Thoughts on the history

Rating: 3/10 (18 July 2005)

This movie starts and ends with the American flag, this could be a sufficient analysis of the movie really. Its a quite(by Hollywood) well preserved myth that the "D-day" has got any real historical meaning. The Thousenths Americans and British that died on the shores of Normandy should of course be remembered. But historical facts should as well be remembered. Spielberg wants to show us how USA fought for freedom against fascist Germany failing to even mention the victories of the soviet-union on the easter front in Stalingrad (a victory that by the way cost about 20 million Russian deaths since they were fighting the majority of the German troops).
A movie about the history is never about the history. Its about the present day. During the making of this film American airplanes where bombing civilians in Jugoslavia. Of course they appointed Milosevic to be "the new Hitler" before it all started. A little propaganda is never wrong. Take a good look on the movies about the world war(s) since the 40:s. There is a very distinguished change from time to time. Very much depending on what roll USA wishes to take in the world. Notice as well that there are no black people in the picture. This is because it was forbidden for blacks and whites to be in the same plutone(excuse my spelling) until the 60:s(When they needed black cannon fodder in Vietnam). Thats a could way to fight fascism.