Saving Private is quite possibly my favorite war movie of all time.

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 1999)

First, let me explain that I am not a big war film buff. I liked Platoon, and a few other films of this genre, but generally I do not enjoy war films. I think the reason for this is that most war films seem to glorify the act of war. They try to make war look fun and cool.
Saving Private Ryan on the other hand shows you just how brutal war is. It puts you right into the middle of one of the most deadly battles of the entire war, and makes you glad that you are not one of the soldiers on that beach.
This movie makes me appreciate our veterans and their struggles even more than I did before. But most of all, it makes me appreciate how lucky I am to not have to risk my life for everything I have. Our veterans have already done it for us.