Is currently 6:27 in the morning by me, and exactly at 6:28 I'm going to start the movie right when it shows the tank trap and talks about dog green sector. At 6:30 the first waves would have been hitting the beaches
The way Spielberg added the guy missing an arm casually looking for it seemingly unbothered masterfully but horrifically displayed the shock from the intensity of the situation.
Think about it... Your arm falls off. You've grown with that appendage for all of your natural life. It's quite literally the most attached you are to an object. It would be extremely hard to think logically and just accept it's not going to be stitched back together, surprisingly realistic scene.
I remember watching this movie at 8 years old in total shock of that scene. My innocent mind couldn't fathom something that horrible and I told myself that stuff like that didn't really happen in war.
My grandfather was an 18 year old medic in the war and endured the horror of the beaches on D-Day, as well as the frozen nightmare at Battle of the Bulge. He saved several lives by carrying them over his shoulders to safety. He told my mother that while carrying a man in the forest, trying to run in the snow, a German tank rolled up and stopped right in front of him, and he could see the driver’s eyes staring right at him. He thought he was done for sure. They let him pass, though, and continued to roll on through. Just proves they were all human out there. I will never forget the sacrifices of these brave men and women. It’s because of them that we have all that we do today.
This is a great story, alot of people really don't realize that the average wehrmacht soldier was just another human being who wanted to go home, and had no affiliation with nazis, most didn't even know concentration camps existed. Most wehrmacht were conscripts or people from foreign countries Germany had occupied who were forced into the military, the true enemies were the German commanders and SS, its very, very rare that you'd encounter an average German soldier who supported the cause
@user-oh4kt4sv8x yeah, I bet, but there's about 20 veterans a day that end it, and they hadn't even seen the red sand of Normandy. That should tell you something.
This is thought to be the most accurate depiction of war ever put to film. Hundreds of veterans walked out of seeing it in theaters because it was too much to take in.
Also kind of homaged in Band Of Brothers (also by Spielberg) when one of the more experienced members of the 101st Airborne Division scornfully dismisses replacement troops: “They’re all the same. ‘Where the Krauts at? Lemme at ‘em!’ Two days later, there they are, with their blood and guts hanging out, and they’re screamin’ for a medic, cryin’ out for their goddamn mother.”
80 years on, don’t let the ultimate sacrifice of these men ever fade away. Fight authoritarianism and fascism even when it comes creeping onto our shores. God bless ALL these men.
Thank you to all the vets! I wished that you guys were celebrated every day, what you did took more courage than most of the people these days have their whole lives. I wished that these wars would stop, but we live in a flawed world with leaders who are greedy and corrupt.
Nine minutes? NINE MINUTES? This felt like a goddamn eternity. Absolutely riveting, absolutely terrifying and nightmarish.. f ucking incredible film, every scene has purpose, weight, beauty, emotion, horror to it. One of Spielberg’s best
I’ve had several nightmares of the movie already. I remember Woody recalling my gut wrenching screams after waking up sweating so much; this happened on Saturday night when I suddenly felt sweat all over me and my sister heard my gut wrenching screams, it terrified her. I loved how my sister was holding my hand most of the night because she feared I would scream again but I didn’t
@@zacharyjacobs7233 Yea, I did but it’s calmed down now. Obviously I’m not offending the real survivors of D-Day, I’m trying not to because they went through absolute hell. I’m so used to the movie now because I’ve seen it so much
You know how gruesomely accurate this scene is when many veterans walked out of the theaters having relived that trauma from June 6, 1944 and a hotline had to be established for those veterans.
The kid yelling for his mom,holding his intestines in always gives me chills when i watch this movie..because thats how this entire scenario literally took place,they all walked into a slaughter and the lucky few story you hear from vets are usually 100% true,they may hold back on a few things but every one of these guys were real heros
That is one of the few parts of this movie that is damn near unbearable for me to watch. It serves as one of the greatest depictions of how war really is. There is nothing glamorous about it like. It is a disgusting and awful thing to experience and witness. Just trying to imagine the level of suffering that some people experience in situations like the ones portrayed in this film really fucks my mind up.
To think every dead soldier on the beach that day, without a doubt had some form of family back home and they definitely had no clue the horrible fate that fell upon their loved one. Tells you how horrific war truly is and that none of us will ever really comprehend how hellish this entire battle was.
@@craigjoe8691show some respect you incel. Just like many of us in these comments we’d want to run back to our mommies if we’d have to live through what those guys lived though
It's imo a little too gruesome. US sent 34,000 troops to Omaha beach on D-day and it's estimated 2,000 to 2,300 died. So around 6% to 7% died. This scene makes it seem like 50% died.
@@sierracosta47 just what I researched online. Omaha, 2000 to 2500 out of 34,000 on D-day specifically. All of Normandy was 134,000 allies at Normandy (70,000 US) and says highest estimates are 12,000 and lowest at 5,000. For D-day specifically. So between 5 to 10% died on this day that went. More could've later on in war.
@@mikeguidry2577 Yes but the majority of the causalities came during the initial wave so in that sense this was pretty accurate. Something like 1,000 men died in the first 15 minutes of the battle.
I’m British. I remember going to Normandy in the mid 90’s as a young kid. On the ferry back, a Canadian veteran was coming back with us. It was the 50th anniversary. He was the last of his brothers to survive. He gave me a Canadian pin and wished us all well. You don’t realise how emotional it must’ve been for him to have relived that. There are no winners in war. I’ve been a few more times since. The beachers still have the scars and evidence from all those years ago. You can swim out to the reminents of the gun towers. It’s a very sober experience.
I saw a lot of movies in the theaters when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. Going to see this movie as an 18 year old in a theater packed with WW2 vets on opening weekend was the best movie theater experience of my life.
@@Spiralredd I sat couple rows from the front, so not sure. I know that was an issue for quite a few veterans that went to see the movie in the theaters though.
My great grandfather fought too for the Wehrmacht. He was drafted and I don’t know how he was before but he was an evil sadist after the war and never talked about his experience.
My grandfather also fought in the Wehrmacht throughout the entirety of the war. Wounded once in the Soviet Union and when healed back up, straight back to his unit. I never asked him about it, but on occasion he would try to talk about it a little bit when he was older. He seen a lot of horrible shit, and that was just the things he was comfortable talking about.
My grandpa said the vomit in the landing vehicle was ankle deep, but he was to scared to care. Five years later his sister got married and it turned out the groom's best man drove the landing vehicle my grandpa was in.
As a VN infantryman, Ist Inf Div (Big Red One), my heart just sinks and tears well up in my eyes when I see this clip of Saving Private Ryan. Thank you to all WWII vets, you are the greatest generation.
My mother brought my grandfather to see SPR in the theater. He was in the first wave on Omaha Beach on D-Day. My mom was hesitant to bring him to see it but he insisted. He is gone now but the horrific events that he witnessed during WW2 haunted him the rest of his life. He said that this landing scene was very accurate and terribly realistic.
It's truly amazing that he survived, being in the first wave... I can't imagine how utterly terrifying it must've been to wait in one of those boats, hearing the machine gun fire and smelling the diesel fumes, wondering if these were about to be your last few minutes alive... kudos to your granddad for being able to watch it. Nobody could blame him for choosing not to. How old did your granddad live to be, if you don't mind me asking?
From a movie-making perspective, this scene is PHENOMENAL in almost every single way possible. The atmosphere is bone-chilling; there are so many disturbing moments, (like having the soldiers being absolutely horrified, one of the soldiers screaming in pain, another soldier without his face, and a soldier looking for his arm that just got blown off are so disturbing) but these are things that add to the dark and gruesome tone. It’s visually fantastic and looks real; whether it’s practicals or special effects, the setting truly looks like a battlefield that is about to be bloody. All of the shots and camera angles are perfect (switching between multiple perspectives and angles works very well). Seeing the battlefield from multiple perspectives helps make the scene even better. The sounds of the weapons and explosions are fantastic. The costume design, and makeup are on point. I also think the lack of music makes the scene all the more compelling and scarier (also the parts where it goes totally silent are creepy)! No doubt in my mind this is one of the best scenes in cinema, period!
@@annekerose4633 it’s in another video that shows another part of this scene. Because this video doesn’t show the entire Omaha Beach scene. It shows probably less than half of it
My great grandfather fought and survived the entire thing. My grandfather fought and survived Vietnam and my dad was a medic in the air Force. I come from a long line of military men. I respect every single soldier that fighrs
I remember watching this in the movie theater with my grandpa, and I kept seeing tears rolling down his face. And after the movie was over, asked him if he was okay. He told me he was fine. I knew deep down he wasn't.
Everyone credits the actors/writers and completely forgets the Special effects/Sound, the most underrated part of this whole scene. The mixing of sound clips and beautifully added VFX bullets seamlessly goes unnoticed. SO MANY war films ignore this and just blow crap up with actors shooting blanks.
I forced myself to watch this - today being the 80 year anniversary - and it made me feel sick to my stomach. Each of these men were someone's son. We cannot imagine the utter horror of what they faced. Rest in peace you poor young men, sent to die on behalf of others.
My great-uncle was on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He survived, but most of the men aboard his landing craft were killed the moment the door opened according to the stories I've heard. He carried a BAR and threw his bipod over the side of the landing craft, and an officer threatened to court-martial him but the officer ended up getting killed. I only met my great uncle a handful of times in my life, and he passed away in 2011. However, I hold deep respect for him and whenever I have a bad day, sometimes I think of the hell he went through in the war.
My grandfather fought at gold beach With the British forces! Across From Omaha. Thanks to my American brothers for the biggest invasion in history departing from England together!
Hat off to Steven Spielberg for directing this remarkable movie. Helping us to visualize this realistic depiction insight and credit to actors such as Tom Hank for his experience
Even 25 years later. This opening scene is one of the best, most brutal, extremely moving scènes in movie history. The images are burnt in the back of my scull until the day I die. As a Belgian, with my grand mother liberated by the allies "the war" and D-Day were just concepts that I could not wrap my head around. And then this movie came and it made 'sacrifices' by the American and allies so real you can almost touch it. This opening scene kicked me gratefulness in the balls. Now when being older than most of those soldiers, knowing what it means to be 20 years old, it touches me even more. Kids ripped apart in a cold beach of a country on the other side of the world. Damn. Forever in debt. 🇺🇲🇧🇪
I saw this in the theater when I was 15... I had high expectations that it would be a pretty good movie based on the trailer, cast, & director. But this scene caught everyone by surprise--- there had never been anything like it when it came out. So immersive and so vivid... it blew me away and I was shaking when I left the theater.
I went to see this movie opening night and there were several vets there that had to walk out of the theater a few minutes into this scene. It was brutal to watch it, I can't imagine how it must've made the guys who were actually there feel.
@@dora1980 PTSD, horrifying memories. Things they probably had nightmares about for decades, if not their entire lives, being depicted so realistically that they probably couldn't handle it. It was so well-done that it brought back all of the shell shock that they had spent so long learning to live with.
how many years of my life and this movie never becomes old! every time i feel I am watching for the first time! epic movie! may be one of the greatest war movies! worldwide hit!
My father landed in Normandy on D Day +1, and was involved in the battle for Caen until the end of July, which astonished me. Caen is very close to Bayeux which was the first town to be liberated after D Day. Apparently Caen was a strategic town and the German defenders put up strong resistance. I’ll have to research it a bit. I’ll regret to my dying day not showing more interest and compassion for my father who returned to the coal mines in South Yorkshire after being demobbed in 1945. He was a lovely generous and kind man. He died in 1992
Every time I watch this movie it gets more real and more emotional. This film is incredibly sad what these men went through. They are the biggest heroes of all time to me. I can’t believe this didn’t win the academy award for best picture that year, this is a dramatic historical masterpiece
I had a chance to go to the D-Day beaches when I studied abroad in Normandy back in 2011. To be standing where so many people fought and died was very humbling. World War II must have been a terrifying time. I cannot even imagine the things that generation went through.
I'd like to thank Steven Spielberg for creating a learning vehicle to understand the reality and horrors of war. My respect for my Grandfather (WWII) and Father (Vietnam) who served increased immensely after viewing this film. Understanding how these young men lost their lives. Beyond words. My respect to all that lay their life on the line to serve our great Country.
Young men (basically kids) should NOT be fighting in a war. Why can't people fight with words instead of missles, guns, and bombs? Sometimes movies make it seem like a few dozen men down means nothing, but each man who died had their whole entire world end. Please, just everyone stop fighting, stop supporting wars. We should have a military only for defense.
Well you are seeing more of that today. Example. Facebook and social media and the internet in general. These people are called keyboard warriors. A lot of the mean, nasty, and fighting words that people won't be brave enough to say to each other in person feel safe saying to each other behind a computer screen.
War is rich men sitting in glass towers brainwashing young men who would otherwise be friends into killing eachother War is nothing but business , it’s profit for arms makers and politicians It’s insanity War is literal insanity
As long as humans exist war will. It's nothing new just has gotten more violent over time. First it was swords then it was muskets now it's assault rifles.
@@NoobGuest-kh8smDesert Storm was defending a middle Eastern country from another one’s invasion. They are not some homogenized entity, and that was a conflict that’s entirely justified. Learn your history.
Steven Spielberg has arguably been the Great Director of our age, starting with "Jaws". We are blessed that he had committed to giving us, in the late '90s, 2 great movies about WW2 - this one, and the one especially poignant for him as a Jewish man, "Schindler's List".
They only stood a chance thanks to the beaches being more lightly defended than they otherwise would have been due to deception operations (via the Enigma machine) in the lead up to the invasion. Because of this the Germans thought the Allies were landing at Calais rather than Normandy.
I dunno if its true due i only heard this in other RUclips ww2 historian, he said that Hitler's tanks was pulled back in the landings and concentrated their defence inside normandy, if the tanks were there i'm sure the American Landings is gonna have more casualties than this, and they also said that Airborne landings protected and punched through Germans behind enemy lines and helped the Shore Parties to regroup and fortify. And maybe some resistance helped in the Invasion.
The scene is very historically inaccurate the Rounds that the enemy is firing would break the machine guns and the poles are facing the wrong way they should be facing towards the enemy
@@fionamurray5261what? The only inaccuracy I see was the reversed logs on the beach and rounds penetrating through water, what you're saying about the rounds they were shooting wasn't true.
@spoopy9689 I think what they meant was the rate of fire. You can't continually fire an LMG at the rate shown in these clips. The barrel would literally melt from overheating. This clip makes it look like there were a handful of machine guns, doing immense damage. In reality, there were around 85 machine gun nests.
One thing that’s really well-depicted is the weight of leadership that Captain Miller (Hanks) carries before they disembark. You can see that he’s visibly shaken but also has to wrestle with the fact that, as the OIC, he’s the one people will be turning towards for leadership once they hit the beach. He steadies himself and immediately, along with Sgt. Horvath, begins preparing his men for the chaos that’s about to come. Really masterful stuff
United 93 does, very tragic movie and it feels your really on the flight with the heroes. I’ve developed depression after watching United 93 but saving private Ryan has made it even worse so I have to be very careful now
@@brycewakefield6565at least we will all now have a common enemy. It's sad that we are literally killing each other. Hopefully aliens invade so we can have something to fight other than ourselves. I mean can you imagine all our militaries coming together from all countries just to fight aliens.
Saw this in theaters when it was released. A couple of men left the theater during this scene. I'm assuming they were veterans. God bless the men who stormed those beaches.
Not only does this movie have smart, realistic characters, it completely grounds the viewer. They don’t try and show all of the battle all at once. In fact, for most of this scene were with Tom Hanks completely. Its what makes this film so great and realistic
My grandfather joined the war shortly after D Day and was wounded in the battle of the bulge. He will always be the greatest man I ever knew. RIP Technical Sergeant Charles Nelson, Detroit MI.
8:00 Yup! You know who it is! That’s a NAVY NCDU! That’s the ancestor of the Navy Seals. They were called Naval Combat Demolition Units, whose main purpose on Omaha beach was to clear mines and explosive obstacles for the tanks and vehicles to roll on the beach. The NCDU later formed into UDT boat teams then they became the Seals. I believe the original training was in both Fort Pierce FL and in Maui HI. Not sure when the whole little creek and Coronado came in, but it was shortly after that. I don’t know, I thought it was kind of cool Steven Spielberg added that little attention detail in the scene. Notice how the USN guy didn’t have to take orders from Miller? He’s like, I’ll do respect, sir, you go anywhere you want I’m clearing this one! Lol.
The auditory experience of this in theaters was both terrifying and incredible to experience; I'd never heard sound design like this in a movie before, and it was so real that it made me feel like I needed to duck my head to avoid a bullet.
@@roboif2606 yknow what man, I’m sorry. Looking back at my unnecessary comment I feel like I was almost demeaning you, so I apologise and am eternally grateful for your service 🫡
@@cadleb no you was speaking truth, I was involved in many battles in Iraq, some very intense against a radical determined brave enemies, they fought us until the death, saying that D-Day was a day of all days man, just imagine losing all your friends as soon as them doors open.. I can just relate to the tension of going on a mission knowing there are people out there waiting to kill you by any means. I'm not offended at all by your comment, it is what it is. If I were on the beach I doubt I would have survived.
My dad saw this on opening night with his best friend he said half the theater was filled with veterans by the the end of the scene the theater was half empty He said he got chills
In just mere seconds so many of their fellow soldiers that they grew to know and view as family, were dropping like flies every second. Truly a chilling scene from the soldier with his guts spilled out calling for his mother, to the soldier moving around aimlessly searching for his blown off arm 😥. Tom Hanks did a great job at portraying a leader trying to remain focused on the task at hand for not only his own safety but the safety of his fellow men. So many times the shock from what he was seeing was getting to him, but he knew he had to focus otherwise even more of his crew would die. When he was dragging the injured soldier and accidentally pulled him over the land mine, you can tell that shook him up a bit but he kept on moving.
The men who survived the horrors of that war came home, rolled up their sleeves, shut the hell up, and went to work. Carried all that inside of them for a lifetime.
@@digitalzeth1582 their saying how mind boggling it is how many of these men who survived WW2 just came home and were expected to just resume daily life, keeping everything they saw and did during the war inside for the rest of their life.
There was medal of honor game that the veteran gave a quote that fits this perfectly….. “they call me a hero….but I was not a hero, the ones that were left behind they are the heroes”. Amazing how those words stuck
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The way that the actors and film writers demonstrate the PTSD and shell shock of the soldiers is really a work of art and truth
He seemed like he was out of it now he was "back to Earth".
yeah, i played pretend as a kid too lol super hard work
@@drkarats6147low iq comment. Did you get paid? Did you have 100 others? Did you actually storm a fucking beach?
The secular North Carolina discharge of a solid or ocharred with a command Norfolk
Yea the way that man just casually walked off with his arm was horrible
80 years ago today..... Thank you
Is currently 6:27 in the morning by me, and exactly at 6:28 I'm going to start the movie right when it shows the tank trap and talks about dog green sector. At 6:30 the first waves would have been hitting the beaches
Never again.
We owe you everything. Remember Donald Trump called these men losers and suckers. But you Will ALWAYS BE HEROES TO ME.
These boys stormed the beaches like joe Biden's breakfast stormed his underwear
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The way Spielberg added the guy missing an arm casually looking for it seemingly unbothered masterfully but horrifically displayed the shock from the intensity of the situation.
Man said: “Tis but a scratch.”
nah but he really said “hol up..lemme grab my arm for a sec”
Think about it... Your arm falls off. You've grown with that appendage for all of your natural life. It's quite literally the most attached you are to an object. It would be extremely hard to think logically and just accept it's not going to be stitched back together, surprisingly realistic scene.
Hanks said in an interview that it was an actual amputee actor. Intense to say the least.
I remember watching this movie at 8 years old in total shock of that scene. My innocent mind couldn't fathom something that horrible and I told myself that stuff like that didn't really happen in war.
My grandfather was an 18 year old medic in the war and endured the horror of the beaches on D-Day, as well as the frozen nightmare at Battle of the Bulge. He saved several lives by carrying them over his shoulders to safety. He told my mother that while carrying a man in the forest, trying to run in the snow, a German tank rolled up and stopped right in front of him, and he could see the driver’s eyes staring right at him. He thought he was done for sure. They let him pass, though, and continued to roll on through. Just proves they were all human out there. I will never forget the sacrifices of these brave men and women. It’s because of them that we have all that we do today.
Thanks for sharing
This is a great story, alot of people really don't realize that the average wehrmacht soldier was just another human being who wanted to go home, and had no affiliation with nazis, most didn't even know concentration camps existed. Most wehrmacht were conscripts or people from foreign countries Germany had occupied who were forced into the military, the true enemies were the German commanders and SS, its very, very rare that you'd encounter an average German soldier who supported the cause
@@daltoncampbell8401 correct about most things but regular german adults pretty much knew about the concentration camps
wow
The bad guys won.
Imagine living for 18-30 years, then going through weeks of demanding training, just be shot dead immediately after the landing boat door opens.
…except you wouldn’t, because you would be dead.
What's even more scary is getting off the boat, then living another 18-30...
@@SoullessxDreamI think I would I want have lived that 18 to 30 years instead of being killed on the beach that day 😂
@user-oh4kt4sv8x yeah, I bet, but there's about 20 veterans a day that end it, and they hadn't even seen the red sand of Normandy. That should tell you something.
Imagine fighting for the jew..
This is thought to be the most accurate depiction of war ever put to film. Hundreds of veterans walked out of seeing it in theaters because it was too much to take in.
Why did I watch this with the soviet anthem playing in the background
@@Tf2_Secretsbecause you have can’t take anything seriously
@@josislost Yeah your
probably right. (and why did you add have)
Steven Spielberg rules ❤. But he's lost his way abit now I think
Makes you wonder why you would go watch a film about reliving a traumatic experience, ya know?
The way that soldier was bleeding out and shouting for his mother broke my heart. War is truly hell in a different form
And that happened a thousand times that day.
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My respect for veterans of ww2 except Painter’s armies
War is humanity's natural state
Also kind of homaged in Band Of Brothers (also by Spielberg) when one of the more experienced members of the 101st Airborne Division scornfully dismisses replacement troops: “They’re all the same. ‘Where the Krauts at? Lemme at ‘em!’ Two days later, there they are, with their blood and guts hanging out, and they’re screamin’ for a medic, cryin’ out for their goddamn mother.”
My grandpa was actually there .. and survived to tell the tale. I miss him dearly 😢
Dam
What a guy may he rest in peace
My great uncle was as well.. Up in the air though, your grandpa was a brave and strong man, I wish you all the best in life
My dad was in there and is still alive to this day he’s around 100 years old and never stops talking about how many people he’s killed
@@Mr_KoastzBYwow around 100? I’m glad he survived. That takes so much courage that I am not sure very many people have these days.
Anyone watching this on d day to remind themselves of how grateful we are of these men and their ultimate sacrifice?
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Thankful for them I'm sure most would be disappointed how we are as a country rn with all the pride stuff
It just makes me sad, and angry at humanity for allowing things like war to happen
@@user-kg3qu2sc3iBecause that’s the worst thing happening, or even matters to begin with 🙄
80 years on, don’t let the ultimate sacrifice of these men ever fade away. Fight authoritarianism and fascism even when it comes creeping onto our shores. God bless ALL these men.
Do something coward,
Fash is back.
Yeah I'm voting for Trump again. I don't want to fight Russia or China and Biden is an idiot.
its already there but disguised as something else.
look whats going on especially since 2020...
@@willbaker8505HH o/
Indeed.
On the 79th anniversary I’d like to say a thanks to all the brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice on June 6th 1944, lest we forget
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Their sacrifice will never be forgotten
Women?
@@trymencity60854 women are buried there yes
Thank you to all the vets! I wished that you guys were celebrated every day, what you did took more courage than most of the people these days have their whole lives. I wished that these wars would stop, but we live in a flawed world with leaders who are greedy and corrupt.
Nine minutes? NINE MINUTES? This felt like a goddamn eternity. Absolutely riveting, absolutely terrifying and nightmarish.. f ucking incredible film, every scene has purpose, weight, beauty, emotion, horror to it. One of Spielberg’s best
So true for a nine minute video it felt like a whole film
I’ve had several nightmares of the movie already. I remember Woody recalling my gut wrenching screams after waking up sweating so much; this happened on Saturday night when I suddenly felt sweat all over me and my sister heard my gut wrenching screams, it terrified her. I loved how my sister was holding my hand most of the night because she feared I would scream again but I didn’t
@@nicolelawless9942what? You got PTSD from watching a movie?
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Yea, I did but it’s calmed down now. Obviously I’m not offending the real survivors of D-Day, I’m trying not to because they went through absolute hell. I’m so used to the movie now because I’ve seen it so much
And you’re not even going to believe how much this scene alone cost.
You know how gruesomely accurate this scene is when many veterans walked out of the theaters having relived that trauma from June 6, 1944 and a hotline had to be established for those veterans.
You are the 50th person to sling that shit fact out…
Its not a shit fact
@@nicholasrice8693 We got ourselves a draft dodger right here ladies and gentlemen
The kid yelling for his mom,holding his intestines in always gives me chills when i watch this movie..because thats how this entire scenario literally took place,they all walked into a slaughter and the lucky few story you hear from vets are usually 100% true,they may hold back on a few things but every one of these guys were real heros
I can't act like I know what war is but this movie definitely filled me in on some of the highlights..
That is one of the few parts of this movie that is damn near unbearable for me to watch. It serves as one of the greatest depictions of how war really is. There is nothing glamorous about it like. It is a disgusting and awful thing to experience and witness. Just trying to imagine the level of suffering that some people experience in situations like the ones portrayed in this film really fucks my mind up.
To think every dead soldier on the beach that day, without a doubt had some form of family back home and they definitely had no clue the horrible fate that fell upon their loved one. Tells you how horrific war truly is and that none of us will ever really comprehend how hellish this entire battle was.
This depiction of D day was so realistic that the veterans in theaters immediately left after seeing it. That's how realistic and gruesome it is.
I remember hearing about that. It made them relive that terrible day. They fought and won and the coat was high.
Pansies.
@@craigjoe8691show some respect you incel. Just like many of us in these comments we’d want to run back to our mommies if we’d have to live through what those guys lived though
@@craigjoe8691ight then u fight in a war and see your peers get brutally shot n mutilated
@@CD-dx9plexactly
This scene was said to be the most accurate portrayal of the landings.
It's imo a little too gruesome. US sent 34,000 troops to Omaha beach on D-day and it's estimated 2,000 to 2,300 died. So around 6% to 7% died. This scene makes it seem like 50% died.
@mikeguidry2577 perhaps in a single subsectior ? You got different battalions and companies hitting off Omaha.
@@sierracosta47 just what I researched online. Omaha, 2000 to 2500 out of 34,000 on D-day specifically. All of Normandy was 134,000 allies at Normandy (70,000 US) and says highest estimates are 12,000 and lowest at 5,000. For D-day specifically. So between 5 to 10% died on this day that went. More could've later on in war.
most of the beach landings were uneventful.
@@mikeguidry2577 Yes but the majority of the causalities came during the initial wave so in that sense this was pretty accurate. Something like 1,000 men died in the first 15 minutes of the battle.
80 years today, just here to leave my love and respect to the greatest generation ❤️
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@@TheChosennn Currahee 🫡
June 6th, 2024. Still in reverence of their achievement today
The appreciation really only grows with time, especially sad that they are all almost gone now. Such an amazing generation that I will always cherish
I’m British. I remember going to Normandy in the mid 90’s as a young kid. On the ferry back, a Canadian veteran was coming back with us. It was the 50th anniversary. He was the last of his brothers to survive. He gave me a Canadian pin and wished us all well. You don’t realise how emotional it must’ve been for him to have relived that. There are no winners in war. I’ve been a few more times since. The beachers still have the scars and evidence from all those years ago. You can swim out to the reminents of the gun towers. It’s a very sober experience.
winners in war are the rich people who managed to get everyone to suffer so much for their cause without getting their own hands dirty!
The allies are the badies
There are winners in war...they just aren't us common folk smh
There’s no winners in war? The Jews won bro. The rest of the world lost.
As horrendous as it is, Canadian, British or American. We will never see the likes again
Artistic rendition of the first moments of every sea turtle’s life
GOD DAMN LOL
Yeah but in reverse, lol.
💀
I saw a lot of movies in the theaters when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. Going to see this movie as an 18 year old in a theater packed with WW2 vets on opening weekend was the best movie theater experience of my life.
How many of them walked out from PTSD
@@Spiralredd I sat couple rows from the front, so not sure. I know that was an issue for quite a few veterans that went to see the movie in the theaters though.
80 years later. Thank you.
The sheer terror these guys must felt is something none of us could ever comprehend
RIP Howard J Carpenter WW 2 veteran. Your son. Alfred J Carpenter ❤
RIP to your father
God bless your father
Thank you for his service
The bravery of your father , is too great for words . 👍😢
Much, much respect to all the veterans, including my grandfather who fought in this war. 💐
My great grandfather died there. He was an mg gunner on german side
@@decombatnfl3639🧢
My great grandfather fought too for the Wehrmacht. He was drafted and I don’t know how he was before but he was an evil sadist after the war and never talked about his experience.
Indeed.
My grandfather also fought in the Wehrmacht throughout the entirety of the war. Wounded once in the Soviet Union and when healed back up, straight back to his unit. I never asked him about it, but on occasion he would try to talk about it a little bit when he was older. He seen a lot of horrible shit, and that was just the things he was comfortable talking about.
My grandpa said the vomit in the landing vehicle was ankle deep, but he was to scared to care. Five years later his sister got married and it turned out the groom's best man drove the landing vehicle my grandpa was in.
F
That’s a crazy coincidence
Didn't happen for $100
The vomit wasnt from fear, it was because the soldiers got a massive meal right before take off and the bumpy waves made them puke.
@@capitaldcolon1795im sure it was 50/50 tbh let’s be real
As a VN infantryman, Ist Inf Div (Big Red One), my heart just sinks and tears well up in my eyes when I see this clip of Saving Private Ryan. Thank you to all WWII vets, you are the greatest generation.
My mother brought my grandfather to see SPR in the theater. He was in the first wave on Omaha Beach on D-Day. My mom was hesitant to bring him to see it but he insisted. He is gone now but the horrific events that he witnessed during WW2 haunted him the rest of his life. He said that this landing scene was very accurate and terribly realistic.
It's truly amazing that he survived, being in the first wave... I can't imagine how utterly terrifying it must've been to wait in one of those boats, hearing the machine gun fire and smelling the diesel fumes, wondering if these were about to be your last few minutes alive... kudos to your granddad for being able to watch it. Nobody could blame him for choosing not to.
How old did your granddad live to be, if you don't mind me asking?
From a movie-making perspective, this scene is PHENOMENAL in almost every single way possible. The atmosphere is bone-chilling; there are so many disturbing moments, (like having the soldiers being absolutely horrified, one of the soldiers screaming in pain, another soldier without his face, and a soldier looking for his arm that just got blown off are so disturbing) but these are things that add to the dark and gruesome tone. It’s visually fantastic and looks real; whether it’s practicals or special effects, the setting truly looks like a battlefield that is about to be bloody. All of the shots and camera angles are perfect (switching between multiple perspectives and angles works very well). Seeing the battlefield from multiple perspectives helps make the scene even better. The sounds of the weapons and explosions are fantastic. The costume design, and makeup are on point. I also think the lack of music makes the scene all the more compelling and scarier (also the parts where it goes totally silent are creepy)!
No doubt in my mind this is one of the best scenes in cinema, period!
Where's the soldier without a face? I didn't notice that one
@@annekerose4633 it’s in another video that shows another part of this scene. Because this video doesn’t show the entire Omaha Beach scene. It shows probably less than half of it
This is so devastating. My upmost respect and gratitude to every soldier that participated in the war. True heroes of the world.
My great grandfather fought and survived the entire thing. My grandfather fought and survived Vietnam and my dad was a medic in the air Force. I come from a long line of military men. I respect every single soldier that fighrs
@@Spiralreddfighting against humanity for globalist terror
I remember watching this in the movie theater with my grandpa, and I kept seeing tears rolling down his face. And after the movie was over, asked him if he was okay. He told me he was fine. I knew deep down he wasn't.
Everyone credits the actors/writers and completely forgets the Special effects/Sound, the most underrated part of this whole scene. The mixing of sound clips and beautifully added VFX bullets seamlessly goes unnoticed. SO MANY war films ignore this and just blow crap up with actors shooting blanks.
80 years to the day. Rest in peace to all those soldiers that gave up their lives for our freedom ❤
80 years ago to the day.
We will never forget.
80 Years ago, Our boys Did THIS, I’ve been honored to meet some of these men, Freedom Isn’t Free
Migrants think it is.
I forced myself to watch this - today being the 80 year anniversary - and it made me feel sick to my stomach. Each of these men were someone's son. We cannot imagine the utter horror of what they faced. Rest in peace you poor young men, sent to die on behalf of others.
My great-uncle was on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He survived, but most of the men aboard his landing craft were killed the moment the door opened according to the stories I've heard. He carried a BAR and threw his bipod over the side of the landing craft, and an officer threatened to court-martial him but the officer ended up getting killed. I only met my great uncle a handful of times in my life, and he passed away in 2011. However, I hold deep respect for him and whenever I have a bad day, sometimes I think of the hell he went through in the war.
watching this at the exact time that it happened 80 years ago R.I.P. heroes
No. This is inaccurate by thirty to six minutes. You’re comment is late. I’m sorry. God be with you.
Wow I'm here at the right but wrong time ig
@@345mrse landing started at 6:30 am and france is 8 hours ahead of me so i commented when the first wave landed
80 years ago today. God bless this generation. Couldn't even begin to imagine the horrors they went through on this day.
My grandfather fought at gold beach
With the British forces! Across
From Omaha. Thanks to my American brothers for the biggest invasion in history departing from England together!
My dad gave birth to my dad on the beach
@@RonnieMcNutt_Mindblowing not remotely funny
Allies are the badies. Enjoy your kebab fegit
Don’t forget about my Canadians at Juno. The furthest advance that day.
@@oilersridersbluejays absolutely 👍🏻
Hat off to Steven Spielberg for directing this remarkable movie. Helping us to visualize this realistic depiction insight and credit to actors such as Tom Hank for his experience
I think that this movie has scarred me for life
(((Spielberg)))
A sacrifice like no other. 80 years today, We will never forget ❤
Even 25 years later. This opening scene is one of the best, most brutal, extremely moving scènes in movie history. The images are burnt in the back of my scull until the day I die. As a Belgian, with my grand mother liberated by the allies "the war" and D-Day were just concepts that I could not wrap my head around. And then this movie came and it made 'sacrifices' by the American and allies so real you can almost touch it. This opening scene kicked me gratefulness in the balls.
Now when being older than most of those soldiers, knowing what it means to be 20 years old, it touches me even more. Kids ripped apart in a cold beach of a country on the other side of the world. Damn.
Forever in debt. 🇺🇲🇧🇪
I saw this in the theater when I was 15... I had high expectations that it would be a pretty good movie based on the trailer, cast, & director. But this scene caught everyone by surprise--- there had never been anything like it when it came out. So immersive and so vivid... it blew me away and I was shaking when I left the theater.
80 years ago, at this very moment. Thousands of men went through their worst for the liberation of the world.
80 years later and we appreciate the brave sacrifice and service of the Allied troops, thank you 🫡 🦅 🤝
Thank you for your service.
The bravest men in the world.
I love you grandpa
80 years today. Me and My family honor your sacrifice. You did it for people like me that you would never even meet. God Bless you.
My great uncle was killed during D-Day 😞 I was bawling my eyes out watching this the whole time, thinking of what he went through😢
I’m so sorry.
I went to see this movie opening night and there were several vets there that had to walk out of the theater a few minutes into this scene. It was brutal to watch it, I can't imagine how it must've made the guys who were actually there feel.
I can’t imagine it and I don’t want too. May veterans said the movie was very accurate
Why would the veterans walk out of the theater? It's part of their life.
@@dora1980 PTSD, horrifying memories. Things they probably had nightmares about for decades, if not their entire lives, being depicted so realistically that they probably couldn't handle it. It was so well-done that it brought back all of the shell shock that they had spent so long learning to live with.
@@dora1980
They wouldn’t want to revive the horrors all over again
@@TheHairline Yes I think Spielberg showed the WW2 better than anyone else.
how many years of my life and this movie never becomes old! every time i feel I am watching for the first time! epic movie! may be one of the greatest war movies! worldwide hit!
My father landed in Normandy on D Day +1, and was involved in the battle for Caen until the end of July, which astonished me. Caen is very close to Bayeux which was the first town to be liberated after D Day. Apparently Caen was a strategic town and the German defenders put up strong resistance. I’ll have to research it a bit. I’ll regret to my dying day not showing more interest and compassion for my father who returned to the coal mines in South Yorkshire after being demobbed in 1945. He was a lovely generous and kind man. He died in 1992
I’m sorry for your loss.
Every time I watch this movie it gets more real and more emotional. This film is incredibly sad what these men went through. They are the biggest heroes of all time to me. I can’t believe this didn’t win the academy award for best picture that year, this is a dramatic historical masterpiece
I had a chance to go to the D-Day beaches when I studied abroad in Normandy back in 2011. To be standing where so many people fought and died was very humbling. World War II must have been a terrifying time. I cannot even imagine the things that generation went through.
80 years later and Thank You seems insignificant.
I'd like to thank Steven Spielberg for creating a learning vehicle to understand the reality and horrors of war. My respect for my Grandfather (WWII) and Father (Vietnam) who served increased immensely after viewing this film. Understanding how these young men lost their lives. Beyond words. My respect to all that lay their life on the line to serve our great Country.
It has been 80 years since D-Day. God bless all the brave men who fought that day.
Young men (basically kids) should NOT be fighting in a war. Why can't people fight with words instead of missles, guns, and bombs? Sometimes movies make it seem like a few dozen men down means nothing, but each man who died had their whole entire world end. Please, just everyone stop fighting, stop supporting wars. We should have a military only for defense.
I agree, tell that to the ones using there militaries to attack for gains
Well you are seeing more of that today. Example. Facebook and social media and the internet in general. These people are called keyboard warriors. A lot of the mean, nasty, and fighting words that people won't be brave enough to say to each other in person feel safe saying to each other behind a computer screen.
War is rich men sitting in glass towers brainwashing young men who would otherwise be friends into killing eachother
War is nothing but business , it’s profit for arms makers and politicians
It’s insanity
War is literal insanity
As long as humans exist war will. It's nothing new just has gotten more violent over time. First it was swords then it was muskets now it's assault rifles.
Its part of human nature
the best first 30 minutes in the history of cinema that i've ever seen
Land of the free because of the brave.. rip to the brave souls that lost their lives today.
Our day on the beach was thanks to their day on the beach.
@@Punisher1830 Couldn’t have said it better
The allies are the badies. Look at the world and really look at what these globaalist dogs fought.
What a powerful retelling of what had to be absolute hell on earth. The utmost respect and honor to everyone who was a part of D-Day.
I respect all of them
In remembrance of those 80 years ago. Thanks beyond what can be imagined.
Thanks for the comprehensive clip. I don't know why youtube took down the full thing, This isn't just a movie, it's a historic text
80 years ago today. God rest their souls and may future generations never forget their sacrifices for the freedom they enjoy today
80 years ago today... they shall be remembered
What a film. Every second you feel like you're really there, fighting alongside them. Resect to all the heroes who really did fight that day.
this movie always make think of my only brother whose suffering from ptsd from the army breaks my heart
When they guys says, Momma, I cry everytime Jesus😦
One of the long epic opening scenes in any action/war films for me. Absolutely love watchin this part upto the capture of the beach front territory !
Being a Veteran of Desert Storm & Iraq War, I cried when I saw this scene.
Thank you for your service
Okay, but do you support the people of the Middle East?
@@NoobGuest-kh8sm they went there voluntarily and expect people to feel bad for them.
@@NoobGuest-kh8smDesert Storm was defending a middle Eastern country from another one’s invasion. They are not some homogenized entity, and that was a conflict that’s entirely justified.
Learn your history.
@@Ghost-tw7xwSame goes for you.
Teacher put this on in school lmao it was amazing
Same
I’m assuming there was that one student who could t handle how bloody it was?
Spot on ^
@@lanz2828 every student liked blood
@@DJLiverz alright, good to know that it isn’t a common thing among everyone’s school
Steven Spielberg has arguably been the Great Director of our age, starting with "Jaws". We are blessed that he had committed to giving us, in the late '90s, 2 great movies about WW2 - this one, and the one especially poignant for him as a Jewish man, "Schindler's List".
I’m always surprised anyone at all survived this landing :(
They only stood a chance thanks to the beaches being more lightly defended than they otherwise would have been due to deception operations (via the Enigma machine) in the lead up to the invasion. Because of this the Germans thought the Allies were landing at Calais rather than Normandy.
I dunno if its true due i only heard this in other RUclips ww2 historian, he said that Hitler's tanks was pulled back in the landings and concentrated their defence inside normandy, if the tanks were there i'm sure the American Landings is gonna have more casualties than this, and they also said that Airborne landings protected and punched through Germans behind enemy lines and helped the Shore Parties to regroup and fortify. And maybe some resistance helped in the Invasion.
Parents: aww look at him playing with his toy soldiers
The kids mind when playing:
saving private ryan is good at showing how omaha was bloody
the longest day shows how it is hard to get past the beach
The scene is very historically inaccurate the Rounds that the enemy is firing would break the machine guns and the poles are facing the wrong way they should be facing towards the enemy
@@fionamurray5261 yes, i'm aware of that but i think you didn't understand my comment right
@@fionamurray5261what? The only inaccuracy I see was the reversed logs on the beach and rounds penetrating through water, what you're saying about the rounds they were shooting wasn't true.
@spoopy9689 I think what they meant was the rate of fire. You can't continually fire an LMG at the rate shown in these clips. The barrel would literally melt from overheating.
This clip makes it look like there were a handful of machine guns, doing immense damage. In reality, there were around 85 machine gun nests.
@@StrongestParwell weren't the barrels interchangeable on the mg42's??? Just asking I'm not a historian by any means???
One thing that’s really well-depicted is the weight of leadership that Captain Miller (Hanks) carries before they disembark. You can see that he’s visibly shaken but also has to wrestle with the fact that, as the OIC, he’s the one people will be turning towards for leadership once they hit the beach.
He steadies himself and immediately, along with Sgt. Horvath, begins preparing his men for the chaos that’s about to come.
Really masterful stuff
Nothing surpasses this.
Genius from Spielberg.
United 93 does, very tragic movie and it feels your really on the flight with the heroes. I’ve developed depression after watching United 93 but saving private Ryan has made it even worse so I have to be very careful now
I hope that the world never comes to this ever again.
oh it will with aliens
Or can it?
@@brycewakefield6565at least we will all now have a common enemy. It's sad that we are literally killing each other. Hopefully aliens invade so we can have something to fight other than ourselves. I mean can you imagine all our militaries coming together from all countries just to fight aliens.
@@SpiralreddWe will all be dead
Straight vs LGBT people war...
Saw this in theaters when it was released. A couple of men left the theater during this scene. I'm assuming they were veterans. God bless the men who stormed those beaches.
4:48 I remember walking in late to class when I was 14 and they were being shown this scene. We were learning about WW2. Still sticks with me.
Watching right now!
God bless you all, heroes!
Today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. June 6, 1944. Never forget D-Day. Let us never forget their sacrifices.
Not only does this movie have smart, realistic characters, it completely grounds the viewer. They don’t try and show all of the battle all at once. In fact, for most of this scene were with Tom Hanks completely. Its what makes this film so great and realistic
There are no winners in war, only survivors.
In memory of all the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our freedoms. God bless!
There’s also winners and losers
My grandfather joined the war shortly after D Day and was wounded in the battle of the bulge. He will always be the greatest man I ever knew. RIP Technical Sergeant Charles Nelson, Detroit MI.
80th anniversary of D-day. Thank you for the servicemen for their service and sacrifice.
8:00 Yup! You know who it is! That’s a NAVY NCDU! That’s the ancestor of the Navy Seals. They were called Naval Combat Demolition Units, whose main purpose on Omaha beach was to clear mines and explosive obstacles for the tanks and vehicles to roll on the beach. The NCDU later formed into UDT boat teams then they became the Seals. I believe the original training was in both Fort Pierce FL and in Maui HI. Not sure when the whole little creek and Coronado came in, but it was shortly after that. I don’t know, I thought it was kind of cool Steven Spielberg added that little attention detail in the scene. Notice how the USN guy didn’t have to take orders from Miller? He’s like, I’ll do respect, sir, you go anywhere you want I’m clearing this one! Lol.
The auditory experience of this in theaters was both terrifying and incredible to experience; I'd never heard sound design like this in a movie before, and it was so real that it made me feel like I needed to duck my head to avoid a bullet.
Can not ever be unemotional when I watch this. Rest in Peace to those who served and fought for us.
The lost generation. I can't even imagine. Heros all of them.
Being a 3 tour combat vet of Iraq, I can feel the tension just like when we pushed into Iraq in March 03
I salute you for your service 🫡, but the d-day landings were scarier
@@cadleb oh trust and believe I know. It was a meat grinder
@@roboif2606 yknow what man, I’m sorry. Looking back at my unnecessary comment I feel like I was almost demeaning you, so I apologise and am eternally grateful for your service 🫡
@@cadleb no you was speaking truth, I was involved in many battles in Iraq, some very intense against a radical determined brave enemies, they fought us until the death, saying that D-Day was a day of all days man, just imagine losing all your friends as soon as them doors open.. I can just relate to the tension of going on a mission knowing there are people out there waiting to kill you by any means. I'm not offended at all by your comment, it is what it is. If I were on the beach I doubt I would have survived.
@@roboif2606 I salute you sir.
My dad saw this on opening night with his best friend he said half the theater was filled with veterans by the the end of the scene the theater was half empty He said he got chills
In just mere seconds so many of their fellow soldiers that they grew to know and view as family, were dropping like flies every second. Truly a chilling scene from the soldier with his guts spilled out calling for his mother, to the soldier moving around aimlessly searching for his blown off arm 😥. Tom Hanks did a great job at portraying a leader trying to remain focused on the task at hand for not only his own safety but the safety of his fellow men. So many times the shock from what he was seeing was getting to him, but he knew he had to focus otherwise even more of his crew would die. When he was dragging the injured soldier and accidentally pulled him over the land mine, you can tell that shook him up a bit but he kept on moving.
80 years ago from today. Unbelievable.... 😢
as former infantry for the 1st Cav, hooah brothers. Thank you for everything.
It’s still hard to wrap my brain around that some of the these men were not even in their 20s yet…….
It's really sad. But they are all in heaven now with God and he is making sure they are in the best place possible which puts my mind at ease
@@Spiralreddvery true
@@JakeMika-mt4dythe dude that was holding his intestines and calling for his mom looked atleast 19..he died so early.
Back then propaganda was king many of the US soldiers volunteered because they were sold a lie they had no idea what they were getting themselves into
The men who survived the horrors of that war came home, rolled up their sleeves, shut the hell up, and went to work. Carried all that inside of them for a lifetime.
you make it sound like it's a good thing they "shut the hell up" about the trauma and continued slaving away
@@digitalzeth1582 their saying how mind boggling it is how many of these men who survived WW2 just came home and were expected to just resume daily life, keeping everything they saw and did during the war inside for the rest of their life.
Watching this on the 80 year anniversary.
There was medal of honor game that the veteran gave a quote that fits this perfectly…..
“they call me a hero….but I was not a hero, the ones that were left behind they are the heroes”. Amazing how those words stuck