Posts from Gorch in thread „Saving Private Ryan (1998)“
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There was one criticism when the movie was released that the flashback should not have been told by Ryan's character. He hadn't landed at Omaha Beach or was privy to the details of the squad's search for him. The narrator should have been Reiben.
We deal in lead, friend.
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The last stand in the village which climaxes this movie is one of the few very exciting battle scenes ever put on film. It has much more impact than the Omaha Beach massacre, where you're not yet invested in the characters.
Like Seven Samurai and Zulu, the upcoming plans for the conflict are laid out for the viewer so you can understand the tactics and the responding desperation used to counter the German encroachment.
When Capt. Miller points out his Alamo to the defenders, I couldn't resist thinking of Duke's own battle scenes.We deal in lead, friend.