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Rating: 10/10 (7 July 1999)

My mom would tell me, "Your grandfather was a paratrooper in World War II." I never had any idea what she meant. However, after seeing this movie, I now realize the hell that my grandfather went through as he fought for our country. Steven Spielberg perfectly portrays the pure horror of war and why it should not be viewed as an action packed event. I was somewhat astonished while I viewed this movie, as many men never even made it to land. The acting is great, and the war scenes are perfectly, I mean perfectly, done. I never got to meet my grandfather, as he died of cancer shortly after I was born. I now realize how brave he really was, and I view him with a lot more respect than I once did.