During World War II, an American mother received the news that her three sons had all died on the battlefield on the same day , and she was devastated. But even more unfortunately, her last son is now missing on the battlefield, and his life is still unknown.
In order to give this poor mother a little solace, the US Combat Command decided to send a special team to find Ryan and bring him back to the United States safely.
This is the action of "Save Private Ryan".
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So Captain Miller (played by Tom Hanks Tom Hanks) set off with seven other people.
But in order to find Ryan, they had to cross the German occupation point, and the risk was great.
"Is it really worth the risk to let eight people save one person?"
"I mean, each of us has a mother. So do I, and so do you. Why should we go to Ryan?"
This question has not been answered.
In the army, orders are everything, and they carry orders on their backs.
War is not a game, let alone a fairy tale.
It's not that you just yell "fireinthehole" to win the game.
There is no legend of sympathy and mercy.
The eight people in this line have no protagonist aura, nor superheroes. Every step they make on the road to find Ryan is fighting with their lives.
They may drag their wreckage helplessly on the battlefield.
It is also possible to hold his own internal organs and wait for the arrival of death.
Their hands are always covered with blood, whether it is their own or someone else's.
They are as strong as a rock, and no matter how many injuries they have suffered, they will deceive themselves and say "will be good."
They are as fragile as children, and at the moment they face death, they can only call "mother" helplessly.
Here, they kill people.
They also save people.
(Capazzo saved a little German girl and died for it)
Here, they talk about family affection.
Talk about life and death.
Talk about meaning.
We have watched a lot of movies about war, but their core is actually very simple- I have seen the big times since I was young, opposed war, and advocated peace.
The reason why "Saving Private Ryan" did so well in this regard is that he showed the cruelty of the war in a nearly recorded way.
For example, the 20-minute war scene at the beginning of the film fully showed us the tragic landing battle of Omaha Beach in the Normandy Landing.
At 6:30 a.m. on June 6, 1944, the Allied vanguard forces with the British and American armies as the main force totaled 176,000. They crossed the English Channel from Britain and landed in Normandy. They captured Utah, Omaha, Golden Beach, Five beaches in Juno and Jiantan.
Among them, the battle at Omaha Beach was the most tragic. The Allied forces suffered the most fierce counterattack from the Germans. The casualty rate of landing the first echelon was as high as 81%. Therefore, it is also called "Bloody Omaha ." The tragic degree is even more terrifying than shown in the movie. It is almost a nightmare for the Allied forces participating in the war.
The American soldiers who participated in the Omaha Beach landing recalled: “Before the landing operation, the Air Force would have a big bombing, but it was terrible. This round of bombing did not accurately concentrate the military installations on Omaha Beach and the German bunkers on the beach. The military installations were hardly attacked. When we just landed on the beach, the German firepower net pounced at us, and many of our companions died before they had time to react. Some shots in "Saving Private Ryan" are really realistic. Many people died without seeing the German army. It was like a massacre. "
This segment can be called the colorful chapter of the movie, and the most important thing is. If these segments show us the cruelty of war, then those "answering questions" in the film show us the resonance of human nature.
When the commander-in-chief decided to send someone to rescue Ryan, his subordinates asked, "Is it worth it?" The commander-in-chief did not answer directly, but read to him the letter he had written to another mother.
The mother's five sons were killed on the battlefield.
After reading it, everyone understood, and the operation to save Ryan began.
After the sacrifice of two people in the "Save Ryan" squad, the survivors began to diverge and quarrel. When everyone was arguing and the team was about to disperse, the captain did not dissuade him, but spoke about himself. Previous experience.
He used to be a teacher, but now he is killing people on the battlefield.
After he finished speaking, everyone understood, packed their bags and set off again.
There are many things that are like this. I have no way to answer directly. The stakes are clear, and then I tell you that it is right and worthwhile.
But I will tell you a story. After you feel the emotion inside, you will understand.
There is one called " empathy ", perhaps it is this kind of wonderful experience.
The same goes for "Saving Private Ryan". I can’t just simply say that this is a good movie, nor can I pick out every detail and show it to you, telling you "Look, it’s so touching." ..."
You will only understand why there are so many war films if you have really heard its story, but it has been appreciated by most people.
At that time, I don’t need to say more, you will understand.
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