Saving Private Ryan | Full Uncut Reaction
Added 2023-12-22 13:56:00 +0000 UTCComments
awwww shout out to your grandad. Sounds like a sweet man. It's so unfortunate that war put so many good people through shit like that.
Franklin
2024-10-06 21:48:15 +0000 UTCThese men, in the beginning, then could get through that landing, alive, and still able to lead.. that takes a special kind of person. I can’t imagine My grandfather was there that day. He made it, but he didn’t much like talking about it., but we sat down and talked once for a school history project I had to do. I never knew how bad it was, until this film. I’m sure he had severe PTSD. How could you not? Every time I watch this movie I imagine him there, I get this awful feeling in my gut and makes me cry a little. He was such a funny man, caring, goofy, sometimes grumpy (we were annoying children, I’m sure 😂), and the best hugs ever. I miss him. ♥️
Christina H
2024-10-06 01:43:47 +0000 UTCBoB is the ultimate in character development, albeit through the cauldron of war. It really happened; to real people. Know that going in. Honor their memories. They are not truly gone until no one remembers them.
Kendall P
2024-06-25 13:05:48 +0000 UTCDark comedy to cope with stress and trauma? Not just for the military, but for police, emergency room personnel, first responders, anyone who sees horrific tragedies, is routinely involved with the worst day in the life of a stranger, knows that bad things can happen, do happen, all the time. But they are expected to shrug it off and pick up a latte at Starbucks. Their sanity is partly dependent on sharing dark comedy, not with their families/friends, but with their brothers and sisters in the trenches. Unless you’ve lived it, you can’t share it.
Kendall P
2024-06-25 12:52:47 +0000 UTCMy father commanded the 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, Private Ryan’s outfit, when he returned stateside in 1971, after his second combat tour in Vietnam. He was enormously proud of the history of the ‘Currahee’ Battalion (initially formed in 1942 and nicknamed for their intense training regiment during WWII, including daily runs with full gear, “three miles up, three miles back!”, from Currahee Mountain in Georgia. Currahee translates from Cherokee as “Stand Alone”). My father was the consummate Infantry Officer. His purpose as a soldier was to fight his country’s wars. His responsibility was to carry out his orders to the best of his ability while maintaining the best possible outcome for his men’s welfare. His men meant the world to him; he suffered with the loss of each and every soldier he lost in combat. This enormously difficult balancing act is extraordinarily well portrayed by Tom Hanks in this film. A little of my family’s background: My family is three generations of career Army. One grandfather was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked and served the rest of the war in the Pacific Theater. My other grandfather had a heart condition and served directing the ROTC program at the University of Connecticut where, in 1942, the university yearbook was dedicated to him. Both retired as Lt. Colonels after 20+ years of service. Both are interred at Arlington National Cemetery. My uncle and father both graduated from West Point Military Academy. My uncle served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring as a Lt. Colonel after 20 years. He is still living. One of my brothers served combat tours in Kuwait and Afghanistan and retired as a Colonel after 30 years of service. My other brother served ten years in the CT Air National Guard with deployment to the Balkans during that conflict. My father retired after 30 years of service. His death was the result of combat; he contracted a debilitating disease that is now linked to his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. He shares a plot with his father.
Kendall P
2024-06-25 12:41:50 +0000 UTCThe dude with the white hair when all the Generals/Captains etc are speaking about what to do is Dale Dye. He’s a veteran who is the technical advisor for war movies. He did this, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Masters of the Air and even war video games. He’s great !
Megan Rose
2024-04-30 21:50:08 +0000 UTCI was excited at the idea of watching Band of Brothers but after watching the brutality of serving Private Ryan. I had to give myself a break from brutal War depictions. But I think I will watch it eventually. People have said is one of the best TV shows of all time
Franklin
2024-04-14 17:32:32 +0000 UTCI agree with your take on upham, that is just the reality. Human nature like you said. And yes War is a futile endeavor. Like the quotes from arrival. There are no heroes in war, just widows. I believe that's the quote
Franklin
2024-04-14 17:30:41 +0000 UTCA couple of notes from my humble perspective. There are Uphams in every army and every war. They don't make for very good TV, so I think it's extremely rare to see this sort of character depicted. Movies would have us believe that every soldier is a fearless, courageous, gung-ho killing machine and tactician. This is not the case. There are Uphams everywhere in war--and that's okay. It's human nature. The second thing to note is that this movie does an excellent job of not having a traditional story arc or narrative. In one sense, Saving Private Ryan sets out to do exactly what it says: Private Ryan gets saved. On the other hand, many of the scenes in the movie and its overarching theme (I think) show us the futility of war. Am I saying that war is pointless? Absolutely not. The Nazis needed to be stopped. But so much of war throughout history, and generally speaking, is a futile endeavor, and we shouldn't look for neat endings or tidy storytelling. The overall story is very satisfying in that regard.
Jordan Long
2024-04-11 21:22:30 +0000 UTCIt probably has been said, but I recommend watching the HBO Series Band of Brothers. It is based on a book of the same name, written by Stephen Ambrose. It has 10 episodes that are about an hour each. The whole story is based on a real-life account of Easy Co., 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne. After starring in Saving Private Ryan, Tom Hanks Teamed up with Steven Spielberg to make the show Band of Brothers. What makes it so special is the lack of hyperbole and dramatization: everything in the show took place. They have commentary by some of the survivors from E Company, but they don't reveal their names until the final episode. It is a fantastic journey and is one of the few accurate depictions of war. I just finished, and you talk about BoB at the end.
Jordan Long
2024-04-11 17:09:10 +0000 UTCIt is also important to remember that Upham was put in a squad of elite Rangers who had just survived D-Day.
Jordan Long
2024-04-11 17:03:09 +0000 UTCVery good point. I think he's a representation of how a lot of us civilians would actually act in that situation. Not everybody is built for that
Franklin
2024-03-09 17:16:48 +0000 UTCI think one thing you have to remember is that Upham was put to work as a cartographer and interpreter for a reason. That was where he was useful. He was not assigned to a combat unit because during training the high-ups in his regiment recognized he was not cut out for combat. Yet he still had several skills the army needed. And that was where he was put until Capt. Miller grabbed him up. Not everyone can pull a trigger on another person when it may be needed and terror in combat is a very real thing. It has nothing to do with being a coward or a hero, it's just human.
Richard
2024-03-09 16:57:40 +0000 UTC
