Is it really necessary to show war like that?

Rating: 8/10 (16 October 1998)

I watched the movie today and I was quite surprised about the violence shown in it. I'm not unused to that, but seeing this and knowing that it was and IS reality was a real hard trip. However, I think it's OK to show how brutal war is in the real world. Maybe it's good for all the youngsters to see that a man, who was shot, isn't dead at once and how war really works. "Saving Private Ryan" is no movie about heroes and clean fights with some blood running down the cheeks. It's reality, how it was and how it is. And it's worth seeing it.