A True Classic that Really Captures the Horrors and casualties of War

Rating: 10/10 (26 September 2010)

According to many people, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is one of the best war films ever made. They are absolutely correct. This film won several Oscars and it deserved them.
Saving Private Ryan is a perfect example of a film that accurately captures the horrors of war.
The film opens with an impressive recreation of the battle on Omaha Beach. The scene wastes no time in showing us just how horrifying and chaotic the battle really was.
The rest of the plot focuses on the search for Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), a young paratrooper who landed somewhere behind enemy lines. He has three brothers who were all killed in action, and the military decides he should get sent home. Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) is chosen to lead the search for the young private.
The film is simply brilliant. The acting's excellent,the story is well written, and it manages to brilliantly depict how horrifying and tragic war can be.