World War II Depicted in the Film, Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan is a film based during World War II. The main characters of the movie are elite soldiers out of the 2nd ranger battalion. The soldiers of the 2nd ranger Battalion were part of the initial invasion and were vital in the taking of Normandy beach. This was just the beginning for this group of soldiers destined for a mission save Private James Francis Ryan.

During an attack or a battle, there may be bombs falling, bullets flying, blood, pain, and the death of soldiers and civilians. It takes bravery to live through that. Years later, when veterans are safely home, nightmarish scenes are often still vivid in their minds. The soldier, the veteran, does not complain. When young men and women enlist in the armed forces, they know the dangers they face. They still enlist and are willing to risk their lives for the freedom of their country because they believe. They feel proud. Soldiers leave home, go overseas, fight for our country, and either die bravely or come home proudly. That is

The last reason is they leave their own family just to serve from us. They have no other reason for wanting to help the country other than hope. They have hope they can save the country one day and make sure we are free. Nobody understands the pain of having someone you love leave you and knowing they may never come back is hard but they promise one thing and that is that they will try to help at least one person. My grandpa was in the army and luckily made it back safely but not everyone can be like that. Imagine that your son or daughter of husband or wife risk their life and you get the call that they did not make it, that makes you more thankful is knowing that many people don't come home.

Why didn’t our veterans want to go to war? John Michael grandson for WW1 veteran says his grandfather seen his best friends die in a war no one wanted to be in. John explains about what his grandfather meant. He said it was a very bad way of living for example there would be multiply rats running through their tents they would put rotten bread on the ground to attract them, once they appeared they would beat them and end up killing as many as they can. This got the men very mad but they knew they couldn’t do anything to fix this problem so they were stuck trying killing big fat rat’s every day. He also said men were dying left and right because of the decision making and a new bomb that was made with chlorine. Men in the WW1 were sent out

While this aspect of war was only explicitly explained in the beginning of the book, its message followed the soldiers in Vietnam through their experiences. O’Brien explains in the beginning of the book that “[the soldiers] would go to war… because [they] were embarrassed not to” (O’Brien 57). Despite personal feelings against the essence of war, soldiers still found themselves heading to Vietnam. The fear of embarrassment not only played a role in a soldier’s entry into the war, but it often plagued a soldier while in Vietnam. Should soldiers act in a way that would deem them cowards, they feared the loss of their reputations. The “men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to” (O’Brien

The way they move, the way they think, the way they react, it all has changed. The whole mentality that they had before is broken. Some of the stories you hear from them, it makes you as yourself is it even worth it? I, myself don’t believe in “serving” in the military because of my thought process in this country and the whole political aspect of it. In the book, “The breach of Trust” it gave a quote from the Vietnam War that said "That late in the war, navigating between honor and dishonor, foolhardy courage and craven cowardice, necessary subordination and mindless obedience posed challenges. It was not a happy time or place to be an American soldier" (Pg. 8). Placing someone in a situation like that only leads to their death and not success. During that time people were drafted into a war that some never wanted to be in and if someone doesn’t want to be there what makes you think that they are going to make it out

Through the main character Captain Willard, we are shown the different physical and mental states of a soldier during war. In the end, we are told what it takes to win a war, and how bravery is not based in good ethics, but in will and

The mission to save Private Ryan, the names of the soldiers, and the names of smaller battles were fictional. The final battle of the movie at “Romelle” did not happen, and Romelle is actually a German Field Commander during World War II. There was no Captain John Miller of the 2nd Rangers either. The mission to find the fictitious character, Private Ryan, never happened but Private Ryan was modeled after a soldier named Frederick “Fritz” Niland from the 101st Airborne Division. Niland was one of four brothers and his other three brothers were killed in the war. His mom received the death notifications all at once, and Niland was sent home to the U.S. There was no record of a rescue mission for Fritz Niland.

Sixteen million American soldiers fought in World War II. Out of the sixteen million that served, 291,557 died. Saving Private Ryan is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It is about a Soldier who had three brothers, all of whom died in battle. A group of soldiers were sent to retrieve the final brother so that the mother of these boys would not have all of her children dead. Spielberg directed the movie with great accuracy about how World War II actually happened, although, he did deviate from reality to create the certain plot he wanted to create.

“It is not often that you read a story where the American soldier is the bad guy. Miller does a great job of portraying the conflict for what it truly was. He does not give an “anti-American” tone while writing the book, like many other critics have. I think that we have a lot to learn from this conflict. America is the greatest country, with the greatest beacon of life and liberty than any other country in history. With that being said, we must not turn our head from the atrocities that Uncle Sam takes responsibility for. Studying the tainted corners of our history provides us with the ability to learn from experience.”

The famous Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg, through his 1998 blockbuster film "Saving Private Ryan," gave us a glimpse into the realities of war, in particular, World War II 's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath, as it played out in the European theater. The story opens with a prologue, in which a veteran brings his family to the American cemetery at Normandy, and in a flashback he joins Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks, and GIs in a landing craft making the June 6, 1944 approach to Omaha Beach to face devastating German artillery fire. This mass slaughter of American soldiers is depicted in a compelling, unforgettable 24-minute sequence. Afterwards, he is then given a new mission, to find and extract Private James Francis Ryan, played by Matt Damon, one of four brothers, the other three of whom have been killed in action within days of each other. Because Private Ryan was the last remaining son of a grieving mother, Washington D.C. has ordered his extraction and his return home. Again in contrast to "Apocalypse Now", whereas the taking of one man's life was the goal, in "Saving Private Ryan", the goal was the saving of one man's life. Even further, Captain Miller and his men realize this is not a simple mission to save a

A story is the most powerful way to communicate a message. People tend to remember entertaining stories much better than just hearing facts and figures and, therefore, repeat stories they like and remember. For example, it’s much more likely for a person to remember and relate to the story plots in Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers than the timelines and death rates of the Invasion of Normandy in World War II learned in history class. Typically, a good story that people want to hear makes them feel better about themselves and gives them inspiration. People want the protagonist to be knocked down because no one likes a perfect character. They empathize with the protagonist when bad things happen to them, but then they want the protagonist

Most Americans knew about the wars great losses for the decades leading up to the 1998 release of “Saving Private Ryan”, few knew the extreme sacrifices of the soldiers to provide

The Evolution of the Modern Warrior Myth in Captain Miller in Saving Private Ryan The WWII movie, Saving Private Ryan reevaluates how the motivations of individuals going to war shifted from fighting war for the glory, to the goal of ending war to return home to family. Captain Miller the leader of the company of eight that sent The traditional warrior myth evolves into the less idealized modern warrior myth in the character of Captain Miller.   Yet, in Captain Miller the personal characteristics of the warrior myth such as bravery and loyalty remain consistent.

Saving Private Ryan is Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece. Forget the sentimentality of the plot; the brutality of war is encapsulated in mind-blowing intensity from the onset, as American GIs are torn to pieces on the beaches of Normandy. But despite being arguably the finest war movie ever made, at its heart is a story of the relationships between men at the most trying time