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Originally Posted by Rerun
I've known about D-day for decades but never really appreciated what it was all about, and war in general, and the sacrifices that hundreds of thousands made, until I say "Saving Private Ryan"
Best movie ever about the invasion of Normandy. So realistic.
I swear to God that if I had been on that beach I would had shat my pants out of fear and and I would have tried to find the biggest hole I could to crawl into...
Death was raining down on them indiscriminently and your chances of survival weren't that great.
I was moved to tears by the time the movie was over and my awe and opinion of world war 2 vets who saw combat went through the roof.
These guys truly deserved our respect and admiration.... and our eternal thanks.
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Not to belittle your experience, because I think it is important that everybody have an appreciation for that day and what those people went through, however your appreciation is gained...
But...
Aside from the chaos of the opening scene that as has been said above needs to be multiplied tenfold.....there is very little that is accurate about Saving Private Ryan. From what I have been told Band of Brothers is one of the most, if not the most accurate of modern film depictions of WWII.