Tanyer says again : “Captain Miller, the US Army does not fight for democracy anymore." 

The title of this video makes no sense.

What makes this scene so brilliant is that up until this scene he was a respected Captain with the 2nd Rangers. He led his men on Omaha and his men followed his orders. His men liked him. But this is the first scene where there was dissent in the ranks and his leadership was in question. Miller's real self came out and showed them that he was trying to do the right thing. He was a school teacher who probably got drafted and sent to Officer Candidate School (if you have a BA degree or higher you automatically qualify for OCS during wartime). He was not a career Army man who "knew all the answers." He was trying to strike a balance between sticking to military objectives and teaching his men to be better men and not let the horrors of war drag them down. A real leader in my honest opinion!

"Every man I kill the farther away from home I feel" Tom hanks did great in this movie.

Damn, Tom Hanks is a great actor.

I always pretend Captain Miller is Forrest Gump's dad

I wish Tom Hanks was my English teacher...

0:00-0:54 - To me that is a deep part in this scene. I like how Cpt Miller secluded himself from his squad. Because, he doesn't want to look weak and vulnerable to his men even if his mistakes cost him. But his mistakes was his ultimate teacher, which later in the movie made him a better captain. Even the greatest of leaders made mistakes.

I wonder how Rieben must've felt, everyone in his squad was killed except for Upham who was just a replacement.

The Captains leadership qualities really came out here. Everyone else is freaking out and he calmly explains the situation and keeps order.

I love Reiben. He was the least willing to follow orders and yet he lives in the end. Plus he's the guy with the BAR

R.I.P. Tom Sizemore... This is the most memorable scene I remember him in... Excellent scene! Rest in Peace sir 🕯

“Just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel.” Such a powerful line and delivery by Hanks.

Great acting

"Just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel." A sad line, but great line as well.

I started to die laughing when he tried singing the National Anthem

Reiben is a really underrated character. He may seem like a total asshole in this scene, but in reality, he's both a little scared for his own life, and worried he'll witness all of his comrades die. He had already sat through Wade's death and wanted to killed Steamboat Willie purely for that reason. He felt betrayed when they allowed him to live, and wanted to leave under the concept of losing more allies, or Willie coming back to be a threat again later. Ultimately, I'm pretty glad he survived in the end, because as rude as he seemed, he deserved it.

2:04 I don't know whether to laugh or cry. He's trying so hard to think of every American thing that comes to his mind so that they won't kill him.

That soldier who they let go was the one who shot Miller in the end.

A nifty little detail that I think a lot of people forget or miss entirely is that quip from Reiben about how it was "the decent thing to do" by letting him go, basically accusing Miller of contradicting himself when he said they're not there to do the decent thing when Caparzo was trying to take the kids back in the town.

Easily one of the greatest scenes in movie history. A scene that makes mush out of men. It's hard not to cry when watching this movie period!

Fun fact: Saving Private Ryan, unlike most movies, was shot in chronological order. It helped the actors get into their character's heads. Edward Burns (Reiban) said that he was genuinely frustrated when they shot this scene.

LOL "Captain, Sir Ryans dead. Captain I have a 6th sense about these things I know it in my bones" I actually burst out laughing. 5:16

Ironic how this wehrmacht soldier ends up shooting Miller in the chest and killing him.

I still find it sad how Captain Miller is an English Teacher and coach of a baseball team and he had to fight in a war away from his wife, and when he dies just thinking about hearing the news if you were a student hearing your teacher died or that your coach died and even sad thing is he died when he has a wife and you don't see what she feels about that or see her reaction. Just my though

Reiben was the only one who said what everyone was thinking

"Yes, I am a soldier and some people think I'm a murderer for that. But I'm not an executioner."

When I was little and first saw this movie, I used to hate Upham for being such a naive coward. That hatred turned to empathy as I grew up and began to see him with an understanding that, he's just like us. If we were to be put in similar situation and circumstances, who are we kidding thinking we would jump right in and become some desensitized warmachine of a soldier depicted in fake ass hollywood war/action movies. We won't. It was quite sad to see his ideologies and attempts at keeping civilized integrity as decent human beings went away when he saw and shot that same POW upon finally realizing the madness of the setting he finds himself in. That blank expressionless face gave me a whole new perception to the character.

the way Miller calms the situation down with the use of his life outside of the Army is pure gold

Some of the best 10 minutes in cinematic history

A lot of people hate Upham, but when I first watched this movie I actually agree with him. I agreed with the whole moral that it was wrong to shoot a defenseless enemy that was just doing his job as a soldier. A lot of ppl hate him, because they don't understand his perspective. On Omaha he wasn't a frontline soldier. He was in the rear, working as a translator. He didn't serve in North Africa with the rest. He had zero combat experience. Of course he wouldn't understand the value of killing a POW over releasing him. And for the same reason, he wouldn't understand why that same soldier could kill his defenseless captain. It's unfortunate that it got his friends and fellow soldiers killed, but he had to learn what everyone else already knew. It's what makes him a realistic and good character.

I always loved how when Horvath has his gun pointed at Reiben, Jackson has sidearm pointed at Horvath. Best WWII film.

"You don't know when to shut up, you don't know how to shut up!" 😂

we need more men like these. A sense of duty, order, compliance. Can't ask for more.

A German friend of my was captured by the US Army near Brest, France. He later immigrated to the the US and became a US citizen. He was well treated in the POW camp. He received double rations for working for the US Army motor pool fixing shrapnel flats. He was threatened by an SS soldier for collaboration and the SS soldier was taken out of the POW camp.

"Sir Ryans dead...I have a 6 sense about these things, I know it in my bones". best line of all this

To all that serve, ever have, ever will. A profound thank you. Last night my family and I slept in peace. God bless Y'all. btw. my Dad served in WW2 443rd AABTN.

this scene is intense. You see a soldier and a man begging for his life knowing that he will most likely be killed moments later. in many instances on both sides prisoners were executed and im sure they all behaved similarly. It would be a tough thing to execute an unarmed soldier who is begging with you for his life not just an enemy combatant but a human being it would be simple to let them go but war doesnt always allow you to make the human decision.

Tom Sizemore has the most defining character in this movie. Such a perfect touch, and he f.... n ails it

“Captain, I have a sixth sense for these things. I know it in my bones!” I feel ya, bro beans.

"You gonna shoot me over Ryan?" "No, i'm gonna shoot you cause I don't like you."

Love the role of the Sargent in this.

Bro Tom Sizemore is so good in this scene

"Every man i kill, im that much farther from home" Classic PTSD right there. The more bodies you kill, the further you feel from who you was. The faces of your first kills stay with you, but soon they just become faceless men, and you stop caring why your fighting, or even if you'll get home. One day you realise all your thinking about is when you get to kill again, because your never going home. You're home IS the battle field.

"CRYING? Theres NO CRYING in WARTIME!"

I never realized until now, but by at 5:44 it seems Jackson takes out his pistol and points it at Mike's arm. Guess he was willing to shoot his own sergeant to save his friend's life. Kind of makes sense since Jackson and Reiben both didn't want to release their prisoner. Also shows you a lot about the brotherhood built between men that have lived through combat together.

This Captain...is the epitome of what it means to be a Ranger. Shake it off...cry later...complete your Ranger Mission. God bless these guys.

"It's against the goddamn rules!" "Yeah, well. The goddamn rules just walked off with your new friend."

Definitely the best war movie of all time. I could watch it million times and still it wouldnt be boring.

"Ryan's dead, I have a sixth sense about these things..."

I would say the greatest war movie ever. I remember when I was a child we were watching this together with my father and brother. Damn, old good days. We still need such a movies not a movies like a Fury.

Most moving scene in the film. I tear up every time I see it & I've seen it 100 times.

Everytime I see the scene starting at 5:40, it always gets me. He manages to calm the situation down without even raising his voice.

the music helps add to the gravity of the situation. He's now directly responsible for his medic's death because he decided they needed to go take this area, now he's endangered the lives of the rest of his men because now they have no immediate medic if someone gets hurt, he's now reading his medic's letter which only adds to the sorrow and he can't go home and just make it all go away. The music gradually gets more intense, heavy and Hanks just breaks down only to realize his hand keeps shaking which adds even more sorrow to the situation.

The great thing about this scene is that everything Reiben says is completely justified, especially considering they just lost two of their guys. Even Mike at 3:54 hangs his head in almost silent agreement.

I watch this movie at least once a year....it's an absolute masterpiece. Spielberg has always been one of my creative heroes.

The best war movie and one of the best movies I ever experienced.

Love Riben/Edward Burns in this scene!

That 1911 😍😍😍

Horvath was doing Reiben a favor. Trying to stop him from throwing his life away. If he had deserted, he would have been caught, and he would have gotten many years in prison or worse. And his reputation would have been destroyed. Horvath knew that Reiben was their most dependable warrior, so he tried to shock him into staying. During the following battle, Reiben drew the enemy towards the ambush point, killed several of them while helping Miller keep Ryan alive, took out the 20 mm Anti Aircraft gun on his own, and helped keep the advancing Germans at bay as his guys pulled back across the bridge. He also carried the mortally wounded Horvath to safety (he at least died amongst his men), and continued to pour machine gun fire on the enemy as they were on the verge of being overwhelmed, even when Miller had fallen and it seemed like they were all going to die. And yeah, if Reiben had shot the German POW, then it would have been better for Miller (and the other American - not Mellish, he was killed by some Waffen SS douchebag - the one 'Steamboat Willie' shot in the back as he was retreating across the bridge). But that was Miller's decision to make, and he didn't want himself or his men to kill an unarmed man who had surrendered to them.

Watching this movie reminds me that what our country(USA) is going through isn't a bad thing. We are just adjusting to losing such an amazing generation. We will right the ship. It's hard out here without supermen.

Captain Miller says he coaches baseball in the springtime at the school he taught at a reference to Tom Hanks role in A League of their own 1992 where he was a baseball coach

War is fucking hell, man. Why do we have to go killing each other. We are all fucking brothers, dude. We all share the fucking name. And that name is "I". I am you, and you are me.

Tom Hank's customer service skills are Godlike with patience 4:20

the best line in the movie and is followed by the best humanely scene when he starts to carry the dead german bodies so that they could also be buried decently. calms the spirit, mind and body and puts everything back into perspective. such a masterpiece. I don't know how this film never won best picture?!!😊

When I first saw the movie I wanted to hug him so bad...

Tom Hanks is the ultimate representation of the average joe

that dude look like ben affleck

This will always, always be my favorite scene. Tom Hanks can’t imagine him being a boss like he is in this movie but he does not disappoint and so calmly.

Just how composed he was when everyone was going crazy showed why he was a *good leader* . Has to be one of my favorite *war movies* .

I love it when Tom Hanks does more serious roles like this and Road to Perdition. He's great at it.

3:26 This is perhaps the best scene of the entire movie in my view. The way captain Miller (Tom Hanks) managed to defuse the raw tension between sergeant Horvath and private Reiben, and what could've resulted in a deadly outcome is just outstanding acting.

An extremely powerful film to remind us all of the devastation that was ww2 and the efforts made by all who could fight, even if they didn't want to.

ONE OF THE MOST AUTHENTIC WAR STORIES IVE EVER SEEN, A TRUE CLASSIC!!!

I have seen this movie more than a few times. But each time I watch this scene it brings me to tears. The situation is beyond most people's despair. Yet each man presses on. Duty.

Honestly this is my favorite scene in the movie. On the one hand, he is the enemy and your supposed to do what you gotta do in war but on the other, he’s all by himself and he’s just following in orders and they don’t know for sure if he actually killed their buddies or not. Even if I think the whole movie is just okay and a bit overrated, there are some great things in it and this is one of them.

The real actual thing that stays true about war is that, everyone just wants to go home. Whether you fight for the good or the bad. You just want it to be over so you can go back to your family and your life.

"Hes better than you" I felt that one.

The flag represents freedom. The flag doesn't condone the actions of the government. The flag represents the Republic for the people and our founding principles. Educate yourself

God I wish I had a friend like Sergeant Horvath.

Sgt. Horvath: [At Reiben] You heard him. Gear up. [Pause] The captain just gave you an order.Pvt. Reiben: Yeah...Like the one he gave to take this machine gun. That was a real doozy, wasn't it Sergent?Sgt. Horvath: Soldier, you are way out of line.Pvt. Reiben: [At Miller] Yes, sir. That was one hell of a call coming to take this nest, but...The hell, we lost one of our guys going for it. I swear, I hope Mama Ryan's real freaking happy knowing that little Jimmy's life is more important than two of our guys! But then again, we haven't even found him yet, have we?! HAVE WE?!

The ball of Steel Generaration of Men. My utmost respect to all brave soldiers of both countries. Salute!

"No Good Deed goes Unpunished". Was invented for this situation. I still remember the day I saw this in the theatre.

We used to fight for morals, values and freedom. Now we fight for oil, fun and nationalism.

Plot twist. They directed the german pow towards a minefield.

What a masterpiece of a film

He met his (wavering) soldiers where he was at. On a human level. We could all do with a little more humanity. With meeting each other on a human emotional level. Respect. If you want to share, please do so, but if you don't, then respect them for not sharing.

The pressure had really taken a toll on Miller he had to go through the bloody landing at Omaha then had to save Pvt James Ryan from being killed what a time of immense hardship for him & his men

I love how this movie takes the time to remind the watcher that the people in the war were people of all types and hurting all the same. Its sadly beautiful.

In my opinion, just a disclaimer for all the keyboard warriors out there. This scene perfectly captures the confusion, anger, resentment and loneliness that war puts upon men.

I loved this movie when i was younger but the moral conflicts of the movie that i now see is what makes it so good

War... some say it never changes, but it sure as hell changes you.

"Ohh say can you see...ohh say can you see" rofl

This movie such a masterpiece

I like to think after Miller's speech, Reiben and Horvath called a truce

I'll say it. Regardless of what happens, I still love this country and I'll always love this country. My ancestors fled death at the hands of the Soviets and America saved them. America gave them the chance to survive and for that I'll always be faithful.

how many great scenes can there be in one movie?

The baddest war movie ever!!

Fun fact Tom Sizemore wrote the stand-off scene between his character and Reiben when the latter tries to desert

I know this film isn't called Band Of Brothers but that is what they are!! Sure they have disagreements about the ideals and rules of warfare and they may fall out, but that I am sure is what happens when you are thrown into an operation where already thousands upon thousands have been killed and still that number rises. You are thousands or hundreds of miles from home and you don't know if you are going to make it through. Captain Miller demonstrates clearly how a leader brings everyone back into line - Brings on a gentle and subtle story showing how much he wants to carry out the mission so that it gives him the best chance of being able to return to his wife. He was clearly taking the loss of one of his own massively but then he dusts himself off, makes a decision which not all of his unit agree and then prevents what could be a breakup in morale and the unit itself. And then in the end, they move onto the present and become a well oiled machine once again! Love this film

I wish tom seizmore would make a come back