Coby weeps through SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING 

I'm 54 and cry every time I see this movie. When captain Miller says " earn this". Its not for Private Ryan. Its for every generation that follows. Also notice how Ryans wife didn't know who Miller was, because WWII vets didn't talk about their experiences

Coby, before I begin, allow me to tell just a bit about myself. I am 65 years old, and I am a retired SGTMAJ USMC. I have seen almost the worst that mankind can dish out in war and the evil of war. However, my 30 years of military service in no way stack up to the hell and horror that the soldiers and marines saw during WW1 and WW2. To watch a young woman view and share her feelings with tears and emotions of human struggle inspires me with hope for your generation. I want to thank you for your love for the young men who fought so hard. For the men killed and injured in that conquest. Thank you, Coby. Thank you for preserving the struggle and sacrifice that was paid for us. I feel that you get it. Please keep this alive. Educate that everyday freedom was paid for by those men. Thank you. Love you for what you're doing. Again. Thank you, Coby.❤

When Mrs. Ryan collapses on the front porch gets me every time. Heartbreaking.

I am 73..My Dad was there on that day... he luckily survived..he also saw action in North Africa...3 of my uncles were killed there in France..these guys had balls...

My Grandfather served in WW2, he was awarded a silver star and a purple heart. He said the thing that bothered him the most in this movie was the squeaking noise the German tank tracks made. He said that noise had haunted him ever since the war.

It's remarkable what these men accomplished at the ages of like 16-21. Insane. And the reason why "The Greatest Generation" is an accurate label.

Saving Private Ryan, Interstellar & The Martian. the US government has spent a whole lot of money rescuing Matt Damon

To me Wade's death was the hardest. Listening to him first trying to triage himself and then listening to him crying for his mother

When Hanks says,”Earn this,” he is speaking to you.

7 minutes in, and your compassion shows. This. Is what you're Grandfather and Great Grandfather's went through, between the ages of 16 to 26 on average. The Greatest Generation of our age. They grew up during the Great Depression, lived through WW1, fought in the biggest war known to mankind in WW2, stopped Hitler from Genocide, and Changed the World.

Well Coby. Three of my older brothers were in Vietnam. Two in the rice paddies and one on a ship outside of Vietnam. My mother would NEVER look at the mail. She would take it and put it on the table until my dad got home from work. He would open the mail. It was very stressful. All three of my brothers came home ALIVE with all there body parts. THANK GOD.

"Tell me I'm a good man." I actually cried in the theatre. All men should aspire to being "good", and deserving of respect.

I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you

In 1943 My dad, a Sailor, was severely injured in a training exercise preparing for his part in the liberation of Europe. His injury was cardiac, and he was medically discharged in early 1944 and told that he would never see age 30. He was 20 years old. When he returned home he met my mother, they fell in love and married a few months later. My mother knew my dad's prognosis and understood that they had very little time to share, but my mother bore my dad two sons knowing she would be a very young widow. They chose to move to Florida from Massachusetts because the Florida climate would help my dad, and Florida gave my dad 24 additional years of life with his family. He finally succumbed to his injury at age 54. They embodied the spirit of the Greatest Generation.

I served as an AF cardiac nurse and paramedic, and this was a very realistic portrayal of the injuries/ trauma . I was stationed in a Regional Hospital, which served as a resource for taking in active duty injuries during Desert Storm. Thank you for having the courage to watch. It isnt easy for anyone 🙏🙏

The morphine wasn't a waste. He had already been given the maximum dose of 2 syrettes, a third would cause an overdose. Rather than prolonging his suffering, he asked his brothers to kill him in as painless a way as possible. That's why they were hesitant to do it.

I am not a U.S. citizen. I am Chilean, but grew up for the better part of my childhood and adolescent years abroad, including the States. I have two brothers that are U.S. citizens. Having said that: there is a universal story here. Sacrifice. And living up to - deserving - the sacrifices made for us. I watched this movie in a Provo Utah theater. I was sobbing along with all of the veterans and U.S. citizens at the movies there with me.

My grandfather stormed gold beach ( next to Ohama ) with the British forces. Proud to have been alongside our American brothers! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

The best war film ever made. The men that fought in WWII were a different breed. They sacrificed their lives for the world. We're losing them every day now. There's not many left now.

This was one of the BEST and heartfelt movie reviews I’ve ever witnessed. Thank you for your honest emotions. I hope Spielberg himself sees this video. Bravo.

As a soldier who's been in combat, that's the worst PTSD you can ever suffer: living with the guilt that you got your friends....your brethren/sisters killed when it could've been avoided. Don't get me wrong, there are many types of PTSD. But I've lost more vets here at home who lived with the guilt of the "shoulda', woulda', coulda'." Mind you, I also don't have regrets of serving as well. I would proudly do it again without a second thought. I will retire next year, after being in the Army as an infantryman for 22 years. And yes, I chose my job. I joined a year after 9/11. I knew that someone had to do it; that if I didn't do this, I'd regret it for the rest of my life. And yes, I'm sure I do have some sort of PTSD. I held back the tears when we came back from a mission without a fellow soldier. It happened 3 years later when I was alone in the barracks, having a beer watching Flags of Our Fathers. For some reason, at the end of the movie, when the Marines were at the beach in the water, I thought of my squad leader, about his fiancé, about his plans of making his life with her when he got out, about a family. And here I was, having a beer, alone, no plans about tomorrow. I finally let it out. I bawled my eyes out. I missed him. I missed them all. In closing, when we got home from Iraq, I got to meet the family of a close brethren of mine who didn't make it; before, I was teaching him Navajo because when he got out he wanted to work at his father's dealership, near the rez. He said almost half of the customers were Navajo, and this would be a great way to build some trust. I met his family when we got off the plane. I told them I'm so sorry for their loss. But I'm so proud and honored to have known their son and so grateful they allowed him to serve. Because I now know what an amazing person he was and why he is loved. They lost their son, and I lost a brother. I'll see you someday SSG V, and SGT Geer. Right now, I'm living for you.🙏🏼

One of the most emotional reactions I've ever seen for this movie. No need to apologize. Your knowledge of most actors names was impressive. Thank you for a heartfelt reaction.

I was a Navy Corpsman, (counterpart to Wade's Doc) I served 10 years, 8 with Marines. I saw this on a Tuesday afternoon. There were 12 of us. Myself, and 11 others, all veterans. At the end of the movies, the house lights went up. All of us had teary eyes. One old man stated the following- "As far as war movies go, that was the most accurate depiction I've ever seen . As for the ACTUAL D-Day, it didn't come close" His hat said it all- D-Day Survivor, Purple Heart. I have always deferred to his expert opinion. As bad as you think it was as shown in the movie, it was much, much worse. As for me I have watched this and others from time to time. It is hard, but it helps to remember. To know sacrifices were worth it. This was a fictional story told with the utmost respect. As for others I watch & recommend We were soldiers based on the book written about the battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam the names of genuine Hero's. Flags of our Fathers & it's companion movie Letters from Iwo Jima, Memphis Belle, and Hacksaw Ridge

This is the most realistic war movie ever made. Seeing this on the big screen with Dolby audio, especially at the beginning of the movie, was beyond words. My dad fought on the beach at Normandy, France, and this brought me to many tears in appreciation of what these guys went through. My oldest brother Larry went to Vietnam from '66-'68, and when he forced himself to go see Platoon when it came out, was double-traumatized with his already existing PTSD.

My grandpa is a d day veteran. Before he passed we went and saw this. I watched the sweetest man change. His eyes went stoic. His posture went rigid, like a lion hunting. I literally watched him transport to that exact moment. He was on that beach again. I wasn't even watching the movie anymore, I was watching him. A few years later I was in Afghanistan in a hellhole near Pakistan. We'd just been in a bad ambush. After we got back to the FOB, I remembered my grandfather...I know knew him truly and feel the weight of his burden. God bless the greatest generation indeed

Saving Private Ryan is the biggest snub in Oscar history!

Spielberg said he made this movie for his father and Schindler's List for his mother. Both stretch you in uncomfortable ways but are masterpieces.

World War II veterans had to leave theaters when this movie was premiered to them back 1998 because of how realistic it was in its depiction of the events that took place, especially Omaha beach

Coby, your talk of getting the dogtags from the bodies of the men on the beach reminded me of this. In 2004, Andrew Rooney, an American journalist, who had been a 26-year-old soldier at Normandy in June 1944, spoke on television, on the sixtieth anniversary of the invasion. This is my transcript of what he said; perhaps you will find these words worthy of your time: "Because it was part of my life, I'd like to say something about D-Day. I don't know how to say it any differently than I did in a book I wrote, called _My War._ "If you are young and not really clear what D-Day was, let me tell you. "It was a day unlike any other. There have only been a handful of days since the beginning of time on which the direction the world was taking has been changed for the better in one twenty-four-hour period by an act of man. June sixth, nineteen forty-four, was one of them. *"What the Americans, the British, and the Canadians were trying to do was get back a whole continent that had been taken from its rightful owners by Adolf Hitler's German army. It was one of the most monumentally unselfish things one group of people ever did for another.* "We all have days of our lives that stand out from the blur of days that have gone by; and the day I came ashore on Utah Beach, four days after the initial invasion, is one of mine. "As we approached the French coast, there were small clouds of smoke, and sudden eruptions, as German artillery blindly lobbed shells over the hills behind the beach. They were hoping to hit U.S. troops or some of the massive amount of equipment piled up on the shore there. "Row on row of dead American soldiers were laid out on the beach, just above the high-tide mark, where it turned into weedy clumps of grass. They were covered with olive-drab blankets, just their feet sticking out at the bottom, their G.I. boots sticking out. I remember their boots: all the same, on boys all so different. "No-one can tell the whole story of D-Day, because no-one knows it. "Each of the sixty thousand men who waded ashore that day knew a little part of the story too well. To them, the landing looked like a catastrophe. Each knew a friend shot through the throat, shot through a knee. Each knew names of five hanging dead on the barbed wire in the water, twenty yards off shore-three who lay unattended on the stony beach as the blood drained from holes in their bodies. They saw whole tank-crews drown when the tanks rumbled off the ramps of their landing-craft and dropped into twenty feet of water. "There were heroes here no-one will ever know, because they're dead. The heroism of others is known only to themselves. "Across the Channel, in Allied headquarters, in England, the war-directors, remote from the details of death, were exultant: they saw no blood, no dead, no dying. From the statisticians' point of view, the invasion was a success: statisticians were right: they always are-that's the damned thing about it. "On each visit to the beaches over the years, I've wept. It's impossible to keep back the tears as you look across the rows of markers and think of the boys under them, who died that day. Even if you didn't know anyone who died, your heart knows something that your brain does not: you weep. *"If you think the world is selfish and rotten, go to the cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach: see what one group of men did for another on D-Day, June sixth, nineteen forty-four."*

I'm so glad you correctly identified steam boat Willy and didn't confuse him with Mellish's killer

THIS is why you should always thank a veteran for their service. I think everyone should watch this every Memorial Day.

I asked my grandfather, who had 3 purple hearts, and NEVER talked about his WWII service in Europe, if he wanted to see the movie when it was in theaters. All he said was a very emphatic "No." After he died his brother told me why. His squad was ambushed by a 14 yearold boy in a Hitler Youth uniform who was running at them with a grenade. My grandfather yelled at him in German to drop it, when he didn't, he shot him in the leg before he could pull the pin. He hit an artery and the boy bled out in my grandfathers arms while he gave him water from his canteen.

The Bixby Letter scene is always the most powerful to me.

Fun Fact: A grenade went off right by that one guy's head, and he went half deaf. The reason he's still alive is because German "potato masher" grenades didn't have shrapnel. They were percussion grenades. Later in the war, they modified them into shrapnel grenades.

These days there aren't many WWII vets left, but when this came out, there were a lot of old men weeping in theatres and walking out. It was the most realistic war film ever made at the time.

Aw, Coby. Don't apologize for crying. I cried with you. I cry every time I see this film.

There are those movies where men who don't cry as a default, get those watery eyes and have to wipe it away. This is number one. Most men, I would say feel this depiction of WW2 most deeply. Best war movie ever. Clearest evil and good. It's a shame that 80 years later the same country is falling for the same tactics the Nazis used to control their population. The USA is the new third Reich, and many are too delusional and weak to see it. Sometimes I feel that these men died for nothing, because their grandchildren learned nothing.

From Omaha Beach and the blood red ocean it's a non-stop barrage of emotion. Thanks to Coby for sharing and her kind heart for caring about a story filled with love and devotion.

Like her other reactions, Coby proves to be the most sincere, insightful, and intuitive watch buddy one can have. She embodies why we watch reactions: to share poignant moments that we wish we didn't have to have experienced alone, like a beautiful sunset.

Hello from germany. My grandfather, who was a paratrooper on the german side, could never really talk about what he experianced during WW2, even if I asked him about it. But I could see in his face that he didn't want to talk about it. All I know is that he got taken prisoner in france by english soldiers.

Band Of Brothers.

Yes, Saving Private Ryan should have won Best Picture.

The way Ryan's mom backs up shakily and sort of collapses on the porch is a small but good bit of physical acting.

My dad and grandpa took me to see this in theaters when I was a kid. Dad was a forward observer in Vietnam grandpop was there with the 16th infantry during the invasion. During this scene, I was like 12 or 13. Close to the end of the scene I turned and my grandpa and dad had both walked out of the theater. It was too much for both of them. I just kept watching. Years later as an adult I watched it with my dad hanging out one day. He told me that grandpa and him both lost it during this scene seeing it for the first time. My dad said it was the only time in his entire life he saw his dad cry. Even my dad who's stone cold hard guy tough as granit said watching this made him dizzy and short of breath when he first saw it.

Well, Coby. I’ve never seen your channel before. But watching you cry made me cry too. I spent 15 months in combat during the first wave of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. I’ll never forget the look of my mother’s face turning white as she said goodbye to me, not knowing if she would ever see me again. Honestly, I can’t watch war movies by myself. So, watching it with you was kind of different. I have so many emotions going through me right now, but I stuck through it. Please remember that war is not cheap. And I’m not talking about monetary value.

This is why war is known as a "meat grinder", as it is literally a numbers game, they only took control of the beach because they had enough bodies to finally attack from all side and positions. War is never pretty, and this movie really hammers that home from the very start.

This is Vin Diesel’s first major motion picture role! Steven Spielberg himself saw a student film he did and was so impressed he asked him to audition

I've said it before I'll say it again. Coby is a rare breed, beautiful and empathic, the epitomie of a real woman. This film is one of my favourites, the most realistic visceral films you will ever see. The acting as mentioned is pretty much flawless. Great reaction thank you.

My grandfather was a tailgunner over in Asia the last couple years of the war. He was underage when he enlisted. His mother had to sign a waiver for him to enlist. He was the 4th son to go off to ww2. Fortunately, they all came home. My grandfathers flight crew wasn't as lucky. He and another gunner were left at base. The war had just ended. No need for them. The plane was shot down over China on that flight. My grandfather rarely spoke of the war. Only once did my dad even hear about it. This movie always makes me so proud of my grandpa and his brothers. RIP boys.

I saw this at age 14 with my parents in a theater full of WW2 vets. Unbelievably heavy. Beyond cinema. Great channel

I was in the army when I saw this in Houston at the Theater. There were a lot of older men getting up and leaving, my young dumb self didn't even realize the reason they were leaving. After the movie, there were so many older men just sitting around with their wives consoling them, You could visibly see the turmoil and anguish and pain in their eyes. It hit me like a rock when I realized what was really going on. I've never exited a movie in my life where the people were all moving so slow, and just looking at each other and all just emotionally beat up. It was a lot to witness.

*My father was 28 years Navy. He was a SeaBee in Vietnam and retired CWO4 off the Aircraft Carrier, USS Ranger (CV-61) in 1987. The first time I saw this movie, the opening scene made sick to my stomach. And, of course, the heavy scenes got me in my feels. After it was over, I was chatting online with Dad, and mentioned I'd just watched it, and all he said was, "Oh yea. Good action.". I was GONNA reply, "That ALL you have to say???". Then I remembered hearing about the WWII Vets who were getting triggered by the opening scene, and figured it was best to leave it alone. lol*

This movie actually caused quite a bit of D-Day veterans to have PTSD flashbacks when they watched the movie in theaters

The dog tag scene at the glider crash is what first responders and combat veterans use as a coping mechanism. It is called "gallows humor". They are not callous or unfeeling, It is quite literally "we have to find a way to laugh or we will be crying". When you see a police officer laughing about something with a co-worker next to a crime scene or accident this is what they are doing. They are quite literally detaching themselves from the reality which is too painful to deal with on a constant basis year after year. Later in life this when memories or images are triggered they will feel the pain. It is literally how PTSD works. It's bottled up but it is always there. This is often misunderstood by people fortunate enough to not have exposure to trauma and violence on a regular basis. A brilliant example of how PTSD works in that scene. The humor is forced ....the pain will come later.

Don’t want repeat but worth it to mention. A lot of Veterans had to leave the theatre. Someone said something that was heartbreaking to me which was he starting smelling diesel fumes. It just all came back to him.

She now understands war a little better. At the beginning of the movie she is aghast that they shoot men with their hands up surrendering, by the end of the film she is calling for the man surrendering to be shot.

WOW I am impressed with all the actors Coby was able to recognize.

The sniper wouldn't shoot him again. That's not how snipers work. For one thing, a wounded man occupies two or three others to help him. A dead man occupies no one. And a wounded man may draw out others who won't come out for a dead man.

My wife and I were at the theater waiting to go in when the audience for this film came out. I was astounded by the number of older men coming out who were visibly shook/crying. Told my wife we need to see this....and a week later tears!

Thank you for the heartfelt and transparent reaction…it is painful and sobering and vital to understanding the sacrifices made by our service members.

I know it was hard for you to watch it... just imagine how hard it was to live through and experience it. That is why it is so important that we make and watch movies like this, to appreciate and respect what those before and now have done and are doing for us. My Grampa hardly ever talked about the war (WWII), except for the funny stories, but the one thing he did say (after having a little too much whiskey one night) was that the visuals were not as hard as the smell. So, thankfully we do not have Smellovision. Never apologize for crying Coby, people appreciate genuine and honest reactions. Besides, I guarantee that you were and are not the only one to do so. That is why the Oscars are a useless, political award.

The Oscars lost all credibility by not awarding this the best film and giving it to Shakespeare in Love, not because it was a bad film, but because this is one of the greatest pieces of film ever created.

This June 6th marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. It's hard to imagine the enormity of it all. There were 160,000 allied troops, 5,000 ships and 2,200 aircraft involved in the invasion. We should all take a couple of seconds out of our busy lives and say a little thanks for what they did for us that day. When you walk thru the American cemetery in Normandy you feel how big the sacrifice was.

I remember watching this in the movie theater. My stomach was in my throat during the D-Day scene. I couldn't possibly imagine.

My military friends and I went and watched this 3 times the weekend it opened. Every showing, there were several old WW2 vets crying, being walked out by their wives after the 1st 30 minutes.

I've seen this movie numerous times so I'm somewhat desensitized, but I still cry every time Mrs. Ryan is notified of the 3 sons deaths.

I feel like I post this on every Saving Private Ryan reaction... Spielberg held a screening of this movie for the crew and the many technical advisors, many of them D-Day Omaha Beach Veterans. In the middle of the landing scenes, some of the Veterans (men in their 70's and 80's at the time) started walking out. Spieldberg, concerned they hated it, followed them out... To find these old men, crying, shaking, and holding each other, in the lobby. One of them said "I could smell the diesel (from the flamethrower)"... "I can still smell the diesel". More than half a century - and it was just a little too close, too real a memory. I have lived long enough to remember meeting World War One veterans... and now they are all gone. I will probably live long enough to outlive the last World War Two veterans as well. We need to remember them.

I watched this movie when it came out. I was stationed in Germany at the time and watched it in a German theater with Germans. The movie was in English. The manager spoke to the audience before the movie and said that this movie is extremely realistic with the violence, especially the first 30 minutes. This movie is important because it is our shared history, however if after the first 30 minutes if you feel that you cannot watch the violence then come to the front desk and we will give you a refund.

I love how Coby is watching this (and a lot of movies) for the first time, but she instantly recognizes Barry Pepper, Tom Sizemore, Ed Burns, and Giovanni Ribisi.

My wife and I saw it when it came out, and the theater was full of WW2 vets. It was a surreal experience, nothing like this had ever been made before. The theater was silent, parts of the theater had the sounds of weeping. I was numb when I left that night.

I've seen nearly all of the Saving Private Ryan reactions .... and your reaction is one of the very best. Emotional, sensitive, articulate, insightful ... really great reaction Coby ... thanks for doing it.

32:00 it's not for the waste that hovarth was hesitating to give more morphine, it's that two morphine doses are fatal. Wade knew he was gonna die, so he asked for the second dose so that he could die off without more pain.

I remember watching this movie when it first came out in the theaters with my brother and my cousin who just enlisted in the Army Reserves. It was the first movie where we walked out and absolutely had nothing to say. We couldn't speak of the reality of these soldiers who truly sacrificed and died for this beautiful country. To the previous and current generations of soldiers and their families: THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU

This movie was made (in 1998) when most of these actors (not Tom Hanks) were in the early stages of their careers. THIS movie got them into other films, making them the actors that you know today. The male cast went through a Basic Training, held by Dale Dye, to teach them how to be military actors. Matt Damon was NOT included in this, which made him a stranger to the other actors, and he was generally disliked by them. You asked about watching this movie if you were a veteran; vets who were at Normandy had great difficulty watching this, because it was so close to what they actually went through. I enjoyed your reaction. Thanks.

Lets give credit to *Coby* for sharing her emotions that's brave within itself, the internet can be a harsh place. Let's also shout out she's wearing camo pants...

Nominated for 11 Oscars including Best Picture but won for: Best Director Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Film Editing Best Cinematography

The tree on the tank is meant to break up the outline of the tank at a distance, to make it harder to aim a cannon at it. One type of allied tank (the Sherman) had a special variant (called the Firefly) with a much longer gun, that had much greater range and armor piercing power. The Germans learned to spot the Fireflies and hit them first, so they began painting stripes on the end of the barrels, just over the part that exceeded the length of normal Sherman guns. The human eye and tendency to pattern-recognition meant that it was hard to notice at a distance that the barrel was actually longer. It's surprising how little things like this can disrupt your ability to spot something.

As a Marine Corps veteran, I cannot watch this movie without balling my eyes out. The sacrifice our forefathers made for us and the rest of the world is underrated and not enough people are educated on it. War isn't hell, its WORSE than hell, because the wicked and the innocent are punished equally. When this movie released in theaters, actual WWII vets left the theater because it was so realistic that it was too upsetting to watch.

"Earn this" - two words every American should remember when thinking about those souls who gave their lives to defend and protect freedom and democracy.

This film should destroy you. "Earn this!" is not just Captain Miller's message to Private Ryan, it’s a message to all of us to never forget the sacrifices of so many to give us the freedoms we enjoy. My grandfather was part of the second wave to hit this beach and saw the carnage in real life. My father was a highly decorated LRRP team leader in Vietnam. I served during Desert Storm. This film is the best depiction of 20th Century warfare. Another film I highly recommend is "Glory"(1988). It’s based on the letters and history of Colonel Robert Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts during the United States Civil War. The 54th was one of the first regiments of 100% colored soldiers and the film is very accurate.

Jeremy Davies (Upham) was of course cast partly because his character had to know French and German. In any case, he did the role well. his first big break was in Spanking the Monkey, which deals in incest. Then there was Ravenous, which deals in cannibalism. Plus a few "fun" roles like Twister.

I saw this opening weekend to a packed theater. When it was over there wasn't a sound when everyone was leaving except for a few people weeping. Never experienced anything like that again. 🇺🇸

I saw this when it first came out, in a brand new theater with a state-of-the-art sound system. It sounded like bullets were whizzing past my head during the battle scenes. It was terrifying.

After a few more happy movies Coby needs to see Hacksaw Ridge. A brutal but incredibly inspirational movie that was downplayed because his heroics wouldn't have been believed.

Most often-heard line when someone's reacting to this movie: "Is that Vin Diesel?"

My grandpa served in WW2 he got up after the beach scene and left. It brought back too many painful memories!

After watching this movie when it came out… I got a newfound ultimate respect and appreciation for what veterans do and have done. I watch this film every Memorial Day in remembrance for those that have served, gave their lives for our freedom, and those that still serve our country. ❤❤❤❤

WHY did RU-vid make the premiere countdown SO LOUD

What hits so hard about the 2 “German” soldiers who were surrendering is they actually weren’t German. They were speaking Polish and begging for their lives, saying they weren’t Nazis. They were representative of what happened to many in the Polish army in that they were forced to serve the Nazi war machine or face certain death. The reason we don’t get subtitles for this scene is the movie was to draw in the audience into this scene as much as possible, giving them an inkling of what it would’ve been like to be these soldiers. I actually didn’t know this fact until recently when I watched a very good video about this very scene (my deepest apologies to the person who made the video as it’s been a few years and I don’t remember who did it). But yes, war is hell and without an interpreter near by there’s no way anyone would know what they were saying.

That scene where those two Wehrmacht soldiers are shot while trying to surrender to Americans, then mocked by their murderers with that "Look! I washed for supper!" joke is even more heart-breaking when you know what they were actually saying, and that they weren't saying it German; "Please don't shoot, I am not German, I am Czech! I didn't kill anyone. I am Czech." They were conscripts, who were forced to fight for a fascist regime that viewed them as subhuman.

If you don't cry during this movie, you're not human. Great reaction.

I vividly remeber watching this in the theater & seeing several vets reaction to it atleast one jumped out of his seat, one ran out of the theater, another crawled up the aisle sobbing. I have never seen a movie effect people the way this film did your reaction is a prime example of the immersive horror its presents to the audience via its vivid conveyance of conbat.

I'm glad you could empathise with Upham, so many reactors give him shit and declare how much he sucks but he was absolutely paralysed with fear. Nice to see some sympathy and understanding.

I try to post some basic information on first time reactions to this movie...hope you don't mind if I copy/paste it here. 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 to get the last brother, and it turned out that one brother that had been thought dead had actually only been captured. 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.

This is one of the greatest war films that's needs to be watched at least once by everyone!!! Great reaction Colby, I know it wasn't easy.

As an 18 year combat veteran, all I can say is thanks!

This cast is stacked!! Some were unknowns at the time getting their 1st break. Speilberg knows how to pic em

Top 5 Military movies ever. Now watch Hacksaw Ridge, Lone Survivor, Fury & 13 Hours.

I watched this in the cinema as a young Officer, and found it difficult to watch but it portrayed the feelings of a tight band of soldiers and their interaction well. Now after leaving the Army and becoming a school teacher the film is somewhat more relevant to me. Conflict is difficult to deal with, it is your comrades around you that take through it. The peace can be harder when they aren't there when you need them. So thank you for watching this and helping others understand what some have to go through. I now find this movie really hard to watch as it brings back smells and sounds that keep me awake at night, but the horror was completely surpassed by your beauty. So thank you.

That opening is probably the most realistic recreation of D-Day that has ever been put on film.