A couple more notes that came up during your reaction...at 16:35 those floating things that are tethered to ships are "barrage balloons". They are intended to prevent enemy aircraft from making low level attacks, and do not carry passengers or have motors like the Zeppelins the Germans and others made in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. You guys were debating whether Miller should have attacked the machine gun at 34:40...and I thought you should know that in real life, Miller definitely should not have taken the side mission to take out the machine gun. Miller was on a "special mission" to go find Ryan, and his orders came from General Marshall, the highest ranking officer in the US military who answered pretty much just to the President. When you are assigned a special mission by a National Command Authority like George Marshall, one of the things you would be ordered NOT to do is take any side missions. So in reality, if Ryan had died and Miller had lived, Miller would have been prosecuted by the US Army for violating his orders.👍
Thanks again for the wonderful info. You must either be a historian or a military person. I actually thought they were Zeppelins. I also thought that the mission to attack the machine gun was not necessary, but I also believed it was helpful in the long run as they will take it out and prevent another team that passes through there from being ambushed.
@@ThirdWorldReactions I have studied many parts of history, and even got my college degree in history, but I am definitely just an amateur. I have answered a lot of questions about Saving Private Ryan...and Fury...so I know a great deal about things in these movies. And if they had not been on a Special Mission, taking out the machine gun would have been a good idea...but in the situation they were in and with their orders, it was actually against military law. When everyone was telling the Captain they did not think it was good to take on the MG, they were all right...and he was wrong.👍
Saving Private Ryan is incredibly realistic in most every way, with a very few exceptions...such as bullets not being able to kill you more than a few inches underwater, and flamethrowers not really exploding that way in 1944. One thing to know, pay no mind at all to that man who took off his helmet on the beach and then got shot in the head...that next shot would have killed him even if he had kept his helmet on. The helmets of WW2 would almost never stop a bullet, except under very very rare circumstances. The movie is not a true story, and it differs from the actual history of D-Day in many ways...but the basic plot is loosely based on the 4 Niland Brothers, one of whom served with the 101st Airborne Division. However, when 3 Nilands were reported dead, no mission was sent behind enemy lines to get the last brother, and it turned out that one brother that had been thought dead had actually only been captured. The 4th brother was found and notified by an Army Chaplain, and was sent home, but as far as the brothers none of what happened in this movie happened in real life. There really was a Company C of the 2nd Rangers that landed on Omaha Beach, but they were commanded by Captain Ralph Goranson, and they did not land quite where it was shown in the film. Probably the most important historical thing that Spielberg got wrong is that he had the boats that carried the Rangers to the beach being driven by Americans...they were not. On D-Day, the boats that carried the US Rangers to the beach were driven by UK sailors of the Royal Navy. There are many other things in the film that are not accurate to the real history of D-Day, but that one really fails to honor some of the men that fought and died at Omaha Beach, so it is definitely the one most worth noting. The location at the beginning and end with the French and US flags is the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial...located in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. Most of the US servicemen killed in the 2 and a half month long Normandy Campaign are buried in this cemetery...a total of 9388 burials. Also, the answer to the question is...yes, it is definitely a better movie. 😁
Love the fact that you have shared this knowledge with us. Very insightful. You sound like a military historian? To me Saving Private Ryan opened up a lot of info and horror about the 2nd world war.
Thank you so much for your support. Really appreciate it. Love making the reactions as well. Sorry for the hiatus, life came by. 😁😔😔 Any recommendations?
Yea. I don't even know why I cut that out. I was trying to shorten the reaction video, but it still ended up over 1 hour 30 minutes. 😂😂😂 Hope you still enjoyed the reaction?
Thank you so much for your kind words. Really loved the movie and can get quite loud when watching movies. Some people hate it. But its all good. Glad you enjoyed it, and hope you will enjoy the ones to come in the future.
@@derfdessert773 Really glad you enjoyed it. Really warms our hearts to hear that. Hope we can keep entertaining you. Any recommendations for the future?
Human sacrifice in the pre-Columbian world was a religious practice performed in the context of certain cults of the indigenous peoples of America. This practice was prohibited by the Spaniards a few years after their arrival in America. A great diversity of documents and stories are corroborated by abundant archaeological and historical evidence. Archaeology since the 20th century provides clear evidence of its widespread practice in Mesoamerica.
This is very interesting. I read that various ancient cultures performed it, not just in the Americas. Just didn't know it was that widespread in ancient America. I know this movie may have exaggerated the whole practice. But non the less it highlighted how gruesome it was.
That is very true. There my be many gruesome wars going on around the world at the moment. But history has shown us that the brutality of mankind knows no bounds.
Yes, this is based on a real event, but the numbers are exaggerated. The Spartans had between 500 and 1,000 Spartans and 2,000 to 3,000 hoplite slaves. Unfortunately, they did all the farm work, crop growing, and much more. Also, Leonidas was an old man; he was in his 60s when this happened. They lasted 3 days and killed in the range of 40,000 to 50,000 Persians. A reasonable number wasn't a million, but more likely 100,000 to 150,000 Persians. They lost this battle, but at Marathon, the Athenians avenged Leonidas in their naval warfare against the Persians and hard fighting. Eventually, the Spartans got their own revenge too.
Wow. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. We learn so much from people in the comments who are more informed about the topic. Nonetheless, 1000 Spartans taking on 40-50k Persian soldiers is a totally amazing. Their names and tale will be remembered 1000 years from now. If we make it that far that is.
"It's a fluke"...and "he doesn't deserve to win that fight"...hahaha. I'm sorry to say this sir, but your comments during the reaction have revealed that you obviously do not know much about fighting in a cage, or possibly even fighting in general. I'd choose endurance and strategy over speed and power any day!
You are 100% right. I know nothing about cage fighting apart from what I watch on the tv. To me Tommy will always be the winner. Thank you for your comment.
Thank you so much for your kind words. You are right, we should always cherish our loved ones no matter how busy we may be. They are the most valuable things in our lives. Sad that most times we don't notice or realize that till they are gone.
Ending scene August 479 bc is the batle of Plataia spartan Pausanias was the leader and he raised a big army against the persian and even though the big army was still outnumbered he crashed the persian army.That victory was combined with the victory of the naval batle of Mycale which Leotychides the spartan comander of the Greek fleet crashed the Persian navy and after those 2 battles the Greeks passed from defence to Offence and the war kept going for 30 years in Thermopylae today exist the monument statue of king Leonidas
Hi, Thanks for watching. Yes we have watched 300 and also reacted to it. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VbjIRGuBkfM.html
Brenden is a submission specialist. He uses defense, patience, and jiu-jitsu to win. It’s a very real way to fight that many mma fighters utilize. It’s not a fluke. He waits for an opening and takes it. MMA is more than just boxing each other for a knock out. His style of fighting was exactly what was needed to beat Tommy.
After watching this I began getting into MMA. I've always loved the sport but mainly watched the highlights. You are right, most professionals say that its not just about brute strength and force. But strategy, patience and ability to seize opportunities as well. Thanks for watching and sharing your knowledge.
his hair looks wet cause its greasey, its a way to show his character... he is going through shit. maybe even homelesss. drunk and on pills. hes probably not keeping up with his hygiene
you guys making comments like this are so disgusting must be living very sad lives if this is how you talk about people if you don’t like their reaction go and watch others…not everyone is gonna react the same way to movies and shows ffs
Hey i been watching all your videos. I like your perspective. Not many reactors from Africa, so I like to see a diffrent view. Good job guys keep it up
Thank you very much for your kind words. That is one reason we created the channel. I love watching peoples reaction videos, so that I can see how people from other parts pf the world view things. So we wanted to show our reaction to movies to give the world an African perspective. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Hopefully you will enjoy the ones we release in the future as well.
This movie is good, but it is not accurate, barely even in the slightest. The scenes of violence in this movie can get pretty intense, but from what we know of the Mayan peoples, they were not THIS violent, and human sacrifices were not nearly as common as they are portrayed in this movie. I should also note, that it's unfortunately common that many confuse the Mayan civilization with the Aztec Empire. While the Aztec Empire did seem to partake in human sacrifices as well, again, not done to the extent that the Spanish has led the world to believe. Remember, history is written by the victors, and the Aztec peoples were victims of genocide and cultural erasure, so everything we know of the Aztecs come from the Spanish.
We now know from archaeology that the aztec were as vicious and bloodthirsty as the spanish described. We know this from their own surviving writings and artworks as well as many mass ritual grave sites. Look up the word tzompantli in google images. Many other states and peoples were just as bloody and vicious during times of war and famine. Also backed up by archaeology: for the Maya we can look up their memorial stelae where they described what they would do to their rival city states. And as far as the claim of genocide is concerned, all you have to do is look at modern latin americans vs anglo americans and you can see where the real genocide happened. Over 90% of the Spanish conquistadors were natives who joined them as allies and then racially and culturally mixed unlike what happened in the 13 colonies and their successor nation. Unfortunately not everyone is on the same page with the new information that has come out in recent decades and is still influenced by anglo american propaganda in movies, shows, and history channel grade documentaries.
What do you mean "human sacrifices were not nearly as common as they are portrayed in this movie."???🤔 The entire movie only occurred within a 24 hour period & the sacrifices only occurred in one location. Also, what is a reasonable amount of human sacrifices?
Same here. As soon as I watched it, it became a favorite. Not just the fight scenes, but the entire storyline. Topnotch movie in my opinion with great repeat value. Thanks for watching and commenting.
😂😂😂 I think they did that for the benefit of the audience so that we can relate or know what it is they were hunting. And that trap they used to k!ll it was just something else.
The children from their village survived aswell. They could find them and make a new village. And the last part of the omen was that he will bring them to their doom. The Spaniards destroyed the Maya and he literally brought them on the beach to meet them.
@@Seek1878 If you want to correct someone, find out if it needs correction first. The Spanish encoutered more people than just the Aztecs. They encountered Maya aswell. A quick search on google will show you how wrong you are. The Spanish did encountered Maya, fought them and defeated them. Look up the name "Martin de Urzua y Arizmendi" and where he was from. Who do YOU think encountered the Maya? Russians? And my comment was not for some random guy who does not know anything about history, yet pretends he does. My comment was for the wholesome father-son duo.
@@FilipŠtěpka Then why did you only list the Maya, lol? They did encounter the Maya, but the Maya were not as depicited in this movie. At that point the Maya were more decentralized and fragmented into city-states and kingdoms rather than how they had been in older times, many of the large cities had long been in ruins when the Spanish appeared. Not to mntion this movie essentially combines Maya and Aztec civilizations.
I don't know if you have already, but if not, you *must* see the movie Trading Places with Eddie Murphy in it. It also explains who were the two homeless men to whom Akeem gave all that money to. It is a kind of inside joke or movie reference.
Thanks for the info and watching our reaction. Will definitely react to Trading Places. So many people have recommended it. It must be great, hopefully it is as wonderful as this movie was.
My late wife was from Tanzania. God I wish I could have watched this movie with her. This movie is a dear memory from my childhood. She gave me two wonderful boys, so perhaps I will show this movie to them when they are old enough to understand the humor and how this movie could mean so much to me. May her soul rest in peace. Her strength and love for life lives in my boys. I can see so much of her blessings in them. I really enjoyed seeing real African people reacting to this fictional story about a prince from a fictional African country. Thank you very much.
I'm really sorry for your loss. Can't imagine the pain and emptiness left behind. May her soul rest in peace. I'm glad to hear her story still goes on through you and your sons. You should have a sit down with them one day and watch this movie as a family as you tell them about their mom. I'm sure they'll really love that. Which part of Tanzania was she from? And I'm really grateful you took your time to watch us. Hope you will also enjoy the reactions to come in the future.
The guy who got the Sword of Troy was Eneas, Son of Anchises and the Goddess Afrodite. He led the survivors of Troy that ackording to legend became the ancestors of the Romans.
@@ThirdWorldReactions When Troy fell, Paris was already dead. Killed by Achilles son Neoptolemos. By an arrow. Helen returned to Menelaos (Not killed by Hektor) and apparantly spent the rest of he life in a happy marriage with him. Agamenmnon was killed by his wife Klytaimnestra for sacrificing her daughter Ifigenia to the gods, and she was in turn killed by Agamemnons daughter Elektra and son Orestes as revenge for their father. Simplified. LOL. As for the jolly adventures of Odyssevs (Sean Bean) after the war, there are lots of movies and mini tv-series about that. I especially recommend the one with Armand Assante. Yes the original stories are better.
@@thomasrehbinder7722 This is amazing. The actual history is more amazing than the movie. Will have to do my research on this and learn more. Any recommended sources, preferably audiobooks, documentaries and/or lectures?
@@ThirdWorldReactions Check on anything with Homeros (Homer in English, The original writer) Lots of videos on RU-vid. There is a channel called Wanax on youtube about the Mykenian culture. And i believe the TV miniseries The Odyssey with Armand Assante is on RU-vid. Search on Archaic Greece, Mycene, Herakles /Hercules, Jason and the Argonauts. That was the generation before the Trojan war.www.youtube.com/@WanaxTV
The actress who played Queen Aoleon, the mother of the Prince Akeem, was the late great Ms. Madge Sinclair, who was Jamaican born and raised. A great piece of trivia: Sinclair and James Earl Jones would go on to play Sarabi and Mufasa (you were right about the voice of James Earl Jones as Mufasa) in the Lion King. John Amos who played Mr. McDowell, starred as the older Kunta Kinte in Roots, where Sinclair played his wife. This was a really fun reaction! I am giving this a thumbs up! Another great 1980s comedy that I would love to see a reaction to is “Hollywood Shuffle” starring Robert Townsend.
Will definitely put Hollywood Shuffle on the list of movies to react to. You have given me some great Easter eggs. Love the fact that the king and queen plaid Mufasa and Sarabi, their voices were perfect. Roots is another movie I would like to watch. Glad you enjoyed our reaction. Hopefully you will enjoy the ones we react to in the future.
1. They killed the multiple roles.🤩🤩 2. The appearance of the Dukes is an "Easter egg" from "Trading Places". 3. "I'll just tell you one time, if you want to keep working here, you have to stay off the drugs." 4. James Earl Jones AND John Amos! GMAFB🤩🤩😁 5. "COMING TWO AMERICA" isn't as good.
James Earl Jones, who played the King, did play the voice of Mufasa from the Lion King, and he also voiced the dark and chilling voice of Darth Vader from Star Wars.
I live in New York. Yes, rented rooms are extremely common here. Usually, it's not an "apartment" but many people rent rooms here. So a person will have their own private bedroom, but will share every other space in the dwelling.....the bathroom(s), kitchen, living room, etc.......
Thanks for the clarification. So apartments like the ones shown in this move are no longer common in New York or America in general? Also, thank you for watching and sharing.
Thank you for your kind words. We love watching documentaries, lectures and reading in our free time. We just happened to learn a bit about the Mayans on our journeys.
