Over the long holiday weekend, I watched the movie, Saving Private Ryan. It was an amazing film and one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It was recommended by Mr. Belotto last year when we had a lesson on the World War II D-Day battle, which was really interesting. The main characters include some of my favorite actors like Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, and Vin Diesel. Even though the movie was released in 1998, it’s considered the most accurate Hollywood depiction of what happened during the Normandy landings.
The movie is about Captain John Miller who takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan. Ryan is just this brave guy like all the other soldiers but he was granted a ticket home. Private Ryan’s three brothers were killed in combat so this mission was to make sure mothers don’t lose all of their children in the war. The men fought with true courage and honor while saving countless lives in the process.
The beginning of the film starts with a gruesome scene during the Omaha Beach invasion, and I was really shocked seeing what these soldiers went through. The beach scene made me appreciate life because those men knew that there was a really low chance of them surviving the battle, and many of them were very young. For a film over 20 years old, I couldn’t believe how the filmmakers were able to make it all seem so realistic, and it felt as if you're going back in time.
What other battlefield movies would you recommend?
That is a seriously great movie! When I watched it, I had to skip that opening scene, because it was too upsetting for me. I really enjoyed the movie _Dunkirk_, which is a war movie released last year. There's an old movie called _Good Morning Vietnam_ that has Robin Williams in it. It sort of brings in humor but still shows the horrors of war. I don't remember the film ratings for either, but both are movies I remember really enjoying.
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