A disappointing thrill.

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2020)

Some actions feel forceful and I would have rather had the preparations in England shown on film rather than the final epic tank battle; perhaps the trickery used such as the inflatable tanks and boats to confuse Germans. Nevertheless there were references to England so that should suit Hollywood absolutely fine. I had a re-watch yesterday and half saw the predictability, things such as the Translator who isn't a fighter survives and everyone else dies. If that's what you mean by predictability then I totally agree. I dislike the "Opening" and the "ending" as it doesn't really function for me, like you i'd rather have the attention to detail and the film time on the Omaha Landings rather than the whole saving and the tanks near the bridge. I'm right in believing that some people have completely disregarded the prologue despite the grand scale of it. That's why it isn't my favourite war film simply because it becomes too Hollywood at some points. On the contrary the realism throughout the movie is perfect; but that's not the best way to go around conveying a message about war or demonstrating the consequences of it. E.g. Dunkirk and Das Boot, it's a war film, there are explosions obviously but no heroics and nor an entire sequence that should have been explored in more depth if one has paid to go and see a War movie. In conclusion it does its job, made money and was realistic. Spielberg is practically the 'King' of Blockbusters, created the summer Blockbuster with Jaws and then trumped it many years later with one of the greatest Hollywood Blockbusters of all time; Jurassic Park. Hands down saving private ryan is an incredible film, but the opening and ending feel like they open and close, twice in a movie; strange choice from Spielberg. And Jackson of course, perhaps my favorite character simply because of the sniping, well he dies. I don't find it more predictable every time I watch, I find it more frustrating!