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@@iKvetch558 ... You really picked out very minor inaccuracies and saw them as disrespectful? Lighten up, Francis. This film paid more respect to the Allied soldiers than all other war films combined.
Didn’t initially see this comment so posted almost the exact same comment.. Band of Brothers is in my opinion the best mini series of all time .. a must watch.
My grandfather was a tank driver in WW2 for the Canadian military. He started in N. Africa as an ammo runner for the Brits, then was moved to a tank crew for the invasion of Italy and took part in D-day on Juno beach. He was later wounded outside Caen and that was the end of the war for him. He never talked about his service until the last few years of his life. One year we were having dinner at his house and this movie came on the tv he watched for about 30seconds into the beach scene then he walked out of the house. He said it was just too much for him and it brought back too many horrible memories. He talked to us about it for hours, it was the first time he ever spoke about what he went through to us. I remember my mom said he was a hero, my grandfather got mad at her and said " I'm not a damn hero, the heroes are the ones who never came home. I'm just a survivor "
Yes. My grandfather was in the navy and in port at Darwin when it was bombed, he also fought in New Guinea. He would never talk about it either unless he was very drunk. Would also hear him talk in his sleep, definitely having nightmares of the war judging by what he said
My grandfather was an infantryman in Africa in WW2 (U.S.). My grandmother told us that he used to say that they were chasing after Rommel. Otherwise he didn't talk much about it.
The opening scene is the American invasion of Omaha beach, the heaviest fortified beach on D-Day and the beach with the most deaths, however, the Canadian invasion of Juno beach was the second deadliest of the D-Day invasion. Due to weather, the Canadians were the last invasion force to come ashore, losing any element of surprise, giving the Germans more time to mobilize and call in reinforcements. The initial wave at Juno was described as a blood bath, the opening scene of this film probably brought back some painful memories for your grandfather and I completely understand why he walked out. Fortunately, the Canadian 3rd Army was able to overcome German opposition and successfully made it further inland than any of the other allied forces on D-Day.
It's an amazing bit of writing bc it doesn't follow logically from the plot. It's completely out of left field. To think of that as a writer takes a higher order of thought. It's like painting a sunset and reaching for green paint for one detail.
I was a Navy Corpsman, I served 10 years, 8 with Marines. I saw this on a Tuesday afternoon. There were 12 of us. Myself, and 11 others, all veterans. At the end of the movies, the house lights went up. All of us had teary eyes. One old man stated the following- "As far as war movies go, that was the most accurate depiction I've ever seen . As for the ACTUAL D-Day, it didn't come close" His hat said it all- D-Day Survivor, Purple Heart. I have always deferred to his expert opinion. As bad as you think it was as shown in the movie, it was much, much worse. That said, this was the best representation of D-Day filmed. The assault took place at low tide & the troops had between 400-450 yards of open beach to get across. Every inch sighted in by enemy weapons. To get off the beach took hours. Not the 20 or so minutes shown. Allied casualties were between 5-9,000 KIA, 6-7,000 Wounded & 2,500 MIA. German casualties between 9-12,000. In just one day.
The number of allied casualties on the beach was crazy, but the airborne paratroopers got it just as bad if not worse. A huge amount of them never lived long enough to land and the majority that did survive until they hit the ground were separated from their units and had to fight through the enemy just to find friendlies. So many dead just to push back Germans and start towards the path to ending the war
I'm with the 29th, portrayed in this movie. They took 95% casualties. There's a big picture in my unit's armory of every man from my hometown who went to war. Only 3 made it back, and about 2 hours down the road is Bedford, who lost all of their boys. We can't possibly live up to the legacy
@@patrickevans9604 My grandfather was 101st during the war. When they were researching Band of Brothers (the book) one of the researchers came and spent some time with him. Turned out he was one of five in his platoon who survived the war and the researcher just wanted to thank him and hear his story. His company lost too many people to make a compelling book, which was crazy to me as a kid. He never, ever talked about the war but had a small drawer at home with some things he brought home. We were never allowed near that drawer. When Band of Brothers (the show) came out, he knew most of the guys in the show, which blew my mind even more. It was an entire generation of heros.
My favorite detail of this movie is when the General is reading the Lincoln letter he puts it down halfway through the monologue and starts reciting it from memory. He has read it so many times that he has the entire thing memorized and he clearly understands the position he is in sending thousands of men to their deaths every day.
I’d say it’s the 2nd biggest robbery after Spielberg failed to get a Director nomination for The Color Purple and the fact the film was nominated for 11 and won 0 and has aged the best out of the 1986 Best Picture nominees
I watched this at the movies when I was 16 . I was in shock and silent the whole movie . It changed me from being a little shit and humbled me. Haven’t missed a dawn service since
I don't think SPR is Best Picture calibre. This film is incredible when it is incredible, but mixed otherwise. IMHO. Having watched it a zillion times now, I now see see its shortcomings. It lost to Shakespeare in Love. That film, also very good, also wasn't Best Picture calibre IMHO. It was a weak field that year.
Shakespeare in Love only won because Harvey Weinstein spent months campaigning and bribing people to vote for it. It's a love story and Academy voters at the time were overwhelmingly upper middle class women. SPR is a far superior film that doesn't appeal to that demographic
Part of the "Rescuing Matt Damon Cinematic Universe". There's about 10 films in the series if you count Goodwill Hunting, where they save him emotionally.
This was D-Day, the landing at Normandy France. The Big Push into Europe. The US, England, Canada and other countries joined in the landing planned for many months. My dad was there on the Navy destroyer the USS Frankford. He was a gunner. A soldier radioed his ship when the tank was hit and could not move. He sent them the coordinates of the bunkers that needed to be taken out in order for the soldiers to move up the hill. They sent him the coordinates and the Frankford went in so close and turned in parallel to the shore in order to hit the bunker, risking running aground which would have made them an easy target and taken the ship out. My dad sent the 5 inch silos and took them out. General Eisenhower and General Bradley said if they had not done that the landing was about to be called off, too many lives being lost. Several other destroyers saw what the Frankford was doing and followed suit. I am so proud of the small part my dad and the USS Frankford played in saving the landing.
This is why Americans love and respect the greatest generation. My Grandpa was shot nine times and has his leg blown off in WW2 when he was in the 3rd infantry between his 17th and 19th birthday. After making it home He could never sleep without terror, never board a boat without flashbacks of landing (he landed at Normandy, North Africa, and sicily), but he was my best friend who loved life and was always amazing to me despite all of this.
The one line that just hits me hard is at the end when he asks his wife to tell him he's a good man. A grown man who's been through hell in war needing that comfort from his wife to ease his conscience, it's just beautifully delivered. Such a simple need but it means so much.
I lived in Caen, Normandy in the Spring of 1998. Just a short drive from the D-Day beaches. I walked the same path in the American cemetery, and I even toured the German cemetery down the road as well as many other memorials. The locals were very friendly and were still appreciative of the Allies for defeating the Germans, even though 80% of the city was wiped out during the Allied invasion. I came home in June, 1998, and just a few months later, "Saving Private Ryan" was released. The opening scene of James Ryan walking through the American cemetery hit me so hard. I saw the film four times in the theater. Each time, elderly men exited the theater in tears. I think we were all in tears. No other war film comes close to the greatness of "Saving Private Ryan", but of course, I am very biased. 😊
@@Stogie2112 Well Normandy is a pretty charming place, I must admit. I heard a lot about Caen and also the city of Vire since that`s where my father grew up. His birthday was on June 7th and let`s just say all hell broke loose the day before. He and my two aunts and grandparents got their house destroyed by the bombings but they were lucky to survive all of it. Afterwards they were refugees on the road for close to three months and danger was everywhere. He even saw a pair of P-38 Lightnings attack a parked column of Waffen SS; he said bullets were flying everywhere. About two years ago, I was watching a video on YT showing the first U.S airbase in Normandy and what did they show for 10 seconds, a P-38 landing on the grass. Looks like dad was right. Mind you he didn`t know what a P-38 was back then but just remembered that it was a double- tailed airplane. Let`s just say I heard a lot of WW2 stories growing up. Nothing is better than someone who was actually there at the time. That`s it, cheers.
I was there last month for the commemorations stayed near Pegasus Bridge and visited Ver Sur Mer Gold Beach, family member landed there on D-Day but was killed 12 days later between Bayeux and Caen along with six others from his Battalion same day, i found his name on the memorial which is stunning.
My grandfather stormed this beach knowing he probably wasn't going to make it. He ended up surviving and his last battle was the battle of the bulge he suffered shrapnel from a grenade. Our greatest generation.
I watched this on opening day in a packed theater half full of WW2 Vets and their families. Even during the opening beach landing, you could hear men weeping all around you.
Agree. Band of Brothers and the other two, The Pacific and Masters of the Air. My dad was a navigator on a B-17 and flew 23 missions over Germany before the War ended.
The two soldiers supposedly saying, "look i washed for supper" were Czech conscripts forced into defending the Normandy beaches by Germany. They were honestly forced into servitude.
EVERYONE who served confirms that intro scene is one of the most accurate depictions of front line battle shown on film. So powerful. Great reaction guys!
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, you have officially entered the masterclass of Steven Spielberg. -------- He's one of the best visual storytellers to ever touch a movie camera. I hope you guys are able to do a deep dive on all the films he has made over the past 50 years and more. ---------- Spielberg literally invented the blockbuster movie genre.
I love Pudgey's accent so much it is crazy! She adds'r's" at the end of words and I think it is so cute! It is awesome! I can watch you all day Pudgey!
Band of Brothers, to stay in the same historical period and genre, could be a great watch for this channel ! And pretty sure both of you, would like it a lot.
Quick story about being an only child in a war...I was in the USMC Reserve when Sadam invaded Kuwait. We were a tank unit, and were activated and sent to Iraq via the USS Tarawa. As we were boarding the ship, my platoon Sgt. caught me and told me I did not have to get on, as I was an only child. I wanted to go, so I had to sign paperwork to go. FF a few months and we were in the well deck of the ship getting ready to hit the shore and start the ground war. Again, the same Sgt found me and told me I did not have to get off the ship and fight. And again I signed paperwork to go and fight. The US Government is serious about keeping family bloodlines going.
@@denderler I don't recall saying I was proud of anything. I just thanked them for the work they did on this video . Don't get your panties in a twist . God bless you.
Even worse was 1942 the 5 Sullivan brothers were all serving on the same ship USS Juneau and all 5 died when the ship was destroyed. After that no same family members were ever again to serve on the same ship/unit. All military branches separated everyone from then on and 1 member would serve at home so as no family would ever be completely wiped out.
Even worse is that Great Britain lost 30% of the men aged 16-40 in this war after losing 20% of men aged 18-35 in the First World War approximately 20 years earlier & these wars bankrupted the entire British economy….
Bit of Aussie history with the Sullivan brothers, as one of the ships sunk on the night of October 13, 1942 along with the _Juneau_ was the _HMAS Canberra_ . Also got to give credit to the _USS Laffey_ (the original _Farragut_ class one, not the _Somers_ class one that survived 22 kamikazes in Okinawa) going face to face with the battleship _Hiei_ and crippling her so torpedo bombers from the _Enterprise_ could finish her off.
After WWI Canada stopped putting lads from the same small towns in units all together. They did that in WWI because they figured if they were fighting with their friends and relatives they would fight harder. Well they did but some towns, especially in Newfoundland, had a whole generation of young men wiped out all at once and those towns took decades to recover.
You two together have great energy, harmony & understanding for all human kind makes you great human beings…. Much love, health and happiness to everyone from England 🏴😄👍
My dad and his twin brother volunteered and served in Underwater Demolition Teams in the Pacific. They were called frogmen and would swim in to a beach, measure the depth of the water and make note of obstacles, all while being shot at by Japanese snipers. My uncle was sent to a Naval Combat Demolition Unit and was on Omaha Beach before the main troop landing on D-Day to help clear it. He and 160 others in his unit survived while 31 men were KIA. 65 were wounded. Truly the Greatest Generation.
1:07:46 I disagree with your statement here when you said “we can’t pretend that one side is more righteous than the other… ” That’s really an ignorant statement. If you really think that no side was more righteous than the other, then you really need to read up on the history of World War II and why American solders went to Europe in the first place when called upon to help fight the tyranny of Hitler and the Nazis, and why so many American soldiers sacrificed their lives to liberate France and other countries from German occupation and aggression.
@@art2736 I could be wrong, but I don’t think it was a secret from anyone in Germany, including the average German foot soldier, that the Js were being rounded up and sent to concentration camps for no reason, other than their ethnicity, and what was happening to them.
MUST WATCH: - The Patriot (Revolutionary War) - Glory (Civil War) - 1917 (WWI) - HACKSAW RIDGE (WWII) - Band of Brothers (WWII) - The Pacific (WWII) - Masters of the Air (WWII) - We Were Soldiers (Vietnam)
@@Unashamed_Christian These are all amazing flicks. I would add, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Hacksaw Ridge, The Imitation Game, Enemy at the Gates, Das Boot, Crimson Tide, The Hunt for Red October, Bridge on River Kwai and so many more.
@@lethaldose2000 *Bridge on the River Kwai Also recommended: A Bridge Too Far (WWII) The Bridge at Remagen (WWII) (lots of "Bridge" films, LOL) Patton (WWII) The Great Escape (WWII) Sands of Iwo Jima (WWII) Midway (WWII) (the 1970's version, not the weak remake) Tora! Tora! Tora! (WWII) And for the lighter side of war films: M*A*S*H* (Korea - The film with Donald Sutherland (R.I.P.) and Elliot Gould, not the TV series - although that's pretty good as well) Kelly's Heroes (WWII) Catch-22 (WWII) And if you REALLY want to soak an entire box of tissues with tears - Grave of the Fireflies (WWII)
You can also add all his comedies, such as Big, Splash, Burbs, Turner and Hooch and his other dramas such as DaVinci Code, Appollo 13, Captain Phillips, Sully and so many more.
Tom Hanks is a national treasure. I've never seen a Tom Hanks movie I didn't like although I will say The Circle underutilized him. He has a newer movie A Man Called Otto or something for example that I definitely need to see but I heard it's sad so I gotta do that on a happier day. I bet it's good. Or he's good in it.
@@lethaldose2000 I wasn't trying to get on anyone I was just pointing out that Philadelphia is a big one that should be included and I did already call out the original poster just as much as I did you when I said you both left it out.
The are a few nit pick issues/inaccuracies that i have with the opening scenes, but overall it's pretty accurate. The scene with rounds hitting water isn't realistic, bullets dont travel through the water like that. The other issues are having the obstacles pointed the wrong direction, and the landing crafts couldn't get that close to the shore. Soldiers disembarked about 300 yards shy of the beach, due to shallow water. Despite these small issues the movie is fantastic!
@@ImLow-Key I understand their feeling... And yes, the premise of the movie (saving the fourth son to avoid the mom's despair) is the one unrealistic thing in the movie (but hey, it's Spielberg). I don't think the US army would have done that at the time.
Shame on all those who are criticizing Spartan & Pudgey for not being informed about WWII. There are millions of Americans who also have little knowledge of the war that happened 80 years ago. Every new generation is full of students who see World History as just pages in their textbooks. It is probably the same in other countries. One of the unfortunate Facts of Life is that the past fades from our awareness and memories. It always happens. One hundred years from now, this film will have lost a great deal of significance, as people will be 180 years (9 generations) removed from that terrible war. Don't point fingers at others when you are just as uninformed about other events in the recent and distant past.
I didn't criticize them. But generelly speaking: "not being informed about WWII" is ... let's say not so good. There're some things in life that everyone should know (like a ROUND Earth which revolves around the Sun, WW2, ...). You can't blame people for criticizing (not hating; that's bad) such things. We're talking about WW2, a global, still recent event with HUUUGE implications, even today. And please don't mention Americans as an example. My dog doesn't know what happened 80 years ago either.
This was one of my late father’s all time fave movies. I tried watching it once when I was about 15 but couldn’t push through the intensity and gore of it. I just got to semi watch it through watching it with you on your channel and the fact that your blurred out the heavy bits, appreciated. Thank you to both of you ❤ P.S. war is stupid.
True, but I'll never understand people who go to reaction channels to specifically see someone react to something, and then proceed to tell them they had the "wrong" reaction. Upham is written to garner that response on purpose. That scene could have been filmed a million different ways, but that's what they chose. People are going to feel the disgust at Upham's perceived cowardice, it's written to make people feel that way.
@fredwin I gave them kudos for their empathy (which the scene was also written to make people feel, assuming they have it). I don't expect a certain reaction.
@@fredwindid you read or hear something from the writer or director that the scene was written in a way that was supposed to elicit disgust from every viewer?
I finally watched this movie last year, and I must say it's one of the most realistic, breathtaking war movie I've ever seen (and probably the best, period). (I tried to watch it when I was 15, but I was too young for this first sequence...) And I'm french, so this movie has a special meaning to me (thinking of all those people dead to free my country).
One thing though is that Nazis towards the end use absolutely horrible tactics, normally tanks would just blast the the building to shreds (especially that church tower) before any infantry would advance and they would NEVER drive between sets of buildings, one bazooka shot from high angle and even a Tiger is toast from that distance.
11:36 - just for clarification, Mellish isn't crying b/c "he's soaking it all in", he's crying b/c they just killed a bunch of teenagers in that trench (look up hitler youth, the knife that vin diesel's character hands him is a hitler youth knife, 14-16 years olds, think of them like boy scouts or cadets, they were there helping the regular german army that day during d-day). 1:03:22 - most people won't notice this, but that is one CRISP salute, whoever the actor was that played the old man either served in the military or had practiced that a bunch before the shot was taken.
Mellish is Jewish, not crying because kids but because that knives just like it were used to murder many Jews. The owner got it when they were a kid in the Hitler Youth but the movie wasn’t trying to show him crying for killing youths on a French Beach
Thanks for noticing the salute. It almost ruins war movies for me when the actor does a sloppy salute. It shows they put no preparation into their role and they most likely don't give a damn about the soldiers they are playing. I agree the old man does a very nice salute, except for coming to proper attention before doing so (nitpicky I know).
The way that old man Ryan’s wife reacted at the grave implies that he never told her about the captain or what happened. Which was the reality for soooo many veterans. They just bottled everything up and carried on with their lives. What a generation of men.
Certainly won’t impinge upon said generation’s greatness, but bottling everything up and never talking about anything….probably not the healthiest thing most of them could’ve done.
I’ve always thought this too. Ryan never mentioned Miller or the fact that the army sent a squad to retrieve him after his brothers were killed, even to his wife. She seems to have no idea. That’s crazy when you think about it.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, your understanding of Upham failing in the moment of truth during battle of the bridge is so spot on. ------------ We all dream of being heroes until we are in the moment of truth and we are overcome with fear. In fact, paralyzed by it, and then we have to face the reality of our failure. ----------- During war Upham's failure was a matter of life and death. During our daily lives, we get to have a do-over. ------------ I hope to never fail at the moment as Upham did, but you never know.
I agree Soilders Can Frezze or Paralyse Fear During Battle. These two Can't blame Uphams fear me too thats the point of Spielbergs Character. He wasn't going full Rambo Throughout till the last battle
Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of reactors pouring hate onto Uppham for his inaction so it’s nice to see a more sympathetic take. They were showing how war really affects people on the battlefield and in real life you don’t often get the heroic rescues we are used to in films. I think Uppham has an amazing character arc in this and it wouldn’t be possible without the scene where he’s frozen on the stairs.
@@Jigsawn2 Yeah but isn't the guy who walks down the stairs the guy that they let free from the POWs? I thought that was the whole point. Not that he froze up, but that it was also the guy they let run off and then it came to bite them in the ass
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, the funny thing about seeing Matt Damon in the field of flowers. At the time when the movie was made, he was an unknown actor, he has only done 2 or 3 movies. ----------- Then he shot to fame after making "Good Will Hunting" Which is another great movie you guys have to check out with Matt Damon that came out one year before this movie. ---------- Especially how you both love to dive into deep psychological and ideological concepts that surround the themes that underly some of the best movie scripts ever written.
Seeing this on a big screen, in a full theater when it fiirst came out was such a shocking and emotional experience. It was still just as incredible rewatching with you. Great reaction.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, I have seen SPR about 100 times and I still feel the hurt the anguish, the intensity. ------- Watching reactions like yours to the movie often gives me insights I didn't even realize I knew and makes me think even deeper and more introspectively on my own life experiences. ------- This is why movies like SPR are so powerful. ------- As George R.R. Martin often says, "The human heart in conflict with itself, is the only story truly worth telling."
at the 10:50 mark when Pudgey mentions a trap, its quite the opposite. It's missed by most the first time they watch this film but if you look at the subtitles it's saying "speaking Czech" instead of "speaking German" like it did for that line in the trench a little earlier where Spartan made the comment about the first to surrender being shot. The Wehrmacht and Waffen SS had limited numbers and so would hand garrison duties such as guarding the atlantic wall over to conscripted men from conquered nations. This particular soldier is from the Czech Republic. It's a really sad tale where he was taken from his home, shipped across to Normandy in Northern France and then forced to fight or be shot for disobeying his German officers. While surrendering in this scene he is actually saying he is Czech not German and that he did not fight or shoot anyone and is essentially begging for his life. I really like the addition of the character as it does go a long way to furthering the depth of the film and capturing historic stuff like this, I just wish it was made a little more obvious to those without the knowledge going in.
@@Waterford1992 True. I am using modern names for countries that still exist today to avoid confusion given Spartan/Pudgey aren't experts on 20th century history/geography.
I was 12 when this movie came out. At the time, my Dad was working for a company that manufactured trophies, plaques, awards, etc. One of his clients gifted him 2 free passes for a private early screening with a group of WWII veterans. Seeing that movie with those men was a memory I'll never forget. The silence in the theater after the movie ended was broken only by occasional sobs. It was a somber and sobering moment.
Fantastic reaction video to one of the best movies ever made in my opinion. So happy you both watched this movie and the ride it sends you on! Much love from America!❤
Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War. They fought in campaigns against Germany and Italy in Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, as well as against Japan in south-east Asia and other parts of the Pacific.
"If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it" Erwin Rommel (the legendary German General referenced in this movie) (allegedly)
Viggo Mortensen broke his toe when he kicked that orc helmet and Peter Jackson kept in the scream of agony. Fun fact: people fainted at the first screening of 'the Exorcist'. The world needs more people like Tom Hanks. This movie should be shown in schools. I literally cried when I saw this movie Who is watching this in 2024? Omg! 986685 likes and no comment? Let me fix that. Omg! 15456667 comments? Mom ,I'm famous!
The 2 soldiers that were trying to surrender and got shot were saying, in Czech, "Were Czech, not German, we didnt kill anybody" but the US Soldiers shot them anyway, showing the grey area of War, even the US Soldiers were guilty of questionable actions
@@DB-zp9un there is a well known fact that LOTS of the "Atlantic Wall" was defended by Czechs that had been Conscripted (forced to fight) from the German Eastern front, Spielberg was tossing a sign of acknowledgement to them
@@nicholassmith7984 Probably not. But 'liberating ethnic German Czechs from oppression' was the excuse Hitler used to occupy Czechoslovakia. (Oscar Schindler was born in Czechoslovakia, for example)
Band of Brothers - Tom Hanks & Steven Spielberg masterpiece. Following the 101st Airborne E-company. The company in which Ryan would have jumped into France with from this film. But you'll get so much more story and in-depth with the soldiers and the phases of WW2, from the draft and training to the end. It's gonna beat every series you've seen beforehand by a mile. GG
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, what was really amazing about your reaction is the breakdown you give as to the symbol that Saving Private Ryan himself represents. ------- Then come to hear two separate moments of dialogue in the movie that addresses the very dilemma that you spoke about. ------- I know for sure Spielberg and the writers were aware of it and wanted to verbalize it in the movie. -------- Tom Hanks talks about losing 95 men to save 10 times that amount. -------- Tom Sizemore also talks about saving private Ryan as being the only good act they can take away from being in WW2. Amazing.
51:56 Jackson wasn’t in the bell tower by himself. At 44:36, the “company” Jackson asks for is a belt fed Browning .30caliber machine gun with 1,000 rounds, or four belts of ammunition. Cpl. Henderson then points to one of his men and says “Parker, job opportunity.” Jackson wasn’t the one manning the machine gun, because he’s not a machine gunner, he’s the Company Marksman.
US here. I signed up for the Selective Service when I was 18. In the US, that means you put your name in the list for military conscription. I luckily lived during a time when the military was not drafting. I remember that if you were the last male in your family which carried your family's last name, you were exempt. In other words, if you were the only one who could procreate and carry on the family name and bloodline.
“Saving Private Ryan” is a phenomenal war film. Another excellent war movie is “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016), starring Andrew Garfield. It is based on the incredible bravery of Desmond Doss.
That film almost gave me PTSD. If the start of Saving Private Ryan makes you recoil at the intensity and horror of the war zone, this film is even a level beyond that. I left the cinema shellshocked!
The German slowly pushing the knife in to Mellish's chest is probably the hardest scene for me to watch out of any scene in any movie. I think this Movie collectively has my top 3 of those lol. The entire story is a complete slog through a terrible war that doesn't even come close to glorifying it, I wonder why I put myself through rewatching it each time but I'll still find myself doing it again in the future. What an absolute masterpiece.
While I understand why you mention “both sides”… the world was not doing “the same thing”. So I was a little put off by the comment. Germany, Hitler, and the Nazis killed 6 million Jews. This wasn’t a battle of politics or territory. Alot of people have suggested Band of Brothers and it would be important to watch from a historical standpoint. That and Schindlers List.
Well, most of the world. Russia, Cambodia, Japan, were doing the same thing before or during or after this period. Laos, China, tons of eastern european countries that were in the USSR and/or afterwards, too. Genocide wasn't unique to the Nazis and compared to what happened later they actually killed less people in total, but the Holocaust stands out because it was mostly targeted at one group. It was absolutely also a battle of territory. Germany's WW2 was about retaking territory that German ultranationalists like Hitler felt belonged to them and they were entitled to it, as well as expanding territory. Same goes for Japan when they invaded Manchuria and other asian territories. Hitler was a piece of shit, the Holocaust was only part of his plan. If he'd gotten his way all of Europe and America if not more would have been under the Reich's control.
Exactly. They may be average joes vs avg joes but one side is fighting to take over the world and kill/torture/experiment on millions of people and the other side is ONLY there to stop it from happening. There is ONLY one side. Hint. It's NOT the side of evil. I guess we shouldn't expect more from Australian education. Of course this movie is biased. I think what you were trying to say was that they showed how the good guys could also be bad IE outright murdering someone with their hands in the air. But there is no way you can act like both sides are just doing their Gov't bidding and it's equal. It is NOT.
its kind of hard to make this point when the winners of ww2 are currently carrying out another holocaust as we speak. these people dont care about humanity, america joined ww2 because it came out of it as one of the world's 2 superpowers. they nuked japan to assert dominance over the ussr. it had everything to do with politics
@@LudusAurea the Holocaust stands out for many different reasons. It was genocide on an industrial scale. More people died during Stalin's 5-year plan and China's Great Leap Forward, and the Japanese committed war crimes that will give you nightmares just reading about them, but that doesn't in any way diminish the unique horror of the Holocaust. It's *not* because it was only directed at one group, either. Russians, Poles, Serbs, Gypsies, Arabs and Muslims, homosexuals, the handicapped, Freemasons and other religious/social minorities, various POWs and many other minority groups, ethnic or otherwise, died in large numbers, often by the thousands or even millions. 6 million Jews were wiped out in the Holocaust, which is absolutely horrible and should never be diminished or denied. In some places the Jewish population that had existed for hundreds or thousands of years was reduced by 90-100%. But there were 17 million total victims of the Holocaust... the majority of which were not Jewish. Jews were just the largest single group within that 17 million, and also subject to many other very public abuses leading up to the Holocaust.
WTF are you talking about, it was all about politics and territory. America and the rest of the allies didn't go to war to save Jews or on moral grounds. They went to war because Germany was tearing through Europe and destroying it, and Germany did it for purely imperial reasons, they wanted land and resources to expand their nation. The entire Holocaust was all about politics, it gave Germans an enemy, an enemy that's everywhere, that's ever present, one that justifies their imperialism, and lets them feel superior. The Allies knew about concentration and death camps and about the Holocaust a long time before they started taking Europe back. They explicitly did not give a shit about it, because there was no political, strategic, or financial gain from these objectives. Sure, people were outraged, and it was later used to drum up support. But the initial sentiment for fighting the Germans was completely geopolitical.
Thank you for appreciating this movie. It warms my heart to see young people like yourselves realize that we are all standing on the shoulders of giants.
Good that you realize that Uphams behavior was "normal", it actually wasnt very uncommon. Research about WW2 and later wars showed that actually less then 40% of the soldiers in combat actually fired their weapons at the target. Many did not shoot or shoot in the air, and that happened on all sides. Just imagine, most of them were civilians who got drafted and got basic training, then thrown into this mess. Usually the professional soldiers and elite forces had a higher amount of soldiers who actually fought, but not everybody. Not everybody is meant to be a superhero. That late in the war on the german side was even more different. Many german forces were filled up with captured soldiers from czech, poland and other occupied nations (like in the first battle, they instantly surrendered). Later in war the germans sent even kids and retired old men, not the best base for an motivated unit. Waffen-SS and others were different though.
Yup. I wrote in another comment: Imagine the weakest kid in your school, the nerd, the one who gets picked on, can you imagine that kid in war doing anything but just sitting still and hoping not to get killed? Its no surprise upham acted the way he did. He wasn't a combat soldier, he was a linguist.
@@Pr0x1mo Yeah thats probably right. And dont forget the Kids who a bullying him in school who feel safe in a group of "strong" kids, the throw the group into a life threatening battle and total mayhem and you will see who is made for battle and who not. I'm german by myself and I have the theory that in germany, the most brutal Nazis were actually the bullied weak kids in school, who had the opportunity, in the right system, to "strike back and live out all the hate" which build up during their life.
@@Pr0x1mo Guns are the great equalizer, no matter if the kid is the weakest or the strongest, a nerd, or the bullied kid, firing a weapon is different. Most people have it in them, many don't. Plenty bullies out there who freeze when real danger occurs, and plenty meek people who snap into action when shit gets serious. Someone's submissiveness and placidity does not indicate their ability to kill, school and bullying are social behaviours, war and killing enemies are survival behaviours, very different things.
Hi! Me and my brother was at normandie 2 weeks ago and the feeling for me was thankfull, I walk on utah, omaha and Sword beach and start cry. Tanks to all soldiers and civilians!!!!!
Great reaction, my first of your channel. I'm mesmerised by how you say No with a R in it. I've tried for like an hour, you must have 2 sets of vocal cords lol. Subscribed
Nah when he said "earn this", he meant the monumental loss his own death, his sacrifice for Ryan was about to be to him: to never see his wife again, return to the simple life he loved, maybe get back in touch with the humanity he lost. He wanted it to mean something in those last moments he knew he had, because Miller' loss was enormous to himself.
(Fun) Fact: Most dying Soldiers (or accident victims) cry for their mom in their last second. That's showing how strong the nurturing and protecting bond is...
World War II veterans have said that is the most realistic vision of Normandy yet. The only thing that wasn’t realistic was the sound of bullets going over your head. They were going into Bodies.
Captain Miller and 1st Sgt Horvath are battle hardened combat veterans who served together for almost 2 years prior to landing in Normandy. They initially served with the 1st Ranger Battalion in the invasion of North Africa, America’s first combat mission in World War II. Soldiers in their unit were not ordinary ground troops. They were an all-volunteer force rigorously trained as commandos in Scotland for special operations. We learn from their quiet conversation in the ruined church that the two were together at the Battle of Kasserine Pass against Rommel’s Afrika Korps in Tunisia. After the African campaign, 2 additional Ranger Battalions were formed for the invasion of Sicily and later Italy, where they saw heavy combat. Capt. Miller confides to Horvath that numerous troops under his command were lost in these operations, the effects of which we see in his hand tremors. It’s PTSD. After their initial assault on the German pillbox, we see Horvath scooping dirt into metal containers as souvenirs of his 3 invasions: Africa, Italy, France. For his exemplary leadership as a platoon leader in Africa and Italy, Miller was promoted to captain and given command of Bravo company, 2nd Ranger Battalion. This unit had not fought in Africa or Italy, but was newly formed specifically for the Normandy invasion; most of its troops were trained in Tennessee, and for many of them, Omaha Beach was their first combat experience. But the men who accompany the Captain are combat veterans who know and respect their CO. The running bet about Miller’s unrevealed background is attributed to their long experience with him. Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, regimental commander of all Ranger units landing at Omaha, is given the mission “straight from the top” to locate Private Ryan, and he selects Miller to carry it out. In turn, Miller and Horvath select the best surviving soldiers in Bravo Company, adding the inexperienced translator Upham from another divisional intelligence section.
Charlie company - Tom’s character is loosely based on the real captain of Charlie co, Ralph goranson, who was only 24 when he led his company on d-day and beyond, ultimately surviving the war
You can't go back now once you've seen Private Ryan...you have to do all the war movies. We need reactions to Hacksaw Ridge, Fury, Blackhawk Down, American Sniper, Behind Enemy Lines, Enemy at the Gates and the Hurt Locker.
In the movie Captain Miller and his men were from the 2nd Ranger Division, deployed at Omaha Beach. And in the "Band Of Brothers" series you will be following the Men of the 101st Airborne. Which is where Pvt Ryan served. I'm a new subscriber to your channel and Saving Private Ryan is my first film I got to watch with you. Great reaction, both of you! And I am definitely looking forward to your next flick! 🎥🍿👍
The most devestating movie I have ever seen. The opening and closing scenes left me with a knot in my stomach. I dont know if there will ever be another movie like this. Every performance was so realisitic. Speilberg is an absolute master film maker.
So there's a sad part to the d day scene. When the two guys were surrendering, they were saying, "I'm polish, they forced us to fight. Please, we are not Germans"
Fun fact about the filming of this movie: In an effort to make the on screen animosity towards Private Ryan seem more authentic, Steven Spielberg put every actor through a grueling 7 day boot camp that was designed to make their lives as harsh and miserable as possible. Matt Damon was the only actor who was excluded from it all, so when he finally showed up to the set all the other actors were already bitter towards him.
@@t0dd000 Disagree, the scene where he receives the news, and the reminiscing he does with Miller before the assault, the performances there are good. The rest of time he's just taking orders and running around, not much acting to be done.
@@Eagle3302PL He totally blows the scene where he receives the news. Damon is a fine actor. I suspect it was a failure at direction. Dunno. But it's a failed scene.
I grew up in Canada & was the age where most of my fellow kids & I had granddads who fought in WW2 & I can't recall any I met who talked about the actual details other than generalities. They faced life at it's rawest & realest yet always remained stoic.
My grandfather went to WW2 along with his 4 other brothers. 4 of them went to Europe, and the youngest went to the Navy versus Japan. The only one not to make it back was the youngest. My grandfather was at Normandy, and never could talk about it, and I never understood why especially since his brother-in-law was in North Africa with communications and loved to talk about the war. On my grandfather's death I saw his battle record to see "Normandy." I understood then. @13:44
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This might be the best world war movie we have ever watched holy sh*t this was an incredibly made film!
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@@iKvetch558 An Army Chaplain was sent to find Fritz Niland in Normandy, he was found nine days after D-Day and sent home.
Please watch Hacksaw Ridge!!! Please watch Hacksaw Ridge
Please react to Band Of Brothers!!! Absolutely magnificent series
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@@iKvetch558 ... You really picked out very minor inaccuracies and saw them as disrespectful? Lighten up, Francis.
This film paid more respect to the Allied soldiers than all other war films combined.
Band of Brothers is a 10-episode miniseries that's based on true events think you guys might enjoy/learn a lot from it.
Agree, Band of Brothers is a must watch series.
Also agree, produced by Spielberg and Hanks together. It tells the story of a company in the 101st Airborne the division Ryan was in
Band of Brothers a must watch definitely.
They have been putting it on polls on their Patreon but it has not won yet
Didn’t initially see this comment so posted almost the exact same comment.. Band of Brothers is in my opinion the best mini series of all time .. a must watch.
My grandfather was a tank driver in WW2 for the Canadian military. He started in N. Africa as an ammo runner for the Brits, then was moved to a tank crew for the invasion of Italy and took part in D-day on Juno beach. He was later wounded outside Caen and that was the end of the war for him. He never talked about his service until the last few years of his life. One year we were having dinner at his house and this movie came on the tv he watched for about 30seconds into the beach scene then he walked out of the house. He said it was just too much for him and it brought back too many horrible memories. He talked to us about it for hours, it was the first time he ever spoke about what he went through to us. I remember my mom said he was a hero, my grandfather got mad at her and said " I'm not a damn hero, the heroes are the ones who never came home. I'm just a survivor "
That sentiment at the end is a common thing for men from that generation; they weren't trying to be heroes, just trying to not let their friends down.
Yes. My grandfather was in the navy and in port at Darwin when it was bombed, he also fought in New Guinea. He would never talk about it either unless he was very drunk. Would also hear him talk in his sleep, definitely having nightmares of the war judging by what he said
My grandfather was an infantryman in Africa in WW2 (U.S.). My grandmother told us that he used to say that they were chasing after Rommel. Otherwise he didn't talk much about it.
The opening scene is the American invasion of Omaha beach, the heaviest fortified beach on D-Day and the beach with the most deaths, however, the Canadian invasion of Juno beach was the second deadliest of the D-Day invasion. Due to weather, the Canadians were the last invasion force to come ashore, losing any element of surprise, giving the Germans more time to mobilize and call in reinforcements. The initial wave at Juno was described as a blood bath, the opening scene of this film probably brought back some painful memories for your grandfather and I completely understand why he walked out. Fortunately, the Canadian 3rd Army was able to overcome German opposition and successfully made it further inland than any of the other allied forces on D-Day.
@@JonnyRicterIt did to my mom, she never said a word until she saw this movie
Wade talking about pretending to be asleep when his mom came home and crying for his mom when he dies still breaks me.
Same. Makes you reflect on all the little things you take for granted in your life. It's so heartbreaking
One of the best character moments in the film.
It's an amazing bit of writing bc it doesn't follow logically from the plot. It's completely out of left field. To think of that as a writer takes a higher order of thought. It's like painting a sunset and reaching for green paint for one detail.
That has happened in Africa for thousands of years & still does so he must have been a soft minded individual & we all know this…
@@meanlean3095 !?!?
I was a Navy Corpsman, I served 10 years, 8 with Marines. I saw this on a Tuesday afternoon. There were 12 of us. Myself, and 11 others, all veterans. At the end of the movies, the house lights went up. All of us had teary eyes. One old man stated the following- "As far as war movies go, that was the most accurate depiction I've ever seen . As for the ACTUAL D-Day, it didn't come close"
His hat said it all- D-Day Survivor, Purple Heart. I have always deferred to his expert opinion. As bad as you think it was as shown in the movie, it was much, much worse.
That said, this was the best representation of D-Day filmed.
The assault took place at low tide & the troops had between 400-450 yards of open beach to get across. Every inch sighted in by enemy weapons. To get off the beach took hours. Not the 20 or so minutes shown. Allied casualties were between 5-9,000 KIA, 6-7,000 Wounded & 2,500 MIA. German casualties between 9-12,000. In just one day.
Touche'. so sad, but only the dead know the end of war!
And by missing an action, we mean no longer able to be found.
The number of allied casualties on the beach was crazy, but the airborne paratroopers got it just as bad if not worse. A huge amount of them never lived long enough to land and the majority that did survive until they hit the ground were separated from their units and had to fight through the enemy just to find friendlies. So many dead just to push back Germans and start towards the path to ending the war
I'm with the 29th, portrayed in this movie. They took 95% casualties. There's a big picture in my unit's armory of every man from my hometown who went to war. Only 3 made it back, and about 2 hours down the road is Bedford, who lost all of their boys. We can't possibly live up to the legacy
@@patrickevans9604 My grandfather was 101st during the war. When they were researching Band of Brothers (the book) one of the researchers came and spent some time with him. Turned out he was one of five in his platoon who survived the war and the researcher just wanted to thank him and hear his story. His company lost too many people to make a compelling book, which was crazy to me as a kid. He never, ever talked about the war but had a small drawer at home with some things he brought home. We were never allowed near that drawer. When Band of Brothers (the show) came out, he knew most of the guys in the show, which blew my mind even more. It was an entire generation of heros.
“Earn this..” Miller basically telling Ryan a lot of people sacrificed their lives for him and he better go live a life worth living. ❤
It was meant towards the audience as well. All of that happened for future generations.
@@talldreamyopposum A lot of the people fighting were probably related to one another with just a few generations of separation. So tragic.
My favorite detail of this movie is when the General is reading the Lincoln letter he puts it down halfway through the monologue and starts reciting it from memory. He has read it so many times that he has the entire thing memorized and he clearly understands the position he is in sending thousands of men to their deaths every day.
Bummer it didn’t make their RUclips reaction
I also know it by heart, it’s truly a beautiful piece of literature
The Bixby letter was composed by one of the greatest orator & writers in American history .
General Marshall was so respected by the men. Like Eisenhower, he understood and cared about their soldiers.
mine too
For this movie to NOT win Oscars Best Picture is still the biggest robbery in Hollywood history
I’d say it’s the 2nd biggest robbery after Spielberg failed to get a Director nomination for The Color Purple and the fact the film was nominated for 11 and won 0 and has aged the best out of the 1986 Best Picture nominees
I watched this at the movies when I was 16 . I was in shock and silent the whole movie . It changed me from being a little shit and humbled me. Haven’t missed a dawn service since
I don't think SPR is Best Picture calibre. This film is incredible when it is incredible, but mixed otherwise. IMHO. Having watched it a zillion times now, I now see see its shortcomings. It lost to Shakespeare in Love. That film, also very good, also wasn't Best Picture calibre IMHO. It was a weak field that year.
Shakespeare in Love only won because Harvey Weinstein spent months campaigning and bribing people to vote for it. It's a love story and Academy voters at the time were overwhelmingly upper middle class women. SPR is a far superior film that doesn't appeal to that demographic
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Saving Matt Damon is becoming a tradition on this channel :)
Unless he's Dr.Mann 😬😬😂
Hehe… _Matt Damon_ .
They should watch Team America: World Police next then.
@@spacechampi0n great minds!,
Part of the "Rescuing Matt Damon Cinematic Universe". There's about 10 films in the series if you count Goodwill Hunting, where they save him emotionally.
This was D-Day, the landing at Normandy France. The Big Push into Europe. The US, England, Canada and other countries joined in the landing planned for many months. My dad was there on the Navy destroyer the USS Frankford. He was a gunner. A soldier radioed his ship when the tank was hit and could not move. He sent them the coordinates of the bunkers that needed to be taken out in order for the soldiers to move up the hill. They sent him the coordinates and the Frankford went in so close and turned in parallel to the shore in order to hit the bunker, risking running aground which would have made them an easy target and taken the ship out. My dad sent the 5 inch silos and took them out. General Eisenhower and General Bradley said if they had not done that the landing was about to be called off, too many lives being lost. Several other destroyers saw what the Frankford was doing and followed suit. I am so proud of the small part my dad and the USS Frankford played in saving the landing.
WOW. A tale worthy of telling. Respect and blessings to your father and all those who stepped up and acted when they did.
My next door neighbor was a signal man on one of the destroyers. He was wounded. He said that bodies on the beach were stacked up like cord wood.
This is why Americans love and respect the greatest generation. My Grandpa was shot nine times and has his leg blown off in WW2 when he was in the 3rd infantry between his 17th and 19th birthday. After making it home He could never sleep without terror, never board a boat without flashbacks of landing (he landed at Normandy, North Africa, and sicily), but he was my best friend who loved life and was always amazing to me despite all of this.
The one line that just hits me hard is at the end when he asks his wife to tell him he's a good man. A grown man who's been through hell in war needing that comfort from his wife to ease his conscience, it's just beautifully delivered. Such a simple need but it means so much.
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Im so happy y’all didn’t cut the “fubar” explanation!!! So many people do it and I hate missing their reactions to it lol
I lived in Caen, Normandy in the Spring of 1998. Just a short drive from the D-Day beaches. I walked the same path in the American cemetery, and I even toured the German cemetery down the road as well as many other memorials. The locals were very friendly and were still appreciative of the Allies for defeating the Germans, even though 80% of the city was wiped out during the Allied invasion.
I came home in June, 1998, and just a few months later, "Saving Private Ryan" was released. The opening scene of James Ryan walking through the American cemetery hit me so hard. I saw the film four times in the theater. Each time, elderly men exited the theater in tears. I think we were all in tears.
No other war film comes close to the greatness of "Saving Private Ryan", but of course, I am very biased. 😊
Wow, good timing.
@@paulcarfantan6688 … I wish I had stayed a full year. Study abroad program. One semester wasn’t enough!
@@Stogie2112 Well Normandy is a pretty charming place, I must admit. I heard a lot about Caen and also the city of Vire since that`s where my father grew up. His birthday was on June 7th and let`s just say all hell broke loose the day before. He and my two aunts and grandparents got their house destroyed by the bombings but they were lucky to survive all of it. Afterwards they were refugees on the road for close to three months and danger was everywhere. He even saw a pair of P-38 Lightnings attack a parked column of Waffen SS; he said bullets were flying everywhere. About two years ago, I was watching a video on YT showing the first U.S airbase in Normandy and what did they show for 10 seconds, a P-38 landing on the grass. Looks like dad was right. Mind you he didn`t know what a P-38 was back then but just remembered that it was a double- tailed airplane. Let`s just say I heard a lot of WW2 stories growing up. Nothing is better than someone who was actually there at the time. That`s it, cheers.
I was there last month for the commemorations stayed near Pegasus Bridge and visited Ver Sur Mer Gold Beach, family member landed there on D-Day but was killed 12 days later between Bayeux and Caen along with six others from his Battalion same day, i found his name on the memorial which is stunning.
My grandfather stormed this beach knowing he probably wasn't going to make it. He ended up surviving and his last battle was the battle of the bulge he suffered shrapnel from a grenade. Our greatest generation.
I watched this on opening day in a packed theater half full of WW2 Vets and their families. Even during the opening beach landing, you could hear men weeping all around you.
I was 16 when this came out and i went by myself so i actually sat with all the WW2 vets and yeah, same thing, just tears.
POW = Prisoner of war
KIA = Killed in Action
MIA = Missing in Action
TIL'd! Best ELI5. TY and GGS.
@@bvbxiong5791 crazy how your comment made complete sense.
JFCMSB = jet fuel can't melt steel beams
FJB
SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Fucked Up
Forgot about putting Band Of Brothers on another poll. Younger generations need to watch this mini series of the men of Easy Company
Agree. Band of Brothers and the other two, The Pacific and Masters of the Air. My dad was a navigator on a B-17 and flew 23 missions over Germany before the War ended.
@@John-ws2zr You should add "Generation Kill" to that list :)
The two soldiers supposedly saying, "look i washed for supper" were Czech conscripts forced into defending the Normandy beaches by Germany. They were honestly forced into servitude.
its insane how much of this movie you guys managed to fit into the edit. i think this is the longest movie reaction ive ever seen
Now we need band of brothers.
EVERYONE who served confirms that intro scene is one of the most accurate depictions of front line battle shown on film. So powerful. Great reaction guys!
They said the only thing missing was the smell. 😢
I've also seen interviews where vets said there weren't enough bodies.
That scene and the beating of Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ" are the hardest I have cried in a movie theater.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, you have officially entered the masterclass of Steven Spielberg. -------- He's one of the best visual storytellers to ever touch a movie camera. I hope you guys are able to do a deep dive on all the films he has made over the past 50 years and more. ---------- Spielberg literally invented the blockbuster movie genre.
Thank you two for a heartfelt reaction. The appreciation you showed for the sacrifices made, shows you get it.
I love Pudgey's accent so much it is crazy! She adds'r's" at the end of words and I think it is so cute! It is awesome! I can watch you all day Pudgey!
Band of Brothers, to stay in the same historical period and genre, could be a great watch for this channel ! And pretty sure both of you, would like it a lot.
Band of Brothers!!
Followed by "The Pacific" & "Masters Of The Sky"
Quick story about being an only child in a war...I was in the USMC Reserve when Sadam invaded Kuwait. We were a tank unit, and were activated and sent to Iraq via the USS Tarawa. As we were boarding the ship, my platoon Sgt. caught me and told me I did not have to get on, as I was an only child. I wanted to go, so I had to sign paperwork to go. FF a few months and we were in the well deck of the ship getting ready to hit the shore and start the ground war. Again, the same Sgt found me and told me I did not have to get off the ship and fight. And again I signed paperwork to go and fight.
The US Government is serious about keeping family bloodlines going.
Were you with the Florida tankers?
Honestly Tom Sizemore was my fav character in this movie, he’s just as resilient as the captain
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) you can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you both
Fought in Vietnam is not something you should be proud of. Don't try to compare both situations.
@@denderler I don't recall saying I was proud of anything. I just thanked them for the work they did on this video . Don't get your panties in a twist . God bless you.
@@denderler stfu and go outside
thank you for your service
Even worse was 1942 the 5 Sullivan brothers were all serving on the same ship USS Juneau and all 5 died when the ship was destroyed. After that no same family members were ever again to serve on the same ship/unit. All military branches separated everyone from then on and 1 member would serve at home so as no family would ever be completely wiped out.
They should watch The Fighting Sullivans, a great old movie which tells that story.
Even worse is that Great Britain lost 30% of the men aged 16-40 in this war after losing 20% of men aged 18-35 in the First World War approximately 20 years earlier & these wars bankrupted the entire British economy….
USS The Sullivans DD-537 was named in their honor and is a retired navy museum ship.
Bit of Aussie history with the Sullivan brothers, as one of the ships sunk on the night of October 13, 1942 along with the _Juneau_ was the _HMAS Canberra_ . Also got to give credit to the _USS Laffey_ (the original _Farragut_ class one, not the _Somers_ class one that survived 22 kamikazes in Okinawa) going face to face with the battleship _Hiei_ and crippling her so torpedo bombers from the _Enterprise_ could finish her off.
After WWI Canada stopped putting lads from the same small towns in units all together. They did that in WWI because they figured if they were fighting with their friends and relatives they would fight harder. Well they did but some towns, especially in Newfoundland, had a whole generation of young men wiped out all at once and those towns took decades to recover.
You guys are the most sympathetic reactors to Upham I've seen. Lots of people were really mad at Upham. And "POW" stands for "Prisoner of War".
You two together have great energy, harmony & understanding for all human kind makes you great human beings….
Much love, health and happiness to everyone from England 🏴😄👍
My dad and his twin brother volunteered and served in Underwater Demolition Teams in the Pacific. They were called frogmen and would swim in to a beach, measure the depth of the water and make note of obstacles, all while being shot at by Japanese snipers. My uncle was sent to a Naval Combat Demolition Unit and was on Omaha Beach before the main troop landing on D-Day to help clear it. He and 160 others in his unit survived while 31 men were KIA. 65 were wounded. Truly the Greatest Generation.
1:07:46 I disagree with your statement here when you said “we can’t pretend that one side is more righteous than the other… ” That’s really an ignorant statement. If you really think that no side was more righteous than the other, then you really need to read up on the history of World War II and why American solders went to Europe in the first place when called upon to help fight the tyranny of Hitler and the Nazis, and why so many American soldiers sacrificed their lives to liberate France and other countries from German occupation and aggression.
From the foot soldiers' perspective, it's accurate
@@art2736 what about from the foot soldiers’ perspective at Auschwitz and Dachau?
@@oaktree1628 that was from the top down. Those involved were SS and not your average foot soldier.
@@art2736 I could be wrong, but I don’t think it was a secret from anyone in Germany, including the average German foot soldier, that the Js were being rounded up and sent to concentration camps for no reason, other than their ethnicity, and what was happening to them.
If you liked this, try the HBO series Band of Brothers, which is a true story. Thank me later.
Band of Brothers next watch! takes place hours before D-Day landing, its the operation that Ryan was in.
Huh? Only the first episode is before D-Day.
MUST WATCH:
- The Patriot (Revolutionary War)
- Glory (Civil War)
- 1917 (WWI)
- HACKSAW RIDGE (WWII)
- Band of Brothers (WWII)
- The Pacific (WWII)
- Masters of the Air (WWII)
- We Were Soldiers (Vietnam)
You could also put Fury in there.
@@Unashamed_Christian These are all amazing flicks. I would add, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Hacksaw Ridge, The Imitation Game, Enemy at the Gates, Das Boot, Crimson Tide, The Hunt for Red October, Bridge on River Kwai and so many more.
@@lethaldose2000 *Bridge on the River Kwai
Also recommended:
A Bridge Too Far (WWII)
The Bridge at Remagen (WWII)
(lots of "Bridge" films, LOL)
Patton (WWII)
The Great Escape (WWII)
Sands of Iwo Jima (WWII)
Midway (WWII) (the 1970's version, not the weak remake)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (WWII)
And for the lighter side of war films:
M*A*S*H* (Korea - The film with Donald Sutherland (R.I.P.) and Elliot Gould, not the TV series - although that's pretty good as well)
Kelly's Heroes (WWII)
Catch-22 (WWII)
And if you REALLY want to soak an entire box of tissues with tears - Grave of the Fireflies (WWII)
All Quiet On The Western Front (WWI) is a must see as well
All quite on the western front
What an emotional journey. Enjoyed rewatching this through your reactions. Glad I stumbled across your channel!
Thanks!
thank you!
The Tom Hanks rabbit hole of films is a worthy one. The Green Mile, Forrest Gump, Castaway Saving Private Ryan. All tear jerkers.
You can also add all his comedies, such as Big, Splash, Burbs, Turner and Hooch and his other dramas such as DaVinci Code, Appollo 13, Captain Phillips, Sully and so many more.
@@lethaldose2000You somehow both left out Philadelphia his first Oscar winning role and I also want to give a mention to A League of Their Own.
Tom Hanks is a national treasure. I've never seen a Tom Hanks movie I didn't like although I will say The Circle underutilized him. He has a newer movie A Man Called Otto or something for example that I definitely need to see but I heard it's sad so I gotta do that on a happier day. I bet it's good. Or he's good in it.
@@williamroper5422 true, but why are you getting on me the original post left off tons of Tom Hanks movies. I was just trying to help fill the gap.
@@lethaldose2000 I wasn't trying to get on anyone I was just pointing out that Philadelphia is a big one that should be included and I did already call out the original poster just as much as I did you when I said you both left it out.
Many WWII veterans praised this movie for realistically depicting what they experienced on D-Day.
They didnt praise it, justt said it was close to the experience..
I know many veterans, my grandad included, who called it Hollywood bullshit. But whatever...
The are a few nit pick issues/inaccuracies that i have with the opening scenes, but overall it's pretty accurate. The scene with rounds hitting water isn't realistic, bullets dont travel through the water like that. The other issues are having the obstacles pointed the wrong direction, and the landing crafts couldn't get that close to the shore. Soldiers disembarked about 300 yards shy of the beach, due to shallow water. Despite these small issues the movie is fantastic!
@@ImLow-Key I understand their feeling... And yes, the premise of the movie (saving the fourth son to avoid the mom's despair) is the one unrealistic thing in the movie (but hey, it's Spielberg). I don't think the US army would have done that at the time.
@@HenriNioto There are many "unrealistic" things in the movie, beyond plot.
Shame on all those who are criticizing Spartan & Pudgey for not being informed about WWII. There are millions of Americans who also have little knowledge of the war that happened 80 years ago. Every new generation is full of students who see World History as just pages in their textbooks. It is probably the same in other countries.
One of the unfortunate Facts of Life is that the past fades from our awareness and memories. It always happens. One hundred years from now, this film will have lost a great deal of significance, as people will be 180 years (9 generations) removed from that terrible war.
Don't point fingers at others when you are just as uninformed about other events in the recent and distant past.
I didn't criticize them. But generelly speaking: "not being informed about WWII" is ... let's say not so good. There're some things in life that everyone should know (like a ROUND Earth which revolves around the Sun, WW2, ...). You can't blame people for criticizing (not hating; that's bad) such things. We're talking about WW2, a global, still recent event with HUUUGE implications, even today.
And please don't mention Americans as an example. My dog doesn't know what happened 80 years ago either.
Those who forget History are doomed to repeat it, this should be taught in every School so it and those brave veterans live forever.
This was one of my late father’s all time fave movies. I tried watching it once when I was about 15 but couldn’t push through the intensity and gore of it.
I just got to semi watch it through watching it with you on your channel and the fact that your blurred out the heavy bits, appreciated. Thank you to both of you ❤
P.S. war is stupid.
56:18 The sound design of the tank almost crushing them was magnificent. So menacing!
Kudos for being one of the only reactors to actually empathize with Uppham and not just assume they would be the big hero
Ah, I just made a similar comment!! I was so glad to see them understand him.
He's finally growing on me after the 10th watch.
True, but I'll never understand people who go to reaction channels to specifically see someone react to something, and then proceed to tell them they had the "wrong" reaction. Upham is written to garner that response on purpose. That scene could have been filmed a million different ways, but that's what they chose. People are going to feel the disgust at Upham's perceived cowardice, it's written to make people feel that way.
@fredwin I gave them kudos for their empathy (which the scene was also written to make people feel, assuming they have it). I don't expect a certain reaction.
@@fredwindid you read or hear something from the writer or director that the scene was written in a way that was supposed to elicit disgust from every viewer?
I finally watched this movie last year, and I must say it's one of the most realistic, breathtaking war movie I've ever seen (and probably the best, period). (I tried to watch it when I was 15, but I was too young for this first sequence...) And I'm french, so this movie has a special meaning to me (thinking of all those people dead to free my country).
Gotta watch Band of Brothers next for sure
One thing though is that Nazis towards the end use absolutely horrible tactics, normally tanks would just blast the the building to shreds (especially that church tower) before any infantry would advance and they would NEVER drive between sets of buildings, one bazooka shot from high angle and even a Tiger is toast from that distance.
Yeah, it's weird that we don't have a lot of movies about the French involvement in the wars.
Matt Damon’s monologue about his brothers was improvised and he did so freaking well
Ryan turns to and rendering a crisp salute at the end. Utmost respect.
11:36 - just for clarification, Mellish isn't crying b/c "he's soaking it all in", he's crying b/c they just killed a bunch of teenagers in that trench (look up hitler youth, the knife that vin diesel's character hands him is a hitler youth knife, 14-16 years olds, think of them like boy scouts or cadets, they were there helping the regular german army that day during d-day).
1:03:22 - most people won't notice this, but that is one CRISP salute, whoever the actor was that played the old man either served in the military or had practiced that a bunch before the shot was taken.
Mellish is Jewish, not crying because kids but because that knives just like it were used to murder many Jews. The owner got it when they were a kid in the Hitler Youth but the movie wasn’t trying to show him crying for killing youths on a French Beach
@@TheGelatinousSnake 100% disagree. The challah cutter line was just him trying to use humor to make light of the situation
@@IAmNotARobotPinkySwear according to the googly machine, it’s both.
Thanks for noticing the salute. It almost ruins war movies for me when the actor does a sloppy salute. It shows they put no preparation into their role and they most likely don't give a damn about the soldiers they are playing. I agree the old man does a very nice salute, except for coming to proper attention before doing so (nitpicky I know).
Mellish is crying because he's relieved he survived the landing.
The way that old man Ryan’s wife reacted at the grave implies that he never told her about the captain or what happened. Which was the reality for soooo many veterans. They just bottled everything up and carried on with their lives. What a generation of men.
The greatest there’s ever been.
Certainly won’t impinge upon said generation’s greatness, but bottling everything up and never talking about anything….probably not the healthiest thing most of them could’ve done.
I’ve always thought this too. Ryan never mentioned Miller or the fact that the army sent a squad to retrieve him after his brothers were killed, even to his wife. She seems to have no idea. That’s crazy when you think about it.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, your understanding of Upham failing in the moment of truth during battle of the bridge is so spot on. ------------ We all dream of being heroes until we are in the moment of truth and we are overcome with fear. In fact, paralyzed by it, and then we have to face the reality of our failure. ----------- During war Upham's failure was a matter of life and death. During our daily lives, we get to have a do-over. ------------ I hope to never fail at the moment as Upham did, but you never know.
Yeah, there are cases of well trained and even experienced soldiers just freezing during battle. This can happen to the thoughest people in the world.
I agree Soilders Can Frezze or Paralyse Fear During Battle. These two Can't blame Uphams fear me too thats the point of Spielbergs Character. He wasn't going full Rambo Throughout till the last battle
Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of reactors pouring hate onto Uppham for his inaction so it’s nice to see a more sympathetic take. They were showing how war really affects people on the battlefield and in real life you don’t often get the heroic rescues we are used to in films. I think Uppham has an amazing character arc in this and it wouldn’t be possible without the scene where he’s frozen on the stairs.
@@Jigsawn2 Yeah but isn't the guy who walks down the stairs the guy that they let free from the POWs? I thought that was the whole point. Not that he froze up, but that it was also the guy they let run off and then it came to bite them in the ass
@seanman72 No its Not the One they let go from Early they look fairly similar then you see show up shooting miller at the bridge
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, the funny thing about seeing Matt Damon in the field of flowers. At the time when the movie was made, he was an unknown actor, he has only done 2 or 3 movies. ----------- Then he shot to fame after making "Good Will Hunting" Which is another great movie you guys have to check out with Matt Damon that came out one year before this movie. ---------- Especially how you both love to dive into deep psychological and ideological concepts that surround the themes that underly some of the best movie scripts ever written.
13:08 lmfao . Genius man. Great humor 😂😂😂
Seeing this on a big screen, in a full theater when it fiirst came out was such a shocking and emotional experience. It was still just as incredible rewatching with you. Great reaction.
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, I have seen SPR about 100 times and I still feel the hurt the anguish, the intensity. ------- Watching reactions like yours to the movie often gives me insights I didn't even realize I knew and makes me think even deeper and more introspectively on my own life experiences. ------- This is why movies like SPR are so powerful. ------- As George R.R. Martin often says, "The human heart in conflict with itself, is the only story truly worth telling."
One of the best comments I’ve ever read on social media. Cheers, Sir.
Already an underrated comment.
we love that! very powerful quote 👏🏼
@@alyas77 thanks so much
at the 10:50 mark when Pudgey mentions a trap, its quite the opposite. It's missed by most the first time they watch this film but if you look at the subtitles it's saying "speaking Czech" instead of "speaking German" like it did for that line in the trench a little earlier where Spartan made the comment about the first to surrender being shot. The Wehrmacht and Waffen SS had limited numbers and so would hand garrison duties such as guarding the atlantic wall over to conscripted men from conquered nations. This particular soldier is from the Czech Republic. It's a really sad tale where he was taken from his home, shipped across to Normandy in Northern France and then forced to fight or be shot for disobeying his German officers. While surrendering in this scene he is actually saying he is Czech not German and that he did not fight or shoot anyone and is essentially begging for his life. I really like the addition of the character as it does go a long way to furthering the depth of the film and capturing historic stuff like this, I just wish it was made a little more obvious to those without the knowledge going in.
As far as I remember there was even one Chinese soldier fighting for Nazis that was taken prisoner.
Czechoslovakia at that time whereas the Czech Republic has only been around since 1993
@@Waterford1992 True. I am using modern names for countries that still exist today to avoid confusion given Spartan/Pudgey aren't experts on 20th century history/geography.
Yes ..they said ,,Do not shoot , i didn't kill anybody'' ,, I am Czech''
@@GodfatherCZ1 Which might very well be true as German forces at that place were a mix of new recruits and some vets moved from Eastern Front.
When a movie can make grown men cry who have actually lived it, you know you have paid homage to their bravery and ultimate sacrifice.
I was 12 when this movie came out. At the time, my Dad was working for a company that manufactured trophies, plaques, awards, etc. One of his clients gifted him 2 free passes for a private early screening with a group of WWII veterans. Seeing that movie with those men was a memory I'll never forget. The silence in the theater after the movie ended was broken only by occasional sobs. It was a somber and sobering moment.
Fantastic reaction video to one of the best movies ever made in my opinion. So happy you both watched this movie and the ride it sends you on! Much love from America!❤
Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War. They fought in campaigns against Germany and Italy in Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, as well as against Japan in south-east Asia and other parts of the Pacific.
"If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it"
Erwin Rommel (the legendary German General referenced in this movie)
(allegedly)
I think the American-Australian War was bloodier, imo. Too bad it's been scrapped from the history books.
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They were not there on D-Day.
@@catherinelw9365yeah? No kidding!
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You definitely have to watch band of Brothers. It is an absolutely brilliant series.
When the movie came out, many war veterans went to watch it and had to leave the theater, because of how realistic it was depicted.
Viggo Mortensen broke his toe when he kicked that orc helmet and Peter Jackson kept in the scream of agony.
Fun fact: people fainted at the first screening of 'the Exorcist'.
The world needs more people like Tom Hanks.
This movie should be shown in schools.
I literally cried when I saw this movie
Who is watching this in 2024?
Omg! 986685 likes and no comment? Let me fix that.
Omg! 15456667 comments? Mom ,I'm famous!
Always this comment never fails 😂😂
@@GullibleTarget Haha love this
Happened during Platoon and Full Metal Jacket showings as well.
@@dawest767 Yeah, that's why I said "many" and not "all". Congrats, your Grandfather seems to have been a particularly badass warrior. Respect to him.
Your Australasian "R"s is strong with this one. How u guys find to put an "r" sound in words is crazy. Love it
The 2 soldiers that were trying to surrender and got shot were saying, in Czech, "Were Czech, not German, we didnt kill anybody" but the US Soldiers shot them anyway, showing the grey area of War, even the US Soldiers were guilty of questionable actions
Or they just called their BS..
@@DB-zp9un Germans wouldn't have been speaking Czech.
@@DB-zp9un there is a well known fact that LOTS of the "Atlantic Wall" was defended by Czechs that had been Conscripted (forced to fight) from the German Eastern front, Spielberg was tossing a sign of acknowledgement to them
@@nicholassmith7984 Probably not. But 'liberating ethnic German Czechs from oppression' was the excuse Hitler used to occupy Czechoslovakia.
(Oscar Schindler was born in Czechoslovakia, for example)
@@GK-yi4xv the same happened to Luxembourg, people were forced to fight after violent annexation.
Band of Brothers - Tom Hanks & Steven Spielberg masterpiece. Following the 101st Airborne E-company. The company in which Ryan would have jumped into France with from this film.
But you'll get so much more story and in-depth with the soldiers and the phases of WW2, from the draft and training to the end. It's gonna beat every series you've seen beforehand by a mile.
GG
Hey Spartan and Pudgey, what was really amazing about your reaction is the breakdown you give as to the symbol that Saving Private Ryan himself represents. ------- Then come to hear two separate moments of dialogue in the movie that addresses the very dilemma that you spoke about. ------- I know for sure Spielberg and the writers were aware of it and wanted to verbalize it in the movie. -------- Tom Hanks talks about losing 95 men to save 10 times that amount. -------- Tom Sizemore also talks about saving private Ryan as being the only good act they can take away from being in WW2. Amazing.
The amount of times I heard “naurrrrrrr” brought some much-needed levity to this reaction.
Thanks for your video of the movie also your wife makes laugh when she says things like you knowoo make s me laugh so sweet God Bless both you.Amen
@37:50 P.O.W. stands for prisoner of war.
You gotta watch Fury too... Love watching you guys!
Please watch Band Of Brothers. It’s about the 101st airborn and coincides with this movie.
51:56 Jackson wasn’t in the bell tower by himself. At 44:36, the “company” Jackson asks for is a belt fed Browning .30caliber machine gun with 1,000 rounds, or four belts of ammunition. Cpl. Henderson then points to one of his men and says “Parker, job opportunity.” Jackson wasn’t the one manning the machine gun, because he’s not a machine gunner, he’s the Company Marksman.
US here. I signed up for the Selective Service when I was 18. In the US, that means you put your name in the list for military conscription. I luckily lived during a time when the military was not drafting. I remember that if you were the last male in your family which carried your family's last name, you were exempt. In other words, if you were the only one who could procreate and carry on the family name and bloodline.
“Saving Private Ryan” is a phenomenal war film. Another excellent war movie is “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016), starring Andrew Garfield. It is based on the incredible bravery of Desmond Doss.
That film almost gave me PTSD. If the start of Saving Private Ryan makes you recoil at the intensity and horror of the war zone, this film is even a level beyond that. I left the cinema shellshocked!
The German slowly pushing the knife in to Mellish's chest is probably the hardest scene for me to watch out of any scene in any movie. I think this Movie collectively has my top 3 of those lol. The entire story is a complete slog through a terrible war that doesn't even come close to glorifying it, I wonder why I put myself through rewatching it each time but I'll still find myself doing it again in the future. What an absolute masterpiece.
That is one of the best death depictions ever
Yeah that's definitely the scenr that cements for me that this is not so much a war movie but a war horror movie.
Agreed....that scene is brutal because of how slow the knife goes in and they're face to face.
While I understand why you mention “both sides”… the world was not doing “the same thing”. So I was a little put off by the comment. Germany, Hitler, and the Nazis killed 6 million Jews. This wasn’t a battle of politics or territory. Alot of people have suggested Band of Brothers and it would be important to watch from a historical standpoint. That and Schindlers List.
Well, most of the world. Russia, Cambodia, Japan, were doing the same thing before or during or after this period. Laos, China, tons of eastern european countries that were in the USSR and/or afterwards, too. Genocide wasn't unique to the Nazis and compared to what happened later they actually killed less people in total, but the Holocaust stands out because it was mostly targeted at one group.
It was absolutely also a battle of territory. Germany's WW2 was about retaking territory that German ultranationalists like Hitler felt belonged to them and they were entitled to it, as well as expanding territory. Same goes for Japan when they invaded Manchuria and other asian territories.
Hitler was a piece of shit, the Holocaust was only part of his plan. If he'd gotten his way all of Europe and America if not more would have been under the Reich's control.
Exactly. They may be average joes vs avg joes but one side is fighting to take over the world and kill/torture/experiment on millions of people and the other side is ONLY there to stop it from happening. There is ONLY one side. Hint. It's NOT the side of evil. I guess we shouldn't expect more from Australian education. Of course this movie is biased. I think what you were trying to say was that they showed how the good guys could also be bad IE outright murdering someone with their hands in the air. But there is no way you can act like both sides are just doing their Gov't bidding and it's equal. It is NOT.
its kind of hard to make this point when the winners of ww2 are currently carrying out another holocaust as we speak. these people dont care about humanity, america joined ww2 because it came out of it as one of the world's 2 superpowers. they nuked japan to assert dominance over the ussr. it had everything to do with politics
@@LudusAurea the Holocaust stands out for many different reasons. It was genocide on an industrial scale. More people died during Stalin's 5-year plan and China's Great Leap Forward, and the Japanese committed war crimes that will give you nightmares just reading about them, but that doesn't in any way diminish the unique horror of the Holocaust. It's *not* because it was only directed at one group, either. Russians, Poles, Serbs, Gypsies, Arabs and Muslims, homosexuals, the handicapped, Freemasons and other religious/social minorities, various POWs and many other minority groups, ethnic or otherwise, died in large numbers, often by the thousands or even millions. 6 million Jews were wiped out in the Holocaust, which is absolutely horrible and should never be diminished or denied. In some places the Jewish population that had existed for hundreds or thousands of years was reduced by 90-100%. But there were 17 million total victims of the Holocaust... the majority of which were not Jewish. Jews were just the largest single group within that 17 million, and also subject to many other very public abuses leading up to the Holocaust.
WTF are you talking about, it was all about politics and territory. America and the rest of the allies didn't go to war to save Jews or on moral grounds. They went to war because Germany was tearing through Europe and destroying it, and Germany did it for purely imperial reasons, they wanted land and resources to expand their nation. The entire Holocaust was all about politics, it gave Germans an enemy, an enemy that's everywhere, that's ever present, one that justifies their imperialism, and lets them feel superior. The Allies knew about concentration and death camps and about the Holocaust a long time before they started taking Europe back. They explicitly did not give a shit about it, because there was no political, strategic, or financial gain from these objectives. Sure, people were outraged, and it was later used to drum up support. But the initial sentiment for fighting the Germans was completely geopolitical.
Thank you for appreciating this movie. It warms my heart to see young people like yourselves realize that we are all standing on the shoulders of giants.
Thanks for doing this one!!! By far one of my favorite war films!!!! Love you guys as always
Good that you realize that Uphams behavior was "normal", it actually wasnt very uncommon. Research about WW2 and later wars showed that actually less then 40% of the soldiers in combat actually fired their weapons at the target. Many did not shoot or shoot in the air, and that happened on all sides.
Just imagine, most of them were civilians who got drafted and got basic training, then thrown into this mess. Usually the professional soldiers and elite forces had a higher amount of soldiers who actually fought, but not everybody. Not everybody is meant to be a superhero.
That late in the war on the german side was even more different. Many german forces were filled up with captured soldiers from czech, poland and other occupied nations (like in the first battle, they instantly surrendered). Later in war the germans sent even kids and retired old men, not the best base for an motivated unit. Waffen-SS and others were different though.
Yup. I wrote in another comment: Imagine the weakest kid in your school, the nerd, the one who gets picked on, can you imagine that kid in war doing anything but just sitting still and hoping not to get killed? Its no surprise upham acted the way he did. He wasn't a combat soldier, he was a linguist.
@@Pr0x1mo Yeah thats probably right. And dont forget the Kids who a bullying him in school who feel safe in a group of "strong" kids, the throw the group into a life threatening battle and total mayhem and you will see who is made for battle and who not.
I'm german by myself and I have the theory that in germany, the most brutal Nazis were actually the bullied weak kids in school, who had the opportunity, in the right system, to "strike back and live out all the hate" which build up during their life.
@@Pr0x1mo Guns are the great equalizer, no matter if the kid is the weakest or the strongest, a nerd, or the bullied kid, firing a weapon is different. Most people have it in them, many don't. Plenty bullies out there who freeze when real danger occurs, and plenty meek people who snap into action when shit gets serious. Someone's submissiveness and placidity does not indicate their ability to kill, school and bullying are social behaviours, war and killing enemies are survival behaviours, very different things.
The greatest generation to ever live. God Bless America.
Yep. There's a reason they're referred to as the greatest generation.
100%
these boomers are literally commiting their own genocide against the middle east as we speak.
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BS ! ----- with Trump at the helm ---good bye to Democracy !!!!!!!
"That one I save just for me." Is a line i think about more often than most.
Hi! Me and my brother was at normandie 2 weeks ago and the feeling for me was thankfull, I walk on utah, omaha and Sword beach and start cry. Tanks to all soldiers and civilians!!!!!
Great reaction, my first of your channel. I'm mesmerised by how you say No with a R in it. I've tried for like an hour, you must have 2 sets of vocal cords lol. Subscribed
Nah when he said "earn this", he meant the monumental loss his own death, his sacrifice for Ryan was about to be to him: to never see his wife again, return to the simple life he loved, maybe get back in touch with the humanity he lost. He wanted it to mean something in those last moments he knew he had, because Miller' loss was enormous to himself.
(Fun) Fact: Most dying Soldiers (or accident victims) cry for their mom in their last second. That's showing how strong the nurturing and protecting bond is...
World War II veterans have said that is the most realistic vision of Normandy yet. The only thing that wasn’t realistic was the sound of bullets going over your head. They were going into Bodies.
Shaving Ryan's Privates is my favourite movie of all time!
Thanks for Reacting to this ❤️
Captain Miller and 1st Sgt Horvath are battle hardened combat veterans who served together for almost 2 years prior to landing in Normandy. They initially served with the 1st Ranger Battalion in the invasion of North Africa, America’s first combat mission in World War II. Soldiers in their unit were not ordinary ground troops. They were an all-volunteer force rigorously trained as commandos in Scotland for special operations. We learn from their quiet conversation in the ruined church that the two were together at the Battle of Kasserine Pass against Rommel’s Afrika Korps in Tunisia. After the African campaign, 2 additional Ranger Battalions were formed for the invasion of Sicily and later Italy, where they saw heavy combat. Capt. Miller confides to Horvath that numerous troops under his command were lost in these operations, the effects of which we see in his hand tremors. It’s PTSD. After their initial assault on the German pillbox, we see Horvath scooping dirt into metal containers as souvenirs of his 3 invasions: Africa, Italy, France. For his exemplary leadership as a platoon leader in Africa and Italy, Miller was promoted to captain and given command of Bravo company, 2nd Ranger Battalion. This unit had not fought in Africa or Italy, but was newly formed specifically for the Normandy invasion; most of its troops were trained in Tennessee, and for many of them, Omaha Beach was their first combat experience. But the men who accompany the Captain are combat veterans who know and respect their CO. The running bet about Miller’s unrevealed background is attributed to their long experience with him. Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, regimental commander of all Ranger units landing at Omaha, is given the mission “straight from the top” to locate Private Ryan, and he selects Miller to carry it out. In turn, Miller and Horvath select the best surviving soldiers in Bravo Company, adding the inexperienced translator Upham from another divisional intelligence section.
Charlie company - Tom’s character is loosely based on the real captain of Charlie co, Ralph goranson, who was only 24 when he led his company on d-day and beyond, ultimately surviving the war
You can't go back now once you've seen Private Ryan...you have to do all the war movies. We need reactions to Hacksaw Ridge, Fury, Blackhawk Down, American Sniper, Behind Enemy Lines, Enemy at the Gates and the Hurt Locker.
Don't confuse Hollywood with reality.
P.O.W = Prisoner Of War
In the movie Captain Miller and his men were from the 2nd Ranger Division, deployed at Omaha Beach. And in the "Band Of Brothers" series you will be following the Men of the 101st Airborne. Which is where Pvt Ryan served. I'm a new subscriber to your channel and Saving Private Ryan is my first film I got to watch with you. Great reaction, both of you! And I am definitely looking forward to your next flick! 🎥🍿👍
The most devestating movie I have ever seen. The opening and closing scenes left me with a knot in my stomach. I dont know if there will ever be another movie like this. Every performance was so realisitic. Speilberg is an absolute master film maker.
So there's a sad part to the d day scene. When the two guys were surrendering, they were saying, "I'm polish, they forced us to fight. Please, we are not Germans"
Fun fact about the filming of this movie:
In an effort to make the on screen animosity towards Private Ryan seem more authentic, Steven Spielberg put every actor through a grueling 7 day boot camp that was designed to make their lives as harsh and miserable as possible. Matt Damon was the only actor who was excluded from it all, so when he finally showed up to the set all the other actors were already bitter towards him.
I also think this is one of Damon's worst performances.
@@t0dd000 Disagree, the scene where he receives the news, and the reminiscing he does with Miller before the assault, the performances there are good. The rest of time he's just taking orders and running around, not much acting to be done.
@@Eagle3302PL He totally blows the scene where he receives the news. Damon is a fine actor. I suspect it was a failure at direction. Dunno. But it's a failed scene.
I grew up in Canada & was the age where most of my fellow kids & I had granddads who fought in WW2 & I can't recall any I met who talked about the actual details other than generalities. They faced life at it's rawest & realest yet always remained stoic.
My grandfather went to WW2 along with his 4 other brothers. 4 of them went to Europe, and the youngest went to the Navy versus Japan. The only one not to make it back was the youngest. My grandfather was at Normandy, and never could talk about it, and I never understood why especially since his brother-in-law was in North Africa with communications and loved to talk about the war. On my grandfather's death I saw his battle record to see "Normandy." I understood then. @13:44
Good to see you could empathise with Upham. Unfortunately many reactors don't get what he was going through and just hate on him
Nice reaction guys. Now, SCHINDLER'S LIST is a must watch...😉
They're speedrunning all the movies 14 year old boys watch when they start getting into movies I love it 😂😂😂