War is Hell.

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 1998)

Saving Private Ryan is a film which brings up many of the important questions regarding the morality of war. It doesn't try to answer any of them, but asks each individual to examine themselves, as so many died just so that we may live. Sizemore's and Hanks' performances are of Oscar caliber, as is the cinematography and direction. During the battle scenes Spielberg overexposes the film and cranks it at a different speed which effectively takes the viewer into the surrealism of battle. A truly wonderful piece of art, that doesn't fall into sentimentalism.