The title of this video makes no sense.

I always pretend Captain Miller is Forrest Gump's dad

What makes this scene so brilliant is that up until this scene he was a respected Captain with the 2nd Rangers. He led his men on Omaha and his men followed his orders. His men liked him. But this is the first scene where there was dissent in the ranks and his leadership was in question. Miller's real self came out and showed them that he was trying to do the right thing. He was a school teacher who probably got drafted and sent to Officer Candidate School (if you have a BA degree or higher you automatically qualify for OCS during wartime). He was not a career Army man who "knew all the answers." He was trying to strike a balance between sticking to military objectives and teaching his men to be better men and not let the horrors of war drag them down. A real leader in my honest opinion!

"Every man I kill the farther away from home I feel" Tom hanks did great in this movie.

5:07 - Reiben: “You gonna shoot me over Ryan?” Horvath: “No, I’m gonna shoot you cos I don’t like you!” Great line 😂

I wonder how Rieben must've felt, everyone in his squad killed except for upham who was just a replacement.

Damn, Tom Hanks is a great actor.

I wish Tom Hanks was my English teacher...

Reiben is a really underrated character. He may seem like a total asshole in this scene, but in reality, he's both a little scared for his own life, and worried he'll witness all of his comrades die. He had already sat through Wade's death and wanted to killed Steamboat Willie purely for that reason. He felt betrayed when they allowed him to live, and wanted to leave under the concept of losing more allies, or Willie coming back to be a threat again later. Ultimately, I'm pretty glad he survived in the end, because as rude as he seemed, he deserved it.

I love Reiben. He was the least willing to follow orders and yet he lives in the end. Plus he's the guy with the BAR

Reiben was the only one who said what everyone was thinking

"You don't know when to shut up. You don't know how to shut up!"

0:00-0:54 - To me that is a deep part in this scene. I like how Cpt Miller secluded himself from his squad. Because, he doesn't want to look weak and vulnerable to his men even if his mistakes cost him. But his mistakes was his ultimate teacher, which later in the movie made him a better captain. Even the greatest of leaders made mistakes.

Great acting

R.I.P. Tom Sizemore... This is the most memorable scene I remember him in... Excellent scene! Rest in Peace sir 🕯

"sir, ryan's dead" lmao

The Captains leadership qualities really came out here. Everyone else is freaking out and he calmly explains the situation and keeps order.

Fun fact: Saving Private Ryan, unlike most movies, was shot in chronological order. It helped the actors get into their character's heads. Edward Burns (Reiban) said that he was genuinely frustrated when they shot this scene.

Private: "Pull the fuckin trigger!" Cpt. Miller: "I'm a school teacher" ._.

“Just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel.” Such a powerful line and delivery by Hanks.

RIP Tom Sizemore (November 29, 1961 - March 3, 2023), aged 61 You will always be remembered as a legend.

I fell sorry for all the guys that saw the war

I still find it sad how Captain Miller is an English Teacher and coach of a baseball team and he had to fight in a war away from his wife, and when he dies just thinking about hearing the news if you were a student hearing your teacher died or that your coach died and even sad thing is he died when he has a wife and you don't see what she feels about that or see her reaction. Just my though

3:22 Did he really just say, "Take me out to the ball game"?

"Just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel." A sad line, but great line as well.

A nifty little detail that I think a lot of people forget or miss entirely is that quip from Reiben about how it was "the decent thing to do" by letting him go, basically accusing Miller of contradicting himself when he said they're not there to do the decent thing when Caparzo was trying to take the kids back in the town.

I started to die laughing when he tried singing the National Anthem

2:04 I don't know whether to laugh or cry. He's trying so hard to think of every American thing that comes to his mind so that they won't kill him.

The argument scene, the shouting, the anger, the emotional outbursts, the crying. It's because of the living nightmare they're going through, the nightmare known as war. I totally understand that. People die in it. Sometimes they die horribly. With this scene, I can see what's going on. One guy desperately wants to do something, another guy desperately wants out. It's the horrible situation they're in. I'd feel and act similar, had I been in WW2. It's not for people like me. These soldiers were just unlucky to experience the hell that they did at that era. God bless these guys.

"Your gonna shoot me over Ryan?" "No ima shoot us cause I don't like you!" Haha

LOL "Captain, Sir Ryans dead. Captain I have a 6th sense about these things I know it in my bones" I actually burst out laughing. 5:16

1998 was a good fucking year.

"You gonna shoot me over Ryan?" "No, i'm gonna shoot you cause I don't like you."

Ironic how this wehrmacht soldier ends up shooting Miller in the chest and killing him.

i would imagine after the landings at Omaha, fighting in the Bocage for a few days, not having enough proper sleep and tasty food while walking through the rains, losing some of your best friends in the process strips you of any patience or empathy for the enemy. Idealism and philosophical thought are privileges of the well fed and well rested

That soldier who they let go was the one who shot Miller in the end.

4:18 I like how Sarg Harvath is the closest to Cpt Miller so when he sees some youngster mouthing off to his buddy, being disrespectful, throwing a fit he just throws his ass to the ground, what a boss

"Every man i kill, im that much farther from home" Classic PTSD right there. The more bodies you kill, the further you feel from who you was. The faces of your first kills stay with you, but soon they just become faceless men, and you stop caring why your fighting, or even if you'll get home. One day you realise all your thinking about is when you get to kill again, because your never going home. You're home IS the battle field.

A lot of people hate Upham, but when I first watched this movie I actually agree with him. I agreed with the whole moral that it was wrong to shoot a defenseless enemy that was just doing his job as a soldier. A lot of ppl hate him, because they don't understand his perspective. On Omaha he wasn't a frontline soldier. He was in the rear, working as a translator. He didn't serve in North Africa with the rest. He had zero combat experience. Of course he wouldn't understand the value of killing a POW over releasing him. And for the same reason, he wouldn't understand why that same soldier could kill his defenseless captain. It's unfortunate that it got his friends and fellow soldiers killed, but he had to learn what everyone else already knew. It's what makes him a realistic and good character.

Easily one of the greatest scenes in movie history. A scene that makes mush out of men. It's hard not to cry when watching this movie period!

"Yes, I am a soldier and some people think I'm a murderer for that. But I'm not an executioner."

the way Miller calms the situation down with the use of his life outside of the Army is pure gold

Some of the best 10 minutes in cinematic history

"You don't know when to shut up, you don't know how to shut up!" 😂

" Every man I kill the farther away form home i feel" They join the armed forces not to kill people but to save people's lives. they're human after all and not enough people that only the good people die. Thank u to every soldier that stood in the front line i would not be here right now.

I always loved how when Horvath has his gun pointed at Reiben, Jackson has sidearm pointed at Horvath. Best WWII film.

"Sir Ryans dead...I have a 6 sense about these things, I know it in my bones". best line of all this

When I was little and first saw this movie, I used to hate Upham for being such a naive coward. That hatred turned to empathy as I grew up and began to see him with an understanding that, he's just like us. If we were to be put in similar situation and circumstances, who are we kidding thinking we would jump right in and become some desensitized warmachine of a soldier depicted in fake ass hollywood war/action movies. We won't. It was quite sad to see his ideologies and attempts at keeping civilized integrity as decent human beings went away when he saw and shot that same POW upon finally realizing the madness of the setting he finds himself in. That blank expressionless face gave me a whole new perception to the character.

this scene is intense. You see a soldier and a man begging for his life knowing that he will most likely be killed moments later. in many instances on both sides prisoners were executed and im sure they all behaved similarly. It would be a tough thing to execute an unarmed soldier who is begging with you for his life not just an enemy combatant but a human being it would be simple to let them go but war doesnt always allow you to make the human decision.

3:24 In the end, Reiben was right.

I never realized until now, but by at 5:44 it seems Jackson takes out his pistol and points it at Mike's arm. Guess he was willing to shoot his own sergeant to save his friend's life. Kind of makes sense since Jackson and Reiben both didn't want to release their prisoner. Also shows you a lot about the brotherhood built between men that have lived through combat together.

“I have a sixth sense for these things, I feel it in my bones!”

such a powerful scene. I was in Iraq, and what Cpt. Miller said is completely what I felt... "I just want ya to know that every man I kill, the further away from home I feel"

we need more men like these. A sense of duty, order, compliance. Can't ask for more.

To all that serve, ever have, ever will. A profound thank you. Last night my family and I slept in peace. God bless Y'all. btw. my Dad served in WW2 443rd AABTN.

all of these 90s - early 2000s war/military movies and series were the absolute best.... Saving Private Ryan, The last Castle, Band of Brothers, Thin Red Line, Braveheart, The Patriot, When Trumpets fade, Rules of Engagement, Courage under Fire, k19, Behind enemy lines, We were soldiers, Wind talkers, Tears of the sun, Jarhead, Downfall, Flags of our Fathers..... all memorable movies

“Captain, I have a sixth sense for these things. I know it in my bones!” I feel ya, bro beans.

I never realized it until now but as an English teacher, Miller used his language skills to calm down his men and provoke them into following him. He didn’t strong arm them. He even gave them the option to leave. But he made them see how the only reasonable option was to find Ryan so they can all go home. This probably wouldn’t have worked on a barracks full of recruits but these smaller group of guys have tasted blood and they weren’t looking to taste any more than they had to

A German friend of my was captured by the US Army near Brest, France. He later immigrated to the the US and became a US citizen. He was well treated in the POW camp. He received double rations for working for the US Army motor pool fixing shrapnel flats. He was threatened by an SS soldier for collaboration and the SS soldier was taken out of the POW camp.

This is a closest to reality ever on big screen it's like being at World War II or at D-Day

the music helps add to the gravity of the situation. He's now directly responsible for his medic's death because he decided they needed to go take this area, now he's endangered the lives of the rest of his men because now they have no immediate medic if someone gets hurt, he's now reading his medic's letter which only adds to the sorrow and he can't go home and just make it all go away. The music gradually gets more intense, heavy and Hanks just breaks down only to realize his hand keeps shaking which adds even more sorrow to the situation.

One of the best scenes of any movie. Tom Sizemore passing away so early is very sad.

Tom Sizemore has the most defining character in this movie. Such a perfect touch, and he f.... n ails it

Bro Tom Sizemore is so good in this scene

"CRYING? Theres NO CRYING in WARTIME!"

How many Captain Millers did we lose? I get choked up...

Captain Miller says he coaches baseball in the springtime at the school he taught at a reference to Tom Hanks role in A League of their own 1992 where he was a baseball coach

I would say the greatest war movie ever. I remember when I was a child we were watching this together with my father and brother. Damn, old good days. We still need such a movies not a movies like a Fury.

Best acted scene in war movie history. Gives me chills every time I see it.

Love the role of the Sargent in this.

- 'You're gonna shoot me over Ryan?' - 'No, I'm gonna shoot you because I don't like you.' Boi

Horvath was doing Reiben a favor. Trying to stop him from throwing his life away. If he had deserted, he would have been caught, and he would have gotten many years in prison or worse. And his reputation would have been destroyed. Horvath knew that Reiben was their most dependable warrior, so he tried to shock him into staying. During the following battle, Reiben drew the enemy towards the ambush point, killed several of them while helping Miller keep Ryan alive, took out the 20 mm Anti Aircraft gun on his own, and helped keep the advancing Germans at bay as his guys pulled back across the bridge. He also carried the mortally wounded Horvath to safety (he at least died amongst his men), and continued to pour machine gun fire on the enemy as they were on the verge of being overwhelmed, even when Miller had fallen and it seemed like they were all going to die. And yeah, if Reiben had shot the German POW, then it would have been better for Miller (and the other American - not Mellish, he was killed by some Waffen SS douchebag - the one 'Steamboat Willie' shot in the back as he was retreating across the bridge). But that was Miller's decision to make, and he didn't want himself or his men to kill an unarmed man who had surrendered to them.

"Ryan's dead, I have a sixth sense about these things..."

Most moving scene in the film. I tear up every time I see it & I've seen it 100 times.

"It's against the goddamn rules!" "Yeah, well. The goddamn rules just walked off with your new friend."

I have seen this movie more than a few times. But each time I watch this scene it brings me to tears. The situation is beyond most people's despair. Yet each man presses on. Duty.

Everytime I see the scene starting at 5:40, it always gets me. He manages to calm the situation down without even raising his voice.

We never did fight for democracy. We technically live in a constitutional republic

3:52 I love the shot of the MG42 looking down on the German soldier walking down the hill.

Definitely the best war movie of all time. I could watch it million times and still it wouldnt be boring.

This is by far my favorite scene in this movie. From Hanks' monologue to burns and sizemore's stare down argument to the quick cuts between all the guys and just the way the whole film looks. Spielberg really out did himself in this film.

When I first saw the movie I wanted to hug him so bad...

I watch this movie at least once a year....it's an absolute masterpiece. Spielberg has always been one of my creative heroes.

My favorite line in this whole entire movie is in this scene when Tom Hanks says, " Every Man I Kill, The Futher Away From Home I Feel " man that hit so hard, and made me feel for every american soldier to ever serve and be I'm combat for war, they will always have my respect and my gratitude for all the fallen and safety they provide for this entire amazing country.

Small units cannot take casualties before breaking down. In this scene, in Full Metal Jacket, and in Platoon, you see examples of how small units collapse into disarray after just one or two losses.

Watching this movie reminds me that what our country(USA) is going through isn't a bad thing. We are just adjusting to losing such an amazing generation. We will right the ship. It's hard out here without supermen.

I love it when Tom Hanks does more serious roles like this and Road to Perdition. He's great at it.

Tom Hank's customer service skills are Godlike with patience 4:20

This will always, always be my favorite scene. Tom Hanks can’t imagine him being a boss like he is in this movie but he does not disappoint and so calmly.

That 1911 😍😍😍

The real actual thing that stays true about war is that, everyone just wants to go home. Whether you fight for the good or the bad. You just want it to be over so you can go back to your family and your life.

This Captain...is the epitome of what it means to be a Ranger. Shake it off...cry later...complete your Ranger Mission. God bless these guys.

The best war movie and one of the best movies I ever experienced.

One of the greatest scenes in a movie, period.

this was my favorite scene in the movie, really shows how everybody no matter what authority or position they have, that they are just a regular person like everybody else with weaknesses and faults

Just how composed he was when everyone was going crazy showed why he was a *good leader* . Has to be one of my favorite *war movies* .

the best line in the movie and is followed by the best humanely scene when he starts to carry the dead german bodies so that they could also be buried decently. calms the spirit, mind and body and puts everything back into perspective. such a masterpiece. I don't know how this film never won best picture?!!😊

War is fucking hell, man. Why do we have to go killing each other. We are all fucking brothers, dude. We all share the fucking name. And that name is "I". I am you, and you are me.

He met his (wavering) soldiers where he was at. On a human level. We could all do with a little more humanity. With meeting each other on a human emotional level. Respect. If you want to share, please do so, but if you don't, then respect them for not sharing.

The great thing about this scene is that everything Reiben says is completely justified, especially considering they just lost two of their guys. Even Mike at 3:54 hangs his head in almost silent agreement.