Saving Private Ryan (1998) | Wife's First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

The scene where the inform Mrs. Ryan of the deaths of her sons is one of the most powerful I have ever seen. With no dialogue.

The German that shot the Captain, the one that Upham shoots at the end, was the same soldier that the Captain let go after Wade was killed at the radar site.

“They’re, like, running to get murdered.” This is why we celebrate D Day still, and remember those who walked into certain doom bravely. It was a turning point in the war, sheer will and courage to take that beach.

My first day working for the VA over 20 years ago they took us to the director's conference room and showed us a shortened version of the Normandy landing scene (the beginning). Then the lights came up, and the hospital director, Mr Pennington walked in and began, "These are the people we serve...". And that began my career serving the US veteran.

Imagine how many mothers had to go through the same terrible sorrow of losing sons. War sucks! We have to appreciate the sacrifices these men made.

Those blimps were called "barrage balloons". They were attached to ships by a wire which prevented enemy planes from being able to strafe down on the ships. A plane would get his wing sheered off if he hit the wire or the balloon would be pulled into it which often had an explosive attached and detonate when it hit the aircraft.

This movie is a tear jurker. But for a Memorial weekend it gives pride and remembrance of so many sacrifices made to keep this nation free...

You guys deserve to watch a comedy after this one.

I love that she said she was going to try not to cry and knew she’d cry at the scene with older Ryan at the cemetery in the beginning

The fact that Ryans wife at the end of the movie asks about Captain Miller as if she doesnt recognise the name suggesting Ryans gone his whole life without telling anyone the story 😢

The opening scene with the landing on Omaha beach is the most powerful start to a movie I have ever seen. I once read that vets of that assault said that it was exactly like THAT. And that scene in the end, when we see Ryan age to the man he is now, standing over the captains grave asking him if he did ok still brings tears to my eyes. This is a reason why this movie gets the accolades it does.

The perfect movie to watch around the Memorial Day weekend. This is what so many gave for our freedom. Please remember this!!

Thoses Blimps are so called "Barrage Balloons" and they were used against enemy planes - thats why there are so many of them. They form a barrier, so planes would have problems flying through them. Additionally, there were explosives attached to the cables - if a plane cut the cable with its wings, it triggered a little bomb (a bit complicated to explain how it actually works) - but ye, thats what most of these balloons are for. There were also some who carried radio antennas and that could carry a person, to scout the area.

Mrs. Ryan had a banner with 4 blue stars. That indicates that she has 4 sons in the war. She will now get a new one with 3 gold stars and 1 blue.

My dad was a 20 year old boy from Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania who landed on Normandy as an engineer...he didn't know crap of the larger world...only on two occasions did he briefly talk about his experience...the only two times I ever saw my father cry.

Massive destruction and death and Toni grossed out by the finger in the mouth. LOL. I love it! Great reaction!

As much as I enjoy witnessing Toni's genuine reactions and emotions, I did NOT ask for a reaction to this. Your reaction in the cemetery at the beginning before a single shot is fired made it clear this would be hard for you, thank you for your strength and perseverance.

In WWII a telegram was delivered for single deaths only, in cases where more than one family member was killed a chaplain was sent with military personnel. So Mrs. Ryan knew more than one of her boys was dead. Also, the Normandy invasion scene was so realistic, WWII Veterans who were at the premiere walked out of the theater. It was so hard on them the VA established a hotline for those WWII Vets who saw the movie and experience PTSD from it.

To me one of the saddest lines in Vin Diesel's when he is asking someone to rewrite his letter. "It's to my dad...it's got blood on it." Gets me every time.

Guts are spilled everywhere and the sea turns red of blood and she is disgusted by him takin a gum from his friends mouth. LOL