greatest war movie ever made!

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2014)

I have always enjoyed most of Spielbergs movies like E.T, goonies, the mind blowing Jurassic park and of course saving private Ryan. Never has a movie stirred such emotions in me of sadness and awe. From the moment the movie begins, so does the true horror of war itself. I've never been to war but this movie, I believe had given me a good idea of what a soldier in action goes through. The first 45 minutes left me feeling horrified and sick and so did the scene where the runner gets shot down then finished off in a barrage of bullets. It is a bloodthirsty flick but war is hell and this movie captures that. Tom Hanks performance is by far his best as an officer who suffers from a form of shell shock and as his job requires, has to hide his emotions from his troops even though the loss of his men to save 1 whose brothers have all fallen in the heat of battle cannot be justified. The finally also is horrific and Spielberg did an amazing job capturing the horror of war. 1 of the best films and cinematic experiences I have ever seen. 10 out of 10 for me. Spielberg is the greatest director of all time. A must see to teach us why we must be reluctant to go to war. War horse also is the best depiction of the great war I've seen too. Another Spielberg great.