SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

My Great Great Grandfather was a combat medic on the D-Day landings ( opening battle ) he was in one of the first landing crafts to hit the beach and was on the beach for 7 hours he eventually suffered a bullet to the leg and a broken shoulder and hyped up on adrenaline he was trying to save as many soldiers as he could eventually he passed out from blood loss and was flown to a hospital in England. He went back to fight at The Battle of The Bulge. He lived to be 97 years old

The first 15 minutes of this movie were filmed so realistically, that many survivors that were at Omaha beach, veterans of that assault, had to walk out of the theater because it was so realistic.

this movie is a masterpiece of a film. the message the captain leaves with Ryan "earn this", is a message for all of us. A reminder to never forget what those boys did and to live a life worthy of their sacrifice.

I'm a vet, I served 2 yrs in combat. My Grandfather was MY HERO, He fought at Dunkirk, then Tobruk in Africa then the Normandy landings first wave. A more humble guy you would never meet. Rip Old boy.

My father was drafted into the Army as an 18-year-old young man (he hadn't even finished high school yet) and was dropped right into the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge with the 90th Infantry Division. By some miracle he survived WWII and had traveled across France, Germany, all the way to the Czech border. He refused to watch this movie because he knew how realistic it was, he wasn't interested in re-living the horrors of WWII. He died in 2013 and I miss him every day. Thank you for watching this movie and remembering him and this great generation.

They were called the greatest generation ever. Grew up in a great depression, then thrust into a world war. Sometimes I don't think we're worthy of them. Not many left anymore.

As a man, I have to say that the most moving part of the film is when the elderly Ryan asks his wife to tell him he's a "good man". That should be every husband's desire - to be a good man.

Young lady I have seen this movie many times but never cried until this time. I love your compassion and empathy! Keep it up!!

Don't feel bad for tearing up during this movie. I served for 10 years, and I cry at the end every time.

As a captain, Tom Hank's character commanded a company, which could be around 150 men. So when he says 35 dead, twice that wounded, he is stating that he lost the majority of his men.

The scene with the mother kills me every time. She’s thinking the worst has happened and that ONE of her sons has been killed….

This has occurred to me several times but this is the first time I've mentioned it. Notice that in battle official rank is almost meaningless but the qualities of leadership are paramount. It may seem Captain Miller is obeyed because of his rank but he is instead followed because of his presence. The men have no problem talking back to him because they know he does not need false respect. He does not need to shout and the rare times he does simply tells his men he is just as scared are they. They follow him because he has earned it. Even those who have just met him instinctively know this. He has a presence that all true leaders have.

"Tell me I'm a good man" at the end: that plea to his wife never fails to make most men, including me, break.

The thing with morphine was; One for pain, two to die. When he asked for a "little more morphine" that was his way of asking the captain to end his suffering there.

i watched this in the theater when it came out with some friends. the whole audience sat in their seat when it ended for probably 10 minutes without talking or moving. past all the credits etc almost out of respect. i asked the people waiting to clean the theater outside the doors and they said they had to add an extra couple minutes between showings because the audience had to sort of compose themselves to leave.

The ending of this movie puts me in tears every time. I’ve seen it probably 25 times and still tear up knowing how many sacrifices were made for us.

"It's raining, where are they going to sleep?" "How can they talk like normal conversations with all that's going on?" Those are reasonable questions. As a service member, especially in combat arms & through multiple combat tours, you become "constructively ignorant" to weather, pain, misery, homesickness and other concepts like that. What you do learn is that you actually look back at those times and laugh about how bad it sucked, how miserable you were and how absurd/funny it is afterwards. That's due to the fact that you're never alone in those situations and environments. You're there with your buddies who shared in that particular part of hell with you. You use your gifts of military humor and sarcasm to get you through it. You have conversations ranging from what's for chow, cars, financial planning, body functions, etc. As strange as it sounds, these behaviors help you cope and keep driving on.

This movie is a masterpiece, there's no other way to look at it. It's Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks at peak form.

Every time I watch this movie, I think of my mom. My mom asked me to take her to see this movie. During the scene where Upom is frozen in fear on the steps, the theater was ominously silent. My mother screamed out at the top of her lungs ... 'Get your ass up those stairs!' I have since lost my mom, but I remember just how unapologetic she was for openly, and sometime rather victoriously, sharing her feelings.

I was a Corpsman ( Medic) during the Vietnam war and again in Desert Storm....experience that helped me in Med School! After 20 years as a E.R. Doc, now I am a police officer. Thank you Miss Cassie for sharing your tender heart with us, you are the best!