBrunk I see your point I still would have preferred to split the ammo 50/50(because they had 2 machine guns not 3)wouldn't be putting all the eggs in one basket. And also send a 3 guys out to kill and collect German grenades, MP-40s and ammo then conserve a few rounds. I'm not military either but I watch some docs and played the first COD games to death. MP-40 was my favorite weapon cause enemy supplied me.
Great reaction and outro as always! If you haven't done so already I'd highly recommend Band of Brothers (the book and the mini-series), which Spielberg and Hanks worked on together - it's one of the best TV shows ever. As for films, I hope you get around to seeing Chinatown and LA Confidential at some point. And as a bit of a left-field choice, I would love to see you react to John Boorman's Excalibur!
Exactly. When you administer a dose, you're supposed to put a big 'M' on the forehead of the victim along with the time of day... because a second dose administered too soon is deadly. So when he asked for the second dose, he knew exactly what he was asking of them... and they knew what they were doing in giving it to him.
Whimsory, You know how sometimes you meet someone and you just know they are genuinely sweet , kind and transparent ? I might be wrong, but you seem like you might be one of those “angels that walk the earth “ the Bible talks about . Best to you in everything in your life . , the relationship I’ve had with you , begun and eventually ended momentarily, has been memorable. Privilege sharing time with such an apparent empath ! You remind me of some of my favorite, literature teachers / professors who left me in jaw dropping awe of their insights.
I know this was a tough one but glad you reviewed it to show and remind us how connected we are to war films despite how sad they are. Thanks for reviewing this and appreciate your emotional input despite how tough it might be to display it to an unknown audience. Cheers and happy holidays 😢❤😂
great reaction...even better discussion/outro, its refreshing to listen to...your very articulate, found myself listening to you till the end..excellent job, needless to say i subscribed..just wish you,d react to more than jus 2 movies a month 👍🇨🇦
Panzershrek is a German anti-tank weapon. It is the German equivalent of an American bazooka. This is the best movie reaction I've ever seen. Love the "awards" at the end. Your analysis is amazing. I never stick around for the commentary at the end. You're the first one I've ever watched to the end. Subscribed.
not only is it the german equvilient of the american bazooka. it was created by copieing captured bazookas and then improved on. panzerschrek is also its nickname by the soldiers who used it (its official name is Raketenpanzerbüchse 54, rocket anti-tank rifle model 54 as it replaced actual anti-tank rifles in service role).
He knew it & they knew it, that the 2nd morphine would end it. His Liver was hit, he was not going to make it. Great reaction young lady. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 🎅🤶🎉🎉🎊🎊
@Whimsory WoW!! Thank you!! You are like the 2nd Reactor to ever respond to me. You're very welcome. Be safe, hope you get everything you asked for, & good luck in the future.
I've only seen this movie in its entirety once and that was in the theatre when it was new. It is the bayonet scene. I just can't. Weird ain't it? So many other deaths in this and many other movies, but that one got me. This is the first time I've seen it again even partly, because your reactions are interesting enough that I'd face it again. Oh, and love the kitten. Will certainly be back for more of that. And a fellow Civ player to boot. Nice!
This Guy can't read the room that he's literally on the porch. Best thing I have heard all week. What's life without whimsy? Thanks for sharing and seasons Greetings.
On seeing this reaction in my list … First thought: “This movie is going to make her really sad” Second thought: “Can’t wait for the analysis!” Third thought: “Forrest Gump made her sad too. She needs to watch a happy Tom Hanks movie”
Regarding morphine... The morphine came in syrettes that contained a single pre-measured dose. One dose was plenty for pain management; two was enough to be fatal. Among medics during this period, there was an expression: "One for pain, two for eternity." When Wade asks for the second dose, it's because he knows he's not going to make it.
Great review as always. Something you caught that many reactors don't or don't mention is at the end, Ryan's wife doesn't know who Captain Miller was which means Ryan kept all of that to himself. I had a very close uncle that was in WW2 and he very rarely talked about anything bad about his experiences.
Hello 👋 Miss Whimsory !!! Frist Happy Holidays 🎅 🎄 Wow you have picked a Very Brutal movie indeed , However those who refuse to learn from History is Doomed to repeat it !!! As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated 😊☀ 😎 👍
Fun Fact: They hired amputees as extras for the scenes of limbs getting blown off. They used special effects too, but using actors with actual missing limbs to add realism was very effective.
Thank you for formatting in such a way that you focus on the movie and not your reaction. Too many reactors show the film in small boxes over on the left or right.
I think the Captain's decision to take out the machine gun nest that got Wade killed was still the correct decision. It goes back to the point when he was talking about how he justifies loosing one of his guys if it might save 10 or 20 other soldiers. If they had walked around another group of soldiers might have come upon the ambush and all have been killed. It was tragic that he lost a man but he might have saved 5, 10, even 20 men.
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Interesting enough it was a radar station, if it was to stay active the Mustangs could not save the day in the last battle.
Great content as always. Thankfully most movie reactors aren't on your level because I'd be spending hours on UA-cam everyday if they were.❤️ Oh, btw, steamboat willy was just doing his job, Upham murdered him. But that was pretty standard in WW2. It was apocalyptic.😒
Even though this is an emotionally rough movie to get through, I do think it is one of the best movies ever made and an important one to have seen. The horrors of war it depicts shows people that are fortunate enough not to have experienced war first hand a glimpse of what goes on. My hope is that it also gets people thinking and deters a repeat of this horrible part in human history and war in general. I would like to thank you for making this reaction video. I can imagine being more hesitant to make this kind of video of a beloved and war heavy movie as this one. Your insights during watching the movie and your outro and the amount of time and energy you must have put into them are appreciated. Glad to see you had an (emotional support) adorable cat to get you through it. I hope you will have a good time during the holidays!
Hello, great film, I've seen it a few times, I always like your reactions to the films I've seen or have on DVD, you should try Multiplicity which is a very funny film
This is one of those films that I always feel concerned to see a reaction to, not because of how intense it is as a film but more out of the fact that some people have a long distance relationship with respecting just how real a lot of what we're seeing actually was. I mean, I recently saw another reaction to this film, where someone put their sponsor over the beach landing (😑), which is just... fucked. And massively brazen. But reactions like yours are the ones I have a lot of time for, bc they're genuine but also tactful. Nicely done :3
Natalie, claimed her sponsor was in charge of the timing. Don't know if it was true or if she was just ducking responsibility. Most women hate responsibility.
You are such a smart girl and very insightful. I love hearing your in depth analysis after the movies you watch, they're as much interesting, if not more, than the reaction itself.
I believe the most charitable interpretation to the morphine scene (for the writer and the director) is Wade asking for an overdose. Officers and Medics (obviously) knew the overdosage. This scene is also on the back of the scene where Captain Miller (Hanks) reveals to his Sergeant (Sizemore) that he's lost nearly a hundred men under his command. The interesting bit is when Miller (Hanks) reveals his past to his platoon he ends it saying, "just know that every man I kill the farther away from home I feel", which is not him talking about his German body count, but rather of all the men he has commanded that he has sent to their deaths.
I worked at the theater when this film came out. The opening scene was so real that I saw numerous WW2 vets walk out balling. This movie was so impactful that a national help line was created. The diagnosis of PTSD didn't happen until the Vietnam War. This film helped bring attention to WW2 vets suffering in silence.
great reaction as always. you put even more work than usual into this fine outro. a couple of unmentioned points include the fact that matt damon was improvising the story about his brothers and the "nose-dive off the ugly tree". the opening battle scene is considered to be super-accurate for its portrayal of the battle of normandy. and while this isnt a true story, it was a real policy to get last-surviving sons home, and therefore, someone must have had a real life story with strong similarities to this one.
I always find it interesting how many young people see "June 6, 1944" and don't immediately say "D-Day". I'm 60 and that's one of those dates that almost anyone of my generation would know instantly.
D-Day was 80 years ago this year, to my kids it's as long ago as World War I was to my generation (Gen X). It's like asking a Gen Xer to recall the date of the Somme or Verdun, which I can't.
I am a 68y.o. disabled USAF Veteran and when I was a you boy we still had two Spanish and American War Vets that walked around town and one of them had also been in the French Foreign Legion, I had 3 great uncles that served in France during WWI , an aunt and uncle who both served in the Navy along with several cousins as well. On my paper route I had several WWI Vets, almost a dozen WWII vets from all branches. My next door neighbor was a gunner on a B-17 and did 25 missions, One of the WWI vets was a survivor of a German mustard gas attack, still had the burn scars on his face.
The guy Upham shot at the end was that prisoner they let go earlier. My Dad was in that war. 517th Regimental Parachute Combat Team. The Battling Buzzards. He didn't talk about it either. Most of them didn't. That war was the largest single event in human history. We never want to do that again. Even without nukes. Never take what those men and women did in that war for granted. Good video. You asked all the right questions and made very good observations.
Wonderful reaction Whim, the German Upham shot 𝘸𝘢𝘴 the one they let go, the German who pushed the bayonet into Private Mellish's chest was a different one.
I remember a lot of WW2 veterans having flash backs and PTSD problems when this movie was released because of the battle scenes being as realistic as they are.
I still remember the Oscars that year when this lost Best Picture to Shakespeare In Love. That was an absolute crime 🤦🏽♂️
That was when the Academy Awards "jumped the shark"...AFAIAC 💯
Best proof why the Oscars are irrelevant and have no weight in judging movies and it got worse over thea years to a point were the oscars are a joke.
Um. Hm. This film (Private Ryan) is flawed IMHO. Uneven in its quality. Was _Shakespeare in Love_ ... better? I don't know. _Shakespeare in Love_ is outstanding, though. _Saving Private Ryan_ is too, but it's got its blemishes.
Like Red Dead Redemption losing game of the year to God of War
For me it was Val Kilmer’s performance in Tombstone. Him being snubbed was unforgivable.
I have always liked Whimsory's reactions, so entertaining but never realized how good she is at analysis. You broke down Saving Private Ryan better than anyone.
My thoughts exactly! I always enjoy her reactions, too.
But... her analysis of this this movie, in particular, clearly evidenced what an intelligent young woman she is.
Thank you for watching, reflecting, and speaking so eloquently about this story. You put a lot of thought into this.
I’m a retired Marine. This movie hit me hard. A lot of veterans had to leave the theaters during that first scene at Omaha Beach on D-Day. My stepfather was a World War II veteran, and that scene left him in a daze.
A few points:
On the extra morphine for Wade, the exchanges of looks and hesitation were because the others knew that it would kill him - he was asking them to end his suffering. Captain Miller made the call to do that for him.
You’re right about the actors’ ages. Captain Miller, in particular, would probably have been around 25 or a bit younger. The only one who was really age-appropriate was Sergeant Horvath.
On the one hand, none of us can truly know what we would have done in Upham’s place on that staircase, and he would be haunted by that for the rest of his life. On the other, a lot of veterans, including myself, were very angry at him. He utterly failed Mellish when Mellish needed him most.
When this film came out, it was revolutionary; just about all previous war movies before it had been a lot more sanitized. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve re-watched it.
Given that you found this worth watching and meaningful, I think you’d feel the same way, but more so, about the mini-series Band of Brothers (if you haven’t seen it.) It’s also a Spielberg/Hanks collaboration, and it’s based on a book about a real unit. All the named characters you see on screen were real people; many were still alive when it was filmed, and the actors playing those veterans spent a lot of time with them. Spielberg and Hanks showed each episode to the men involved and asked for their feedback to make sure they’d gotten it right.
They went on to make two more mini-series about World War II: The Pacific, which followed three Marines through the war on that side of the world (again, about real people), and Masters of the Air, about the crews of B-17 bombers flying missions over occupied Europe against the Luftwaffe. Finally, Tom Hanks starred in Greyhound, playing the captain of a Navy destroyer escorting a convoy across the Atlantic to Britain to protect the merchant ships from German submarines.
Those are all excellent and more than worth watching.
Thanks again for this viewing and thoughtful reflection. As an old man who has lost a lot of people and as a veteran, I deeply appreciate it.
And remember these men returned home, rolled up their sleeves, and rebuilt it, giving us the world we have today. We owe them more than we can ever repay.
Imagine the men and women in Germany, Poland, France. They actually truly had to rebuild entire cities and clean the corpse, the rubbles, etc. They didn't have a beautiful green country to return to.
@@SisyphusOfSodom They brought on the war, so why should they have it easy?
The men in this movie were american. While they did come home and go to work they did not have to rebuild anything. This country didnt see the war and bombs others did. The british soldiers had to go home and rebuild.
My Dad was Juno Beach with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders (Canadian Army). He came through and ended up after the Scheldt in Holland. As a Canadian I was in the US Army65-68.
Excellent reaction and analysis!! Please don't take this as condescending, but as the compliment it is intended to be. As a 65-year-old, it is very refreshing to see someone your age have the mental, emotional, and psychological capacity to take on an in-depth analysis such as this. Bravo!!! Take a bow!! I look forward to more of your content. (and yes, I did subscribe)
I thought the same, for someone I still consider a kid, she takes things away from the movies she watches far more in depth then most reactors...Its nice to see..
I didn’t watch this reaction until a day later, Whimsory, and you have already caused 620 comments. I’m so glad to see how many others really appreciate your outros. This was another outstanding reaction. Thank you for what you continue to do very well, and in an entertaining manner.
Your kitten playing with the lights during the battle was quite a contrast.
That cat was BATTLING those lights!
Yes but note how fitting as no doubt from war archive photos you see men in battle, entrenched/cover positions getting a bit of respite from combat with a cute fuzzy kitten for company
Dang it, another great reaction and spot-on analysis! I saw this movie in theaters when I was 12. It was the most graphic thing I'd ever seen. I come back and watch reactions to it every now and then. As usual, yours was exceptional.
BTW, your cat's cameo here was just the levity I needed, and red is DEFINITELY your color!
Thanks for all of the great content, Whimsory.
A popular theory claims Upham's character was written that way as a critique of the way America hesitated to enter the war, leading to the loss of many more lives by the end of the war. He clung to high-minded ideals, similar to a lot of congress at the time that kept America out of the war until after Pearl Harbor. This is further supported by the scene where the German soldier is killing Mellish. Upham was scared to enter the fray, and the German passively let Upham live because he stayed out of his way.
@@marshallprince2583 - If that's the case, I agree with that sentiment. We should have jumped in a few years earlier.
But the American left was infatuated with nationalized socialism and saw it as an ideal that should spread. The media used the Olympics to show Germany as a success story. The Democrat party was instrumental in blocking many attempts to get America more involved, and many key players in their party were fanboys of the German regime.
The additional morphine is intended to end his pain, permanently. The medic knows when he asks for it and everyone else knows it'll finish him when the captain says to do it
That scene is the one that hit me the hardest. Wade was the guy that was always ready to run to the aid of someone else. He knew he his injuries were fatal and asked to die as quickly and painlessly as possible. Hanks/Miller knew and gave him his wish, it was the only comfort he could offer at that point. After earlier hearing Wade talk about his mother, who it sounded like was either a nurse or a doctor, it was all the more poignant when he was calling for his mother. The actor Giovanni Ribisi it good at both comedy and drama... A Million Ways to Die in the West and Flight of the Phoenix(remake) come to mind. It was tragic but I don't blame the Capt. for the decision to attack. Going back to what Miller said earlier, that German installation was a danger to the forces that come behind them. Taking it out might have saved the lives of one or two or 10 other solders.
Yes, he knew he was dying and only wanted to relieve the pain. This also happens with terminally ill patients who are in excruciating pain and it’s often morphine that kills them and not the cancer.
@@IAMM4C I don't like the "mama" line. Does anyone think that was a little over the top to pull on the heart strings. I can feel sad and disturbed without the over infantalising. It weirds me out every time. Was he supposed to be scared for her finding out he is dead? Or did he actually become a child again in that moment? Was he delirious/confused because he was dying/losing blood/overdosing?
@@KevyNova Yeah, he took a full load of grenade shrapnel in his guts, they were shredded.
Many veterans say that men scream for their mom. Its because they literally want their mom. They wish they were back home with their mom. Remember, most of these dudes were under 24. @Talisman09
The cat yawn was genius!
Whimsory, your movie reactions are great, but your Intros and Outros are greater! 👍👍
Glad you like them!😊
@@Whimsory Notice how Tom Hanks character is reluctant to call Jackson when they are still on the beach? I guess that's because the sniper had to be used there but isn't easy to replace if the Germans got him.
@@Whimsory Something like this happened in WW2. There is a US Naval Ship (now decommissioned) called the USS Sullivans (DD 537) named after the 5 brothers that died on the USS Juneau during the Battle of Guadalcanal. .
@@Whimsory That battle went on for some hours, they had to compress it into the time in this movie. Just taking out that machine gun took far longer than portrayed here. One really needs to read books to get the sense of that couple perhaps with watching some of the documentaries.
@@Whimsory A panzershreck is a German weapon, I think somewhat akin to the American bazooka.
Actually, the German soldier that Upham shoots at the end IS the same one he convinced the others to let go earlier. But the German soldier he meets on the stairs is a different guy. The confusion was that people thought all three of these scenes are the same guy but now people are getting confused and thinking the two Germans in the final battle were the same guy and different from the earlier German.
The POW Nazi put one on the chest of Captain Miller.
I am a combat vet . I don't think you could possibly know the good you have just done. To veterans a film like this with someone like you is very helpful to us. Thank you for this and may God bless you for rest of your life.
Wimsory, your reactions are the best!, informative, thoughtful, you really study the film, you can be funny as well, and you have a real Soothing Voice!.. well done as Always!
Just want you and everyone else to know that Tom Hanks character is loosely based upon the actual guy in charge of C Company, 2nd Rangers. His name was Captain Ralph Goranson and much of what is shown in that opening scene he experienced except it was artillery fire instead of MG’s that killed or wounded most of his men. During his dash from the beach to the relative safety of the shingle area he felt numerous bullet impacts but kept going. When he got a chance to check for wounds he counted 9 bullet holes in his gear and clothing but was miraculously untouched. He then led his men to take out some of the machine guns that were decimating the troops at Dog Green.
Captain Ralph Goranson survived the war never being seriously wounded and lived to the ripe old age of 93 passing away in 2012.
Great stuff...I always mention that Goranson was the real commander of Company C of the 2nd Rangers, but without these great details you give...I kinda hope people will look him up once they know that Miller is not a real person.💯
@@iKvetch558 Yes, there was one webpage I stumbled across a long time ago. It belonged to a French teenager who met with a lot of veterans during one of the reunions, including Captain Goranson. What an amazing picture there was of him with the French teenager. Very unassuming looking grandfather type. Hard to imagine him being young enough to go through WW2 and survive relatively unscathed.
Btw, the details I mentioned are from Robert Black’s book: The Battalion, about the 2nd Rangers during WW2. There’s info about him on the internet of course but the bullet holes in his gear and clothing isn’t mentioned that often.
My apologies, at first sight I thought you were just some '...goofy kid...', however, after watching this movie with you, and hearing your insightful appraisal, I couldn't be more wrong. I was so impressed that you re-watched and picked up on some of the salient points you'd missed. Great job. ; )
Whimsory rewatches all her videos and then does research for her outtros. This makes them both entertaining and educational. It is this form of "edutainment" that makes her so popular.
"He's less afraid of dying than he is of killing". The best assessment of Upham I've ever heard. Well said, brilliant.
Absolutely. That *is* Upham in a nutshell. He only fired his weapon in basic training and he was much more comfortable away from battle with his typewriter. He didn't want to end anyone's life and his kill at the end was "for the greater good" in his eyes. He sacrificed his feelings for Captain Miller. A lot of people think he's a coward, but he was a literal pencil pusher that was suddenly injected into the war whereas everyone else was already battle hardened.
@@Do0msday I disagree. I think he shot the German soldier at the end because the soldier was completely defenseless. I think Upham was simply too weak to intentionally put his life in danger. He could have taken all the German soldiers' prisoner, but he told them to go away because he just wanted his stress over. He is not a pacifist the way that Desmond Doss was. He's just a wimp.
@@Do0msday greater good? To save whom? He couldn't have fought sooner?
@@davidsumner7604 EXACTLY 💯!! He is most definitely NOT Desmond Doss!
@@Do0msdayif you can find a translation of what is being said during that exchange it becomes a lot more clear why he shoots him. Upham tells them to throw down their weapons and "Steamboat Willie" is telling them that he knows this man and that he won't shoot them.
That talk about the age of the cast is something I've never thought about before, and I joined the military at 18.
Good call.
You are one of my favorite reactors because of the empathy and emotional intelligence you show in the after chats
Yours is absolutely the best reaction I've seen to this film. Love you.
It is always so touching to me that so many notice that the General memorized that Abraham Lincoln speech, as it could just as easily not be noticed. But that goes to show how much it meant to him and also how many times he has probably had to give it over the years. As a single death in war is more than anyone should have to sacrifice, but to have it happen more than once, no one should have to pay such a high cost, absolutely no one.
You might be surprised to know that men as old as 45 years old were drafted in WWII. They needed an awful lot of soldiers, and there weren't enough young men to do the job by themselves.
Love your reactions. This one was special thanks to the contribution of that kitten.
That’s right, and especially near the end of the war, they had to start drafting older men because they had already drafted most of the young men.
Following Japan's unprovoked and dastardly sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, Congress amended the act to require all able-bodied men ages 18 to 64 to register with their local draft board for military service for the duration of World War II plus six months after. In practice, however, only men 18 to 45 were drafted. While some men who were 45 years old were drafted during World War II, but they were considered unfit for service and were not actually called to active duty. The fourth registration for the draft in World War II was held on April 27, 1942, and was for men between the ages of 45 and 64. This registration was nicknamed "The Old Man's Draft". As of October 18, 1942, men who were 45 or older were classified as IV-A, meaning they were considered overage and unfit for active service.
In fact, many famous people with other previous careers served, including actors Jimmy Stewart and Clark Gable, bandleader Glenn Miller (who was killed), and a number of then-famous professional athletes.
54 I believe was the oldest enlisted man according to the 77th infantry.
And very young too. My grandfather Joined the Marines at 17. They fudged birthdates, no one investigated too hard.
Rumors that there were kids as young as 14 that were let in.
Thanks for another amazing reaction video and Merry Christmas Pumpkin! 🎃🎄
Oh gosh!! That is so generous!! Thank you so much!!!! ☺️
You're gonna be big someday, Whimsory! You have so much potential to make a huge impact. Whatever your ultimate dream is, follow it!
I had been waiting the longest time for you to watch this movie and react. You did not disappoint. Very entertaining. Very sad. Thank you for being you.
loved the reaction Whimsory. You're the first reactor that I've seen that recognized the Bixby letter by Lincoln. I learned about it in High School in the 90's.
Those "germans" who had their hands up when they made the joke "i washed my hands for supper" were not actual german soldiers but czech and polish and they were saying "Please don't shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone, I am Czech"
"I want no Czechs"--Adolf HItler. Promise of a dictator.
Huh, I didn't know that. But the "I didn't kill anyone" would be a lie, right? Were they not fighting alongside the Germans
@@Talisman09not by choice
@@Talisman09 There was several Korean soldiers captured at Normandy also. They were first captured from the Japanese by the Russians who put them in their army where they were captured by the Germans and put to use as conscripted laborers. Several black North Africans were also captured from German Forces.
@@Talisman09 they could had been shooting but missing on purpose
I do appreciate all the extra effort you put into your talk after the actual reaction. Most reactors don't do such a great job. I might even have gotten goosebumps :)
Sorry i'm late Whimsy, i didn't see your post till just now! ❤❤❤❤❤ crying is good sweety. It shows you have a Soul.
My father took me to see that war memorial as a 15 yr old boy... EVERY father should take their young adults to see it...the amount of white crosses is so massive it takes the breath out of you..made a lasting impression on me.
A great reaction to this equally great film, Whimory. It manages to not only show the horror of War, but the camaraderie of the soldiers who served together and the loss that they suffered and carried with them afterwards. A remarkable film, this and "Hacksaw Ridge" are two of the best films which deal with War in my opinion.
This is another reason why good men are needed and deserve respect. Merry Christmas and god bless
Your movie reviews at the end are intelligent and entertaining. 👍
And you articulate your thoughts really well!
This movie never fails to bring tears to my eyes. So many powerfully heartbreaking scenes.
I was going to like the video anyway, but the kitten sealed the deal. 😀
Keep up the great work.
HI Whimsory, I knew you'd do this film justice - always worth the wait. The way Spielberg shot this, particularly the use of sound, involved the viewer in a way that had never been done before. Now you need to cheer yourself (and us) up over Christmas. If I could have a Christmas wish it would be for you to either watch 'Scrooge' from 1951 with Alistair Sim (although this might not even be on your list) or 'It's A Wonderful Life' from 1946 (which most definitely will be). Both perfect for the Festive Season. If you don't appear again before Christmas, hope you have an extra special one.
My favorite part was that god awfully cute cat showing up out of nowhere. We need more of that kitty in the reactions.
You never hold back your emotions. That's what helps you be a stronger person and a real human being. Never let that God givin emotion you have fade away.Great reaction
The German who recognized Upham at the end was not the guy who stabbed Mellish and was, in fact, the same guy they let go previously, which is why Upham shot him. Upham wasn't willing to give him a third chance.
I'm surprised how many people make that mistake, but I've also seen this movie hundreds of times, so I'm biased.
Upham let the other guys go despite some being officers worthy of capture. And Miller should have forced him to kill the prisoner. He would have saved Fish if he could kill. What no one notices is that Fish the knife and it was the Hitler youth knife he got from Caparzo in the beginning. Fish gloating to the German prisoners. Ego. And why wasn't the ammo with the machine guns? Just so Upham could fail?
@@CastOffTheShoeFollowTheGourd I hadn't considered that, but I think you're right.
@@CastOffTheShoeFollowTheGourd if there is limited ammo, you give some to each of the various people and then send max ammo to where it is needed most as you find that out. they arent sure where exactly the biggest fighting will be happening, so they dont want to put all their eggs in one basket. this can be seen in the pacific episode 2 where there is also lots of ammo being run to the part of the line that the japanese are breaking through. i didnt notice or pay attention to it here, but i would assume they have 2 or 3 machine guns set up, but they dont know which one will need the most ammo. they clearly have very limited resources, so they do not want their ammo to be cut off if one of the machine guns gets taken out and overrun. -im no military guy, just watched a lot of docs and movies, and i believe that is the reason :)
@@BrinkyBrunk I see your point I still would have preferred to split the ammo 50/50(because they had 2 machine guns not 3)wouldn't be putting all the eggs in one basket. And also send a 3 guys out to kill and collect German grenades, MP-40s and ammo then conserve a few rounds. I'm not military either but I watch some docs and played the first COD games to death. MP-40 was my favorite weapon cause enemy supplied me.
Whimsory, you have the best break-downs.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the post, Whims. I was grimacing for you from the start, but, as usual, you held up well.
Great reaction and outro as always! If you haven't done so already I'd highly recommend Band of Brothers (the book and the mini-series), which Spielberg and Hanks worked on together - it's one of the best TV shows ever.
As for films, I hope you get around to seeing Chinatown and LA Confidential at some point. And as a bit of a left-field choice, I would love to see you react to John Boorman's Excalibur!
I'll second that (Excalibur)!
One of the 101st was actually friends with the real life Private Ryan; it was his recollections that inspired the movie.
The decision about the morphine was, indeed, to speed up the process of death through overdosage. Great reaction.
Exactly. When you administer a dose, you're supposed to put a big 'M' on the forehead of the victim along with the time of day... because a second dose administered too soon is deadly. So when he asked for the second dose, he knew exactly what he was asking of them... and they knew what they were doing in giving it to him.
Yeh I think it’s more to end the terror of imminent death rather than to stop the physical suffering.
Whimsory,
You know how sometimes you meet someone and you just know they are genuinely sweet , kind and transparent ? I might be wrong, but you seem like you might be one of those “angels that walk the earth “ the Bible talks about . Best to you in everything in your life . , the relationship I’ve had with you , begun and eventually ended momentarily, has been memorable. Privilege sharing time with such an apparent empath ! You remind me of some of my favorite, literature teachers / professors who left me in jaw dropping awe of their insights.
I know this was a tough one but glad you reviewed it to show and remind us how connected we are to war films despite how sad they are. Thanks for reviewing this and appreciate your emotional input despite how tough it might be to display it to an unknown audience. Cheers and happy holidays 😢❤😂
great reaction...even better discussion/outro, its refreshing to listen to...your very articulate, found myself listening to you till the end..excellent job, needless to say i subscribed..just wish you,d react to more than jus 2 movies a month 👍🇨🇦
Panzershrek is a German anti-tank weapon. It is the German equivalent of an American bazooka.
This is the best movie reaction I've ever seen. Love the "awards" at the end. Your analysis is amazing. I never stick around for the commentary at the end. You're the first one I've ever watched to the end. Subscribed.
It translates roughly to “tank scare” or “tank fright”… I guess it would be a fright to the tank in the sights of the Panzerschrek.
not only is it the german equvilient of the american bazooka. it was created by copieing captured bazookas and then improved on. panzerschrek is also its nickname by the soldiers who used it (its official name is Raketenpanzerbüchse 54, rocket anti-tank rifle model 54 as it replaced actual anti-tank rifles in service role).
I like the hat.🎉 The best reaction I’ve seen, thank you for your insights again.
Great reaction as always! - love your analysis & awards after!
Great review. You’re very intelligent and I appreciate it. It’s one of the reasons I subbed many moons ago. Keep going kid.
He knew it & they knew it, that the 2nd morphine would end it. His Liver was hit, he was not going to make it.
Great reaction young lady. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 🎅🤶🎉🎉🎊🎊
Thanks so much, and you too!😊
@Whimsory WoW!!
Thank you!! You are like the 2nd Reactor to ever respond to me. You're very welcome. Be safe, hope you get everything you asked for, & good luck in the future.
The first Reactor who actually did some real post watch homework. Most just say they can’t watch it again and check out.
Wonderful reaction from the heart! You are a treasure. You are also wickedly insightful about anger vs. grief. ❤
I've only seen this movie in its entirety once and that was in the theatre when it was new. It is the bayonet scene. I just can't. Weird ain't it? So many other deaths in this and many other movies, but that one got me.
This is the first time I've seen it again even partly, because your reactions are interesting enough that I'd face it again.
Oh, and love the kitten. Will certainly be back for more of that.
And a fellow Civ player to boot. Nice!
This is why we thank veterans for their service.
This Guy can't read the room that he's literally on the porch. Best thing I have heard all week. What's life without whimsy? Thanks for sharing and seasons Greetings.
I loved your reaction to one of my favorite movies it was purely genuine I subscribed keep em coming
On seeing this reaction in my list …
First thought: “This movie is going to make her really sad”
Second thought: “Can’t wait for the analysis!”
Third thought: “Forrest Gump made her sad too. She needs to watch a happy Tom Hanks movie”
I would vote for Big (1986) and The Money Pit (1986)
Well, I wasn't planning on crying today, but here we are .... Bring it Whimsory.
Came for the reaction, stayed for the kitten. 😻
All seriousness, great reaction and review!
The award for best worded analysis: "the indifferent and systematic obliteration of human life".
Great reaction, Whimsory… your best outro/recap ever… it really felt like it was getting to know you. 👍
Excellent sound system you have there...can hear your kitten purring clearly. CUTE little fella.
I love your review of this movie! Your introspect is honest and thorough! And yer also super cute! :)
Regarding morphine... The morphine came in syrettes that contained a single pre-measured dose. One dose was plenty for pain management; two was enough to be fatal. Among medics during this period, there was an expression: "One for pain, two for eternity." When Wade asks for the second dose, it's because he knows he's not going to make it.
...I would, definitely, have preferred "the 2 hour version" of this video, Whims.
Please! ALWAYS do that!
Her patreon version is just over three hours long.
Great review as always. Something you caught that many reactors don't or don't mention is at the end, Ryan's wife doesn't know who Captain Miller was which means Ryan kept all of that to himself.
I had a very close uncle that was in WW2 and he very rarely talked about anything bad about his experiences.
Hello 👋 Miss Whimsory !!! Frist Happy Holidays 🎅 🎄 Wow you have picked a Very Brutal movie indeed , However those who refuse to learn from History is Doomed to repeat it !!! As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated 😊☀ 😎 👍
I absolutely love this comment!
Best eyebrows in the biz, also the best break down, and also and also and also
Awesome reaction and breakdown. You have a beautiful mind.
Fun Fact: They hired amputees as extras for the scenes of limbs getting blown off. They used special effects too, but using actors with actual missing limbs to add realism was very effective.
Wow I did not know that. Go figure!
Good thing they didn't need any dwarves.
THAT IS NOT A "FUN FACT". Having actual amputees as extras. What is the matter with you?
@@johannesvalterdivizzini1523😂
Most of those amputees were disabled Veterans who gladly signed on to the job.
Thank you for formatting in such a way that you focus on the movie and not your reaction. Too many reactors show the film in small boxes over on the left or right.
I think the Captain's decision to take out the machine gun nest that got Wade killed was still the correct decision. It goes back to the point when he was talking about how he justifies loosing one of his guys if it might save 10 or 20 other soldiers. If they had walked around another group of soldiers might have come upon the ambush and all have been killed. It was tragic that he lost a man but he might have saved 5, 10, even 20 men.
Interesting enough it was a radar station, if it was to stay active the Mustangs could not save the day in the last battle.
One other commenter on another channel pointed out that he could've had the sniper take them down or at least take the first shot of the rush.
😺Whim!!! 😺 You're tears connect us to you AND the movie, it is a small part of Reacting. There are "Happy" tears too.
It’s ok to cry it proves you have a good heart ❤️🙏❤️
Whimsory: The greatest movie reactor on UA-cam....and yes you earned this.
Now it's time for Band of Brothers.
BTW I'm a little impressed that you knew what SNAFU means.
Next, Band of Brothers.
Great content as always. Thankfully most movie reactors aren't on your level because I'd be spending hours on UA-cam everyday if they were.❤️ Oh, btw, steamboat willy was just doing his job, Upham murdered him. But that was pretty standard in WW2. It was apocalyptic.😒
Even though this is an emotionally rough movie to get through, I do think it is one of the best movies ever made and an important one to have seen. The horrors of war it depicts shows people that are fortunate enough not to have experienced war first hand a glimpse of what goes on. My hope is that it also gets people thinking and deters a repeat of this horrible part in human history and war in general.
I would like to thank you for making this reaction video. I can imagine being more hesitant to make this kind of video of a beloved and war heavy movie as this one. Your insights during watching the movie and your outro and the amount of time and energy you must have put into them are appreciated. Glad to see you had an (emotional support) adorable cat to get you through it.
I hope you will have a good time during the holidays!
kitten for valor in the Battle the Fairy Lights during the French village battle scenes
Fabulous movie reaction and outtro Whimsory 🏅
Love the awards after the movie lol. Great reaction
If you want to get a feel of the experience of the war from the other side (and in a different setting, at sea), I'd recommend "Das Boot", from 1981.
Excellent suggestion.
Great insights as usual! ❤
Hello, great film, I've seen it a few times, I always like your reactions to the films I've seen or have on DVD, you should try Multiplicity which is a very funny film
This is one of those films that I always feel concerned to see a reaction to, not because of how intense it is as a film but more out of the fact that some people have a long distance relationship with respecting just how real a lot of what we're seeing actually was. I mean, I recently saw another reaction to this film, where someone put their sponsor over the beach landing (😑), which is just... fucked. And massively brazen.
But reactions like yours are the ones I have a lot of time for, bc they're genuine but also tactful. Nicely done :3
Natalie, claimed her sponsor was in charge of the timing. Don't know if it was true or if she was just ducking responsibility. Most women hate responsibility.
The "fake" Ryan was played by Nathan Fillion who played captain Mal Reynolds in Firefly.
You are such a smart girl and very insightful.
I love hearing your in depth analysis after the movies you watch, they're as much interesting, if not more, than the reaction itself.
I love your reactions and your kitty is so cute.
Great pick Whimsory! Did you know Steven Spielberg made this movie for his father, and Schindler’s List for his mother?
Whimsory: This is the saddest movie ever!
All of us: we need to get Schindler's List on her watch list then!
Three of Mrs. Ryan's blue stars will now turn to gold; killed in action.
Hi whimsory hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
I believe the most charitable interpretation to the morphine scene (for the writer and the director) is Wade asking for an overdose. Officers and Medics (obviously) knew the overdosage. This scene is also on the back of the scene where Captain Miller (Hanks) reveals to his Sergeant (Sizemore) that he's lost nearly a hundred men under his command. The interesting bit is when Miller (Hanks) reveals his past to his platoon he ends it saying, "just know that every man I kill the farther away from home I feel", which is not him talking about his German body count, but rather of all the men he has commanded that he has sent to their deaths.
I worked at the theater when this film came out. The opening scene was so real that I saw numerous WW2 vets walk out balling. This movie was so impactful that a national help line was created. The diagnosis of PTSD didn't happen until the Vietnam War. This film helped bring attention to WW2 vets suffering in silence.
great reaction as always. you put even more work than usual into this fine outro. a couple of unmentioned points include the fact that matt damon was improvising the story about his brothers and the "nose-dive off the ugly tree". the opening battle scene is considered to be super-accurate for its portrayal of the battle of normandy. and while this isnt a true story, it was a real policy to get last-surviving sons home, and therefore, someone must have had a real life story with strong similarities to this one.
Best reaction channel, by far.
Winner of 5 Oscars:
Best Director
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Cinematography.
Well, Merry Christmas to you too.
I always find it interesting how many young people see "June 6, 1944" and don't immediately say "D-Day". I'm 60 and that's one of those dates that almost anyone of my generation would know instantly.
D-Day was 80 years ago this year, to my kids it's as long ago as World War I was to my generation (Gen X). It's like asking a Gen Xer to recall the date of the Somme or Verdun, which I can't.
I am a 68y.o. disabled USAF Veteran and when I was a you boy we still had two Spanish and American War Vets that walked around town and one of them had also been in the French Foreign Legion, I had 3 great uncles that served in France during WWI , an aunt and uncle who both served in the Navy along with several cousins as well. On my paper route I had several WWI Vets, almost a dozen WWII vets from all branches. My next door neighbor was a gunner on a B-17 and did 25 missions, One of the WWI vets was a survivor of a German mustard gas attack, still had the burn scars on his face.
@@charlize1253GenX here. July 1, 1916 for the Somme. Feb 1916 for Verdun.
The guy Upham shot at the end was that prisoner they let go earlier.
My Dad was in that war. 517th Regimental Parachute Combat Team. The Battling Buzzards. He didn't talk about it either. Most of them didn't.
That war was the largest single event in human history. We never want to do that again. Even without nukes. Never take what those men and women did in that war for granted. Good video. You asked all the right questions and made very good observations.
Love the cat content. (Great reaction too.)
At the beginning, Ryan was visiting his brothers graves. At the end in was Capt. Miller's. Loved your cat!
Wonderful reaction Whim, the German Upham shot 𝘸𝘢𝘴 the one they let go, the German who pushed the bayonet into Private Mellish's chest was a different one.
I remember a lot of WW2 veterans having flash backs and PTSD problems when this movie was released because of the battle scenes being as realistic as they are.
Yeah, everybody remembered the flamethrower guy blowing up.