BAND OF BROTHERS Epi 1 "Currahee"
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2023
- We are diving into the mini series "Band of Brothers".
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You’re about to be taken on one of the most thrilling and emotional stories of bravery and heroism you’ll ever encounter…and you will remember these men, forever.
Don’t forget about Windtalkers and We Where Soldiers and Men of Honor and Tuskegee Airmen and more
@@rebelwithoutaclue5693the real story of Windtalkers is amazing. The movie…meh. The others you listed however are top notch.
We’re green and very VERY MEAN!!
@@jwoo1800 can’t win them all but we try 🤔😂😂😂😂🤘🇺🇸🤠
Couldn't say it better
"never put yourself in a position where you can take from these men" captain winters
what good dialogue.
Don't worry about remembering names; within 3 episodes you'll feel like they're part of your family and you'll miss them when it's over. It's a life-changing series. If you get as invested in these guys as many of us did, you'll absolutely want to see We Stand Alone Together to learn more about the real men from the men themselves. It's riveting, funny, heartwarming and heartbreaking. Currahee :)
That is so damn true. I remember when a few of them passed in recent years, there were literal announcements on the news.
Very true ! When the end credit roll on the last episode I always get a feel of loss, dare I say mourning, like I'm leaving a bunch of good friends behind for good. I must have watch the show a dozen times over the years and yet it never fails. Only amazing productions can achieve that !
There is so many characters it really takes a few viewings to really remember all of the names.
My favourite thing about people who have no idea about this show is seeing David Schwimmer for the first time. Everyone always has the same reaction
Hahah! I bet!
I bet!!!
And the reaction is usually always the same.
"Oh my god I can't take him seriously in this role.."
10mins later
"Oh my god I just hate him so much!"
@@holddowna You eventually recognised Simon Pegg, but not sure if you realised 5:50 was Michael Fassbender. There's a number of other now well known actors that have small roles in this, but I won't name any spoilers!
Now I'm there opposite! Everytime I see a episode of friends all I can hear is "YOU PEOPLE ARE AT THE POSITION OF ATTENTION"!!
Winters wasn't just helping them up he was also giving each man some encouragement. Sobel would never have thought of doing that as they boarded the plane.
He would revoke their week end pass for lying down lol even though they about to go to war so it wouldnt matter anyways :)
@@kirktravis5780 there's definitely this depth in the scene
I always got the impression it was also his way of shaking every man's hand before embarkation: "good luck" but also "goodbye", just in case he never saw them again.
Watched this show with my dad who served in the 10th Armor Division during the war. It was the only time he would talk to me about the war. I am so glad so many people are watching and reacting to this amazing series.
Once you've seen Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers is inevitable. They feel like essential companion pieces.
Yes they do.
Produced by the same people. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg saw the success of SPR so they went on to make a whole series.
There's an old saying in the military...
"You don't need a parachute to jump out of an airplane. You just need one to jump out of an airplane more than once!"
🙃
This was the first television show I ever watched that made me appreciate the art of filmmaking on a smaller scale.
The entire series is note perfect, in damn near every single way.
One of the great subtleties about this show is towards the end of the episode when Winters is helping each of his men up off the deck - he does so with a handshake. Normally speaking officers shaking hands with enlisted men was frowned upon, but iirc he knew this might be the last opportunity he would have so under the guise of helping them up he was also shaking their hands. Great show - looking forward to seeing the rest of your reactions!
YESSSS This show needs to be seen by every man, woman, child, person, plane, animal and thing to ever exist! Can't wait for the see this!
This is truly one of the most life-changing series you could ever watch, excited to see more!
In addition to the series and the documentary We Stand Alone Together, which hopefully you’ll see, there is a “video diary” by Ron Livingston about the 2 week training period the cast went through, and see the cast bonding together and developing their characters.
Just in case it's not obvious, watch We Stand Alone Together and probably even the video diary after the main series to avoid any spoilers including who survived the war.
@@russb24 oh yes! And it is so moving to see how many clips are on UA-cam of award ceremonies, of reunions of the cast, many with veterans or their families, sometimes even traveling to Europe, and how close they all have become. Many of the cast have become close friends with one another, and worked on projects with or for one another. BOB has truly been a profound experience (with deep gratitude) for viewers and participants.
Oh my giddy aunt, I have never been so excited for a reactor to start a show. More than 20 years on, this is still hands down the best long form miniseries ever made.
Lonesome Dove is another excellent choice for a miniseries.
Das Boot is a miniseries that was emrecut into a really long movie.
Colonel Sink’s praise and promotion of Captain Sobel to a non-combat leadership position was a brilliant stroke of leadership that saved lives. By getting Sobel hyped up on his praise, he was in a position where he couldn’t say no to the new job without giving the credit for his success to Lieutenant Winters and the non-commissioned officers, where it was truly deserves. But this way, nobody lost face, morale was improved, and Sobel’s tough standards, while unreasonable, were perfect for a training environment.
If I remember correctly, the men of Easy Company didn't like Sobel but realised that his methods helped them in the long run.
Wow I was not expecting this. I would absolutely love if you did "The Pacific" after. Us war/history show lovers will help you through if need be!
Let’s see how she handles this first
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. The pacific is way more intense!
@@michaelstach5744 same thinking here. let's go through Bastogne, Breaking Point and Why We Fight first then it'll be time to consider The Pacific
"Just because no one ever complains, doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect." -Benny Hill 😁
The average age of an allied soldier on D-Day was just 24, many were younger. They leapt into the open maw of an occupied and fiercely defended Europe to liberate it from nightmarish Nazi tyranny, they faced almost certain death, and many did so voluntarily. Nearly 80 years later and the memory of a generations selfless sacrifice begins to fade from societal consciousness, most people today are scarcely aware of these events and just how they've shaped the modern world we now enjoy.
This series did a good job as far as facts found in Ambrose’s book. Also the fact that Luz really did fool Sobel with his impersonation of Major Horton just makes that scene so funny.
My Uncle Pvt. Jack Philipow was the third wave at D-Day June 6th. 1944. He was killed in his Tank Division "Hell on Wheels" Sept. 16th. 1944. He was 27 years young. My Father was on the USS Russell fighting in the Pacific.
GOD Bless all these men and the generation that gave their lives so that we could have our freedom!!!
"Why do you want to be an actor?"
"Because I despise myself and desperately want to be someone else!"
Damn this series has a special place in my heart. You definitely need to watch The Pacific immediately after this.
❤❤
Can't wait to see Masters of the Air coming in January. But I have to say, yes it will most likely be a spectacular series based on the American Bomber Command, but never forget the USA did NOT win the war in the skies single handedly which I'm expecting will be the message. Take pride in your efforts yes, but the British and Canadians were there before, were so very grateful once you arrived, advised the Americans on the dangers of daytime bombing, the US ignored that advice because of their arrogance and paid dearly. More allied airmen lost their lives than all ground troops in WW2
@@MotorcycleImagingthis just isn’t true. We bombed during the day because our bombers had the Norden Bombsight, which was a revolutionary targeting system that was so good it was used into the Vietnam War. It was only effective during daylight though.
It had nothing to do with US arrogance and EVERYTHING to do with the fact that if we bombed during the day we had a MASSIVE tactical advantage.
So happy you're doing this masterpiece of a series
One of the greatest miniseries ever made!
From executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
My brother and sister used to watch the show every Sunday night for their history class.
I agree,one of the greatest mini-series ever made.I wouldn't expect anything less than_EXCELLENCE-from Spielberg and Hanks.I did 4 deployments to go fight in Iraq and I can most definitely say-WAR IS HELL. SEMPER-Fi
For the past 15 years I’ve rewatched BoB at least 1-2x a year. Worth reading Ambrose’s book after watching. The scene of them loading up and flying toward France is incredible. First time the Allies were making a massive effort on Fortress Europa in years - can’t imagine what those guys were thinking on the flight and ship rides over
20:19 "That was one of the best planned invasions ever."
That's an understatement.
This one of the best cinematic experiences I've had. It's powerful and touching. And TRUE. These are not characters- they are real people and this is their story.
I can’t wait to continue!
It is amazing that a lot if the main cast is British, and are pulling of decent US accents,
Totally!
Currahee and some of Camp Toccoa are part of a park and museum in Georgia.
My family has a tradition that every Memorial Day, we have a Band of Brothers Marathon.
The word currahee is a corruption of a phrase in Cherokee, meaning "We stand alone." Perfect motto for a paratrooper regiment, whose job is to jump behind enemy lines, secure an area, and then wait for the rest of the army to move in.
Yea I couldn't get over Ross being the instructor 😂
No paint balls but during combat exercises we were usually issued blank ammo. However you'd often hear soldiers yelling "bang, bang, bang" when their magazines were full of blanks because firing blanks makes your weapon remarkably filthy and nobody wants to clean up after them.
Michael Kamen should have gotten an award for his intro score alone.
So, it may have already been said but, any veteran watching these reactions doesn't expect you to know the lingo or understand the technical stuff. All we ask is that you watch with respect and try to appreciate the sacrifice these men made. Not to be overly cliché but there is a reason that these folks are referred to as "The greatest generation".
A side note about Cpt. Sobel. Every man has a talent. History has seen Sobel as just an ass with a power trip but he was the right man to train Easy Company. The choice to transfer him to another training post was right and it was important. Winters was a natural combat leader and deserves every bit of credit for that. Sobel knew how to make men ready for war and that in itself saves lives. I knew guys who shined in training and were lost when things really happened but also guys who hated training but once things went off for real you could see the change. The hardest thing to do as a leader, in the military or outside of it, is to find the right person for the right job. No job matters more than another but putting the right person in the right spot can mean success or failure.
“Test missions” are usually training exercises.
The guys hiding are OP4 (opposing forces). So usually they know the game plan and then they build a strong hood or hunker down and wait for the platoon or company that is being evaluated..
So when winters suggested to stay there it’s because he listen to the mission brief (operation order) which gives the group being evaluated what to sort of expect with intended missing variables.
My Grandfather was a Lancaster Bomber pilot during the war, was shot down over Germany and was made POW. During his stories he said he was forever in awe of the courageousness of the Americans. Lest we forget.
Winters himself said that, as much as everyone hated Sobel, not nearly as many men who survived the war would have if not for his training
I was in the 101st from 06 to 12. I meet maj. Winters a few times. A great man. Soft spoken. I have a 101st flag signed by him right before he passed.
I would suggest to watch the pacific and generation kill next.
You're actually one of the few reactors who recognizes that Sobel being so hard on them was better preparing them for the war. Most seem to think he was simply just a jerk. Which he definitely still was, his treatment of Winters an example, but his drilling turned them into finely crafted weapons.
That was in spite of him, not because of him. The platoon officers and NCO's were what made them what they became.
Currahee Mountain just outside of Toccoa, Georgia (Tuh-ko-uh) is about 25 miles southeast from where I live. After the war the camp was abandoned and then used as a prison camp for juvenile offenders, then abandoned again. Today you can still visit was is left and the trail that the soldiers ran up Currahee is still there and is named after Colonel Sink, and there is a yearly race named after Sink (Colonel Sink is the mustachioed man that was the commanding officer over Winters and Soebel (David Schwimmer).
I have seen this series literally about 50 times, and I never onced noticed Sobel's little nod when they started singing after he was chewing them out for puking etc. He knew he was building them up as a unit. Sobel trained them perfectly, he was just a terrible combat Officer. Operation Fortitude was the deception plan they used to throw the German's completely off regarding this invasion. Really fascinating stuff.
Are you not going to continue watching this show? It's been 3 weeks.
5000 ships, 2400 aircraft and 900 gliders for the paratroopers, almost 12000 allied aircraft to support the invasion. Over 160,000 allied troops landed at the beaches supported by as many naval personal. Prior to D-day nearly 2 million military personel were assembled in England from 11 nations around the world for this moment. It is a monumental undertaking that hopefully the world never has to see again. In the days prior, the frenchn resistance start disrupting electrical, telecommunications and rail networks, bridges etc to disrupt the Nazi response and give the allies that crucial first few days to establish a foothold.
The allies then built enormous floating harbours along the beaches after they were secured to start rolling heavy equipment, tanks etc and feed the troops with supplies and equipment as they pushed through France and onwards. Some of it is still there today as wrecked, as are many of the german coastal defences, anti ship artilery, bunkers, tunnels, tank traps etc. And SO SO many immaculately maintained and beautiful but harrowing cemeterys to the fallen.
I so respect and admire this series as my own father was Airborne infantry during WWII and a combat veteran of the 17th Airborne, 194th Glider Infantry Regiment (my avatar was his shoulder patch). It informed much of my knowledge of what he went through as he was near where much of this series takes place from Foy onward and was in the same operation (Varsity) that you will learn more about in Episode 9. Thanks for taking the time to watch and learn about these men...our fathers and grandfathers who helped save the world during a dark time.
Thank ur pop and all the other amazing men! Thanks for watching!
A great series as many have already said. The interviews are very important as so few veterans are with us still.
Everyone seems to notice David Schwimmer, but somehow miss Ron Livingston being right in front of them too. It’s funny seeing people slowly move away from seeing Ross from Friends to seeing who he’s playing here.
I noticed Ron away! Aka burger
And the last surviving member of Easy Company passed away a couple of years ago in Oregon.
@@jacfalle27 Bradford Freeman, the very last member of Easy, passed away last year in Missouri. The last officer, Shames, passed away in '21 in Virginia.
@@FrenchieQc I could’ve sworn I read a couple of years ago that it was in Oregon, but I stand corrected.
@@holddownaNix is my favorite member of Easy. Maybe the bravest in his own quiet way. Enjoy. BTW was the take it easy comment in your intro a Sopranos reference?
16:40 when Winters is requesting his trial the subtle clicking away by the type writer in the background stops for a second as the person typing is trying to believe what they're hearing. Then it starts back up agin, amazing small detail that I missed the first few times I watched the series. Now I chuckle every time I see that scene.
Hope you dig in and enjoy this series, so many layers and the ensemble cast is outstanding.
This series focuses on the Americans. That same night British and a battalion of Canadian airborne troops jumped behind the lines at Sword beach to protect the eastern flank of the invasion. Canadian seaborne troops landed at Juno beach. The first hour of fighting the Canadians had an almost 50% casualty rate. All of these troops went but there was no guarantee of success.
"WE WERE ON A BREAK!" 😂 Every time i see David Schwimmer... Anyway, amazing mini series, u gonna love. Top tier cinematography.
The spaghetti dinner before running Currahee was completely on purpose on SObel's part. He felt insecure and threatened by Winters getting promoted. He figured that by putting him on KP duty and having him serve spaghetti, then forcing the men to run up Currahee on full stomachs, they'd blame Winters for the miserable experience. Unfortunately for Sobel his plan backfired when Winters decided to run Cunrrahee with the men, showing his solidarity and loyalty towards them.
When you do non-sense and hardship with your men,it bonds you together.We had a saying when I was in the army-YOU lead from the-FRONT-not from the-REAR.
Truly one of the greatest series ever made; episode 9 is going to mess you up
The film is Mr. Lucky (1943) starring Cary Grant and Laraine Day.
HEROES. Exactly.
The Greatest Generation of our Age.
These men grew up during the Great Depression. Lived through WW1. Stopped Germany from Genocide. And Changed the World.
Your Grandfather or Great Grandfather, may have well fought in WW2.
But great reaction, well done.
!!! Greetings from Montréal, Québec, Canada !!! Trying to watch the series, but can't find it in regular movie web sites !?! I am 63 yrs old (born in 1960), my father was 22 when he fought world war II came back he was 28-29 yrs. old, injured, missing a lung, a few ribs and emotionnally 'Jumpy', we my mother and 10 children) would never know when two wires would touch and the house would turn into a battlefield. Like you in episode 5-6 crying about the guys being blasted, I, being the son of one who was there, cried like a baby watching as you were watching anc crying, bringing back ols memories of my father storming of of his bedroom from horrible memories of war. Do not wear your poppy only in november wear it all the time to remind you of ALL the soldiers fighting mad dictators to keep the peace on earth !!! Stay healthy dear madam !!! Cheers !!!
I remember when this first came on HBO back in 2001? I was in elementary school, 5th grade. and I would record every single episode on VHS tape. This is by far my favorite show and could watch it non-stop forever. Enjoy, you are about to be sucked into this show!
This is easily one of the best things ever produced for popular commercial consumption, including all movies, plays, television, etc. A fact that most people forget, when they first aired this series on HBO, episode one and two premiered on September 9, 2001. Being able to watch this immediately after the events of 9/11 gave people a small sense of pride in seeing what those brave men of the 101st did in order to protect our freedoms. Their story reminded us as Americans, we didn't know what was going to happen next, but whatever came at us we would come together and do what was needed to overcome anything.
Thanks to all military veterens and those in current active duty, past and present, including my father, grandfather, and numerous members of my immediate and extended family, for your sacrifice and service.
As originally in the 101st Airborne, we take great pride in our history. Band of brothers is a great series, my favorite series. you won't be disappointed.
I discovered your channel yesterday. I love your videos - I’m a busy mum and through your videos I can “rewatch” movies that I like, only on a sped up way. Also massively jealous you’ve only started this now - it’s and INCREDIBLE show and you’ll recognise a ton of the cast
I do that as well for movies I adore but already watched so many times it takes some of the fun out of it (ie Godfather, Alien(s), Green Mile, Terminator, Shawshank, Jaws, ...)
This holds up still to this day. What an exceptionally done series
Airborne are the first troops in during an offensive operation. The were the first troops to land in France before the landing during D-Day. They help clear out the enemy's line of support to ease the landing.
This is probably the greatest miniseries of all time. It's just fantastic. I'm looking forward to your reactions for this!
Chernobyl come close second but you're right
one of my most favorite series of all time! rewatching this has become a tradition with me and my brother in law! watched it like 10 times now!
Band of Brothers, when it came out, was a real game changer. Until then, tv series was seen as "second class" entertainment. Even with critically acclaimed series out there, people didn't think it was possible to tell a story like full feature movies did. HBO changed that, and the quality of this was mindblowing.
Still one of the best war films/series ever made.
You are correct, it was one of the best planned invasions. However, on June 5th, 1944 planes were supposed to fly over and blow up the beach line clearing the bunkers in all German enemies. But the fog was so thick. The planes could not see the beach line so they just dropped the bombs when they felt they were close to the beach line. The bombs ended up landing a couple miles behind the beach line blowing up farmland. This is why storming the beaches of Normandy was so gruesome because we all thought it was clear when it actually wasn't hence the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan.
Currahee means in Cherokee, "Stand Alone". There a mount called Mount Currahee near Camp Toccoa, Georgia where 1st recruits for Airborne. 3 Miles up! 3 Miles down!
Fun fact about that spaghetti meal- the actors actually ran Curahee and were told that day that they didn't have to, and that there was a meal waiting for them in the next scene. All the eating, gearing up quickly, running Curahee, AND puking is all real.
Fact: BoB was made from the same director and people in the production that made Saving Private Ryan a few years earlier.
Be prepared for this journey that might bring it to you because oh boy this series is so good.
Thanks so much for watching! I’m so scared!
@@holddowna Trust me, you gotta be prepared to what this show will bring at you. XD
@@holddownaWhile I'm not going to spoil anything...bring tissues. A box of them. Every episode. Occasionally you'll REALLY need them.
There were multiple directors directing each of the different episodes, none of whom had anything to do with Saving Private Ryan, apart from Tom Hanks on one episode. Only two directors directed more than one episode: Mikael Salomon, and David Frankel. Stop spreading around garbage "information," and believing everything you read online.
Keep an eye out for these young then-unknown actors making their acting debuts: James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender (you've already seen him, he was the trainee who drank water from his canteen when he shouldn't have), Simon Pegg, Jimmy Fallon. Tom Hanks makes a cameo appearance in episode 9.
Sink subsequently assigned Sobel to command an airborne school in Chilton Foliat, England, which would provide jump training for non-combat personnel in preparation for the invasion of France. By June 1944, Sobel and his staff had trained more than 400 men through the five practice jumps necessary to qualify as parachutists.[21] On D-Day, Sobel parachuted into Normandy with the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as commander of the 506th's service company.[22] Immediately after landing, Sobel assembled four men and destroyed a German machine gun nest with grenades before joining the rest of the division near Carentan.[23]
Sobel spent the remainder of the war as a staff officer in the 506th, and was appointed the regiment's S-4 (logistics officer) on March 8, 1945.[11] Sobel remained in the Army Reserve after the war, eventually retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.[24][25]
Later life and death
After his service in World War II, Sobel returned to Chicago, where he worked as a credit manager for a telephone equipment company.[24] He married Rose, a former military nurse from South Dakota whose Catholicism was disapproved of by Sobel's Jewish family.[26] They raised three sons, who attended church weekly with Rose, before divorcing.[26][27]
A Company was commanded by a Captain (Sobel). A Company was at that time comprised of 3 Platoons (usually) of 30-40 soldiers, each commanded by a First Lieutenant (Winters) or sometimes a Second Lieutenant. Below that there were various Sergeants of different ranks, the lower ranks leading Squads of approximately 8-10 men.
Going the other way, the 101st Parachute Infantry Regiment was comprised of 9 Companies, comanded by Colonel (Sink). Within that Regiment were two Battalions, normally commanded by a Major (Horton).
This is one of the better reactions for BoB. Even without a lot of knowledge about the topic, you are insightful and intuitive, and you don’t try to fill in every second with unfiltered thoughts. Great. Please keep it up and finish the series!
Wow, thank you! I def try and find a balance for my own viewing urs and copy right reasons😅 I love this show
When I was in college, people used to call me Captain Winters because of how similar Damien Lewis and I looked. I eventually met the guy and he’s taller than me, buffer than me, handsomer than me, but I’m far less of a jerk!
During the opening shots after the title card, you can see a man getting a mohawk cut with a straight razor. He represents a member of the Filthy Thirteen, the real-life inspiration for The Dirty Dozen.
e: The lady in the film was Laraine Day, with Cary Grant in Mr. Lucky.
Currahee is actually in a state park near me. I am currently exercising every day with the goal of being able to eventually make it to the top, the trail the Airborne used is still there. If you are ever near Chattahoochee National Park in North Georgia, it is supposed to be a fun hike.
Even a replica of a German Lugar was a treasure to any Army Brat in France.
Winters is a model leader. When Bull Randleman said Lt. Sobel hated Easy Company, Winters replied with a joke to keep morale up. Had he chosen not to respond, or agreed with Randleman, it wouldn't have done any good.
That’s right. There are two major themes through the series: 1) Small unit cohesion as from the title, and 2) leadership.we see examples of good and poor leadership.
The comment "is he not good with maps?"
I often forget that not everyone knows this, but in the Army we have many jokes about land navigation when it comes to 2nd lieutenants. Basically all referencing that they get lost, and that the compass starts spinning in circles
This is my favorite series by far. And I rewatch it a couple times a year. It’s has some tough scenes especially in episode 9.
As for the training route and ‘Currahea’ it’s a 12 mile route in total. 3 miles to get to the base of the mountain, 3 miles up, 3 miles down, 3 miles back to base. 3 miles equals 4.82KM. So 4.82KM up 4.28KM down. The total route is 19.31KM.
Sobel ended up an Accountant, working at a Sears Headquarters store on North Ave & Cicero Ave's in Chicago. Shot himself in the head, but botched the job. Spent the next 17 years in a VA nursing facilty, all mangled, where he died.
😣 ohh
That's Laraine Day opposite of Cary Grant in Mr. Lucky.
I have watched this series many times. I had it on DVD before my marriage imploded. I easily tear upon hearing the theme music within a few seconds of it starting to play. You are in for a ride. Enjoy it. Three miles up, three miles down!
I had a chance to see episodes 1 & 2 of this show before shipping out to basic training, and then Airborne School, in late 2001. I didn't get a chance to see the rest of the show until I had my wings. On my mother's side we are a military family, and I'm actually third generation airborne. My uncle - who was also a paratrooper - gave me this book before the show was even a thing, and before I'd considered joining.
Needless to say, Band of Brothers was kind of a big deal to us, and I still watch the series around Veterans' Day every year. You're going to enjoy the story and the personalities, despite the harrowing backdrop.
10:00 about that: most of those men had never flown before, and even after the war and dozens of jumps, they still didn’t know what it was like to land.
In the production, the team went above and beyond to be authentic. Custom and traditional uniforms up to and including WWII boots were made special for the show. They made legitimate specification replicas of the tanks in film shoots that you see later on. Actors were chosen to look like the actual men who bravely lived these real moments of the war. Those Veterans who were at the time of filming still with us even reviewed the scripts in order to ensure accuracy and being in keeping with what they remember. It's a phenomenal tribute to their heroism and stories, and you can't take your eyes away from the screen. Their highs and lows, laughter and blood, through and through its all captured with the unique film style and editing.
Once you're done with this series, I would highly suggest the 2019 movie, Midway. The vets were passing away, and they moved heaven and earth to get real accounts and gather stories from relatives to recreate that epic battle as well as the events from both sides leading up to it. Highly enjoy your content, and I'm ever so glad I stumbled onto it.
BAND OF BROTHERS! FUCK YEAH SHE LISTENED!
Very proud of you to call out the use of in-camera techniques to replicate the 40's look. In this case? Spielberg replicated his "SPR" look using higher shutter speeds and color desaturation along with a lot of handheld cameras during the battle scenes to give it a much more intimate feel. Loved to see you recognize it! Keep it up... 😛
David Schwimmer really is an excellent actor - can't tell you how many reactors I've seen who have had your reaction - they see him on screen and say "Ross!" but by the time he calls Malarkey "private bullshit" they're all in on him as Sobel.
It's an amazing series, one of the best. Can't wait to see what you think of it!
I couldn't stop seeing (or, even more so, hearing) Ross, either. My brain kept inserting "PIVOT" or "UNAGI" or "MY SANDWICH?!" at inopportune times. Oh, and when he gets reassigned, let's not forget, "I'M FINE! I don't know why it came out all squeaky..."
I know I'm late to the party, but looking forward to the rest of your reactions to this series. :)
Grew up in the generation in the immediate aftermath of this war, these men were my family, teachers, coaches, and the fathers of my friends. They are all gone now as is the world I grew up in. I miss them.
I'm one of the people that requested you do this series. I'm so happy you're finally getting to watch this. Get ready for an emotional roller coaster. This is one of the best history pieces ever shot. I love watching your reactions, it makes me feel like I'm watching this stuff for the first time. I can't wait for the next episode to drop. Hurry up and get to watching! 😆
Yeah, later episodes are *rough*. Especially ones during Battle of the Bulge.
Operation Overlord (the Invasion of Normandy) was one of the best planned operations in the history of warfare. Unfortunately one of the oldest sayings in history (of warfare) is "No plan survives contact with the enemy." The planning helped but when the plans started going wrong only one thing allowed the Allies to succeed. The heroism and initiative the American, British, Canadian, Dutch, French, Polish and all the other allied servicemen brought to the battle. Without it the faults would have sunk the plan, with it they found a fix for every problem and pushed on.
The final scene with the aircraft and ships chokes me up every time - it's a two-word message to the French, Belgians, Dutch and other peoples of Europe who had been suffering under occupation and brutality for years - "We're coming".
The other thing that's important about that scene is that, from the comfort of almost 80 years out, we know exactly how the invasion turned out. But at that moment, there was no way to tell how it would unfold. From the lowliest private to Eisenhower, Churchill and Roosevelt, no one knew if this would succeed. Everyone was holding their breath. Would our planes be shot down before the troopers could jump? Would they be too scattered to be effective? Would they wind up being picked off in detail? Would the German defenses push the American, British and Canadian landing troops back into the Channel? Would it be a complete and utter failure? Would all the efforts at secrecy fail in the end? No one had any idea.
In my opinion, this is the best 10 hours of television ever produced.
AGREED. EASILY.
There is an extended doc. style chapter with the extended interview segments. Some reactors skip it, please don't skip it.😧
The full run of Curahee was "3 miles up, 3 miles fown", so 6 miles, which is 9.65km
At the time this was filmed, it was the most expensive television production EVER. It had a budget of around $120 million, and, it shows. The cast was outstanding. Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, Michael Cudlitz, James McAvoy, just outstanding! And 3 miles is 4.8 km.
"Currahee" is a Native American word that means "stands alone". It's Cherokee, I think.
They did more than send fake messages, they creasted an entire fictional Army Group, the 1st USAG. They actually had fields of inflatable tanks, dummy artillery pieces, and, other fake vehicles set out to fool German aerial recon. They even dropped dummy paratroopers behind the lines to confuse the Germans to where the actual drops were happening.
The part where they were in a ditch and set up for a "textbook postion for ambush" was "Force on Force" training at the time they didn't shoot anything I don't think. Since the 70's we have used a Laser sysem known as the MILES (MULTIPLE INTEGRATED LASER ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM ) and blanks in the rifles to simulate gunfire.
Captain Sobel was a great captain on the training fields and a presumed liability in the field of combat. Soldiers from Easy Company admitted that his hard ass (borderline abusive) training shape them good, they just didn't wanted to jump with him in combat. Gladly the NCO's writing a letter saying they wouldn't follow him in combat (which is outright mutiny) was unprecedent so it made the Colonel see that Sobel was the problem. The conclusion to Sobel's history in the war wasn't so bad if you consider he was assigned to keep doing that he did best.
Best series ever. Life changing to watch. Everyone one of those men were true heroes, sad that they are now all gone.
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3 miles is about 5 kilometres. I remember having to learn it all when we switched to metric in the mid-1970s. I'm not sure where you are but the Grouse Grind is about 3 kilometres, so Curahee is a longer run, though nowhere near as steep as the Grind.
Get ready for a wild and emotional ride with this series. Keep a box of tissues handy. Band of Brothers is not only the best war mini-series ever done, it's the best overall TV mini-series. Attention to detail is incredible, though there are some mistakes.
You'll recognise people from so many other shows and movies that it's a fun time trying to recognise them all. I'm impressed you even knew Simon Pegg by name. I think you're the first reactor I've seen who's ever done that.
You're right that D-Day was the biggest operation ever done to that point, and I think it still remains that to this day. Not only were there British and US paratroopers dropped inland, three countries were assigned their own beaches to secure in the landings from the English Channel. The US had two beaches, the British got two, while Canada was assigned one because we were still a very sparsely populated country at that time. My grandfather was a medic in the Canadian Forces who served in Italy, the invasion of Holland and beyond, and in the D-Day landing on the code-named Juno Beach.
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US had two beaches: Omaha and Utah.
@@catherinelw9365 You're right, thank you ☺