The single best movie ever made

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2004)

Saving Private Ryan is the single best movie ever made, bar none. Besides being an absolutely exciting, realistic, moving, scary experience, it also manages to show the sadistic evil of the Nazis. The American Captain (Tom Hanks) is being ruined by the war, and he knows it. His hands shake more and more. Still he carries on. Ten Americans die to save one. It seems to make no sense except in that they do what they have to, regardless. It shows how hundreds of thousands of Americans died to save us, and the world.
Every scene is a gem. Perfectly directed, acted, and staged. From Normandy beach, to the encounter with the German half track, and the final battle scenes, they are all perfect.
There are a lot of great movies, but this is the absolute pinnacle. They should show this to all high school history students.