Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) and his men set out on a bold mission to save a young Private Ryan.

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2017)

If you need an action filled movie based off of something that really did happen in history, "Saving Private Ryan" is your best bet. Actors such as Tom Hanks and Matt Damon are casted in the movie. Tom Hanks playing Captain Miller and Matt Damon playing Private Ryan. Even though the story may not be based on a totally true story, it's battle scenes action make it seem real. In the Steven Spielberg movie, "Saving Private Ryan," shows scenes from D-Day that no other movie can compare to.
It's opening scene with D-Day is gruesome, disturbing, but awesome. It gives the audience an idea of what the battle was actually like. Spielberg's ability to bring us from different locations in the battle was amazing. We started off with the men on top of the boats then we see the men struggling to get up the beach, people dying everywhere. We see the explosions of bombs and the sounds of machine guns tearing up the beach. When all seemed lost and impossible, they make their way up the beach, leaving most of their dead comrades on the beach. Captain Miller, played by Tom Hanks, takes control and leads his men up the beach. Blood dyes the ocean. The opening scene of D-Day on the beach costed 12 million dollars. Shot on the beach of Ireland, this scene proved to be a hook in the beginning of the movie. In addition to this vivid opening scene, there are also many small battles that reenact the battle scenes that took place in open fields and in the rubble of the street of Germany. The constant action keeps us thrilled wondering what happens next. The feeling of a sniper waiting to pull the trigger leaves all of us viewers at the edge of our seat often waiting, cringing if he is going to shoot. We can also feel the internal struggles and pain that the soldiers are facing. Some examples are losing a comrade or deciding whether to advance or not, knowing that enemies lay ahead. Their personal value is questioned later on when 12 men are ordered to save one soldier who is supposed to be withdrawn from war. The plot and the action is so vivid and realistic.
The movie was said to be extremely realistic. Rumor had it, the Department of Veteran Affairs had to set up a hot line for veterans with Post Dramatic Stress because the movie reminded them of the traumatic experience they went through.
So if you want a movie with great scenes, Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" is for you. Even if you don't like action, it is based on a partially true story with realistic scenes from World War II. "Saving Private Ryan" can get emotional and will make you realize how sad it is for the veterans. This movie surfaces the struggles that the veterans in World War II had to face and what it takes to overcome a dark time in history.