If it's just a discussion about whether Ryan is worth saving, my answer is: not worth it. It takes eight lives to save one person, and the answer to this simple math problem is easy. But if there is no such a controversial issue, then the film itself will lose the value of going on. When thinking about this problem, you should first realize that this is a movie, the movie is the carrier of the story, and whether the story itself is true or not is different from whether the story moves people's hearts. Therefore, even if my answer is no, it does not affect my five-star praise. This is also the case, whether Ryan is worth saving is no longer a question worth discussing in this movie. Whether or not the rescue is successful, whether Ryan survives or not is not something to be concerned about. This question is only the beginning of the story, in order to elicit the storyline that occurs throughout the rescue process, the choices made by the characters, and the values behind the choices. Every character in the story has flesh and blood, and the choices made by each character are in line with their own character's background. There is no symbolism, and they do not follow the trend. They reflect the characters' own contradictions, struggles, growth and other thinking traces, and shine. The light of humanity. When the rescued Ryan learned that all his brothers were sacrificed on the battlefield, he also chose to stay on the battlefield and stick to his comrades to the end. This decision also reflected Ryan's values: he chose to inherit the will of his brothers. Hold on, choose to follow in their footsteps and not back down. And Captain Miller still insisted on shooting the last bullet in the pistol after being shot, and only took his last breath when he saw that he succeeded in preventing the tank from crossing the bridge. When the weak Urban saw that the freed prisoner of war shot the captain without hesitation, he chose to shoot the German soldier, but still let the rest of the German soldiers go, and still chose to stick to his own in the face of the cruel reality. Kindness, but the kindness at this moment has been more sober. At this point, the film finally fully answers the controversial question of whether Ryan is worth saving. But this is no longer a simple math problem. The value is not in the outcome of the salvation, but in the choice Ryan made when he knew all this. And the movie also gave its answer: it's worth it.
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