Saving Private Ryan easily stands as a film that is one of the most realistic interpretations of WW2

Rating: 8/10 (14 October 2006)

Saving Private Ryan a film that has been hailed by many as one of the most realistic WW2 drama's to date, both in its context of battle and of its initial atmosphere, few WW2 drama's are unable to capture the harrowing battle that was of WW2, but Saving Private Ryan incorporates the power that churns your stomach as minute after minute you will see soldier's being instantly blown to pieces.
As you most probably know Saving Private Ryan is a Steven Spielberg film and Spielberg himself admitted that he has a self-obsession with the WW2 context, as many of his earlier films such as the Oscar scooping film Schindler's List and Empire of the Sun are typical examples of films that are to do with WW2 and by in large they have very similar elements in common with each other.
Saving Private Ryan has quite an unusual storyline for a WW2 picture but it does stand out, basically after the historic D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach, a Captain who goes by the name of John Miller must go along with seven other men to search for a missing soldier known as Private James Ryan who's three brothers had been killed in combat and for most of the film you will be seeing sequences of how the men proceed to find him and what they must risk to get to him. The storyline is successful in leaving a huge impact on the viewer(s) but for the most part the storyline is not that attractive, for one thing viewers just prefer to see Saving Private Ryan for its action and realism rather than for the fictional story that has been laid out in it.
But even though this film possesses a disputable story there are actually a host of notable actors in this film that do a good job of backing up the film's rather sensitive storyline, Tom Hanks gives a riveting performance as Cpt. John Miller, well as the film's main supporting actors Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore and of course Matt Damon in the role of Private Ryan give some very excellent portrayals of their characters in the film's premise.
All throughout Saving Private Ryan is an excellent film, it includes some very realistic physics in terms of its action and the characters themselves really stand out, but unfortunately the film's storyline can be quite slow and offhanded and appears to be a little too innovative and overrated, but if you're seeing Private Ryan for the first time then the storyline might be the source that will entice you to watch it to the bitter end.