Spoiler! He Dies! They do not save private Ryan! Fail!

Rating: 10/10 (17 March 2009)

This movie was at first not rated, because of its gore and violent themes. Some countries refused to show it, because they did not agree with the extreme graphic violence. But Steven Spelburg did not back down, and stood up for what he believed in. He though that the only way to truly portray this movie was to have it include gratuitous amounts of violence and gore. This was the only way to get through to the audience how horrible a conflict World War II was, and why we should do everything possible to make sure it never happens again. Because if it does happen again, we will have to experience Saving Private Ryan firsthand, something none of us want to do. But I digress. The movie is extremely moving, and we can identify with these soldiers who are thrust into conflict without necessarily wanting to. They all have distinctive personalities, and are very original. The battle scenes really opened my eyes to how World War II was like, and the true level of the combat that took place during the war.