The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War are a decisive battle between justice and evil, light and darkness, progress and reaction.
——Xi Jinping
Why is this war of justice, light, and progress against the fascist forces by the forces of justice in the world, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to empathize with them. For ordinary soldiers, the war brings them only pain and fear. If you asked him how he felt about the war, he would probably say: The Germans kill us, and we are killing the Germans.
For Captain Miller, the protagonist of the film, his view of war is one level higher, and sacrificing a soldier can save ten or twenty times as many people. But this just contradicts our perception, because it doesn't seem worthwhile to change eight people for one person in this operation.
Going back to the title, the name of the movie is Saving Private Ryan, but this is actually a phrase, he is missing a core subject, who saved Ryan?
Is that Captain Miller? The captain is a perfect warrior. He is loyal to the motherland, loyal to his duty, never complains, loves his soldiers, is witty and brave, not afraid of difficulties, and has excellent fighting qualities and leadership. He is a well-deserved core of the eight-man squad. Passed the mission: "Ten Ryans don't get one Capazzo." He and his team did carry out the operation to save Ryan. But we think one step further and know that he and his team are the executors of the mission, and there are more people behind it.
Behind Ryan's rescue operation is not only the captain and his team, but also the chief of general staff of the US military, the senior military officer of the state, the colonel in charge of telegraph communication, and the ordinary typist. Although they were not directly involved in this operation, it is undeniable that there is no such thing as saving Private Ryan without a link, and what drives them to make this choice is because they are on the side of "justice, light, and progress" , on the side of humanitarianism and freedom. The soldiers who died are not numbers to them, but everyone who has family and friends who care.
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