War is Hell

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 2013)

If this isn't the greatest WWII movie then it's close. I would say it is definitely the greatest except "Platoon" is such a close contender for me.
The action is gut-wrenching real and the scene of the storming of Omaha Beach is truly a frightening spectacle. If Spielberg was out to eradicate romantic notions anyone might hold about war he succeeded
The decision to rescue Ryan is, in my mind, a poor one but something similar actually did happen and Ryan looking for the grave of his beloved captain who saved his soul could have been mawkish but while a little too sentimental it did work for me.
The entire movie was a corroboration of Sherman's comment that "War is Hell". Just to make sure his point is driven home one of the ironies Spielberg embedded in the movie is every act of mercy would have lethal consequences for the soldier who showed compassion.