Vivid symbolism parallels history

Rating: Null/10 (8 September 1999)

The scene of a cowardly American soldier symbolizes the U.S.A. response to the desperate appeals for help from the European Jews which were being brutally destroyed by the Nazis. This passivism cost the lives of untold millions. You watch this scene and you wonder how in the world the U.S.A. could ignore these cries for help, knowing that innocent people were being murdered, and yet we did nothing! This lack of response was due to fear and refusal to act responsibly.
The next scene is a death struggle between a Nazi soldier and an American Jewish soldier. The fight is to the death. This scene symbolically portrayed the reality of the Jewish people struggling to survive the Nazis attempt at trying to exterminate them. There would be many which the Nazis would kill, and the Nazis would simply get away with it until the world could no longer avoid the problem.
These scenes were so masterfully created that they are perfect in the reality they portray as well as the symbolism of historical parallelism. I am so impressed with the genius of the creation and production of Saving Private Ryan. I wish it would be made required viewing and discussed as part of a curriculum for world history in schools and colleges.
I love Saving Private Ryan and wish to thank every person involved in making the movie and presenting it to the world!