Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2002)

For the few people who voted under at least a 6 rating, I believe you don't see the importance of the movie. It was probably the best (or at least most realistic) war movie I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of war movies. It truly depicts what the average combat soldier went through on an daily basis and what men had to go through to save the country we live in today. I once heard Stephen Ambrose (one of the most well-known and respected historians of the U.S.) say, "Saving Private Ryan was exactly what all the people I've been interviewing about this war told me it was like." Steven Spielberg AND Tom Hanks both received the highest civilian medals possible from the navy for making this film. It inspired me, and if it didn't inspire you, you should watch it again and think about what was did to preserve our beloved United States. And you should realize that this is as close to WW2 that we're going to get. It sets the standards for any war movie to come and probably will as long as we're still making movies.