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@@MovieNightReaction if you haven't seen it already, you should watch a video called, The Fallen Of World War II, by Neil Halloran. It will shock you how many people died as a result of WWII. WWII is the bloodiest war in all of human history.
And it took hours. And that beach at Omaha was waaaaaay longer in distance from shoreline to sea wall. And the Germans had 88s crisscrossing the beach shooting down the length of the beach. It was a slaughter. It’s amazing we got through it all.
@@iambecomepaul the beach was the length of a few football fields yeah. The battle didn't start going in our favor until the commanding officers of some of our destroyers couldn't stand watching our guys get slaughtered anymore, so they risked running aground and brought their ships as close as they possibly could to the beach and started engaging the German positions from, what was for them, basically point blank range with their 5in guns. In doing so they were able to take just enough heat off our guys on the beach for them to be able to start moving forward.
1. Many WWII vets left the theaters because the D-Day battle scenes were so realistic. 2. The German Captain Miller was talked into letting go is the same one that killed him. Upham finally put him down. 3. The story Ryan tells Miller about the last time he saw his brothers was made up by Matt Damon. He was told to say something interesting, so he did, and it was kept in the movie. 4. There was a USS Sullivans(DD- 68) dedicated to the brothers lost on one ship. 5. I did 24 years in the US Navy. Outstanding leadership skills to dampen the friction between Horvath and Reiben. 6. My favorite character is Private Jackson/sniper and my second favorite is Sargent Horvath. RIP Tom Sizemore😇 7. Sizemore also played Boxman in "Flight of the Intruder". A movie I'm in briefly
Respectfully, DD-68 is still commissioned I believe. You may be thinking of original USS Sullivans DD-537, a Fletcher class. My dad served on the USS Chauncy DD, another Fletcher. I did 17 years 24 days Navy. 3 years Army. CVN-69, FF-1079, SBU-20 and DD-980.
8:55, that’s not at all what he’s talking about. Sgt. Horvath asks Reiben “where’s your B.A.R.?” Reiben replies “Bottom of the channel, Sergeant. Bitch tried to drown me.” The BAR is the Browning Automatic Rifle, the standard light machine gun the US was using at the time. It’s an impressive weapon, but it is also heavy, weighing over 20 lbs. What Reiben is saying is that he lost his BAR in the channel because the weapon’s weight was dragging him down and almost drowned him. So, when Sgt. Horvath says “find a replacement.” He really means “find another BAR.”
@edm240b9 And while you were talking about how the soldiers could be shot underwater (they can't), you were missing the visual of a soldier being drowned by his equipment. I'm at 15:21, and this is where i'm leaving. Too much chatter for me. When people talk over the script, i 'm gone.
Everybody doesn't retain or know everything. I'm a history junkie, but I suck at chemistry. It doesn't mean my chemistry teachers were bad, it just means it's not my thing.
@@feralvulcan7955 right? idk why people always either blame the school system or accuse the person of being uneducated for not knowing everything they know. like ok well by that logic everyone is uneducated becuase no body has infinite knowledge lol
My Grandpa went D+3. Army. Another was in the Navy S. Pacific, and a grandmother was an airplane mechanic in the RAF. My last grandparent passed this last Feb. 2024, he was 97 and enlisted when he was 17.
To clarify the facts: On D-Day, June 6, 1944, a total of around 156,000 Allied soldiers landed in Normandy, including around 73,000 Americans. About 34,000 American soldiers were deployed to Omaha Beach. Losses on Omaha Beach were particularly heavy. Of the approximately 34,000 soldiers deployed, there were around 2,400 casualties, including dead, wounded and missing. In total, the Allies lost around 12,000 men on D-Day, including around 4,400 dead.
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Yall didn't really grasp the SCALE of the beginning scene.......It was supposed to be HUGE, with hundreds of landing boats landing in each wave. On 2,400 American soldier died on Omaha beach alone, with 34,000 troops being deployed by the end of the day/after the battle.
9:09 a BAR is basically a lightweight machine gun so Reiben was referring to the gun being so heavy it almost drowned him so he had to ditch the gun in the ocean.
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“ I don’t know how people just go in and do with confidence like that” 32:18 I was a part of the Canadian forces. That’s the point of training you do it again and again and again and again so you don’t think you just do.
I think that's the difference between civilians and military, it takes a lot of mental strength and training like you mentioned and most people will never fully understand that aspect. We its something we're grateful for. You're services is very much appreciated. Thank you!
When he says he lost 99 guys, he means guys from his squad. Obviously way more guys died from other squads around him on the same mission, such as storming the beach on D-Day.
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Cemetery in the beginning is the actual cemetery in Normandy France of US soldiers, some 10,000 of them who died in Normandy. Was supposed to be temporary, but France gave over the land as long as the US maintains the cemetery forever. The US banned the return of those that died overseas to save money during the war.
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I like to think that the message of the movie is that Ryan is meant to be a metaphor for all of us, because military lives were sacrificed for us, in a way. It reminds me of that quote: “Live a life worthy of the sacrifices that made it possible”
That's a profound interpretation! The sacrifices made by so many truly deserve to be honored, and it's inspiring to see how the film resonates with that message.
1:00:19 the German said “Upham.” It was the same soldier they spared after Wade was shot. He ended up rejoining the Germans and continued to fight. He actually said in German “I know this soldier,” hoping he would be spared again.
all i know is, if people dont cry or shed a tear at the old man crying, they aint got no heart. i watched this in theaters when it came out same year my grandpa died. he fought on that beach on landing day at utah. when upham says" what is this" i would have said" uh...war"
Actually the Normandy landing lasted around 7 hours. There was mis-communication for the Air Force who were to take out the bunkers of the Germans before the landing. Wrong coordinates were given to the Air Force who dropped the bombs too far inland, not on the bunkers on the beach, which cost too many lives. The average age of the soldiers was 18-20. My dad was on the USS Frankford who provided covering artillery when a soldier came up out of a disabled tank and signaled pointing up toward the German pillbox up the hill. The soldiers were pinned down and had already lost so many and were unable to try to advance as they would have lost way too many more. He went back inside his tank and radioed my dads tank the coordinates. My dad was one of the sailors at the 5 silo guns. They used the coordinates and took out the pill box so the soldiers could advance up the hill. The Frankford's captain ordered the ship to move toward the beach going parallel so close the soldiers thought they would run aground and risk being totally destroyed. Other destroyers followed suit. General Bradley and General Nimitz were seriously considering calling off the landing due to the immense loss of life, but because of what the Navy Destroyers accomplished it went forward and was a success. There are articles about how the Navy saved the landing. So proud of my dad, he's been gone 30 years and I still miss him. Jacksons scriptures Normandy beach "O my God, I trust in thee. Let me not be ashamed. Let not my enemies triumph over me." Psalm 25:2 bell tower 144:1 Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. 144:2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
A couple more notes to clarify some other things you wondered about...first, in regard to the way that next of kin were notified...the normal notification was a telegram delivered by Western Union, or whatever local delivery method they had for telegrams...the Army only sent an officer for multiple deaths. So when Mrs. Ryan saw the Army had sent a car, and that they had brought her local Priest or Chaplain with them, she knew that something truly terrible had happened. The letters that we see those women typing up are not death notifications, they are the letters that were written by some/many commanders to the next of kin to provide comfort/closure to the families/loved ones. While copying the letters over, those women were also responsible for censoring out any information the Army did not want to be given to the public. The thing with "thunder-flash" at 22:17 is a sign-countersign call and response....meant to identify friend from foe in any situation where that might be in question. For one thing, Spielberg somehow got it wrong in the movie...the actual one was "flash" and then "thunder"...you know, because the thunder comes after, right? And for another thing, that was only the sign-countersign for D-Day itself, and since Miller gets his mission to go find Ryan a few days after D-Day, the code words should have been different depending on what the exact date was. Oh, and at 26:53 that was what the military would call a "rallying point." Also, the military refers to them as "prisoners of war" or POWs, definitely not hostages....there are rules for dealing with POWs but not for taking hostages, right? 👍😉💯
My late wife's grandfather worked in the main NY office of Western Union during WWII. He was in management, not delivery, but at some times after a great battle, everybody delivered the odious telegrams. He was haunted by the experience.
“THUNDER! FLASH!” Is a thing in the military called countersigning (I think) the first word in this case thunder is shouted at a unidentified person, if the person knows the countersign “flash” they know the unidentified soldier is friendly. These signs and countersigns are changed per operation and are usually taught right before so a leak doesn’t happen
Actually, "flash" was the call and "thunder" was the response. The reason they used Flash/Thunder is because the Germans couldn't pronounce "thunder". The Germans couldn't properly pronounce the "th". It would come out as "toondar" or "zoonder". So even if they somehow found out what the American call and response was, it did them no good.
First Upham says, "lay down your guns" three or four times, then "hands up". The German then tells his comrades, "I know this soldier.., I know this man". That's when Upham says, just as you thought, "shut your mouth". (actually, he didn't say "halt den Mund", which is german for "shut your mouth", but, "halt die Schnauze" (snout), which makes it sound a bit more aggressive.)
I have seen well over 20 different RUclips reactions to this movie. Perhaps this one is #21? And yet I immediately noticed, starting with the opening Omaha Beach scene, that I had never seen the people doing the "movie reaction" video, actually smile so much while talking as they were commenting about what they were seeing as these two "viewers" did. I'm sure it's simply a natural part of their personalities, meaning no disrespect. But still. Disappointing nevertheless. So, it was interesting to see the woman, at least, ultimately cry at the end. The guy, as nice as he clearly is, appears like he would be the type making jokes or light hearted comments at someone's funeral or something. SMH
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Private Ryan was supposed to be played by an unknown actor. Robin Williams recommended Matt for the role after working with him on Good Will Hunting. Not knowing that Matt would be well known by the time Saving Private Ryan came out.
t should be noted the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 was not the only D-Day of World War II. Every amphibious assault-including those in the Pacific, in North Africa, and in Sicily and Italy-had its own D-Day. The "D" doesn't stand for anything. 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 Ramelle. 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 Ramelle. 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. 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 Capt. Miller. 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. ClarkChairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969-1984 The blimps flying over the beach area were barrage balloons to prevent German planes from attacking the landing force. The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was the only unit that stormed the beaches on D-Day that was made up entirely of Black Americans. They displayed unmatched bravery during the 48 hours it took to secure the beaches. Members of 320th, unlike the other units, had to remain on the beaches with no relief units, exposed to continuous enemy fire during the 2 days it took to secure the area. Because they were Black, the photographers never show them in the photos taken on the beaches that day. All shots showing the barrage balloons are taken at far away distances. Following the end of the war, like the Tuskegee Airman and the 761st Tank Battalion, their bravery under fire was intentionally kept from the public for decades.
Thank you for sharing such detailed observations! It's clear you've done your research, and it adds so much depth to the discussion about the film. I appreciate your insights!
BTW, you can't get shot under water, the Mythbusters busted that :) Even with a machine gun directly over a pool at a few feet, the bullets only go couple feet in and stop.
Captain Miller really had an almost impossible task. Ryan was Airborne. There’s no WAY you’re going to keep Airborne out of a fight. Not if they’re still breathing and can pull a trigger. I could have saved Miller the time, frankly.
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 at 9:10 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. The movie is not really based on any book, though some scenes from the beach are based on a book. 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.
It sounds almost criminal now but it's my understanding that those in charge put a high percentage of troops fresh out of training in the first wave. They realized that nine out of ten weren't going to make it past the beach and skill level wasn't going to make much difference. The more experienced troops, veterans of other campaigns, had to be held back for after the beachhead was established so that they would have some chance to use their hard won skills.
@@MovieNightReaction Some of that era is still with us today. At the time, the death benefit of the GI insurance was often enough to finish clearing the mortgage on the family farm. It happened so often that "buying the farm" became a euphemism for dying in combat.
This movie is not based on a true story, but it is based on something that came out of this war. Before WW2, there was no policy to save the last surviving child of a family.
it also used the writings of Stephen Ambrose as inspiration so it is indirectly based on a book. Same source that spawned Band of Brothers. Although i guess that isn't a story...
Kristin is so precious. Saving Private Ryan is my favorite movie of all time! Makes me cry too, especially when they cry out for their mommies...😢 Hang in there Kristin!
17:20 Upham’s job in the military was not to go fight on the frontlines, rather he was a guy behind a desk translating captured documents and maps. By comparison, Miller and his team are in the 2nd Ranger battalion. These guys were hardcore. Trained by the British Commandos in small unit tactics and raiding, these guys were assigned the toughest jobs that could be accomplished by a small unit of highly motivated soldiers. They basically laid the foreground for the US special forces we have today. Upham going on this mission would be like sending in someone who’s never seen combat into a battle with Tier 1 operators on an extended mission behind enemy lines. Had Miller’s two other translators not been KIA, Upham definitely wouldn’t have gone on the mission.
Still upham was writing a book on the bond of brotherhood.... yet was the cause of most of deaths at the final battle. Didn't like him in this movie or twister lol
On 06 June 1944, Operation Overlord the invasion of Hitler’s “Fortress Europe” began. Thousands would die that day and thousands would be wounded. On 06 June 1944, military armed forces under the command of Supreme Commander of all allied forces Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower commenced the invasion of Europe known as "Operation Overlord". The first day of the operation was set for 05 June 1944 however, due to bad weather, the landing at Normandy, France was delayed until the following day. The first day of the invasion , as in all major battles, was designated "D-Day". It was the largest amphibious assault ever undertaken and it changed the course of history forever. In April and May 1944, the Allied air forces lost nearly 12,000 men and over 2,000 aircraft in operations which paved the way for D-Day. The Allied casualties figures for D-Day have generally been estimated at 10,000, including 2500 dead. Broken down by nationality, the usual D-Day casualty figures are approximately 2700 British, 946 Canadians, and 6603 Americans. However recent painstaking research by the US National D-Day Memorial Foundation has achieved a more accurate - and much higher - figure for the Allied personnel who were killed on D-Day. They have recorded the names of individual Allied personnel killed on 6 June 1944 in Operation Overlord, and so far they have verified 2499 American D-Day fatalities and 1915 from the other Allied nations, a total of 4414 dead (much higher than the traditional figure of 2500 dead). Further research may mean that these numbers will increase slightly in future.
I've watched this movie a dozen times and never have found anything to laugh at. The cemetary in the opening scene is the American Memorial Cemetary located at Omaha Beach. There are more than 9,000 markers for the Americans who died in France. The French take care of every marker keeping the grounds immaculate and placing flags by there headstone on the date of their death. It's a shame they show so much respect and here it gets laughed at.
Etymology. The name "Molotov cocktail" was coined by the Finns during the Winter War (Finnish: Molotovin cocktail) in 1939. The name was a pejorative reference to Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, who was one of the architects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on the eve of World War II.
When Ryan breaks down at the beginning of the movie, he is at the grave of one of his brothers. At the end, he is at CPT Miller’s grave. Most families were notified of a death via a telegram delivery. If a staff car showed up, it meant really bad news, i.e., multiple casualties. Note that Mom had a flag with 4 blue stars on it hanging in her hall. If a family member was killed, a star would be changed to gold (hence the term Gold Star family). In her case, 3 gold stars.
After the movie we did a little more research and we found out so much more about that day and you're right, they didn't have a choice. Definitely a terrifying, but extremely brave moment in history. The movie portrayed it well.
@@MovieNightReaction yeah they had to push the nazis back like that or they would just end up getting surrounded at some point the only people that went "behind enemy lines" were airborne and people in the O.S.S (predecessor to the CIA) and i guess the occasional fighter pilot though that wasn't really ever on purpose lol
7:45 Murphy’s Law bests describes what happened at Omaha Beach. In that: “everything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time.” The US knew the coastline was defended and that Omaha Beach had the heaviest defenses. So the plan was to have the 8th Air Force to bomb the coastline defenses, shell the coastline with naval guns, and send in the newly invented amphibious DD tanks that could help cover the infantry moving ashore. However, even with all of this preparation, it still wasn’t enough. The bombers missed their target because they were fearful of the bombs drifting off target and landing on the infantry coming ashore, which was a very real possibility considering that only around 14% of bombs dropped by the 8th Air Force in all of 1943 fell within 1,000 ft of their intended target. As a result, they waited until they were further in-land to drop the bombs. This did prevent friendly fire, but left the coastal defenses in tact. The naval bombardment wasn’t doing much better. The Germans were using reinforced concrete bunkers that could withstand the impact of the US naval guns, so only a direct hit through the slit in the port would destroy the bunker. On top of that, the overcast weather led to poor visibility on the ground, meaning the Navy was just blindly shelling the coastline, not sure if they were actually hitting their targets. It wouldn’t be until later in the day when effective naval gun fire could be directed, and that was after several hours after the first wave was sent in. Finally, the DD tanks, the newest invention made by the Allies to help in supporting the men landing ashore, failed miserably. They did work in tests conducted in England and even at the neighboring Utah Beach. But, due to the high tide and choppy waters, a lot of landing crafts for the tanks mistakenly dropped them in too deep of water, and the majority of the tanks sank to the bottom of the English channel. Out of 30 DD tanks launched at Omaha, only 3 made it ashore.
NOT A TRUE STORY. It was "Based" off of some actual events, but the story in the film is entirely fiction other than this singular part......there was indeed a Paratrooper in WW2 that was sent home right after D-day because he was the last of 4 brothers. His name wasnt Ryan, there wasnt a rescue mission sent to find him, he wasnt part of some epic Alamo last stand to hold a bridge............orders simply came down from HQ and his officers sent him back to England to catch a ride back to the USA.
If you feel like watching a Classic Movie - "Who's Coming to Dinner" - with Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy. Set in the 60's when an interracial couple are planning to wed and the push back from the families. Sidney is a classic!
Another good war movie, that is a true story, is Hacksaw Ridge. A story of a Medal of Honor reception, in WW2, in the Pacific Island front. Very Touching.
Such a great movie!!! Im glad y'all discovered this & also glad i found your channel ❤❤ ill suggest "the green mile" & 'shawshank redemption'. all the classics. 😉 & "black hawk down". ♥️
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled you found our channel, and we appreciate your awesome movie suggestions! Shawshank Redemption is being edited right now! Can't wait for you to see our reaction to it.
We actually have never seen it. Years ago it use to come on tv and I would see snippets of it as I scrolled by the channel, but never stopped to watch it. We're going to check it out soon!! Thanks for the recommendation :)
"Is this Dooms Day?" Wtf...(D'Day doesnt stand for Dooms Day, it is a military term for "Day Day", look it up)...lol seriously. Also important ACTUAL fact.....this story is INSPIRED by a book and the story in that book. It is NOT based on it, this is still a fictional story that was inspired by a few actual events that had a book written about them.
dude chill some people dont know everything you know you can inform people without being condescending. you probably wouldn't like it if someone was doing that to you with a subject you have little knowledge on so why do it to others
For all those men and women who are currently serving in the armed forces thank you for your service. For all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice Lest We Forget.
I agree with the masses- you guys gotta watch Band of Brothers and The Green Mile. I've got a laundry list of must watch movies and shows, but I won't overwhelm you with it all at once. Black Hawk Down is another great war movie, and The Hurt Locker is fantastic is you want more modern warfare.
I'd also like to add that if you guys do end up watching the ten episode miniseries Band of Brothers which follows the real men of Easy company of the 101st airborne, you'll probably be hooked and want to watch the next two, The Pacific which follows our Marines fighting Japan during WWII, and the new one Masters of the Air which follows the Blood 100th airmen who flew the missions which made D-Day possible. Their war started long before it started for the men on the ground. All great productions, but there's something extra special about Band of Brothers and the men of Easy. You really feel like you know them.
Wow. Excellent reaction. You guys are just new to this but that was a great start. Well, I hope you react to more top notch movies. I shall see you at the next one.
Hey David!! Absolutely I believe I watched it but my wife has not. It would be her first time watching. We've had a few suggestions so far so we'll probably do a poll on them soon. Thank you again for watching and commenting.
This isn't a true story. If you want to watch an excellent story about American soldiers in World War 2 that is a true story you need to watch the 10 part miniseries called Band of Brothers.
Omg 2.5 mins in and I absolutely cannot. What ridiculous commentary 😂😂😂. “I wonder who the main character is going to be” lol wtf shut up and watch. This is like watching toddlers narrate every impulsive thought they have
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It wasnt just a couple hundred men that died on that beach in the opening scene. In real life, over 2000 American soldiers died on that beach.
Ugh, so tragic :( They were all so, so brave!
@@MovieNightReaction if you haven't seen it already, you should watch a video called, The Fallen Of World War II, by Neil Halloran. It will shock you how many people died as a result of WWII. WWII is the bloodiest war in all of human history.
And it took hours. And that beach at Omaha was waaaaaay longer in distance from shoreline to sea wall. And the Germans had 88s crisscrossing the beach shooting down the length of the beach. It was a slaughter. It’s amazing we got through it all.
@@iambecomepaul the beach was the length of a few football fields yeah. The battle didn't start going in our favor until the commanding officers of some of our destroyers couldn't stand watching our guys get slaughtered anymore, so they risked running aground and brought their ships as close as they possibly could to the beach and started engaging the German positions from, what was for them, basically point blank range with their 5in guns. In doing so they were able to take just enough heat off our guys on the beach for them to be able to start moving forward.
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The German guy they let loose earlier just said to his comrades, "I know this soldier" (Upham), when Upham held them at gunpoint.
1. Many WWII vets left the theaters because the D-Day battle scenes were so realistic.
2. The German Captain Miller was talked into letting go is the same one that killed him. Upham finally put him down.
3. The story Ryan tells Miller about the last time he saw his brothers was made up by Matt Damon. He was told to say something interesting, so he did, and it was kept in the movie.
4. There was a USS Sullivans(DD- 68) dedicated to the brothers lost on one ship.
5. I did 24 years in the US Navy. Outstanding leadership skills to dampen the friction between Horvath and Reiben.
6. My favorite character is Private Jackson/sniper and my second favorite is Sargent Horvath. RIP Tom Sizemore😇
7. Sizemore also played Boxman in "Flight of the Intruder". A movie I'm in briefly
Thank you for all the info. We loved Private Jackson too. Great character!! We might have to watch Flight of the Intruder now to find you in it.
Tom Sizemore was in so many movies. Miss him.
Respectfully, DD-68 is still commissioned I believe. You may be thinking of original USS Sullivans DD-537, a Fletcher class. My dad served on the USS Chauncy DD, another Fletcher.
I did 17 years 24 days Navy. 3 years Army. CVN-69, FF-1079, SBU-20 and DD-980.
8:55, that’s not at all what he’s talking about. Sgt. Horvath asks Reiben “where’s your B.A.R.?” Reiben replies “Bottom of the channel, Sergeant. Bitch tried to drown me.”
The BAR is the Browning Automatic Rifle, the standard light machine gun the US was using at the time. It’s an impressive weapon, but it is also heavy, weighing over 20 lbs.
What Reiben is saying is that he lost his BAR in the channel because the weapon’s weight was dragging him down and almost drowned him. So, when Sgt. Horvath says “find a replacement.” He really means “find another BAR.”
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And while you were talking about how the soldiers could be shot underwater (they can't), you were missing the visual of a soldier being drowned by his equipment.
I'm at 15:21, and this is where i'm leaving. Too much chatter for me.
When people talk over the script,
i 'm gone.
God help us. If this is what passes for teaching history in schools now.
lol i couldn't agree more.
Everybody doesn't retain or know everything. I'm a history junkie, but I suck at chemistry. It doesn't mean my chemistry teachers were bad, it just means it's not my thing.
@@feralvulcan7955 right? idk why people always either blame the school system or accuse the person of being uneducated for not knowing everything they know. like ok well by that logic everyone is uneducated becuase no body has infinite knowledge lol
My Grandpa went D+3. Army. Another was in the Navy S. Pacific, and a grandmother was an airplane mechanic in the RAF. My last grandparent passed this last Feb. 2024, he was 97 and enlisted when he was 17.
To clarify the facts:
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, a total of around 156,000 Allied soldiers landed in Normandy, including around 73,000 Americans.
About 34,000 American soldiers were deployed to Omaha Beach.
Losses on Omaha Beach were particularly heavy. Of the approximately 34,000 soldiers deployed, there were around 2,400 casualties, including dead, wounded and missing.
In total, the Allies lost around 12,000 men on D-Day, including around 4,400 dead.
I still wonder how the F did this lose to Shakespere in Love for best picture. Crazy.
We couldn't agree more.
Watch both shrooming out of your mind, Shakespeare in Love wins by a mile. It's gorgeous, has amazing camerawork, great music, and doesn't make you vomit.
I remember. It was a major upset.
Yall didn't really grasp the SCALE of the beginning scene.......It was supposed to be HUGE, with hundreds of landing boats landing in each wave. On 2,400 American soldier died on Omaha beach alone, with 34,000 troops being deployed by the end of the day/after the battle.
9:09 a BAR is basically a lightweight machine gun so Reiben was referring to the gun being so heavy it almost drowned him so he had to ditch the gun in the ocean.
Thank you for sharing your insight! It’s always great to see viewers engage with the details of the video. Your perspective adds depth to the discussion!
I do not watch "war" movies because each & every one makes me cry. I cannot imagine the emotions each soldier must feel during and after war.
This movie was so gut wretching. :(
“ I don’t know how people just go in and do with confidence like that” 32:18 I was a part of the Canadian forces. That’s the point of training you do it again and again and again and again so you don’t think you just do.
I think that's the difference between civilians and military, it takes a lot of mental strength and training like you mentioned and most people will never fully understand that aspect. We its something we're grateful for. You're services is very much appreciated. Thank you!
When he says he lost 99 guys, he means guys from his squad. Obviously way more guys died from other squads around him on the same mission, such as storming the beach on D-Day.
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Cemetery in the beginning is the actual cemetery in Normandy France of US soldiers, some 10,000 of them who died in Normandy. Was supposed to be temporary, but France gave over the land as long as the US maintains the cemetery forever. The US banned the return of those that died overseas to save money during the war.
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I like to think that the message of the movie is that Ryan is meant to be a metaphor for all of us, because military lives were sacrificed for us, in a way. It reminds me of that quote: “Live a life worthy of the sacrifices that made it possible”
That's a profound interpretation! The sacrifices made by so many truly deserve to be honored, and it's inspiring to see how the film resonates with that message.
1:00:19 the German said “Upham.” It was the same soldier they spared after Wade was shot. He ended up rejoining the Germans and continued to fight. He actually said in German “I know this soldier,” hoping he would be spared again.
all i know is, if people dont cry or shed a tear at the old man crying, they aint got no heart. i watched this in theaters when it came out same year my grandpa died. he fought on that beach on landing day at utah. when upham says" what is this" i would have said" uh...war"
Actually the Normandy landing lasted around 7 hours. There was mis-communication for the Air Force who were to take out the bunkers of the Germans before the landing. Wrong coordinates were given to the Air Force who dropped the bombs too far inland, not on the bunkers on the beach, which cost too many lives. The average age of the soldiers was 18-20.
My dad was on the USS Frankford who provided covering artillery when a soldier came up out of a disabled tank and signaled pointing up toward the German pillbox up the hill. The soldiers were pinned down and had already lost so many and were unable to try to advance as they would have lost way too many more. He went back inside his tank and radioed my dads tank the coordinates. My dad was one of the sailors at the 5 silo guns. They used the coordinates and took out the pill box so the soldiers could advance up the hill. The Frankford's captain ordered the ship to move toward the beach going parallel so close the soldiers thought they would run aground and risk being totally destroyed. Other destroyers followed suit. General Bradley and General Nimitz were seriously considering calling off the landing due to the immense loss of life, but because of what the Navy Destroyers accomplished it went forward and was a success. There are articles about how the Navy saved the landing. So proud of my dad, he's been gone 30 years and I still miss him.
Jacksons scriptures
Normandy beach
"O my God, I trust in thee. Let me not be ashamed.
Let not my enemies triumph over me."
Psalm 25:2
bell tower
144:1
Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war,
and my fingers to fight.
144:2
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer;
my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth
my people under me.
A couple more notes to clarify some other things you wondered about...first, in regard to the way that next of kin were notified...the normal notification was a telegram delivered by Western Union, or whatever local delivery method they had for telegrams...the Army only sent an officer for multiple deaths. So when Mrs. Ryan saw the Army had sent a car, and that they had brought her local Priest or Chaplain with them, she knew that something truly terrible had happened. The letters that we see those women typing up are not death notifications, they are the letters that were written by some/many commanders to the next of kin to provide comfort/closure to the families/loved ones. While copying the letters over, those women were also responsible for censoring out any information the Army did not want to be given to the public.
The thing with "thunder-flash" at 22:17 is a sign-countersign call and response....meant to identify friend from foe in any situation where that might be in question. For one thing, Spielberg somehow got it wrong in the movie...the actual one was "flash" and then "thunder"...you know, because the thunder comes after, right? And for another thing, that was only the sign-countersign for D-Day itself, and since Miller gets his mission to go find Ryan a few days after D-Day, the code words should have been different depending on what the exact date was.
Oh, and at 26:53 that was what the military would call a "rallying point." Also, the military refers to them as "prisoners of war" or POWs, definitely not hostages....there are rules for dealing with POWs but not for taking hostages, right? 👍😉💯
My late wife's grandfather worked in the main NY office of Western Union during WWII. He was in management, not delivery, but at some times after a great battle, everybody delivered the odious telegrams. He was haunted by the experience.
“THUNDER! FLASH!” Is a thing in the military called countersigning (I think) the first word in this case thunder is shouted at a unidentified person, if the person knows the countersign “flash” they know the unidentified soldier is friendly. These signs and countersigns are changed per operation and are usually taught right before so a leak doesn’t happen
Actually, "flash" was the call and "thunder" was the response. The reason they used Flash/Thunder is because the Germans couldn't pronounce "thunder". The Germans couldn't properly pronounce the "th". It would come out as "toondar" or "zoonder". So even if they somehow found out what the American call and response was, it did them no good.
Those two Germans who wanted to surrender were saying they haven’t killed anyone and they were chezcs not Germans
Ohhhh makes sense! Thank you!
I think Uphams response was along the lines of "shut your mouth" before he shoots the German that killed Cpt Miller
First Upham says, "lay down your guns" three or four times, then "hands up". The German then tells his comrades, "I know this soldier.., I know this man". That's when Upham says, just as you thought, "shut your mouth".
(actually, he didn't say "halt den Mund", which is german for "shut your mouth", but, "halt die Schnauze" (snout), which makes it sound a bit more aggressive.)
I have seen well over 20 different RUclips reactions to this movie. Perhaps this one is #21? And yet I immediately noticed, starting with the opening Omaha Beach scene, that I had never seen the people doing the "movie reaction" video, actually smile so much while talking as they were commenting about what they were seeing as these two "viewers" did. I'm sure it's simply a natural part of their personalities, meaning no disrespect. But still. Disappointing nevertheless. So, it was interesting to see the woman, at least, ultimately cry at the end. The guy, as nice as he clearly is, appears like he would be the type making jokes or light hearted comments at someone's funeral or something. SMH
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Private Ryan was supposed to be played by an unknown actor. Robin Williams recommended Matt for the role after working with him on Good Will Hunting. Not knowing that Matt would be well known by the time Saving Private Ryan came out.
t should be noted the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 was not the only D-Day of World War II. Every amphibious assault-including those in the Pacific, in North Africa, and in Sicily and Italy-had its own D-Day. The "D" doesn't stand for anything.
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 Ramelle. 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 Ramelle.
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. 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 Capt. Miller.
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. ClarkChairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969-1984
The blimps flying over the beach area were barrage balloons to prevent German planes from attacking the landing force. The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was the only unit that stormed the beaches on D-Day that was made up entirely of Black Americans. They displayed unmatched bravery during the 48 hours it took to secure the beaches. Members of 320th, unlike the other units, had to remain on the beaches with no relief units, exposed to continuous enemy fire during the 2 days it took to secure the area. Because they were Black, the photographers never show them in the photos taken on the beaches that day. All shots showing the barrage balloons are taken at far away distances. Following the end of the war, like the Tuskegee Airman and the 761st Tank Battalion, their bravery under fire was intentionally kept from the public for decades.
Thank you for sharing such detailed observations! It's clear you've done your research, and it adds so much depth to the discussion about the film. I appreciate your insights!
Too long to read, but yes, an average G.I. would know what a N Youth Knife is. I know because I know someone who came back from the war with one,
BTW, you can't get shot under water, the Mythbusters busted that :) Even with a machine gun directly over a pool at a few feet, the bullets only go couple feet in and stop.
Captain Miller really had an almost impossible task. Ryan was Airborne. There’s no WAY you’re going to keep Airborne out of a fight. Not if they’re still breathing and can pull a trigger. I could have saved Miller the time, frankly.
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 at 9:10 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. The movie is not really based on any book, though some scenes from the beach are based on a book.
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.
It sounds almost criminal now but it's my understanding that those in charge put a high percentage of troops fresh out of training in the first wave. They realized that nine out of ten weren't going to make it past the beach and skill level wasn't going to make much difference. The more experienced troops, veterans of other campaigns, had to be held back for after the beachhead was established so that they would have some chance to use their hard won skills.
Wow, that’s some heavy stuff! It’s wild to think about how they prioritized the experienced troops like that. Thanks for chiming in!
@@MovieNightReaction Some of that era is still with us today. At the time, the death benefit of the GI insurance was often enough to finish clearing the mortgage on the family farm. It happened so often that "buying the farm" became a euphemism for dying in combat.
This movie is not based on a true story, but it is based on something that came out of this war. Before WW2, there was no policy to save the last surviving child of a family.
ohhhhh, thank you so much for sharing.
it also used the writings of Stephen Ambrose as inspiration so it is indirectly based on a book. Same source that spawned Band of Brothers. Although i guess that isn't a story...
I could cook a full chicken dinner in that vocal fry.
Haha, if only vocal fry came with a recipe! I’d love to see that dinner-must be a real "fry" masterpiece!
DDay was in Normandy France. 10,000 American soldiers were killed storming the beach. It was way worse than the movie portrays.
So tragic :(
Kristin is so precious. Saving Private Ryan is my favorite movie of all time! Makes me cry too, especially when they cry out for their mommies...😢 Hang in there Kristin!
It was soooooo heartfelt....I definitely couldn't hold back the tears.
17:20 Upham’s job in the military was not to go fight on the frontlines, rather he was a guy behind a desk translating captured documents and maps.
By comparison, Miller and his team are in the 2nd Ranger battalion. These guys were hardcore. Trained by the British Commandos in small unit tactics and raiding, these guys were assigned the toughest jobs that could be accomplished by a small unit of highly motivated soldiers. They basically laid the foreground for the US special forces we have today.
Upham going on this mission would be like sending in someone who’s never seen combat into a battle with Tier 1 operators on an extended mission behind enemy lines. Had Miller’s two other translators not been KIA, Upham definitely wouldn’t have gone on the mission.
Still upham was writing a book on the bond of brotherhood.... yet was the cause of most of deaths at the final battle. Didn't like him in this movie or twister lol
He didn't have Parkinson's. He is shaking from stress.
If it was stress it wouldn't just be his hand shaking
@@Cyraxx1989 Why? I had a panic attack and my hands were visibly shaking.
"Doomsday "
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oooops :) We now know D-Day stands for Day-Day. We definitely should have known that lol
On 06 June 1944, Operation Overlord the invasion of Hitler’s “Fortress Europe” began. Thousands would die that day and thousands would be wounded. On 06 June 1944, military armed forces under the command of Supreme Commander of all allied forces Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower commenced the invasion of Europe known as "Operation Overlord". The first day of the operation was set for 05 June 1944 however, due to bad weather, the landing at Normandy, France was delayed until the following day. The first day of the invasion , as in all major battles, was designated "D-Day". It was the largest amphibious assault ever undertaken and it changed the course of history forever. In April and May 1944, the Allied air forces lost nearly 12,000 men and over 2,000 aircraft in operations which paved the way for D-Day.
The Allied casualties figures for D-Day have generally been estimated at 10,000, including 2500 dead. Broken down by nationality, the usual D-Day casualty figures are approximately 2700 British, 946 Canadians, and 6603 Americans. However recent painstaking research by the US National D-Day Memorial Foundation has achieved a more accurate - and much higher - figure for the Allied personnel who were killed on D-Day. They have recorded the names of individual Allied personnel killed on 6 June 1944 in Operation Overlord, and so far they have verified 2499 American D-Day fatalities and 1915 from the other Allied nations, a total of 4414 dead (much higher than the traditional figure of 2500 dead). Further research may mean that these numbers will increase slightly in future.
Whoa, you really know your stuff about D-Day! Thanks for dropping all that knowledge; it’s super important to remember what happened back then!
I made it almost 10 minutes before I had to tap out
homegirls voice is exactly like the voice I use to make fun of people that talk like that
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I've watched this movie a dozen times and never have found anything to laugh at. The cemetary in the opening scene is the American Memorial Cemetary located at Omaha Beach. There are more than 9,000 markers for the Americans who died in France. The French take care of every marker keeping the grounds immaculate and placing flags by there headstone on the date of their death. It's a shame they show so much respect and here it gets laughed at.
R.I.P. Jay Bowman 101st Airborne KIA Normandy France.
You should really educate yourself of the reason you live in a free world and not speaking German.
Etymology. The name "Molotov cocktail" was coined by the Finns during the Winter War (Finnish: Molotovin cocktail) in 1939. The name was a pejorative reference to Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, who was one of the architects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on the eve of World War II.
The 2 big beaches that the US Took, were OMAHA. And Utah Beach. The Americans suffered the largest amount of killed & wounded on June 6th, 1944.
D-day actually stood for Destination Day but was named afterwards as Doomsday.
There's some debate about that. Look it up. Different countries claim different definitions.
When Ryan breaks down at the beginning of the movie, he is at the grave of one of his brothers. At the end, he is at CPT Miller’s grave.
Most families were notified of a death via a telegram delivery. If a staff car showed up, it meant really bad news, i.e., multiple casualties.
Note that Mom had a flag with 4 blue stars on it hanging in her hall. If a family member was killed, a star would be changed to gold (hence the term Gold Star family). In her case, 3 gold stars.
I thought he was crying for tom Hanks character, because he saved him?
The reason they moved up the beach is simply because they had to.
Just a gnarly situation. There was no alternative.
After the movie we did a little more research and we found out so much more about that day and you're right, they didn't have a choice. Definitely a terrifying, but extremely brave moment in history. The movie portrayed it well.
@@MovieNightReaction yeah they had to push the nazis back like that or they would just end up getting surrounded at some point the only people that went "behind enemy lines" were airborne and people in the O.S.S (predecessor to the CIA) and i guess the occasional fighter pilot though that wasn't really ever on purpose lol
7:45 Murphy’s Law bests describes what happened at Omaha Beach. In that: “everything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time.”
The US knew the coastline was defended and that Omaha Beach had the heaviest defenses. So the plan was to have the 8th Air Force to bomb the coastline defenses, shell the coastline with naval guns, and send in the newly invented amphibious DD tanks that could help cover the infantry moving ashore. However, even with all of this preparation, it still wasn’t enough.
The bombers missed their target because they were fearful of the bombs drifting off target and landing on the infantry coming ashore, which was a very real possibility considering that only around 14% of bombs dropped by the 8th Air Force in all of 1943 fell within 1,000 ft of their intended target. As a result, they waited until they were further in-land to drop the bombs. This did prevent friendly fire, but left the coastal defenses in tact.
The naval bombardment wasn’t doing much better. The Germans were using reinforced concrete bunkers that could withstand the impact of the US naval guns, so only a direct hit through the slit in the port would destroy the bunker. On top of that, the overcast weather led to poor visibility on the ground, meaning the Navy was just blindly shelling the coastline, not sure if they were actually hitting their targets. It wouldn’t be until later in the day when effective naval gun fire could be directed, and that was after several hours after the first wave was sent in.
Finally, the DD tanks, the newest invention made by the Allies to help in supporting the men landing ashore, failed miserably. They did work in tests conducted in England and even at the neighboring Utah Beach. But, due to the high tide and choppy waters, a lot of landing crafts for the tanks mistakenly dropped them in too deep of water, and the majority of the tanks sank to the bottom of the English channel. Out of 30 DD tanks launched at Omaha, only 3 made it ashore.
NOT A TRUE STORY. It was "Based" off of some actual events, but the story in the film is entirely fiction other than this singular part......there was indeed a Paratrooper in WW2 that was sent home right after D-day because he was the last of 4 brothers. His name wasnt Ryan, there wasnt a rescue mission sent to find him, he wasnt part of some epic Alamo last stand to hold a bridge............orders simply came down from HQ and his officers sent him back to England to catch a ride back to the USA.
If you feel like watching a Classic Movie - "Who's Coming to Dinner" - with Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy. Set in the 60's when an interracial couple are planning to wed and the push back from the families. Sidney is a classic!
Never seen that one either! We'll have to check that out :)
Another good war movie, that is a true story, is Hacksaw Ridge. A story of a Medal of Honor reception, in WW2, in the Pacific Island front. Very Touching.
Such a great movie!!! Im glad y'all discovered this & also glad i found your channel ❤❤ ill suggest "the green mile" & 'shawshank redemption'. all the classics. 😉 & "black hawk down". ♥️
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled you found our channel, and we appreciate your awesome movie suggestions! Shawshank Redemption is being edited right now! Can't wait for you to see our reaction to it.
@@MovieNightReaction oooooooooo I can't wait!!! It's so awesome! 🥰🥰
Pleaseeee do the Green Mile if y’all haven’t seen it ❤❤
We actually have never seen it. Years ago it use to come on tv and I would see snippets of it as I scrolled by the channel, but never stopped to watch it. We're going to check it out soon!! Thanks for the recommendation :)
Great Performances By Everyone In This Movie, Great Reactions Everyone 😊
Airborne was supposed to secure the e upper part of the beach originally, but they missed their drops.
Ohhh Thank you so much for clarifying 🤗
Not she'll shock, perhaps, but acoustic concussion, which can distort your perception of hearing for minutes at a time.
Great point
yeah shell shock is slang for PTSD
Doomsday is probably what those men thought
very true :(
"Is this Dooms Day?" Wtf...(D'Day doesnt stand for Dooms Day, it is a military term for "Day Day", look it up)...lol seriously. Also important ACTUAL fact.....this story is INSPIRED by a book and the story in that book. It is NOT based on it, this is still a fictional story that was inspired by a few actual events that had a book written about them.
dude chill some people dont know everything you know you can inform people without being condescending. you probably wouldn't like it if someone was doing that to you with a subject you have little knowledge on so why do it to others
Matt Damon plays Private Ryan
wow crying already , get ready
This movie was so touching 😢
For all those men and women who are currently serving in the armed forces thank you for your service. For all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice Lest We Forget.
Thank you for sharing such a heartfelt message! We owe so much to our servicemen and women, and remembering their sacrifices is vital.
Great reaction from both of you guys 😊✌🏽🇩🇪❤️ I love ww2 history
We're so happy you enjoyed the reaction video! It was an excellent movie. Thank you so much for watching! :)
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We are going to watch that next actually! We cannot wait. We heard it's a great movie.
Great choice, can't wait for the reaction to drop here on RUclips!
The Bangalore torpedoes were to blow holes in the barbed wire.
It is called Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
Absolutely beautiful.
Hiii I’m from your other channel!!! I can’t wait to see what you watch
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Another film worth watching is ‘The Longest Day’ (1962].
Thank you so much for the suggestion! Haven't seen that one either.
Fun fact : I’ve never seen saving private Ryan . 😂
After watching this in pieces I’m glad I never did ! 😂 not my cup of tea I guess
It's a hard movie to watch....so much tragedy.
@@MovieNightReaction that kinda stuff just isn’t interesting to me
@@TCGFAMthen why you watching a reaction to it lmao
@@Cyraxx1989 because I’m supporting their video .. gave it a like and a watch and it’s not like I will go to see it because it don’t interest me lol
I agree with the masses- you guys gotta watch Band of Brothers and The Green Mile. I've got a laundry list of must watch movies and shows, but I won't overwhelm you with it all at once. Black Hawk Down is another great war movie, and The Hurt Locker is fantastic is you want more modern warfare.
I'd also like to add that if you guys do end up watching the ten episode miniseries Band of Brothers which follows the real men of Easy company of the 101st airborne, you'll probably be hooked and want to watch the next two, The Pacific which follows our Marines fighting Japan during WWII, and the new one Masters of the Air which follows the Blood 100th airmen who flew the missions which made D-Day possible. Their war started long before it started for the men on the ground. All great productions, but there's something extra special about Band of Brothers and the men of Easy. You really feel like you know them.
Shit, I forgot to mention Fury with Brad Pitt. Basically Saving Private Ryan in a tank.
Dangit Kristin you make me cry too 😭
Aww, I'm sorry for the tears! Next time, I'll try to include a happy puppy montage to balance it out! 🤗
@@MovieNightReaction No worries I need and love a good cry…tears are beautiful as long as they’re not from pain.
lol.. you predicted Upham would come in clutch. I wish.
Freedom is not free.
2000 was just the Americans not includin men from the other countries
Absolutely tragic. The bravery is unmatched. 💗
My fav part is the salute at the end. I give a like and a sub to everyone who shows the salute
We couldn't leave that part out. Thank you so much for watching!
Wow. Excellent reaction. You guys are just new to this but that was a great start. Well, I hope you react to more top notch movies. I shall see you at the next one.
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Seriously? You didn't recognize the date? JUNE 6 1944! D-DAY! Wow, just wow. Look it up.
His hand is most likely trauma induced.
A stress response.
Not Parkinson's.
I think you would enjoy some WW2 history.
Ah good point. I mentioned the Parkinson’s in the beginning before I realized what was going on, but trauma and stress makes more sense.
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Great video and awsome reaction and editing keep em coming subbed ❤
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30:30 Parkinsons? Wow that gave me a good chuckle. Its post traumatic stress/shell shock. Yikes.
Ooops, it was a bad guess, you're right.
the D in D-day was not for doom it was actually short for day believe it or not so the full name of D-day is actually day day
Those "boats" are called HIGGINS boats.
Thank you for the clarification! We appreciate you letting us know.
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@@MovieNightReaction Yay!! You guys replied!!! 🩷🩷
@@MovieNightReaction I am loving the edits!!!
Thank you for the reaction. I would also highly recommend that you watch Hacksaw Ridge. It is also an amazing movie.
Hey David!! Absolutely I believe I watched it but my wife has not. It would be her first time watching. We've had a few suggestions so far so we'll probably do a poll on them soon. Thank you again for watching and commenting.
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This isn't a true story. If you want to watch an excellent story about American soldiers in World War 2 that is a true story you need to watch the 10 part miniseries called Band of Brothers.
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Great reaction!
That was Ted Danson, by the way, not Tony Danza. ;)
You're so right....oops ;)
Im here!!! These videos are so cool. Can we do a.scary movie? I'm a scary movie queen
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He was chandler crazy roommate not joey...
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Welcome to the YT world. If you do the follow up miniseries to this called Band of Brothers, your sub numbers will soar.
Okay awesome! We haven't seen that either! We appreciate the suggestion :)
Omg 2.5 mins in and I absolutely cannot. What ridiculous commentary 😂😂😂. “I wonder who the main character is going to be” lol wtf shut up and watch. This is like watching toddlers narrate every impulsive thought they have
D-day was 80 years ago
Yes, it's incredible to reflect on the bravery and sacrifices made during D-Day. We owe a lot to those who fought for our freedom.
I dare you to watch chernobyl😮
Skips the best part
Which part was that?
@@MovieNightReaction where he says “the last night the 4 of us were together
One month old and already at 41 subs! I sub'd, keeping an eye on you!
Thank you so much! :)
Hello, have you seen the movie Tarzan The Fearless?
No we actually haven't seen it. Is it the one that came out like 7 or 8 years ago?
@@MovieNightReaction no, 1933