SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) - FIRST TIME REACTION
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Hey guys! I hope you all enjoy watching my reaction, This movie was incredible! You may notice I have used less movie footage than normal, I was very limited on what I was allowed to keep in the video edit but I still wanted to share with you and I hope you enjoy either way! :)
Keep in mind, what is happening in this film is just hours after the paradrop scene in Ep.2 of Band of Brothers.
@@krisfrederick5001 oh i did not know this!
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@@liivreacts Will you be watching 'Pacific'? It's effectively Series 2 of Band of Brothers, though it took a long time to arrive... Both series sprang from Private Ryan, as did the Medal of Honour computer games (literally, the first MoH was effectively the Private Ryan computer game).
@@liivreacts just to be clear - when Easy company (Band of Brothers) is parachuting out of their planes is just hours before the beach landings. Like kris f said. When Tom Hanks and his men start to look for Ryan is several days after the initial beach landings
The tremor is not Parkinsons. It is a physical manifestation of PTSD. The narrative significance is to show that Captain Miller is feeling incredible stress, fear, anger, and all manner of other emotions. He is just suppressing it to try to continue to lead. It lets you know that he is a man just like you who feels just as you would.
@Ke Ge but his tremors are throughout the film, not only adrenaline filled scenes. its 100% shellshock/ptsd. his tremors arent shown to demonstrate adrenaline/action but the brutal toll the war is taking on him and how hes trying to just work through it. context is important. an earthquake, turbulence on airplane, car accident could all do "the same thing". the original comment was spot on.
@Ke Ge ur 2nd post just as useless as ur first. op already nailed it, saying other things that can also lead to shaking is still a completely useless post. do u want me to join and add other things to the list of things that can cause sweating tunnel vision and tremors? its ptsd get over yourself.
It's Parkinson's. Stop trying to read more into it... It's basically shown by not showing that it's Parkinson's...... Oh I'm scared of battle my hand jitters a little while I'm being a badass... Fuck you....
@Ke Ge what reading comprehension failure are you referring to? project much? all of your posts are just as useless and empty as your first. again, the original post nailed it. i dont see the purpose in listing a bunch of other things that can cause shaking, sweating and tunnel vision, hence my position. the guys in the middle of ww2 showing clear symptoms of shellshock/ptsd. Spielberg made a conscious decision to show his tremors throughout the film, especially at times of rest to illustrate the toll it was taking on him physically mentally and emotionally. "but a heavy adrenaline dump will do the same thing. Tremors, tunnel vision, sweating happen with both." a heavy fever can do the same, onset of a seizure can do the same, head trauma can all produce the same effects. obviously none pertain to the movie just as little as reducing his tremors to adrenaline. show me how im wrong in calling your post useless.
I also have this “tick” from CPTSD. 100% disabled. It’s a nerve tick. It’s annoying sometimes also.
Your early question is yes, the cemetery is a real place. It's the Normandy American War Cemetery at Colville-sur-Mer, France. Like all other American military cemeteries in France for both World War I and II, France has granted the United States a special, perpetual concession to the land occupied by the cemetery, free of any charge or any tax to honor the forces that helped to free their nation from German occupation. It's truly heart-wrenching to behold in person. The day I was there, and saw the flag-lowering ceremony, is one I shall never forget.
There is also a dedicated American Cemetery in Cambridge England!
I always thought they were in Arlington national cemetery in D.C.
@Aaron Gauthier you forget that we didn't have big transport planes like we do today that could cross the Atlantic loaded with caskets. The only real option was by ship, and they might be sunk by German U-boats. And think of the numbers, thousands just on the beaches that first day... That one day on Omaha beach cost more lives than the entire Afghan war probably did in almost 20 years.
There is also a very beautiful one here in luxembourg, where general patton in buried.
As far as i remember there is one ossuaire in duaumont (verdun) of ww1 where the french put thousands of bones of german and french soldiers together in the concrete walls as a sign of peace, and also, should there ever be a new war between france and germany, no one of the 2 nation will be able to destroy the graves of their adversaries without also destroying their own graves. I always liked that idea but an american once listened to that and then replied that he think‘s american would probavly never accept the fact of having their soldiers buried together with their enemies, which i kinda get also…
Disturbing fact: Most of the people walking out of the theater at the start of the shootings in the beach were ACTUAL WW2 veterans saying it's still real to them and they can even smell the stench of it while watching the movie. Heart breaking stuff.
Must be hard to be one of them. They said that PTSD was triggered among them.
I read a comment from a Omaha beach vet that said he had to get up and leave the theater because he started smelling diesel fuel (the landing craft were powered by diesel engines). One vet when asked about the accuracy of the beach landing scene said the only thing that they got wrong was that there weren't enough bodies.
That's very interesting and important. I have always maintained that those who have never experienced a theatre of combat, may experience some of the visuals and sounds as provided by the silver screen in a muted second hand way, but the one thing that film can never convey is the stench of war. It's indescribable but I'll try. It's the metal smell of blood, turned meat, faeces, burning and smoke, deep ground in dirt, sweat, and over and above all the ever present haze of cordite, which added to all the other stenches makes them smell even worse than they would on their own.
In my memories the smells are what remains. Former British soldier.
Apparently they got the squeaky sounds of the German tank wheels so well that it raised the hairs on the back of many veterans heads. Very accurate.
The opening battle sequence is said to be one of the most realistic depictions of how it actually was.
@I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream by veterans who were actually there and saw it first hand after seeing the movie dumbass
@I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream have you seen the movie? They do not show the entire landing, only one sector where rangers had landed.
@I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream Many veterans left the theater at the showing simply because it was too much for them. Some even had to rush to their therapists simply because that opening scene alone triggered panic attacks and mental breakdowns. Of course the film isn’t 100% accurate, no film can be! But veterans who were there would say to their dying breathe this was the closest a movie ever came to depicting the horror of combat. It was so bad that even the VA’s hotline for veterans was completely overwhelmed throughout the entire duration of the theatrical release.
You are correct. When D-day veterans said they needed to leave the theater because they could “smell the diesel from the landing craft” you have made a stellar film!
@I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream Were you born a smooth brain or did you have to work at it? Omaha beach suffered the highest casualties and command almost ordered a withdrawal due to the numbers lost and the length of time it was taking to capture the beach. The soldiers were slaughtered, medics did attempt to help the wounded where they fell, and tried to take them to cover where they could. Plus and of the landing craft could not reach the beach and hand to land the soldiers in the surf, which slowed them down and got them killed.
“I was a member of the 6th Beach Battalion, Company B. We proceeded to the beach in a LCM landing craft. Upon arriving about a mile off shore we were ordered to circle. At 7am we were instructed to proceed to our assigned beach, draw number 3. Our landing craft was the first to head to Fox Green Beach and we were immediately fired upon about 200 yards from the beach. Our craft hit a mine that blew the front of the boat clear out of the water at the same time we were hit with 88mm shells from the beach. It was then that I found myself in the water over my head with a full pack on my back. Some how I made it to the beach behind a headgehog which gave me some cover. There were bodies, body parts and blood everywhere. I proceeded up the beach on my knees and elbows where I came across a Army medic and helped him with the wounded. The enemy was firing at us with machine guns, mortars and 88mm cannon from all directions. There were more killed and wounded on the beach than those of us left alive" - Robert Watson
Corpsman - Company B - 6th Naval Beach Battalion
I'll take Roberts account of what happened over yours, because you are completely wrong, and he was there.
I love that private Ryan is a metaphor for all future generations. So many died so that he could live a long and peaceful life... We are all private Ryan. Wonderful reaction!
And we clearly have not earned it.
@@Bullock0099 Can't disagree with you there.
so many died so we can practice cancel culture lol
@@OhioOwns lol these soldiers would be called “Nazis” today by SJWs.
@@AltCTRLF8 exactly, they basically ARE being called such lol it's nutsack crazy, everything is backwards.
"Earn this" was directed not just at James Ryan, but at all of us.
then there's tiktok
@@k.a.p.x3642 We have NOT earned it whatsoever.
@@dastemplar9681 not even close, so sad.
He says "earnest... be earnest" not "earn this"
@@aify5883 No. He very cleary says, "Earn this..... Earn it."
As a combat veteran myself I can tell you that a human response in battle is natural. It’s about being able to flip the switch. That’s the hard part. Flipping it back off is even harder. :(
Dog tags...you carry 2 of them. If you are killed one is taken off for the records, one stays on your body.
was checking to make sure someone explained this for her. When I served, one was red because I had a medical allergy. Guessing in case a medic needed to treat me in a combat situation.
@Ed P. Yes, they placed it between the teeth, vertically, then used a heavy object to clamp the jaws together so it wouldn't fall out.
@@tomyoung9049 Same here, for my allergy to Penicillin. Two 'regulars' and one red. I've been out for about 30 years, but I still have them.
And in recent years you also have one in your boot. Just incase you and the tags around your neck are destroyed or unrecognizable.
I recommend Black Hawk Down for another movie to watch. Its a fantastic true story put to film by Ridley Scott, and its one of my favorite movies from him.
Black Hawk Down is really damn great. Not many know of it sadly!
My only problem with Black Hawk Down is it makes the rangers look like boy scouts when in fact they are some of the toughest soldiers the army has and are some of the most elite as well.
Rangers are on a par with SEAL's and Green Berets.
@@bighands69 And on top of that, sadly, they left out the SEALs from the movie, like a guy who rode his Humwee through mobs while injured and firing full auto...
@@bighands69 people forget the Rangers took part in ww2 especially in the Philippines against the Japanese if you see the movie called “ The Great RAID “ they rescued many US prisoners from a camp controlled by the Japanese in ww2 also it’s a decent movie and I highly recommend it
@@bighands69 The way i saw it was that the Rangers are supporting troops for delta force without the Rangers delta force can't complete the mission. So its not like they are less good or bad as them but they have a specific role to play.
My maternal grandfather was stationed at Peleliu during WWII. I never met him because he died in 1984. But from what my mother or my grandmother told me, he loved movies. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark was his favorite. I think he would be most pleased with this film and tickled since Steven Spielberg directed it.
I am not sure that it is realistic but but it does capture the mood for the viewer.
It's a real cemetery in Normandy.
My grandad was at Normandy as a stretcher bearer at gold beach and survived.
God bless all that fought in Normandy.
Even though I’m not American, nor have I ever served, but when Ryan salutes at the end of the movie, I always join him in doing so. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
You have this movie to thank for Band of Brothers...Tom Hanks and Spielberg weren't satisfied. Spielberg trolls us so hard in the beginning...making us think Private Ryan is Captain Miller.
Spoiler!
It’s not that they weren’t satisfied.
You have this movie to thank for nearly almost all modern war films.
The same thing happened after Apollo 13. Tom Hanks went on to do "From the Earth to the Moon" for HBO and that was fantastic too.
Kind of a major goof of us to think that as "private" and "captain" are two very different ranks.
I am a veteran of the US Navy I was a Hospital Corpsman (Navy medical personnel trained to treat wounded). I attended this when it first came out in the cinema. I was the youngest in the theater. The rest all were WWII veterans. About a dozen or so. I served during Desert Storm. These were men looked up to though I had never met them before that day. One gentleman, the one with a D-Day survivor hat on said this movie was "The most historically accurate depiction of D-Day" he'd ever seen. He also said "It didn't come close to the real event." Yes there were tears in everyone's eyes. As for the cemeteries. As I understand it it was filmed in the US Cemetery in Normandy , home to almost 9400 US Service men who were killed in action at D-Day as well as nearly 1600 names of those whose remains were never found. You asked why you were crying at 1:21 into the movie? Because you have a soul young Miss.
"Never has so much been owed to so few by so many." --Winston Churchill
We Were Soldiers is also a powerful, and heartwrenching movie. Very effectively done to portray the beginning of the Vietnam War.
how about "flag of our fathers"?
I think you would like 'We Were Soldiers' ... Very gritty and we also get the perspective from the wives and families back home on the army base. Stars Mel Gibson. And the guy who played the sniper in 'Private Ryan' is also in it. :)
YES!!
+1
I asked for this on her twitch channel, I hope she does it. It's my favorite war movie behind this one.
I was impressed with "We were Soldiers" but, NOT with Col Moore!!! His pilots, Cap Bruce Crandall, and Ed Freeman didn't get the Congrssional Medal of Honor Badges Until 2001 for Freeman and 2007 for Crandall. Moore didn't nominate them in the 2 year timespan, and after it was lifted they got their Medal of Honor Badges.
This was '98 and then Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg produced Band of Brothers which came out in' 01. Band of Brother Ep. 2 takes place overnight and into this morning at the next beach over, Utah. Omaha Beach was so gnarly because none of the tanks made it ashore like the other beaches so these men had no armor to advance behind. Out there on their own.
The opening graveyard is a real place. It's in Normandy and there's similar graves for The Canadians and the British.
I always assumed it was Arlington in Virginia.
The beginning of the movie takes place at the Normandy American cemetery and memorial. It’s in Colleville sur Mer Normandy.
There are even special headstones that are shaped as the star of David for jewish soldiers. Since all of them are WWII soldiers.
Always used to think it's Arlington! Today I learned
My uncle Thomas landed in Normandy. My uncle Walker landed in North Africa and Sicily. Both received bronze stars. Thomas receive a silver star and a field commission from sergeant to Lieutenant. Uncle walker was wounded in Sicily and received a Purple Heart. he was then discharged and sent home.
Keith O. My dad also served in Italy and he received a Purple Heart as well, but he never wanted to talk about his war experiences so I never pressed him about it.
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I think it depends on the person who was involved. My Grandfather and Grand uncle both served and they used to talk to me about it over a few drinks but that may have had more to do with myself having served as well and we would be exchanging stories.
I have meet plenty that will talk but just as many that will not talk. They were a different generation and were tough as well unlike us.
this generation and this world today will never ever understand the sacrifices these young men made, some of them were 18 years old. Dont ever forget about them period.
When you said , “I don’t have any tissues,” I thought oh noooo...
The opening scene was filmed at the American Cemetery close to the town of Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Red Sector, Omaha Beach, Normandy.
France has gifted the United States a concession to the land. This means that while the land remains French, the cemetery and memorial belong to the US government. The star-spangled banner flies overhead at all times.
Fun fact: For this movie, Spielberg had the actors playing as Miller's squad (Tom Hanks, Ed Burns, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) go through an intense 10 day basic training, except for Matt Damon. This is all to get the actors to resent Matt Damon so that the characters' resentment when they meet Ryan at the end, seem genuine.
HORVATH: "It's like finding a needle in a haystack."
MILLER: "Finding a needle in a stack of needles."
Ryan, although a fictional character, served in 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of 101st Airborne Division, same as Easy Company in Band of Brothers, but a different Battalion.
Ryan's story was based on the Niland brothers story. They are from Tonawanda, and one of the brothers (Fritz Niland) was a paratrooper and best friend of Skip Muck & Don Malarkey. The difference is, Fritz was actually come home and later found out that his brother that was presumed KIA, was actually PoW in Burma.
By the grace of God I fulfilled the top item of my "bucket list" visited the Omaha cemetery in 2000. I have yet to see a film that captures the size and scope of it well - it is immense - and I, freely, admit I was teary-eyed the entire time I was there. I have nothing but high praise for the French who keep it immaculate and regard it as sacred ground as much as Americans do. The day I visited there was a contingent of the French Army there to pay their respects as well.
You should check out “Flags of our Fathers” and” Letters From Iwo Jima”. They tell the story of the battle Iwo Jima one from the US side and the other from the Japanese side. Clint Eastwood directed both and they were filmed at the same time.
Dude you are a legend ,your like the only person to recommend letters from Iwo Jima , Its so underrated ,I never hear people talking about it ,it’s just a masterpiece.
Agreed, Letters of Iwo Jima is my favorite of the two and it was also highly praised by Japanese audiences and critics. Truly a powerful humanizing lesson that war isn’t about good vs evil.
@@joshtt3240 Not everyone on the wrong side of a war is evil. Not everyone on the right side is a saint either. Letter From Iwo Jima reflects that very well.
@@McPh1741 very true ,Clint Eastwood knows how to direct a movie that’s for sure.
Spielberg made this film to honor his father, a veteran of World War II. It's a beautiful tribute, to his father, to all the veterans and those who died in that war.
I wish Spielberg would get back to making films about honoring America. I did like the Post and Bridge of Spies.
21:05 “no plan survives first contact” is one of my favorite quotes.
So you can have 10 men in a squad
3-4 squads in a platoon,
3-4 platoons in a company.
Not quite. Nominally, a US Army rifle company in WW2 would be comprised of a Company HQ group of 2 officers and 40 enlisted men, 3 rifle platoons, and 1 weapons platoon. Each rifle platoon would have 1 officer and 40 enlisted men, organized into the Platoon HQ (1 officer and 4 enlisted) and 3 rifle squads (12 enlisted men each). The weapons platoon would have 2 officers and 75 enlisted men, organized into the HQ element (2 officers and 7 enlisted), light machine gun section (12 enlisted men), mortar section (17 enlisted men), special weapons section (17 enlisted men), and an assault section (22 enlisted men.) In total, 7 officers and 235 enlisted men in the company. A Captain, like Tom Hanks character, would be the company commanding officer.
I can honestly say when I saw this in the theater I was not right in the head for about 3 days I cannot imagine how long this impacted the people who where there for real... unimaginable
Those men that took part were of a different generation. They were tough as hell and rarely complained. My Grandfather took part and his brother died in WW2 and he just got on with it because he knew the wife and children were back at home and he was doing it for them.
That generation did not suffer from PTSD that everybody is claiming now.
The opening scene is Omaha Beach on D-Day. Around 2,000 Allie's died here. It was so bad that the ocean was red with blood for 2 weeks. I do recommend watching a could documentary's on this subject matter, or any thing historical that you have an interest in. History is powerful and worth knowing. I've always they've helped me grow as a person for the better listening to other people's experiences.
Thank you for your reaction and for reviewing this movie. Two years after this great film came out, my grandfather passed away from cancer in 2000. He enlisted in 1942 & served in the 5th Ranger Battalion that trained in Tennesee & eventually shipped out to Britain in late 1943/early 1944. Trained in the Highlands of Scotland in early 1944 alongside his fellow Rangers before D-Day.
On June 6th, 1944, he subsequently climbed the cliffs of Point du Hoc. He had to carry his BAR into battle in rough terrain under heavy fire, search & eventually destroy the German Howitzers that greatly saved thousands of his fellow countrymen on the beaches. As history goes, the Rangers had to traverse miles of the French countryside for the repositioned guns after hours of naval & air bombardment prior to the invasion forced the Germans back from Point du Hoc. My grandfather was one man out of 75 men (out of 225 Rangers, 67% of the unit were wounded or killed) who was able to reach the top of Point du Hoc & keep on fighting beyond the Longest Day. Played a part of Operation Cobra in the breakout out of the Normandy.
Into the battle of Saint-Lo in July 1944, he got wounded when a piece of motor shrapnel hit his leg (from his calf to above his ankle) & took him out of action. The 28th Infantry Battalion alongside another American division with small groups of Army Rangers (2-4 men squads intermixed with both 2nd and 5th Rangers) took massive losses from German artillery destroying the town. My grandfather would have met his end at Saint-Lo, but thankfully he had a guardian angel over him.
Over the years, I was told by my father & my aunt that after he got wounded, my grandfather was saved by a Sherman Tank Crew from the 747th Independent tank division that came to support the 28th Infantry division to take ruins of Saint-Lo & were attempting to gather all the wounded GIs during the course of the battle. It's still very unclear how many were saved on that day alongside my grandfather, but as a result of them saving lives, the Sherman Tank Commander was the only casualty while gathering up the wounded men under heavy fire. Due to their courageous actions, my grandfather lived, was able to go home to raise a family, & eventually serve as a police officer/sergeant for nearly 25 years until he retired in 1978. He got the Bronze Star for his heroic actions on D-Day & 2 Purple Hearts in the Fall of 1944. In both civilian life & his long days in law enforcement, he had to take small amounts of morphine (inside a capsule attached to a sliver neck chain around his neck) every day due to the wounds he received in the war until his last days on this earth. A reminder of the sacrifices he made in the defense of America, her people & the liberation of Europe.
Like everyone else who first watched the movie, I began to truly understand & greatly appreciate the sacrifices my grandfather & the millions of soldiers made in WWII. That includes the common German Soldier (non-SS/Nazi) who fought not for Hitler, but for their family & their country. This film will always be one of my favorite films about WWII despite some of its flaws. I always got emotional at the end of the film when Miller tells Ryan that "Earn this" & it cuts to Ryan asking his wife if he was a good man. My grandfather never ever saw Saving Private Ryan in the last years of his life (did like the movie The Longest Day), but like most veterans, he would have attempted to avoid seeing the horrors of war again. I was immensely grateful to have known him before his passing & I am proud to be his grandson.
That's pretty cool. You should be proud. However, are you sure he wasn't with 2nd Ranger Batt. It's been a while since I studied my Ranger history but 2nd scaled the cliffs near Vierville-sur-Mer. 5th actually landed on the beach and advanced to Vierille. Also, I don't know if you know but 2nd Batt re-enacted the climbing of Point du Hoc a few years ago. Complete with era specific uniforms for some. They had some veterans of the battle there as well, I believe. I wished I was still in as I would have loved to do that.
If you get a chance, you might look up the true story of the Sullivan brothers. The five of them were killed when the USS Juneau was sunk in the Pacific...
Or the Nyland Brothers. That’s what this film is based off of.
This one’s a very emotional movie and it puts into perspective everything these men fought and died to protect. Unfortunately a lot of people that I’ve talked to do not even Remember the history.
When captain Miller said “Earn it” That is some thing we should all aspire to
We should never forget unfortunately a lot of us seem to have forgotten, it is very sad
To everyone that have served or currently active thank you for your service. We will never forget the sacrifices
Saving Private Ryan changed the way that war movies were made. Prior to this most of them didn't show the violence in such a realistic and sustained way. And even since then there's really only a handful of war movies that can match what Saving Private Ryan did. Those are Black Hawk Down (2001), We Were Soldiers (2002), and Lone Survivor (2013) all three of which I very highly recommend
Hamburger Hill should be on that list
@@johnfriday5169 Criminally underrated Vietnam War film
Hacksaw Ridge is another one that I think everyone should watch.
@@willbeonekenobi I second Hacksaw Ridge.
The soldier walking the cemetary hits hard, real hard. I visit a veteran cemetary on Memorial day and every year it breaks me. Couldn't imagine the emotions wreaking havoc on the poor man as he not only knew, but served with, some of the fallen.
Always remember NEVER ever forget ❤️
It's a real place it's in France there is even a song about the place called the green fields of France ( by finbar fury) its beautiful and sad song ) a memorial ceremony to both world wars , other outside locations like the beach is filmed in Ireland and others in England and France ,
17:20 the acting in this scene is incredible, you can see the sniper of the team (who is a man of god) saying prayer above the medics forehead. The amount of small details like that all together make this movie so much more horrifying!
"As soon as they get on the beach." The lucky ones.
And yes the cemetaries for fallen World Wars soldiers are real, unfortunately. In Normandy, and scattered around northern France. All sides are remembered.
At the beginning of the film when they say that Private Ryan parachuted into France with the 101st Airborne, that's actually the same division that Easy Company (from Band of Brothers) was in, meaning that the fictional Private Ryan would have dropped in the same time that Winters and everyone else from BoB did as depicted in episode 2.
I read many veterans had severe PTSD after this opening flashbacks but apparently they appreciated the accuracy. Tom Hanks was read the easy company book during the makeing of this and suggested they do a TV adaptation to Spielberg.
The elderly woman who plays the wife of the elderly Private Ryan in the cemetery scenes is actually played by a British actress. Her name was Kathleen Byron. I met her once before. She was a really charming lady!
I can not suggest enough watching a full length documentary on the preparation, tactics and logistics of D Day. The sheer amount of intel/counter intel that made it possible is mind blowing
My father is ex navy back in the 80s. Every time we watch it together, he silent cry's, and that shit makes the experience 100 times sadder that it originally is. That movie breaks people, that and Schindler's list.
The cemetery at the beginning is real, that’s Normandy in France.
The actors were given a weeks worth of basic training to immerse them on what it would be like to be real soldiers.
If we had lost the war, you’d probably still be here, you’d just be speaking German.
If you thought the opening scenes on the beach were horrific, imagine actually experiencing it in 1944. That’s why those guys deserve the memorials and respect for their sacrifices.
Iv been nothing can prepare how big it actually is
Episode 2-3 of band of brothers takes place at the same time of this movie.
“I didn’t realise they brought flame throwers like that to the war.” My favourite comment ever about the war or this movie.
This is the best movie ever in my opinion. More people need to experience this masterpiece. Thanks for sharing your reaction.
Everyone at a certain age should and needs to watch this vitally important film.
Making this movie is what prompted Tom Hanks & Steven Speilburg to make the "Band of Brothers" HBO show. They realized many WWII veterans were passing every day and wanted to tell their story. The story in this movie is fictional (though there were instance of multiple brothers dying), they tried to make it a realistic as possible.
I think this movie was partly based on the four Niland brothers. Three had died but one turned up.
Watching this opening scene in the theater when it first came out was jarring. I had never seen anything like it as far as sheer realism and intensity. Just incredible and awful at the same time.
Saving Private Ryan by far is the best WW2 movie, The opening is so socking . This Movie was made before Band Of Brothers. Dog tags [ ID Tags ] everyone has two. They take one off the dead body as a body count, For a time one was worn around the neck and one was on the boot. incase the body was so damaged . Thank you for watching your reaction was great,
I knew a family friend in the early 2000s who was at the beaches of Normandy 2 or 3 days later, and he said the water was still red, also his group liberated a concentration camp and he had a photo album of pictures he took at the camp and it was absolutely brutal.
My dads side of the family were all in WW2, Grandfather and Great Uncle (husband to Grandfather's sister) were in the European front, other two great uncles were in the pacific. All came home thankfully. My great uncle on the European front was in the 10th Armored Division when they liberated a satellite camp of Dachau. He rarely spoke of it until late in his life, but the one time he did he didn't say anything in detail other than that he would have fought the hardest won battle he participated in again if it meant he could unsee what he saw in that camp.
The beginning of the movie was so realistic that the real veterans who were part of the war walked out of the theater and started to break down...
Our family visited the American Cemetery in Normandy on our first trip to France. It's situated on the cliffs above Omaha Beach. It's sobering to stand at the top, look down on the beach, and imaging what it must have been like to try to climb up under fire. Many of the men you see standing in the scene were WWII veterans who volunteered to serve as guides at the cemetery.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial
On a subsequent trip, we accidentally came across the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial in Belleau, France, while driving, another beautifully kept memorial to soldiers killed in WWI.
It is a real place, the Normandy American Cemetery, and it is a very beautiful memorial...
There are many other American Cemeteries in Europe. i have a cousin buried in one, killed at the end of Battle of the Bulge. Americans who visit Europe to "see the sights" should make a point to get pit and visit at least one cemetery. Americans who were KIA in WWI are mostly buried in one large cemetery. WWII cemeteries are spread-out in different locations. The cemeteries are too seldom visited. We owe them a visit to pay our respects.
I saw this at the theater with my brother when it first came out and we were the youngest two there. Everyone walked out the theater with tears in our eyes and some of us were shaking like Cpt Miller was.
Captain Miller was suffering from PTSD. I wouldn't worry about being a mess, it's natural watching this movie, if you didn't react like that then I would worry about you.
RIP too all of the heroes of WW2.
He was not suffering from PTSD that is just nonsense and it is a term that gets thrown around far too much.
PTSD only occurs when people suffer the most extreme events when they had no control over what was occuring. Everyone of those soldiers were have been in control and moving forward. His shaking hand is something else.
Arlington National Cemetery is very real, and haunting to visit.
This is why brothers can no longer be in the same theatre (battle) anymore
The Sullivan brothers were the real reason. All five killed aboard the same ship (USS Juneau) during WWII.
@@slpkntmggt06 I wasn’t saying Tom hanks was the reason. I was talking about the situation. I understand this is a movie 🍿 🎥
They can't be involuntarily assigned the same division. They can volunteer to serve in the same theater, division or even company.
Thanks Liv! Your reactions were so greatly appreciated. They were so young werent they?. I was blessed to have several WWII vets as my High School teachers. They had our undying respect and were so much loved and they protected us in their later years. While they shared many experiences they never spoke of combat and killing. This movie was a revelation. Thanks again for your sincere respect care and love for the vets as expressed by your emotions and tears!!!
They showed the start of this film to some vets that had been on Omaha beach - they had to leave the theatre, it was too real for them.
One aspect of this incredible film that I really liked was the relationship between Captain Miller and Sergeant Horvath. A lot of war films depict either an incompetent officer or an incompetent NCO, or both, or two good soldiers who just don't like each other. Their relationship was forged in their previous battles together, and Sergeant Horvath's loyalty to Miller is wonderful to see. As a veteran myself, I can tell you that the casual but respectful way they refer to each other, "Captain" and "Mike" is very authentic.
The tremor is a sign of PTSD. Back then, it was known as combat fatigue or shell shock.
My grandfather said that it was like they took a camera back in time. And there was a phone number that veterans could call for therapy due to this film.
You should remember that your looking at your grandfathers there. They are the ones that hit the beach when the landing craft door opened... If you still have anyone who was there, you should thank them.
I would recommend the 2014 Film Fury & 2008 Film Valkyrie & 2016 Film Hacksaw Ridge & 2019 Film Midway & 2008 Film Defiance & 1993 Film Schindler’s List.
Only movie I would recommend out of that would be Defiance and Schindlers list.
I only wish you could have seen this in a huge movie theater with an awesome sound system. I did -- and I was dodging bullets and hearing ricochets all around me. That beach landing scene was extra brutal in the theater.
Me too! I went with my wife and her brother who was a Marine in the battle of Khe Sanh in Vietnam. He had a very hard time sitting through the opening battle footage. I could see him sweating and gripping the arm rests in the theater. He has told me some stories from the battle. Just like in Band of Brothers he had a dud round land a few feet in front of him while he was squatting taking care of some daily business. He came up out of the bush with his pants around his ankles with all his Bros laughing their asses off. Scared him to death but helped break the stress of war for a few minutes that day. He made it through 77 days under siege with just minor wounds. He now goes to camp Lejeune and out to San Diego to give motivation speeches to new Marine recruits quite often.
"I just got the wind knocked out of me im fine" hits hard.
Fun Fact: The 2 soldiers that were surrendering to 2 Americans were actually not German. They were speaking Czech and most likely conscripts from Czechoslovakia during the anchluss and a rough translation of what they were saying is that they are Czech not German and didn't kill anyone.
And the weapon the Germans were using against the Allies at Normandy was the notorious MG42 machine gun. It had the nickname "Hitler's Buzzsaw" because of how effectively it could cut people down.
I'm already crying without you even starting the film.
US soldiers, seamen, airmen, and Marines wear 2 "dog tags". If they are killed and their bodies can't be immediately recovered, one tag is left with the body so it can be identified later and the other is, as you guessed, taken as a way to keep track of the casualties. Despite every effort, there are always some bodies that can't be identified, so probably our most important national monument is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
British soldiers don't need them. They're bullet-proof 😂
The guns and explosions sounded real because they was. Every single gun has a unique sound and they captured every single one.
I love how strategic your mind is! 😂😅 The whole time you’re looking at it from the point of view of the top commanders.
You analysed the numbers and understood that you need to know the most efficient number needed for a specific task.
14:56 (in my opinion) it's just nerves, not Parkinson's. It comes up again later (as you've obviously seen by now) and he tries to hide it from his troops. He doesn't want to show them that he too is just as scared as the rest of them. But, being the ranking officer, he tries to maintain a semblance of strength and resolve.
Loving the reaction so far, keep up the great work!
The real life reason as to why the beach landing was so deadly was because the aerial bombing and Naval shelling all missed the beach do to heavy fog. Because of that, the beach wasn't "softened" and the Rangers faced the full force of Hitlers Atlantic Wall.
Could have been much worse had Hitler released the reserve panzer units to oppose them as they were coming ashore. The landings most agree would've failed.
The Captain's shaking hand is caused by battle stress.
I am not afraid to say I cried watching this film because that could have been me. I am so lucky to have grown up in the most peaceful time in human history.
When I was in the Army "dog tags" only listed name, serial number (SSN), blood type and religious preference. We wore two around our necks. I always assumed one was to be left with the body and the other taken to report the KIA, but happily I was never responsible for reporting any KIA's.
It’s on all of us to “earn this.” It’s a debt we can never repay.
I cant wait for the Next Hanks/Spielberg World War 2 series called "Masters of the Air". As the son of an Air Force vet, I am very excited to see this mini series about the Aviators of WW2.
I think that was originally going to be call “The Mighty 8th” I saw a trailer for it years ago and have been waiting for it to come out. They’re are some many mini series they can make seton WW2. I’d like to see a series base on tank crews and one about the B-17 “ Ol’ 666” I think one about the USS Enterprise in WW2 would be great as well.
The 8th Air Force suffered over 26000 casualties. This is more than all Marine casualties in the Pacific.
A commonly cited statistic - a bomber crewman stood a 20% chance of not surviving the war.
The shaking of the hand is the result of Cpt. Miller having PTSD. The dog tags are as what they imply, dog tags identify a dog that has them. Dog tags in the military are to identify a body. In war, a person can lose things used to identify them (face, fingerprints, limbs, and mass casualty situations they're used to keep track of whose lost and whose body is who).
18:42 Notice how when they find Ryan, Corporal Henderson states that he's with Easy Company. ;)
One of the best movies of all time.
That beach was stained with the blood of brothers- American, British, Canadian. It's an American war story but our family was there with us. From across the pond, much love to the U.K.
The 2 german soldiers who surrender in the opening scene are actually Czech. They are saying "dont shoot dont shoot, we are czech we didnt kill anybody". They then get shot by the us soldiers. War is not fair, and speilberg didnt want you to know everything so he didnt subtitle it.
Liiv, as you now know, Saving Private Ryan was a powerful and tragic story. It will definitely test your adrenalin system... Take a breather, consider some comedies. Ghostbusters (the original), Goonies, Spaceballs, or Back to the Future (which has 2 sequels)...
I have seen all Tom hanks movies , and he never fails to deliver. Love the reaction 👌
There was one heart breaking story i found from Omaha from one of the people who sailed them in, he had 35 guys in the boat and they ran out the boat and took cover behind a low rise in the beach, the boats driver turned the landing craft around looked back and in the 30 second it took to turn all of those men were killed
One little known fact was the 2 German Soldiers that surrendered and were shot and the guy said "Look I wash for supper" were actually saying something like "Don't shoot us were Czech". Alot of German soldiers along the Atlantic Wall were conscripted from conquered nations like Czechoslovakia and Poland and didn't want to be there nor fight and surrendered at the earliest opportunity. It was a moment in the film that was never explained but really hits you when you find out about it later on.
Yes, that cemetery is real in Normandy across the channel from you. I was fortunate enough to visit England in 2015. On our way up to Buckinghamshire on whatever M# I saw a few old WWII airfields. It was surreal being an American seeing that. My uncle was killed in Germany in late April 1945, the war would end a few weeks later. Did you notice Pvt. Ryan’s insignia on his jacket? 101st airborne just like the guys in Band of Brothers.
What Tom Hanks' character was suffering with is PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is why his hand was shaking so much but he had hidden it from the squad to keep up moral as they would have ALL been scared shitless and he wanted to remain strong for his men! He also suffered with shell shock during the film twice where he kinda zoned out and lost all senses and hearing. This movie shows the gruesome realism of war and has and will forever be, a masterpiece :) Hope this info helps hun? x
That graveyard at the beginning is the "American Cemetery" at Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France - overlooking Red Sector, Omaha Beach. It’s said that Fritz Niland may be the inspiration behind Private Ryan. His two elder brothers, both lost during the Normandy campaign, are buried at Colleville.
Also buried in the Normandy cemetery are two of President Theodore Roosevelt’s sons. One of the highest ranking men in the US Army and three recipients of the US Medal of Honor are also laid to rest there.
I've watched other reactors watch this film, and as an "old man" myself I am grateful that younger people aren't letting this fade away.
My grandfather was on the second wave on that beach in WWII, my father did 3 tours as an Airborne Ranger LRRP team leader, and I was in Iraq.
The "Earn This" Miller tells Ryan at the end of the film was directed at every one of us watching the film, because those men and the others who fought are the only reason we have freedom today. This was a great reaction, you've gained a subscriber!
Mike is the actor Tom Sizemore. A troubled actor, but an incredible body of work, going back to Point Break. My dad had me when he was older. He fought the Japanese. A real hero, shot through and through, the spleen. Patched himself up on the battle field and kept fighting until the battle was over. He hated the Japanese for a very long time, for their torture and brutality.
Imagine being one of the ladies typing those letters. Imagine being Ryan living ur entire life knowing everyone on that bridge died for u.
Everyone on the bridge didn't die, and they didn't die for Ryan, their mission was to liberate Western Europe by driving the Germans back into Germany.
The graveyard in the beginning is in Normandy. It’s maintained by the French with gratitude.
Best time to visit Normandy is around 6 June for the D-Day commemoration. I attended the 73rd anniversary with a group of my military buddies.
are you sure? it looks more like Arlington national cemetery
@@Crusader2132 pretty sure. The locations for Saving Private Ryan can be found in England and Ireland, but only one - the military cemetery seen in the opening and closing scenes of Steven Spielberg’s affecting WWII drama - is in France. Situated on a bluff overlooking the real Omaha Beach, site of the D-Day invasion of France by allied forces on June 6th, 1944, the cemetery is the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, west of the village of Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy. It honours American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.
@@Crusader2132 Arlington uses white marble headstones, while Omaha’s are white Lasa marble Latin cross headstones and the Star of David headstones.
“Is this place real?” The good news is now she knows. 👍
Dog tags:
each soldier has 2 identical dog tags which in WW2 have his name, serial number, blood type, next of kin, and religion (C=Catholic, P=Protestant, H=Hebrew, X=Other, Y=No Preference Indicated). If he is killed, one is left on the body to identify it when it is recovered, while the second is taken by the highest ranking officer or sergeant present to turn in the next time that they are in contact with a higher command unit so that even if the body is not recovered, the presence of the dog tag indicates that the soldier is dead rather than missing.