Genre: Drama, War
Run Time: 2 Hours and 49 Minutes
Trailer
Notable Cast
Tom Hanks ... Captain Miller
Tom Sizemore ... Sergeant Horvath
Edward Burns ... Private Reiben
Barry Pepper ... Private Jackson
Adam Goldberg ... Private Mellish
Vin Diesel ... Private Caparzo
Giovanni Ribisi ... T-4 Medic Wade
Jeremy Davies ... Corporal Upham
Matt Damon ... Private Ryan
Tom Sizemore ... Sergeant Horvath
Edward Burns ... Private Reiben
Barry Pepper ... Private Jackson
Adam Goldberg ... Private Mellish
Vin Diesel ... Private Caparzo
Giovanni Ribisi ... T-4 Medic Wade
Jeremy Davies ... Corporal Upham
Matt Damon ... Private Ryan
Plot
World War II - there is war and death everywhere. An office that deals with sending out notes to families of fallen soldiers finds out that three (of four) biological brothers have died recently and that the mother would be notified very soon. To help ease the pain of the loss, the military decides to try to extract the last remaining son who is out on the front line. To do so, they send Captain Miller and a small troupe to go find and extract Private Ryan. Can they find Private Ryan? Will he be alive? Can they get him out safely so he can return home to his family?
Official MPAA Rating (According to
IMDB.com):
G / General Audiences
PG / Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned
R / Restricted
X
Not Rated
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute
waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of
something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but
could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly
amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all
around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
4/5 - *SPOILERS*
Very good war movie. I believe this is the best war movie I have ever seen outside of documentaries. This movie showed soldier reactions to war/killing: accepting, throwing up, cowering, trudging through, etc. Listening to the tanks grind towards them and the graphic deaths of soldiers, I can see why so many soldiers had PTSD after the world wars (and sometimes after even smaller battles and other wars). I cried at the end because of missing my paternal grandfather Grampy [he was a military nurse back when he was active, had passed away years ago, and was buried in the national cemetery nearby] and the feeling of loss from war.
I enjoyed how the troupe stayed and helped fight the battle where they were at because if they hadn't, the troupe that Private Ryan was a part of would certainly died without the support. True, Miller gambled on a lot to be able to help them, but I think it paid off. I do believe that Private Ryan was grateful for the extraction, especially after they were able to cause so much damage to the other side in that stand off.
I won't say much else because I honestly think that this is one of those movies that needs to be seen for the sheer artwork and truth-telling form that it is. I enjoyed it and would be interested in watching it again, though not right this moment.
That's my movie review. Thank you for reading. More reviews will come in the future.
~ Gracie Mae DeLunac
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History Buffs: Saving Private Ryan
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