I had a 15 year relationship with a woman that used to think of me as a good man. I lost her respect due to my own mistakes and spent years trying to earn back that trust and respect. Even though I became someone she called „the best version of myself“ she’d ever known, she still couldn’t look at me and call me a good man. That’s a powerful thing to lose from someone whom you respect and love. Divorced now and hope I can find that again.
Thank you for watching this! I'm hopelessly addicted to watching reactions of this movie. It's such a powerful movie and I'm glad you felt it's message in the commentary at the end. These men went through unimaginable peril to defend the free world. I see a comment here mentioning to watch Hacksaw Ridge. It's a decent film but not as gritty and deep as saving private ryan. It has a bit of a Hollywood feel. Most people who react to saving private ryan react to band of brothers after, and then the pacific. Personally the 10 episode mini-series The Pacific is my favorite. 8.3 on imdb. It follows the lives of 3 marines fighting in the Pacific theatre during world war 2 and is based on the books these soldiers wrote later in life reflecting on their time fighting. It does not shy away from any gorey depictions and focuses on the effect war can have on one not only physically but also mentally. It's a masterpiece in my eyes. Tom Hanks was a part of the production and it also has Rami Malek before he was a big name(he's my favorite character). I highly recommend it, you won't be dissatisfied.
That actually sounds like a great movie, Ill add it to the list in the future and have people vote on it! thank you for the suggestion, you are the first to mention The Pacific
@@TheRealMovieManGreg "Hacksaw Ridge" and "Fury" are the two movies I would most definitely recommend. I haven't seen "The Pacific" but it sounds like a movie or series I for sure need to check out as well. All these Movies and the actors in these movies do such a phenomenal job at portraying what war is and was really like for the people who may be too young to know and understand or just too naïve and do not have an idea or cant grasp the reality of how brutal war really is and can be.
respect for not being afraid to show some emotion. The first time i saw this and those old dudes came on the screen at the end and you realize those are the real guys, that's when it got me
The opening scene Ryan goes to the grave of his brother, at the end he's at the grave of Capt. Miller's grave. His family is directly behind him at the first grave site, at the end, his family remains at a respectful distance, except for his wife who has no idea who Miller is. Ryan went home and never told anyone about that day in Ramell.
The soldier who stabs mellish is saying, "Give up, you can't win this. It's over. It's better for you this way. You'll see" it was a good touch that isn't mentioned enough
After making this Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg made two WWII miniseries for HBO that were shot in the same realistic way as this. Band Of Brothers and The Pacific. They are both true stories based off of books and personal memoirs. I can not recommend them both enough
Don't know if it's been mentioned yet in the comments but: the Czech soldiers during the beach scene are an interesting point. They were surrendering, as they weren't Nazis. They were forced conscripts from a country that fell to the Reich. They're literally saying in Czech "We aren't German, we didn't kill anyone, please don't shoot us." Executing the 2 of them like that was a war crime.
I saw this with a friend on opening weekend, we were 22 and the theatre had a lot of WW2 aged men in there. I’ve never been in a theater that was so quiet throughout it. It was dead silent even thru the credits and people existing. Other than the subject matter itself, one of the best movies I’ve ever seen though.
Kudos to you for being the first person I’ve seen to acknowledge that regardless of what we’d like to think about ourselves, any one of us could be Upham. We just don’t know unless we’ve lived through it.
“Earn this..” Earn the rescue, earn the effort made for you. That was Captain Miller making sure he and his soldiers deaths would not be in vain. Go live your life to the fullest. ❤
What blows my mind about the invasion on D day. In the movie it was what 20 mins of men being slaughtered going onto the beach. When in reality it was 12-14 hours of that until We finally took the beach. 12 hours!
Lawrence of Arabia. One of the all time epic war movies. Not as graphic as this but...omg.... and it a true story. Amazing and unbelievable but true. OH and its LONG. You may want to make it a two part.
I was a Navy Corpsman, (Navy counterpart to Wade's Medic) 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.
Spielberg researched small details, for instance, Pvt Jackson's right thumb has a black mark on it. That's actually a bruise that many U. S. riflemen had caused from getting their thumb caught in the loading mechanism from not locking the bolt back properly when loading/reloading the M1 Garand rifle. It was called "Garand thumb". The Hitler Youth Knife is more literary liberty than fact. That knife is a hiking knife given to members of the Hitler Youth Corps, which was much like the Boy Scouts in training while being indoctrinated with the ideology of National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi). The only other group they were issued to were members of the SA. This knife was never part of a soldier of the Wehrmacht. As for the reaction of Carparzo and Mellish, it is highly unlikely an average G.I. would have known what that knife was and its symbolism. The matter of Mellish crying is also not likely as the Allies didn't find out about the fate of Jews in Europe until the first concentration camp was liberated April 4, 1945. The war in Europe ended May 7, 1945. So, following the real timeline, Mellish dies before the Allies knew anything about concentration and death camps. But, after-all, it is Hollywood. Saving Private Ryan is not based on the Sullivan brothers. Fritz Niland became the basis for Private Ryan. He was dropped behind enemy lines on D-Day and spent five days in the French countryside, eventually earning a Bronze star in combat for taking a French. Robert Rodat first came up with the plot in 1994 when he saw a monument in a cemetery in Tonawanda, New York. The monument was to the Niland Brothers - 4 young American men who fought in the Second World War. When three of the Nilands were reported killed, the surviving brother - Fritz - was sent home. This inspired Rodat to write his movie. The average age of a U. S. troops armed forces personnel during WW II was 26 years old. Selective Service draft age range was 18 years of age to 45 years. The average age in Vietnam War was 22, not 19 as any think. There are 26 military cemeteries across Normandy, but the most famous and visited site is the poignant Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. In real life with the Nilands, it actually turned out later that another of the brothers was alive - he’d been held captive in a Burmese POW camp. Attempts to point out the "discrepancies" between the stories of Fritz Niland and James Ryan are often misguided, as Ryan is only based on Niland, and is not meant to be (or claimed to be) a completely accurate representation of him. The differences in the two stories seem to stem in part from the fact that the true story of Sergeant Niland and his brothers is often reported inaccurately. The character of Private James Ryan is a mixture of fact and fiction, with some of the fictional elements coming from the erroneous stories about the Niland brothers. The German credited as "Steamboat Willie" who was released by Capt. Miller is not the German who engaged and killed Pvt Stanley "Fish Mellish during hand-to-hand combat. "Steamboat Willie" was in the Heer (Army) of the Wehrmacht and the other was in the Waffen SS which was a paramilitary organization and not part of the Wehrmacht. Originally, the SS uniform differed from the Wehrmacht uniform-whereas the regular army wore field grey, the SS wore black, head to toe (although later the SS did adopt field grey and often wore camouflage pattern uniform. American troops were brown and they didn't wear jackboots. The lightning bolt SS insignia can be seen on the right collar lapel of the German as he passes Upham and reaches the bottom of the staircase. During the Battle at Ramelle, Upham became shell shocked and was unable to save a .30 cal team from a German soldier because he was too frozen with fear to do anything about it. He carried all the .30 caliber ammo at the battle of Ramelle, but was unable to do his job because he was always either pinned down or too afraid to move. He signified the loss of innocence in war and thought that soldiers could be civil, but he later succumbed to the evils of war and made up for his cowardice when he shot Steamboat Willie for killing Miller even after the latter had shown Willie mercy earlier. Not only did Upham represent the loss of innocence of war but he also symbolized the "Every-man". His illusion of neutrality faded when he finally had to pick and side and kill Steamboat Willie, his character revelation being how he finally understood the horrors of war. It became clear that Upham had turned into a hardened and true soldier because of the whole experience. Upham's rank was Tech 5 Corporal (E-5), that meant he was technician in a specialty area. His was maps and translator, he was not a combat infantryman and was never trained for front-line duty. Gunnery Sergent Hartman explained it this way in the movie Full Metal Jacket: "It is your killer instinct which must be harnessed if you expect to survive in combat. Your rifle is only a tool. It is a hard heart that kills. If your killer instincts are not clean and strong you will hesitate at the moment of truth. You will not kill. "The way the next of kin was notified of their loved one was killed in action during WW II was by Western Union telegram delivered by a bicycle riding messenger. If you were being notified of multiple deaths as was the case in this film, notification was done in-person by a military officer, usually from the same branch of service as the deceased when possible. That's why the mother upon seeing the officer exit the car momentarily froze knowing that meant at least 2 of her boys were either KIA or MIA, as the priest exits the car, she staggers and completely collapsed. Unfortunately, you didn't include that in your video presentation. That is one of the most important scenes in the movie. The mother speaks no lines in the movie, yet her breakdown brought a flood of tears form movie goers in theaters across the nation. Another important scene is it is clear from the few lines Ryan's wife speaks that she has never heard the name of Capt. John Miller, this means John has never spoken to her about what happened that day in Ramelle. What many missed is listening to Ryan speaking at the Miller's grave of how he thought about what those 8 men did for him every day was not guilt, but commitment. There are units assigned to recover, bury and mark graves. Usually these were temporary battlefield cemeteries. As hostilities moved farther away, a more permanent site would be selected, at the family's request, whenever possible, the remains would be returned to the United States. At the Normandy Cemetery Visitors Center, you'll find the following inscription: IF EVER PROOF WERE NEEDED THAT WE FOUGHT FOR A CAUSE AND NOT FOR CONQUEST, IT COULD BE FOUND IN THESE CEMETERIES. HERE WAS OUR ONLY CONQUEST: ALL WE ASKED … WAS ENOUGH … SOIL IN WHICH TO BURY OUR GALLANT DEAD.General Mark W. Clark Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969-1984
I wouldn't say a more intense war scene, but just as intense would be Hacksaw Ridge, another great war movie. Also, check out 12 Strong. Everyone overlooks 12 Strong. Another great war movie is 13 Hours.
My friend, you should watch Band of Brothers next, and The Pacific after that. Band of Brothers happens concurrently with this - it’s about the airborne divisions that get dropped behind enemy lines the dark morning before these guys landed on the beaches, and the story carries you until the end of the war. It’s spectacular
Just discovered your channel thanks to this video. Very much enjoyed the commentary. Subscribed. If it's not too impertinent, here's a few more I'd enjoy getting your take on: 12 ANGRY MEN (1957 legal drama) THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994 prison drama) CLERKS (1994 dark comedy) GLORY (1989 Civil War drama) HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940 screwball comedy) CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935 pirate adventure) 1776 (1972 musical) THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987 fantasy) THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALENCE (1962 western) DUCK SOUP (1933 absurdist comedy) FIREFLY (2002 space western, tv series, 14 episodes)
Thank you for Subbing! greatly appreaciated, also thanks for the suggestions... out of this list Glory or shawshank redemption will be done soon, If you become a member, ill add some of these videos on my next poll.... thats just an option, I appreciate you just even being here!
Hey MM Greg, I don't know if you've seen Jojo Rabbit or Only The Brave, but if you haven't, you gotta check those out. Have you seen the Tom Hanks movie The Green Mile? If not, it's a MUST. I love your reaction to this, so I'll check out more of your reactions, keep up the great reactions.
Dude... If you're at all into war/military movies, check out The Walking Dead from 1995 or Cadence from 1990. Always overlooked films. You appreciate both casts and both films for different reasons
Yeah It was mind blowing when I found that out.... I didnt know it was him until like season 2 or 3. His acting range was incredible..... His character hit me the hardest!
How come nobody ever realizes the Captain in charge of James Frederick Ryan (played by Nathan Fillion of "Firefly" and " Castle" fame) is Ted Danson of "Cheers" and "The Good Place"?
Yeah I don’t hate him, I hate the situation that he was in, but truth be told so many people would fold under pressure that was in his situation, I pray I would of had the strength to carry on
@bwilliams463 yeah it's been like two years I've seen soo many reactors sympathy with Upham at start and hating him at the end for the wrong reasons which is very harsh. all they care about is and not wanting Tom Hanks to die there are actors to think about in this not just him. Before the Final German Assault they should give Upham Advice and stopping going on fubar before dumping alamo on his neck.
Standard comment I post on most reactions to SPR that I come across...hope you don't mind a bit of copy/pasting. 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. One thing to know, pay no mind at all to that man who took off his helmet on the beach at 4:55 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.
@@TheRealMovieManGreg Be prepared for the first 20 minutes of Private Ryan but stretched over 2 hours. And expect a modern war movie and not a WW2 setting.
I'm an Army combat vet, and what you said about your kids really hit home. Every time shit got hot "over there", all I thought about was my kids and getting back home to them. My grandfather was a WWII combat vet, and got shot by a German sniper, but he survived and made it home, and was the kindest and funniest man.
American Propaganda Movie! My German Granddad was there! I watched the movie with him and i just laughed! So many lies about Normandy Landing! Well Done Stephan Spielberg!
@@TheRealMovieManGregI get so angry every time I see him, or that scene. But, he wasn’t a true soldier, he was an interpreter, so him freezing is believable. As infuriating as it is.
He wasn't shaking because he was scared man...he was shaking from shell shock... PTSD... Google some videos of WW2 shell shock victims....it's sad AF my guy....it effects you mentally...tilts your brain man...its terrible shit..respect to all war veterans whether the fought with us or against us....
I do, im not sure if you caught the end of my video..... i give respects to all sides and I truly do understand ptsd, its not easy trying to discuss everything and trying to enjoy the movie at the same time lol
