Saving Private Ryan Response

Saving Private Ryan Not many Americans are able to see or feel war the way it is: brutal and violent. Only 1.4 million Americans are enlisted in the armed forces. That’s merely 0.4 percent of the American population. When a movie is able to plunge you onto a landing craft in the English channel and you are able to watch men puke from sea sickness and hear the distant explosions- it’s hard to not feel like you are really there. Saving Private Ryan excels at making you feel like you’re a soldier, but at times you feel like you are just spectating from a short distance. The shaky camera during battle scenes and sound effects are superb considering this is a 1998 movie.

Saving Private Ryan is directed by the numerous award-winning director Steven

Ryan. The men begin to question the logic of such a mission after losing two men trying to find one. This film is based on a true story and based on Sgt. Fredrick Nilan who was part of the 101st Airborne. No soldiers were sent out to find him, but he was dropped too far inland and informed by Lt. Colonel Francis Sampson that his three brothers had died and he was sent home.

This film is everything and then some. The actors are excellent with my personal favorite being Private Jackson who is played by Barry Pepper. Pvt. Jackson shoots his enemies with his sniper rifle while quoting the bible and looks like a total hotshot whilst doing it. The raw emotion can be felt when a friend is killed or when a German is taken down. You can find yourself easily being caught up in the emotional aspect of the film and thinking what you would do if you were put in their shoes. I have watched many war movies and this particular one is by far my favorite. Some slight issues do occur, like when they shoot their weapons and the “kick” from the weapon is minimal at times along with the mistakes that occur in all movies. The camera team is due credit in capturing the emotion that is shown in this film. When the Americans finally