better then private ryan

Rating: Null/10 (25 February 2004)

you know this film is so much better then saving private ryan. ryan stands and falls with its opening sequence. as good as that was, but the rest consisted of reminding americans that there was a war 60 years ago. but this is a different beast. a spiritual beast. a meditative beast. they say war, for fighting men, is long bouts of boredom, intercut with intense violence. when the violence does come, its more surprising, because its so relentless. but in between what it does show, is the world has always been here, and will always be here, even after mankind has totally destroyed itself, only to go back into the earth from which he came. in a word, beautiful.