Captain doesn't say "you've earned this" he says "earn this", urging Ryan to make the most of his life.

@ 1:00 That's in Normandy France. @ 14:21 My grandfathers and several great uncles were in the war and two of them told me they loved both of us man! Britons and Americans. 😁 Another told me Italians were cheering them on in some towns and cities in Italy. Many had relatives here in the US. 😁 @ 18:46 The draft age in the US during WWII was 21 to 45. Along with certain exemptions. @ 39:15 Well, actually it's "Recognition". FUBAR. But repair works too. LOL! Though Saving Private Ryan is a fictional story based around the actual war like the invasion, "Band of Brothers" is an excellent mini-series based on real events with interviews of some the veterans between episodes. Definitely worth covering someday. For a good classic WWI movie in B&W do "Sergeant York" (1941) based on the true story of Alvin C. York. And another good D-Day movie is "The Longest Day" (1962) with actors from Britain, Germany, France and the US, many well known. It's 3 hours, and worth a watch. If you're in for a good documentary about WWII that covers the _entire_ war beginning to end east-west, north-south, do the British production "The World At World" narrated by Laurence Olivier that came out in 1973. In the "making of it" feature, they realized in the 60s many people who lived thru the war and involved in it someway (well known and not - and on all sides) were getting older so they scurried around the globe finding these people to interview them before it was too late, to get their accounts. All while the documentary progresses. LOTS of and only authentic footage used; no reenactments. It took 4 years to produce too. This is a good video you did. ✌😎

My grandma's baby brother died on Omaha beach, he was 19 years old. My grandpa was navigator on a flying fortress and was shot down over Belgium. He was awarded a silver star for jumping on the gun when the gunner was killed, and giving the Nazi's hell until his plane hit the ground. He spent a year in hospital recovering, and spent the rest of his life in pain with shrapnel all through his body, and a messed up arm and leg. But he worked his ass off the rest of his life, and was one tough mofo. This movie always gets me hard, and makes me feel so proud and grateful to my family and all the allied servicemen and their families for sacrificing so much for all of us. And a shout out and big thank you to the Belgian people who pulled my grandad out of the plane wreck, got him to the British front and saved his life. Me, my mom, my kid and a whole bunch of other family members wouldn't exist without them.

I said after I saw this movie that every American from teen age and above should be strapped into a movie chair and be made to watch this movie and see the sacrifice that the greatest generation made for me and all of them.

This movie really hits very hard. My grandfather was one of those guys storming the beach in real life. He survived but came back with severe PTSD and killed himself when my mom was only 3-4 years old. Its very hard to watch knowing that even those that lived from those events, didnt live full lives after seeing those horrors. I carry his name as a memorial to who he was, but it's very unfortunate that sometimes even doing the right thing like defeating severe fascism has a personal toll for many decades.

The beginning scene is the Normandy American Cemetery. The guy who picked up his own arm was in shock. the chaplain is the guy with the cross. This one makes me cry every time. War is definitely hell and comedy helps you get through it.

The removal of Ryan was a policy that developed when the Sullivan brothers died. At first it was thought brothers serving in the same unit might be good for morale. It was that policy that the 5 Sullivan brothers joined the Navy and served on the same ship, the USS Juneau. All 5 brothers died when the Juneau was sunk in 1942. So that caused the War Department (not then called the DoD) to separate siblings unto different services and theaters.

It's not that they saved one man, they saved an entire families bloodline... alot heavier to think about. All those people behind him at the cemetery wouldn't be there if not for those men saving him. The argument can also be made for the men who died, what would their lives had led too? Heavy to think about

One of the most realistic movies to date. Many WWII vets said the DDay scene brought them to that awful day. Some say they could smell it.

My Nana had 5 boys. 4 of them were in the war. My Dad was in the 82nd airborne. He was captured in Germany and was a prisoner for 18 months before he escaped. All of my uncles made it home. I can't imagine what my Nana was going through. And btw my Dad was only 19!!!!!! I am so proud to call him my father. Definitely was the greatest generation. ❤

When the medic was dying he told them to give him more morphine. He knew what that meant. Everybody there knew what that meant.

My dad fought in WW2 and was wounded by a stick grenade. A piece of shrapnel got stuck in the bone of his upper arm. They patched him up and sent him back to the front line. He survived the war but the wound triggered bone cancer. He was given a year to live when I was 18 months old after having his left foot amputated. He went through his whole life battling cancer in different parts of his body. He lived to be 84. He rearly spoke about the war, but I could see the horror and pain in his eyes. My mum lived in London and got blown across her kitchen when a bomb landed at the end of her street. My dad was the bravest man I ever knew. I was born in 1962 so I didn't experience the war first hand, but I saw the consequences of it. I look at younger people now and wonder how they would cope if their internet was gone let alone survive being forced to fight in the worst war the world has ever seen.

Saw this in a packed theater when it opened, not a dry eye in the place. Thanks for honoring Memorial Day Weekend even though you might not have known Memorial Day is Monday in America. God bless them all.

When the medic was bleeding out, he saw his liver and knew he was dying. He asked for more morphine, because one helps kills the pain, two kills the man

The story is extremely loosely based on the story of the Niland brothers. A worse example of why there's a custom taking the sole surviving son out of combat area is the story of the Sullivan brothers, also from WWII.

5:35: That is called a _"Bangalore Torpedo"_ - it's sections of steel pipe, filled with explosives. You press the sections together, and slide the sectioned tube under obstacles like barbed wire, insert and light a fuse...then try to get out of the way. Quickly......We inherited those from the British Indian Army, which is why it's called a "Bangalore".

"Tell me I'm a good man" always gets me. One of the greatest movies ever made.

The Germans did unspeakable things to the French civilians in the wake of their retreat. For most French citizens the arrival of American and Allied soldiers was a welcome sight.

This is certainly one of the best war movies ever made. I really appreciate it that you included in your edit, basically the entire scene where Mrs. Ryan sees the staff car arriving with the news of her sons deaths. I find that an enormously effective scene and a mark of an exceptional director.

11:07 General George Marshall was the Chief of Staff of the US Army during WW2. He was later a key member of Truman's cabinet, and the author/architecht of the Marshall Plan which rebuilt Europe and Japan, and contained the spread of Communism. He was one of the greatest men this country ever produced. There should be monuments to him all over the world.

American cemetery at Colleville sur mer, Normandy, France. Dude you didn't read the Lincoln letter, one of the most powerful moments in the movie. The bridge and the village are both fictitious.

Since you asked 7:20 there is a great video called "the fallen of ww2" it shows death counts in all countries and is very well made.

I believe the R in FUBAR is for recognition. Effed up beyond all recognition. I like repair though too. Great movie reaction!

My Dad and his parents escaped Germany in this time.. he was little ... settled in the US... Whole Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island immigration.. and going the Army and was an MP... These movies have a special place for me.. and Hanks plays it well.

This will forever be a great movie. Definitely one of Stephen Spielberg's best movies ever....and he has a lot of good ones.

what so many people seem to miss when reviewing this movie is that the characters didnt die JUST for pvt. ryan , the soldiers that died in that war died for all of US , so that WE would live in a free world .

Even if you're not an American, I think this film represents some experience for every soldier from an Allied country. Aside from just a human experience for this terrible war.

Shindler's List, another WW2 film to watch. It along with Saving Private Ryan, I remember going to see with my 3 sons, in a theater with about 500 other people. In both this and Shindler's List the audience did not leave until the credits concluded. And then all those people got up and walked out without saying a word.

When they're telling the General about the Ryan brothers they mention the Sullivan brothers who were all killed on the same ship. That's why the Ryans were separated. I live across the street from the Buffalo (NY) Naval Park where the USS Sullivans is moored. I can see it from where I'm sitting.

When this movie first hit the theaters, we heard numerous stories about veterans who went to see it, but couldn't stay through the opening battle scenes. It was too accurate and, even 60 years after the fact, brought back too much emotion for them to stand. War wounds everyone. Even the survivors.

Welcome to scenes that were so realistic that some WWII Veterans walked out of the theater during a special screening before it was released. It truly shows the horror of war.

when they flamed the pill box and said dont shoot let them burn, was about not wasting bullets

When this movie released it was well known how utterly brutal it was as a movie going experience. The faces on the folk coming out of the theater told the story of what it was going to be. The guy standing in front of me had like a 7-year-old son and six-year-old daughter with him and I remember someone saying to him “You’re taking _them_ to _this!?”_ as he shook his head and walked past. 😵‍💫☹️

The thing to remember about the Omaha Beach segment at the beginning is that in the movie, it took 15 minutes. In real life, it took 6 hours to get off the beach. That's how long the carnage went on.

my father was there D day, and we saw this movie together, he had a difficult time, watching this. it brrought him back to that time, he said thats exactly what it was like.

To help you better understand D-Day and the Atlantic Wall; the first thing we tried was to shell the beaches using the Navy's guns. The problem was the Germans were too dug in under bunkers of concrete. After the shelling, the worst injuries the Germans had was a few concussions. We were also parachuting troops behind enemy lines in order to get a foothold and divide the German forces between defending the beach and searching for Allied troops. Our planes were also engaging with Luftwaffe in the sky as well as anti-aircraft artillery.The only option was to send troops ashore and take the defenses head on. Bear in mind, those defenses were designed none other than by the Desert Fox himself, Gen. Erwin Rommel.

The ages were 18 to 35 to be drafted.

That "pipe thing" is called a bangalore torpedo. It's metal pipe stuffed with explosives and a detonator and time fuse on the end. You slide it up under barbed wire, or across a minefield. It detonates. Cuts the wire and opens a gap or kinda, sorta, maybe clears a lane through the mines. As an 0351, back in the day, we used to make and use those in training. Lots of fun.

When first seeing this movie in the theater I was fighting back tears already just in the first 30 seconds, watching old Ryan walk through the cemetery in Normandy. The imagery and acting was that powerful. Just watching a reaction this movie has me in tears at the end. That line of, "Tell me I've led a good life. Tell me I'm a good man." It just rips me up. This is one of the best movies ever made.

The "pipe thing" is called a "Bangalore Torpedo" (mine). It originated in India, in the town of Bangalore. In WWII, the Allies used it to blast through continuous rows of Concertina Wire that were blocking their path. In this movie, it was filled with an explosive charge, and was then pushed up the beach from the shore. By continuously adding a new section of pipe, the charge could then be maneuvered up under the Concertina Wire, before igniting the charge. This was an excellent way of clearing wide swaths of ground, for the infantry to charge through on foot.

I recommend you watch the BAND OF BROTHERS miniseries showing DDay and the push to Berlin. The counterpart miniseries showing the fight against Japan is called "The Pacific" they are extremely realistic and have commentary from soldiers who were there. I think it's the absolute best representation of WW2.

This film is an absolute masterpiece. That is all.

The story of Private Ryan is inspired by the Sullivan brothers (who are mentioned in the movie, in the telegram scene). There were five of them: George, Frank, Joe, Matt, and Al, from Waterloo, Iowa. George and Frank, the oldest brothers, had served in the Navy in the 1930s, and after Pearl Harbor, they re-enlisted along with the younger three, on the condition that they serve together. They were assigned to the light cruiser USS _Juneau,_ and all five were killed when the ship was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, in November 1942. The US Navy named two ships USS _The Sullivans_ in their honor: a _Fletcher_-class destroyer (DD-537) in 1943 (decommissioned 1965, now a museum ship), and an _Arleigh Burke_-class guided missile destroyer (DDG-68) in 1995 (which is still in service). The ships' official motto is "We stick together."

Just two weeks ago my dad (89) lost his 105-year-old half-brother, a Navy pilot and Commander, and true hero of World War II. He was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross with one gold star for Valor in the European/African/Middle East campaign. Just last fall he was at the Southern Methodist University homecoming game in Dallas, not only being celebrated as a WWII vet, but as SMU’s oldest living alum. Dad’s other half-brother was a flight instructor for the Navy; his plane went down off the coast of Maine toward the end of the war, but they never found his body.

Based on several true stories. My grandfather survived. His two brothers did not. They are both still resting in the battleship Arizona, in Pearl Harbor. These events weigh on a family - for generations.

When I watched this movie in the theater, no one spoke a single word as they walked out. The impact of this movie was incredible... My father was in the south Pacific in WWII....retired Air Force. I gave up my dual citizenship with the UK and retired from the US Army, and I have a son in the Navy. This was co directed with Tom Hanks and Steve Spielberg....thanx for all pf your reviews...I am a subscriber

They got the sound of the near misses *right*. First time I watched this was at a friend's house with a top notch sound system. I very nearly ended up under the coffee table the first time it happened, and spent the rest of the scene flinching & squirming.

A telegram was all loved ones got during WWII. In rare cases where multiple siblings died, an officer and a priest were sent to deliver the news. When I was deployed the first time we had brothers on the same ship. One was in my F-14 Squadron and the other was a cook assigned to the ship. They told the brothers if we were to go into harms way the younger one would be flown off before hand.

Such a powerful, heartrending movie that honors the soldiers and their families. And, it was Private Ryan that gave Spielberg and Tom Hanks the blueprint to make Band of Brothers, so it’s doubly important. Nice reaction, Kabir. Peace from Ohio …

After the United States entered World War II, amendments to the Selective Training and Service Act on December 20, 1941, made all men between the ages of 20 and 44 liable for military service, and required all men between the ages of 18 and 64 to register. However those boys that were not old enough to join the military lied about there age and served in whichever branch of the military they wanted to join. With Calvin Leon Graham (April 3, 1930 - November 6, 1992) being the youngest at the age of 12.

The little window ornament at the Ryan Farm is called a service flag. It has a star on it for every family member serving. If the family member dies, the star changes color to gold. Hence the name gold star family which means a family that lost a loved one during war.

My grandfather was an MP in the 29th so when he says he turned the German prisoners over to MP's from the 29th it always makes me think of him.

As a military kid, I always feared seeing a humvv drive up with two men in uniform stepping out, thankfully it never happened to me however I know those who have had that happen and it’s gut wrenching Ryan wasn’t a real person however every tactical thing mentioned was accurate, the bridges they held and how the 101st was misdropped

The French where very happy to see us Yanks, on landing team was even met by a cheering French farmerer carrying a bottle of champagne he wanted to drink with them.

Thank you for your reaction to this movie. I would like to share my grandfather's story in WWII. Two years after this great film came out, my grandfather passed away from cancer in 2000. He enlisted in 1942 (age 20-21) & served in the 5th Ranger Battalion that trained in Tennesee. Eventually shipped out to Britain in late 1943/early 1944 in preparation for Operation Overlord. Trained in Special Cliff Operations in the Highlands of Scotland in early 1944 alongside his fellow Rangers (plus other Allied/UK Special forces) before D-Day. On June 6th, 1944, he subsequently climbed the cliffs of Point du Hoc. He had to carry his BAR into battle in rough terrain under heavy fire, search & eventually destroy the German Howitzers that greatly saved thousands of his fellow countrymen on the beaches. As history goes, the Rangers had to traverse miles of the French countryside for the repositioned guns after hours of naval & air bombardment prior to the invasion forced the Germans back from Point du Hoc. My grandfather was one man out of 75 men (out of 225 Rangers, 67% of the unit were wounded or killed) who was able to reach the top of Point du Hoc & keep on fighting beyond the Longest Day. Played a part of Operation Cobra in the breakout out of Normandy. Into the battle of Saint-Lo in July 1944, he got wounded when a piece of mortar shrapnel hit his leg (from his calf to above his ankle) & took him out of action. The 29th Infantry Battalion alongside another American division with small groups of Army Rangers (intermix of the remaining 2nd & 5th Ranger Battalions) took massive losses from German artillery destroying the town. My grandfather would have met his end at Saint-Lo, but thankfully he had a guardian angel over him. Over the years, I was told by my father & my aunt that after he got wounded, my grandfather was saved by a Sherman Tank Crew from the 747th Independent tank division that came to support the 29th Infantry division to take the ruins of Saint-Lo & were attempting to gather all the wounded GIs during the course of the battle. It's still very unclear how many were saved on that day alongside my grandfather, but as a result of them saving lives, the Sherman Tank Commander was the only casualty while gathering up the wounded men under heavy fire. Due to their courageous actions, my grandfather lived, was able to go home to raise a family, & eventually serve as a police officer (SGT) for nearly 25 years until he retired in 1978. He got the Bronze Star for his heroic actions on D-Day & 2 Purple Hearts in the Fall of 1944. In both civilian life & his long days in law enforcement, he had to take small amounts of morphine (inside a capsule attached to a sliver neck chain around his neck) every day due to the wounds he received in the war until his last days on this earth. A reminder of the sacrifices he made in the defense of America, her people & the liberation of Europe. My grandfather's mother was a German immigrant & orphan who came to America in the 1890s when her homeland (early German Empire) was facing some social destabilization. My grandfather had no ill will against the majority of the German troops he fought against in the Liberation of France. He always respected the Germans (the Wehrmacht/cousins) for their military leadership, combat efficiency & historical discipline. He absolutely hated the Nazi idealogy, which only represented Hitler & a few thousand people in the SS divisions that committed the Holocaust. Like everyone else who first watched the movie, I began to truly understand & greatly appreciate the sacrifices my grandfather & the millions of soldiers made in WWII. That includes the common German Soldier (non-SS/Nazi) who fought not for Hitler, but for their family & their country. Side Note to everyone: I know that some people would rather totally ignore this fact & continue to bash all Germans in WWII, but however, it makes you less of a decent human being to call every single German a Nazi when you do NOT know all the facts, decisions, or the motivations of each person's life. But I digress This film will always be one of my favorite films about WWII despite some of its flaws. I always got emotional at the end of the film when Miller tells Ryan that "Earn this" & it cuts to Ryan asking his wife if he was a good man. My grandfather never ever saw Saving Private Ryan in the last years of his life (did like the movie The Longest Day), but like most veterans, he would have attempted to avoid seeing the horrors of war again. I am immensely grateful to have known him before his passing & I am proud to be his grandson. This is a story I like to share with those who have first watched this film and Band of Brothers. If I had to create a title to describe his WWII story it would be called... "Liberation at the Gates"

Saving Private Ryan set a new standard for WWII era movies. It is not a "true story" (per se) but its concept was built around the loss of the 5 Sullivan brothers who all died together when the U.S.S. Juneau (a Light Cruiser) was sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal. After this, the military applied restrictions to brothers who wanted to serve on the same ships or in the same battle units. If I remember correctly, before its full release, there was a special screening of this film for WWII veterans in order to gauge their reaction with regards for its realism. Many of the veterans were seen with tears in their eyes as they were leaving the theater and those who were involved in the actual D-Day invasion said it was the closest portrayal to the war they've ever seen, apart from actually being there. The movie was hailed by veterans of WWII for its battle scene realism. My father was a veteran of WWII and there aren't many of them left in this world. History that isn't remembered is history that repeats itself. As an afterthought, I always thought the shaking of the captain's hand was due to a concussive, neurological, brain injury possibly from enemy shelling. ☮️🕊️ Peace

If you want something similar you need to watch the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. It is also created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. I love Saving Private Ryan, but Band of Brothers gets you engaged in every episode. Much like in this movie, Band of Brothers goes into deeper details of WWII and goes through actual events with the real men who were there being portrayed in all 10 episodes. It is heartfelt, you start to feel for these men and their story. It is a magnificent watch and it will change you!

My husband (former Army MP who saw combat) and I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. He flinched throughout the opening beach landing and had PTSD nightmares for weeks after. Still, he said he wouldn't miss watching it because he knows.

in WWII, the youngest draft age was 18, but plenty of kids lied about their age, and the military didn't go out of their way to deny them. The youngest to join was Calvin Graham, who joined the Navy at 12yo.

My grandfather and several great uncles fought in WW2. My grandfather even has photos of the wreckage. It affected him badly. My dad did not know his father in a good way due to this. So much PTSD, but they were heroes and still the greatest generation…Somehow, all of my family made it… complete miracle. On my dad’s side we are listed as “Son’s of the American Revelation”.. I do know that an ancestor died fighting next to General Washington. I was told that this movie is the most realistic to what our soldiers experienced overseas during WW2. I cry every time. So powerful. Yes, I believe this is based upon a true story.

The cemetery at the beginning and end of the movie was in France. They buried the soldiers there rather than transport the bodies back to the U.S. in the middle of the war. The planes during the landing at Omaha Beach delayed releasing their loads for fear of hitting their own soldiers. They bombed the beaches before the landing, but it wasn't very effective because cloud cover kept them from seeing their targets. About 4.3 million German soldiers died in combat. 350,000 to 500,000 German civilians died from bombing. Many more civilians died in Soviet labor camps, or from persecution from their own government. It is a very serious war crime to kill a prisoner. It does happen in war, but really, you're not supposed to do it. Captain Miller was in a sticky situation there. As for taking revenge on that German soldier for shooting Wade, he was doing his job as a soldier. It wasn't any more personal than all the times the Americans killed German soldiers. War is ugly and awful. At the end, Captain Miller said, "Earn this," not "You've earned this." He was telling Ryan he should live the rest of his life in such a way to deserve all the sacrifice that was made to save him. How did the French react to the Americans? They were blissfully happy to finally be getting rid of the Germans, and were very grateful to those who were responsible, Americans, British, and Canadians alike. BTW, what was that noise in the background? The world's largest vacuum cleaner?

7:37 "Don't shoot, let 'em burn!" It's (probably) not so much that he wanted them to suffer, but more about ammunition being in limited supply and extremely valuable in a hot combat zone like this. So he didn't want anybody wasting their ammo on enemy soldiers who were already burning up anyway.

When Ryan's wife walks up and reads Miller's name without any sign of recognition, you realize that Ryan has never told his family the story. He's just put his head down and dealt with the guilt alone through all his life.

Five boys in my family four of us have served…. Two of us are physically disabled, and the oldest who served in Vietnam mentally never came back the same person.✌🏽☮️🤲🙏

I've watched this movie many times but it is never the same as when I first saw it in the movie theatre. I went into it not knowing what to expect and I was shocked and in awe the first few minutes during the beach scene. Pretty sure I just sat there stunned with my mouth hanging open during the whole fight. Nothing like this movie ever existed before then and though some have tried no other war movie has come close to this level.

Ya they had to send him home. It was policy. The last remaining male in the family to carry on his name…Bc back in the old wars like the Civil War, entire families were wiped out. Last names that went extinct, basically. So it became a priority to preserve that in the future. Cant have entire heritages wiped out.

Fun fact: when they were preparing these guys for the film the squad that were sent to find Ryan went thru weeks of real boot camp! ( not Matt Damon (Ryan) so they would actually developed a hate for Matt (Ryan) who was brought in afterwards!

What always gets me is the mother’s reaction. What must be going through her mind is that she’s about to get the worst news possible: that ONE of her sons has died. 😢

At least in my experience, there’s the technical rank structure and the actual one. Technically a sergeant is out ranked by a ton of other ranks, but the reality is almost nobody. I was a sergeant and nobody really ever told me what to do at that point. The ones who could (and I’d listen) were pretty rare on a day to day basis. You don’t see your company commander (usually a captain) often and it’s only 1 guy, you’ll almost never see your.battalion commander (usually a lieutenant colonel), and you never want to see anyone above him for any reason. Other enlisted ranks are staff sergeant (usually only a couple and they won’t tell you what to do usually because they know you know), sergeant first class (usually off doing paperwork), master/first sergeant (definitely off doing administrative stuff), and you get to sergeant major… that’s usually the guy (or girl) actually running the show. Might see a SM/CSM occasionally and you figure out how to walk on the sun if they ask (see: tell) you to.

Letting them burn is more about saving ammo than letting them suffer, even though I'm sure most of them didn't care if they did

I had a friend named Rudy M. (RIP) Who turned 18 years old on the 2nd day at Omaha Beach in 1944. After seeing this opening of the movie, I asked him how realistic the opening scenes were. He told me that when he saw this movie opening, he had to walk out of the theater because it reminded him too much of what is was like. Rudy was in the 433rd Engineering Group (the men that blow up obstacles on the beach). Out of the 24 men in his group, only six survived the war. Much respect for all who serve our nation.

I went and saw this with a bunch of vets at the theater we all sat there watched the credits and we sang God Bless America - I had taken 2 90 year olds to see it.. we all cried

Hi Kabir, I'm really glad that you did a reaction to this movie. It's my second favorite war movie of all time. My favorite is one I suggest you react to which is "Lone Survivor" (2013). It's definitely based on true events. It's based on the book by Marcus Luttrell who was a Navy SEAL who was part of a mission that went horribly wrong. It's really a movie of sacrifice and superhuman spirt against seemingly impossible odds! Plus the beginning of the movie shows real Navy SEAL training footage! And I know the ending of "Private Ryan" was emotional for you, I think the very end of "Lone Survivor" is very emotional! Also, the movie shows just like in "Private Ryan" that doing the right thing is not the easy thing for sure!

I recommend watching 'The Longest Day" for a more accurate depiction of D-Day. The troops landed at low tide so they were farther away from the defending Germans, Americans did not encounter Tiger tanks in France, and so on.

Arlington is in the U.S. just outside of DC. The French flag tells you it's in France. It's the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in Normandy.

The captain knew what he was doing when he gave Ryan that talk before he died, Ryan definitely won’t ever forget this event. The movie is very bitter sweet with how it played out. I half expected the Captain to be that old guy crying in the beginning but Ofc it was Ryan, I also shed a tear over Captains death

I appreciate your sincerity in your reaction. I have seen other reactions and they are routinely very good, but you let the mother's scene play out fully which to me was the most poignant scene the entire movie.

You should absolutely react to "the fallen of WW2" by Neil holloran. The average age of a soldier killed in WW2 was 23. About 500k Americans Kia. Same number of Brits. Germans lost about 3 million or so. Soviets about 15 million

Wade was the medic, he knew what he was asking for when he asked for more morphine... He knew he was dying and there was no hope, he just wanted it to be easier. The other guys knew what it meant too...

10:53 this scene is so masturfully done. If it were a modern movie, they’d go to her house, come inside, tell her what happened and she’d cry, but they used imagery so perfectly here.

A lot of them drowned, they had a lot of weight on their backs, the US soldiers took a hammering the poor brave souls. Freedom comes at a high price. The total death figure for WW2 is over 80 million.

The German soldier did not spare Upham's life, Upham's extreme cowardice registered on the German soldier, and he simply dismissed him as being useless. Also, the same German soldier that killed Wade also killed Melish when Upham failed to bring the ammo.

The movie is apparently so accurate most veterans who served on DDay can't handle watching the opening invasion of Normandy

Fun fact: the guys who piloted the landing vehicles in the beach landing were British in reality. And bullets can't travel through water like that. Other than that it's very good in terms of realism.

Such a powerful movie. We lost 2500 men on Omaha Beach that day. We did bomb them but the weather was so poor that we bombed off target. Troops were dropped all over off target. My brother was a sniper in the 82nd. He lost hearing being near tanks. In the movie those tanks were so loud. Scary. If you watch the video the Fallen of WWII you’ll see how many people died on all sides from the war. It’s incredible numbers. The Germans lost more on the eastern front fighting the Soviets. So many civilians lost their lives too. A terrible toll. Yeah I got emotional from this movie too. We don’t let brothers serve together in war anymore after we lost the Sullivan brothers in WWII. They were serving on the ship USS Juneau and all 5 died. I have 3 brothers and I can’t imagine losing all three. Good reaction Kabir.

Kabir mate, Band of brothers is honestly the best bit of film your gonna get when it comes to war. the 2001 winning series depicts a complete true story of a large group of men called ‘easy company’ during WW2, a special division of parachuters that fight beside eachother in a 10 episode series, well well well worth the watch. Not sure if it may be hard to post all 10 episodes, perhaps you can just watch it in your spare time if you can’t get round to showing us your reactions. However i highly recommend you watch it either way because it really does change your perspective of the whole war and what everything was like. It is produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and has many familiar faces in it. Every man that is shown throughout the series is a real person and the show even includes interviews from the real men that you are watching.

That scene where Wade the medic dies has always broke my heart. Especially bc when they were in the church he talked about sometimes he would pretend to be asleep when his mom got home from work and he didn't know why he did it... Then when he was dying he was calling out for her. Heartbreaking ...

The location at the very beginning and end of the film is the American Cemetery at Coleville overlooking Omaha Beach in France (which is where they land during the opening sequence of the film).

For the D-Day scene, Spielberg went for as much realism as he could in a movie. Some of the extras were actual amputees. I did not see this movie until about four years later. I am a veteran of the first Gulf War, and my girlfriend didn't want me to watch it without her, so we waited until it came out on video. "The Longest Day" was made just 15 years after WWII, and is mostly about the logistics of D-Day, as well as the day to day of the troops in the air and on the ground.

I had two uncles severely wounded during the D Day invasion. One was the only survivor when his glider crash landed behind German lines the night before D Day. The other was wounded in the street to street fighting in the days after D Day. Another uncle was killed during WWII when his bomber plane was shot down over Foggia, Italy in 1943.

When you were saying "f**k it Upum. Drop him." You sounded like an American. 🇺🇸 That's why we're so patriotic. Because we ARE so emotional. Everything comes from our hearts. ❤ We'd rather die standing than live on our knees.

That german soldier that spared Upham was actually the same German soldier they blindfolded earlier from the machine gun nest earlier

I would also recommend "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson which also deals with soldiers during a war-time situation (Vietnam) ... it's heavily dramatized, but still delivers a powerful message - the scenes with the wives at home were some of the most touching points of the film

The “Bingo was his name-o” line legitimately made me laugh out loud. Good reaction my friend

at 6:06 that tube is a bangalore torpedo was a 4 or 5 foot long tube filled with explosives that could be shoved through an obstacle and blown up to clear the way for ground troops. (as illustrated in the following scene). Each soldier (usually engineers) carried one pipe that could fit end to end to others and was given a number. The low numbers would go in first to try to push the torpedo through the obstruction. As soldiers were killed by snipers or machine gun fire, an officer would call up the next number and that soldier would go forward. Samuel Fuller showed how crazy and nerve wracking it could be in his movie 'The Big Red One'.

In the US seeing one of these cars pull up is one of the worst sights you could ever see because they come and personally inform the loved one of the death.. Kevin Bacon has done a movie called, “Taking Chance,” that is the best example of the whole process.

The tube is called a bangalore torpedo, which is a tube full of explosive. They used it to create a hole closer to the bunker and give them a shield from the machine guns. The age limit to get drafted was 16, but people as young as 13 joined up using an older brothers documents

Hello beautiful souls, as a Vet to all the Men and Women who served in the Military Living Or Died.. I would like to tell you all I love you and thanks for your Contribution and God Bless You all for being my Hero

There is so so much I could tell you about this war and this movie and what is in it..... learn for yourself, knowing the mistakes of the past helps you to not repeat those mistakes. The history of WWII is just incredible..... the best novelist could not come up with such a story if they tried.

Next year watch “The Longest Day” based on eyewitness accounts. It’s a great movie.