A truly inspirational film.

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2008)

It's not easy to recreate something so horrid as war.In fact,I don't think that anyone can totally recreate it with overwhelming success.You can get ideas from the people who were there,and that certainly gets the imagination going,but no matter how bad you make it look,only the those folks who were there have a clue.That being said,the astounding recreation of the Normandy invasion in this film is sure to make you ask questions as to how much worse it really could have been.It is an amazing piece of work and I admire the way that John Williams' musical score was saved for the battle's aftermath rather than during the battle itself.All you heard during the battle was the sound of combat.Spielberg wanted to make sure to make the viewing experience of this historic battle was as real as possible.Well done.I also enjoy this excellent story of how these eight men were sent out to risk it all so that one man could go home and salvage what was left of his mother's shattered heart.It's truly one of the most inspirational films I have ever seen.