Decent Action Film But Nothing Else

Rating: 5/10 (11 July 2008)

When I first heard of Saving Private Ryan I was very exited since all my friends said it was an awesome and realistic war film. The truth was far from that. The first 5 minutes of the movie were excellent but it was all downfall after that, since the "storyline" doesn't make any sense at all why in god's name would the U.S Army send a small group of Soldiers after a single soldier who is lost possibly behind enemy lines possibly KIA or Captured. The whole operation would be a total waste of men and equipment. Also the Rangers did not operate in such small groups on special missions and the lack of any intelligence of Ryan's whereabouts would make the operation a waste of time, also the Germans don't seem to have any sort of intellgence this kissed good bye to realism alongside the "10 Dead Germans to 1Dead American" rule. When an American is hit he dies usually slowly and dramaticly saying something like "Take this letter to my mother " etc etc, when the enemy dies quick and is rarely or never injured. The portrayal of the enemy is ridiculous. The enemy doesen't have a face, a personality or any feelings the enemy is just a sadistic and evil killing machine. Saving Private Ryan does not differ from old propaganda films made during and slightly after the war. The reason I gave it a 5 was that it had some decent action in it but movie is overwhelmed with Spielberg's/Americans propaganda. I would not call this movie realistic under any circumstances. In short:
Good :
-First 5 minutes on the Beach
-Some good action scenes
Bad: -Propaganda
-Pointless Storyline