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    American uniforms in Saving Private Ryan are also exceedingly accurate to the World War Two time period. Scene 11 (Dog-Tags) has the best depiction of American uniforms. This scene starts with the main characters sitting at a crate, digging through dog tags to find Ryan's name. They then take notice of the Airborne Division passing by and stop digging through the tags. Because of this, they start asking the passing Division if they know Ryan. One of the passing men does know Ryan and he tells them where

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    Saving Private Ryan Released in 1998, Saving Private Ryan is a war movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It tells a story of saving Private James Ryan (Matt Damon) who is an American paratrooper was trapped behind the enemy in Normandy during the Second World War. Unfortunately, James Ryan is the youngest and only surviving son of a mother who had received notices on the same day of the death of three of her four sons. The mother would be extremely grieved and helpless if she lost her remaining son

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    The film I will be discussing is Saving Private Ryan, which gives viewers a first had experience on what it’s like to be in a war zone. Saving Private Ryan is an amazing fictional action/drama surrounding the Invasion of Normandy during World War II. It originally debuted on July 24th 1998 starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, and directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie is primarily led by Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks), a commander in the 2nd Ranger Battalion. About 30 minutes into the movie Gen

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    The movie, Saving Private Ryan, is a movie that is based around the time of WWII. The movie is about a captain named John Miller taking his men behind enemy lines to find a man named James Ryan. Ryan’s three brothers had been killed in combat already, and in the search for Ryan, this movie shows the many difficulties and struggles that the searching soldiers had to face. Throughout the movie, it displays the different struggles that each man faces and their victory through each obstacle. At the

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    Saving Private Ryan (Ryan), released January 1, 1998 is an American war drama set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat, is notable for distinguishing itself from other war movies by its graphic portrayal of war, and for the intensity of its opening 25 minutes. Steven Spielberg is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed

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    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

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    Saving Private Ryan is a movie that generates strong responses from most people that see it. While interviewing four individuals and reading three movie reviews, I found that each of my subjects would recommend it, not one of the individuals interviewed felt the violence was senseless, and all of them left the movie with a strong emotional response of some kind. It appears that Saving Private Ryan is the kind of movie to which many can relate. Saving Private Ryan is not a romantic, feel-good movie

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    Saving Private Ryan is considered one of the most historically accurate war movies ever produced. However, no movie could correctly duplicate the struggle that was faced and the fear that was shared among all of the soldiers. The movie is mostly centered around Private Ryan, a soldier during World War II, whose three brothers have died in combat. Not wanting his mother to lose her last son, eight men are given the mission of finding Ryan so he may be sent back home. The movie shows the difficulties

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    Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan portrays the experiences of the mysterious captain John Miller and his army ranger Squad. The story accurately depicts what could have happened to a comparable unit mission shown had actually existed. No Saving Private Ryan character ever existed. Furthermore, it is unlikely that Saving Private Ryan’s mission ever would have been ordered. The mission shown is improbable because United States army sole survivor policy “is applicable only in peacetime.”

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    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. The major ethical debate started in the United States Chief of Staff’s office following the discovery that a mother would receive

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