great movie but not timeless

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2005)

i love saving private Ryan but i just don't know how re-watchable it is. i am a total WWII movie nut and this is one of the best but i truly hate the ending. i feel it is left ambiguous and it truly puts Matt Damon's character in lose lose situation. i don't want to give anything away but i feel what hanks character said was not positive or constructive even if it was meant to be. other than that this movie kicks butt. it has some of the best war scenes i have ever seen. its depiction of Normandy and hellish persona taken on by the invading American troops is both moving and humbling. the character development is something to truly watch as well. the way we are slowly informed of each characters past and the timeliness or untimeliness of each death that occurs just sinks into you and helps to tell a true tale of heroism and mortality. very well written very well filmed, very well acted.