The cemetery he is in is the one in Normandy, France. There are just over 9300 Americans who are buried there. It’s immaculately maintained by the French as a tribute to those who died liberating Europe. I was lucky enough to visit about 20 years ago. It’s very moving to stand and look over these fields of crosses and understand how many died. On a separate note, Asia, from one Vet to another, thank you for your service and Happy Veterans Day.

@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ

Жыл бұрын

Thank You ❤️❤️ Same to you 🙏

@Mange070

Жыл бұрын

And the water you see in the background is Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach.

@195511SM

Жыл бұрын

@@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ That guy playing the sniper....I don't know if you've mentioned it....but that's Barry Pepper. If you've seen 'The Green Mile', he was in THAT movie too. Played one of the guards.

@redemption44

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow Asia you served? That's amazing. I served as well. Army, infantry. Thank you so much for your service. God bless you. Great reaction by the way!

@ChicagoDB

Жыл бұрын

@@195511SM - Barry Pepper was superb in both roles.

Thank you to all the veterans.

@treystevenson9872

Жыл бұрын

I did a combat tour in Iraq but I never went through combat like that of WW2.

@cyberus1438

Жыл бұрын

@@treystevenson9872as a 11 year vet started as a 11B, thank ducking god

@derekharrison1582

Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU to all our Veterans and RIP🙏 to Tom Sizemore:SERGEANT HORVATH in Saving Private Ryan.

@foofghtr

Жыл бұрын

Navy here, thanks, fought the air war first Gulf War.

@jmeszi4159

Жыл бұрын

@@treystevenson9872 it doesn’t matter what war you were in. You risked your life and I respect that.

I'm disabled Vet and my uncle was in the second wave to hit Omaha Beach. I appreciate the earnest emotion you guys showed as you watched this. God Bless.

@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ

Жыл бұрын

Hey, Richard. Thanks for sharing and especially for your service to our country sir ❤️❤️

@omarsheriff51

10 ай бұрын

I'm french and I will forever be gratefull to your uncle. I'm not a religious person but god bless him

@LuisGonzalez-ip8jp

6 ай бұрын

He’s Jewish. And that was a hitler youth knife

@cosmiccircle1

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service sir. My father flew choppers in Vietnam. I wish I had half the courage you men have, I should have served but I was a dumb kid on drugs and full of myself. I'm ashamed of myself and honored by our vets. I'm so sorry that our country is now failing the ones that gave most.

@Patrickh60

6 ай бұрын

I’ll echo this comment. Thank you for the respect you showed watching & commenting.

I'm 76 now. My father was one of the men who went on to the beach that day. He was involved in five campaigns, (battles), and made it back to have me. He's gone now but he and I were so lucky to have each other.

Ryan's wife at the end always kills me... the way she reads the tombstone, the way she reacts to when she's asked, "Tell me I led a good life, tell me I'm a good man" and looks back at the tombstone.... she built a life with Ryan, had kids, had grandkids... and in those 30 seconds, she shows that he never talked about any of that, even with her, in all those years. She never heard of Miller, had no idea that man had such an effect on her husband. The shortest but most critical performance.

@MetalDetroit

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@chrisstone5138

Жыл бұрын

Good point, i’d never thought of that.

@stewartbrown6710

Жыл бұрын

my dad was a sergeant in world war 2 to this day we don't know where he was or what he did.

@utha2665

Жыл бұрын

This part of the movie hit me the most, even after seeing it dozens of times, it still hits me.

@dstage64

Жыл бұрын

@@stewartbrown6710 I think not one will tell the stories or what happened there. My mom's boyfriend was a medic in WWII he never said anything about what he saw or did. The only thing he talked about was how much cigs were and the first time he saw NYC after the war.

Just to add, this sequence was so realistic that actual WW2 vets were having PTSD bouts watching this film. Its powerful.

@Gunnar001

Жыл бұрын

It may have been realistic in terms of the violence and the “feeling” of battle, but, it was far from realistic in terms of what actually happened. Men were on the beach for hours.

@aha3885

Жыл бұрын

@@Gunnar001 It's a movie, those things demand some rythm. To be realistic you don't need to replicate the exact duration of the battles.

@h.donnellgrayiii4276

Жыл бұрын

My granddaddy couldn't sit through it. He was given a Silver Star for his tour with the Army in Korea on Pork Chop Hill

@TheBongReyes

Жыл бұрын

I had to interview some WWII vets for a college paper. When the conservation turned to this movie, they couldn’t finish. One vet just looked thru me like I was there. He talked about friends & comrades as they were in the room. His voice was so low I could barely understand what he was saying. I immediately changed the subject as I felt guilty bringing up the subject. As if I wasn’t worthy to be in the same room.

@h.donnellgrayiii4276

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBongReyes that interview had to be a pretty long time ago

I'm an Army combat vet of the first Gulf War, and my son is an Army combat vet of the Iraq War, but me being home and safe, as a father, while my son was deployed overseas in combat, was far worse than anything I dealt with in my military time, combat included. The scene where the mother is on the porch and the military car shows up with horrible news, that kills me every time because that was my worst fear the whole time my son was deployed.

@noname2-190

4 ай бұрын

Thank you to you and your son I hold you guys in the highest respect and I'm happy the two of you made it home RIP to those who didn't...

@iceman2038

4 ай бұрын

Gulf War Vet....1ST INF DIV. You are and will always be My Brother. No Mission To Difficult...No Sacrifice To Great....Duty First.

Thank you to all veterans for their sacrifice . Truly the greatest generation . ❤🇺🇸🇺🇸

When the Captain says “Earn this…”, he isn’t just talking to Ryan, he’s speaking to all of us. Our generation damn well better start taking this seriously. Semper Fi

@etnnycmusic

Жыл бұрын

People here ( in the good ol USA ) that have never served do not know what the price of freedom is …… I served as an MP 2 yrs in Germany (during the Cold War 15 miles from E Germany every 3rd day in full combat gear locked/loaded )) in the 80s waiting for the 💩 to hit the fan. We were highly trained and motivated , ready for an attempted invasion. Luckily it never happened. My company was ready to lay it on the line. 1 yr stateside ( reg police duty …. It totally breaks me to see/hear all the violence we commit on ourselves. I think everyone needs to serve. There wouldn’t be all these stupid shenanigans happening. IMHO o7 🇺🇸

@nicolelawless9942

2 ай бұрын

@@etnnycmusic I’ve became very depressed after watching Come and See (1985) and Woody literally watched me age from 21 to 28 in 2 months. He’s noticed I’ve gotten very close with Floyra the lead character in the movie and soon as I freak out, Floyra doesn’t leave it to last minute, he jumps into help immediately because I know what he’s experienced. Floyra refuses to let me become horrible like Woody and that’s why we are in hiding now since I’ve experienced some of Woodys terrifying reign recently and I don’t want Floyra to get caught up in it. This is literally a year after I almost died from an illness infection in 2023, when I told Floyra what I went through; he really wanted to cry because he couldn’t even imagine how scared I was

@joshwestlake5458

Ай бұрын

He actually said “Earnest” which means you are very serious and passionate about something, and that Ryan chose to stay at the bridge, knowing that he may still not make it home.

The part towards the end of the Dog Green/ Omaha beach landing scene where they shoot the surrendering soldiers… they are speaking Czech and screaming “were not Germans”. They were conscripted into the german army against their will. That is a very real detail. Breaks my heart every time

@slovak4life1991

Жыл бұрын

What he said was, "Don't shoot. I didn't kill anyone. I am Czech."

@jackojock101

Жыл бұрын

I hated the asshole who shoots them and the laughs after hearing that, pretty commits a war crime. Was glad when he died

@Karlach_

11 ай бұрын

@@slovak4life1991 So many innocents died and suffered because of WW2. I pray we never have a WW3. RIP to the fallen heroes.

@RepublicanGit

11 ай бұрын

I never knew this detail, this scene will hold a different meaning with me. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

@DavidBroadley-tw7ks

3 ай бұрын

They sounded French to me vichy French likely they want to live but they were gunning down American soldiers 10 mins earlier

My Grampo fought in WW2 with the Army from Normandy to Berlin. He survived and returned home to start a family. And my other Grampo fought in WW2 with the Navy, and also survived. Thank You to All Veterans.💪🏽🇺🇸

The D-Day scene is so iconic, and equally as harrowingly repulsive. Not many can make it through that sequence for the very first time without feeling unsettled. Still cant believe that it really happened. Still cant believe we still do this to each other almost 80 years later.

@audiloves4284

10 ай бұрын

I remember I saw this movie definitely younger than I should have for the first time. It was the first real depiction of what war really is to me as a kid, and it DEFINITELY made me feel unsettled. And honestly still does. But I also love the scene from a filmography standpoint as well. So many details that go unnoticed but as a whole made the scene what it was. But more than anything this movie makes me upset that people nowadays couldn't care less for the people who go through this for their belief in our county. Regardless of how you feel about any war, the people that fight for us should be held to with the utmost respect.

@ryanaromero

8 ай бұрын

history will repeat itself, when has man stopped killing each other?... yup

@nicolelawless9942

5 ай бұрын

@@audiloves4284 I’ve suffered PTSD since watching the Normandy scene. I wish I was going to Normandy for its special anniversary

@denverbasshead

5 ай бұрын

There always ahs and always will be war. It's just a matter what weapons they are fought with

@kylerees9242

2 ай бұрын

​@@nicolelawless9942 If you want more PTSD, the scene where the Germans are surrendering on the beach before they're shot is even worst with context, mainly for the fact they weren't even German. "Please don't shoot me! I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone! I am Czech." The guys were just conscripts from the occupied territories, forced to fight someone else's war.

My dad was one of six brothers who fought in WW2. All survived but it makes me emotional to think about how worried my Grandmother must have been. One of my Uncles was in the D Day landing and told me the man in front of him and the man behind him were killed while wading ashore. Surviving was like winning the lottery.

@boyscouts83712

Жыл бұрын

Did your dad land on Omaha Beach during D-day or a different beach

@jonasjelich4576

Жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Gieschen III If he's an American, it was Omaha or Utah

@boyscouts83712

Жыл бұрын

@@jonasjelich4576 or he might have been in either the 82nd or 101st airborne

@jonasjelich4576

Жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Gieschen III he said wading ashore

@ripsnort8194

Жыл бұрын

Massive respect to your family man

Walked out of this movie and met three veterans (old gentlemen) who had also watched it. They were part of the beach invasion. When asked how realistic it was, one man said “It was as accurate a movie as I’ve ever seen, son” and the gentleman behind him said “And it was nowhere as bad as it really was.”

@estebanslavidastic4382

Жыл бұрын

I heard of a vet who saw in theatres on opening night, left halfway through the omaha beach scene. He said "It just started all coming back. When i could smell blood, salt, and diesel I knew i had to get out of there. "

@johnnyjoestar9821

Жыл бұрын

And then everyone clapped

@mot0rhe4d40

Жыл бұрын

@@estebanslavidastic4382 A good friend worked at the local theater when this movie came out. He told us that quite a few old timers had shown up in full dress to see it. They didn't make it past the landing scene. Many left in tears unable to finish the movie.

@infinitebeing4246

Жыл бұрын

the landing scene in the movie lasted about 15 minutes, in reality it went on like this for 8 hours.

@sdbclement

Жыл бұрын

@@mot0rhe4d40. 💔💔💔💔🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

The reason D day was so bloody is because of the bad weather and overcast clouds the early morning hours of the operation. For the first couple of hours ships and war planes dropped thousands of ordnance on the beach to clear the way for the troops landing. Except majority of the ordnance missed WAYYY off because the overcast and clouds. The troops thought they was walking into a bombed out beach but when they arrived it was untouched… which caused the massive amount of casualties. Even then those brave hero’s continued and still over took it. It’s actually incredible

The scene when the car is driving up to the farmhouse and the mother collapsing on the porch is so emotional

Asia's reaction to the opening scene is just heart-felt honest. As a combat veteran her reaction moved me. Thank you.

@SheenWarlock

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I wanted to say. I felt the same even though I have never been close to combat. I could tell she has a big heart and I appreciated seeing that. We don't need more cold-hearted individuals inhabiting this earth, since they are already too many. Thank you for your service and God Bless you!

@MetalChick1

Жыл бұрын

It took me three tries to get through the opening scene. It was too real. My empathy was too great.

@ronaldstokes4841

Жыл бұрын

Welcome Home, Brother.

@sallyhallada

Жыл бұрын

I almost left the movie theater when I first saw it because it was so realistic and then I thought the very least I could do was sit in a movie seat and watch what they sacrificed for us! 🇺🇸😢 Awesome reaction- I love you you both talk it out after it’s over.

@jesterssketchbook

Жыл бұрын

i scrolled-down to see if anyone mentioned this - she seems to really understand it innately: "these are the men who fought for our present freedoms" Also, thank you for your service.

Hello from a Frenchman! We can't say thank you enough for the sacrifices your grandfather made for us! the American cemeteries in Normandy break your heart when you go there! My grandfather was resistant so I really like when General Dwight Eisenhower felt that the French resistance had played a decisive role, he had evolved that he had done the work of 15 divisions! This movie is really realistic! there is just a small defect during D-Day is that in the film they go much too fast to the bunker! there was much much more loss to capture the bunkers! so thank you for not forgetting the compatriots of Lafayette! ;)

@user-ii3vn8tn3q

Жыл бұрын

The French Resistance was important and is taught in schools in the US. It’s part of history.

@williamjohnson6517

Жыл бұрын

Vive La France 🇫🇷 from the son of an American Airman and English mother 🇺🇸🇬🇧

@thomascerveny572

Жыл бұрын

To my friend from France, the American soldiers simply paid a debt to the people of France for your countries contribution to our Independence from England years before. Let us not forget!!

@heretik8916

Жыл бұрын

@@thomascerveny572 Good morning! If you knew the old French you will know that they were ready to do anything to piss off the English!😁 and they gave it back to us in the time of Napoleon🤬 (and before during the 100 years war) Now I don't forget the decisive role played by Great Britain during the Second World War and the temperament we had the English! So thank you to them for welcoming combatants from France! don't forget that the first boat that touched French soil was the Kieffer commando (French group that was trained by the British SAS) out of the 177 soldiers only 24 survived the Normandy campaign!

@danielenquiries9116

Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch this I think about the people of France and what they had to endure. I visited these graveyards and Normandy beaches when we drove our caravan from Ireland.

The guy that killed Mellish with the knife through the chest actually wasn’t the guy they let go. He was a different guy. The one who they let go earlier was the one who fatally shot Captain Miller (Hanks). This is a milestone in movie making in terms of the portrayal of combat. I first saw this in theaters in 1998. I was 11-12. I went because my history-buff dad thought it was important for me to watch. He was right. I even brought dog tags to wear to feel like I was a part of it. I won’t pretend I didn’t squeeze the life out of those dog tags during my first viewing. This movie has stayed with me over the years. Tbh I become more emotional every time I rewatch this as I get older because I understand more and more the sacrifice that these soldiers laid down for our freedom. Great reaction!

@kytown1959

Ай бұрын

Correct. Many people have wrongly that it was the same person. A little factoid…. Spielberg later said in an interview that he regretted casting the German soldier that killed Mellish BECAUSE of the similarities in appearance.

@direwolf6234

15 күн бұрын

then why did he let upham go on the stairs ...

I’ll never forget when leaving the theatre was like leaving a funeral. Everyone was pretty much silent 😢

My grandfather fought right there on Dog Green Omaha beach on D-day. He served with C-Company 116th infantry regiment 29th Infantry Division. He got promoted from Private to sergeant in only a week or st. He survived until the war ended and came home. He was decorated for his participation in the battle of St.Lo.Bronze star with V device and the purple heart. R.I.P.Mister.

@billbliss1518

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if you’ll see this, but my grandfather landed at Utah on D+1 and also fought at St. Lo. I wonder if our grandfathers ever ran across each other.

@d.w.strangeman4963

Жыл бұрын

Was your grandfather part of operation "Overlord"? I live in a small fishing town in England from where many soldiers were deployed. Every year there is a town service for all American and British soldiers who left that day. Maybe his name is on the Memorial?

@tekay44

2 ай бұрын

my mother's best friend's husband was with those guys. brutal. all he complained about was how seasick they all were waiting for DDay. they suffered in silence and alcohol. my dad and uncles included.

The opening scene of the hell the men went through landing on Normandy beach is 100% accurate. This Vietnam era veteran wants to thank all you veterans out there for your service. God Bless....

@jannathompson2262

Жыл бұрын

I thank you for serving in Vietnam. Everyone should appreciate you all as much too;)

@nemesis4852

Жыл бұрын

A big second to that Brother.

@paulhewes7333

Жыл бұрын

the only issue with the Normandy landings scenes were that it took almost the entire day for the beach head to be established. Several waves of men died before they ever broke through.

Some WWII veterans saw this and had to leave the room. They said it was because it was exactly like it was that day that's how good a job they did producing this movie. Though most are gone, we will always remember these brave men who gave their lives for freedom.

I'm a sixty year old Army veteran. I knew many world war two veterans. Most are dead now. But the ones who were still alive when this movie came out. Said that they just couldn't keep watching it because it was so realistic. These are memories that although they were proud to have served. They don't particularly want to relive. I was proud to serve as well. And I don't think we will ever see another generation like theirs where almost every single one of them volunteered to serve their country. They were indeed the greatest generation. Even those who were too young or unable to serve in the actual fighting. Found ways to serve at home whether it was collecting scrap metals to help build equipment or scrap rubber for tires. Everyone pitched in. It's really hard to imagine people today making all the sacrifices that their generation willingly made. For the common good of the country. I'm very glad to see the understanding in both of your eyes of the sacrifice and heroic bravery all these men showed sacrificing themselves for the greater good of all mankind. But especially for us and our freedoms. Never forget that freedom is never free. It's cost is the tears, sweat and blood paid for by the Men and women of our great country. So never pass up the chance to thank them for their service and for your freedoms.

I am a 58 year old man from the UK first time I watched this in the cinema I cried my eyes out, and the ending there was not a dry eye in the house. Respect from the UK.

My grandfather Terrell Howard Price, 29th Infantry, landed and fought on Omaha beach where you see this battle in the movie. He received a Silver Star for personal valor and gallantry, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Good Conduct Medal, and the French "Croix de guerre" (The War Cross) for his actions at Omaha Beach, as well as a Purple Heart. He was promoted from Private 1st Class to Sergeant on June 7th, 1944 due to his leadership, after his platoon lost their Lieutenant, 2 Sergeants and one Corporal due to fire from a pill box upon landing on the beach. He single handedly stormed the pill box and issued two grenades and then using his Thompson sub machine gun clearing the pill box allowing his platoon to advance and move up and off of the beach to the rampart at the top of the ridge where the enemy had occupied. He died on August 4th, 2005 and as he watched this movie 2 years before his death, he went through every emotion a soldier could experience, seeing what he had actually lived. He is the reason I myself joined the USMC in 1986. God bless and keep all whom have seen the horrors of war and remember, these men are the reason we are still free today.

@Meme-di9ei

11 ай бұрын

❤

@stonewall11b1984

11 ай бұрын

God bless you both.

@holeefuksumtingwong5788

11 ай бұрын

Reading this really moved me. Thank you both sincerely for your service. Your grandpa was a very brave man. May he rest in peace now.

@dylanbarkerobiwan2477

11 ай бұрын

My great uncle was a medic on Omaha

@mot0rhe4d40

9 ай бұрын

A good friend was working at the local theater when this released. He said the first night it played and through out it's run. Our local WWII veterans would show up in dress to see it. And many would come out of the theater 15-20 minutes in. Unable to continue watching the movie. This was something we hadn't seen before in movie making, at the time. Someone mentioned a veteran telling them, that when they could smell the diesel, ocean water and blood they had to leave the viewing.

My dad was there, deep in that mess on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He was never able to talk about it. He died many years ago but I still love him and honor his memory. Godspeed dad.

Others have noted that the cemetery is in France. There is a famous diplomatic exchange when the French government wanted US troops out of France. This was after President de Gaulle of France had ordered all American troops out of France which was a problem for NATO as this was during the Height of the cold war. US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, said in reply to de Gaulle, "Mr. President, does that include American cemeteries?" de Gaulle was speechless. What a massive burn.

As a daughter of a WWII vet, I can tell you that the greatest generation is almost completely gone. When there was a call to arms, every man joined. It was very common for many brothers to enlist together at the same time

@JJ-ef7lb

Жыл бұрын

Not just men either. Plenty of accounts of boys joining to fight. When they said they were 16 they were told they were too young, go around the block and come back to say they were 18! Brave generation indeed.

@IMBLACKDAMMIT

11 ай бұрын

there hasn't been a rightful war since wwii no shit people haven't been volunteering

@seanabadalich9112

11 ай бұрын

After the five Sullivan Brothers were killed when their ship was sunk by the Japanese November 1942 The Navy and the rest of the military arms changed their policies for groups of soldiers fighting together from the same town or family. The Sullivan Brothers were referenced in Saving Private Ryan

@lylejames965

10 ай бұрын

Try find that patriotism today, especially when men and now women are being sent to die for market shares and pointless endless wars to increase some politicians shares in weapons manufacturing. Sickening. WW was the last war that men died for something of value

@diabolicseed

10 ай бұрын

@@JJ-ef7lb The internet makes it easy for us today to aknowledge what we're fighting for. The politiciants and the state in which most of our countries are today DO NOT warrant such bravery from their men. So from my point of view, it's not that we're not brave these days, it's about not wanting to fight for someones corrupt reasons.

I will never forget when this movie came out. My older brother and I took our mom to see it, at her request. Her dad fought in WWll. She started to cry from the moment the beach scene battle started and didn’t stop until we got home. She told us that my grandfather never spoke of the war but she said she could hear his screams during the night as he unsuccessfully attempted to sleep. She said the movie finally helped her understand his pain. He didn’t die in battle but he didn’t come home fully alive. His nightmares never stopped. He died at only 52 and before I was born. Man, I wish I had known him. Maybe some day. RIP Grandpa. Thank you for being brave enough to defend our freedom.

@marcstover6934

7 ай бұрын

My thanks

@thorsteele69

6 ай бұрын

I’m a 59-year old lawyer who served in the Marines in my youth. I cried when I read your post about your mother crying throughout the movie and your mother hearing her father’s nightmares. How sad for everyone.

@jabronie8058

6 ай бұрын

@@thorsteele69 thank you for your kind words and especially thank you for your service

@nicolelawless9942

5 ай бұрын

My sister is terrified by my screams because I had nightmares of the movie, it was very intensely stressful as I stopped united 93 from approaching Normandy. It was just me and Ryan against one large plane and we stopped it

@nicolelawless9942

5 ай бұрын

@@jabronie8058 If you’ve seen United 93, you’ll know what I’m talking about. The nightmare was very intense still and I’m relieved that United 93 controlled by Ziad never reached Normandy or it might be on its way. I can’t believe that me and Ryan were huge targets to him and I hope that everyone helps this time rather then defending for ourselves against a huge damn thing. I know the worst is going to happen

My grandfather was in the navy during WWII. He lived to 97 yrs old. A great life. I was given one of his dog tags. It is one of my most prized possessions.

I would like give my respect to you for serving, Asia, as one vet to another. The movie is a masterpiece in every way, and I think it boils down to "Earn this ... Earn it." Those words were said to Pvt Ryan, yes. But really, they were said to all of us.

@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ

Жыл бұрын

We also want to say, Thanks for your service to our country. Much love and respect to you!

My great uncle landed and fought on this beach. (And survived.) He would never talk about what he saw. Just before he died several years ago he did an interview with a local newspaper where he finally talked about his time over there. Thank you Uncle Harold for your service.

@blukeblue1235

Жыл бұрын

God bless your uncle Harold.💗

@markstoudenmire4935

Жыл бұрын

I had an uncle who landed there as well and never spoke of it, that I know of, again.

@Moggy471

Жыл бұрын

I doubt that anyone who didn't land at Omaha ever experienced anything quite like it.

@sissyonley

Жыл бұрын

@@Moggy471 yep. I totally agree.

@tube1fn

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Uncle Harold for your service and sacrifice. You are everyone's Uncle. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

My grandfather fought at Normandy. He never talked about it, as a boy spending the night with my grandparents, my grandpa often had nightmares and would wake up screaming my grandmother would have to remind him that he was home.

@browniewin4121

Жыл бұрын

My father served in the US Army, he was in France and Germany, and he never talked about it either. We wouldn't have known he had a Purple Heart except for coming across it one day.

@weaponizedglitter69

Жыл бұрын

Mine drove the boats that dropped the men off.

@nicolelawless9942

5 ай бұрын

I’ve had countless nightmares of this scene and had 5 severe panic attacks. I’ve had my 6th outburst this morning, Mummy is very concerned about me after I admitted to her about having night terrors on being in D-Day and had very little sleep since

This was the very last WWII movie that my Pop's saw before he died on 12-20-1998. It was the first movie that Pop's said was at least somewhat realistic. My Dad wrote a book about all his experiences as an 18 yr old private upon his induction into the Army in 1941 to the Battle of the Bulge to the Americans triumphant entrance into Berlin. The book INFANTRYMAN AT THE FRONT..Vantage Press, 1959 my pop's name was Grady P. Arrington. And my God, I do miss him so. They were and still are the U.S.A. 's greatest generation. Thanks Asia and B.J. for reacting to this great movie.

This, "Black Hawk Down", and "tora, Tora, Tora" are three of the finest war films I ever saw.

I used to know a guy that was there on D-Day on the Normandy Beach. I met him when I worked at Home Depot. He was 89 at the time but that was about 10 years ago. He always used to call me to come over and help him with his computer and stuff. But he really just wanted to hang out. His kids never visited him. I loved listening to him tell stories about the War and everything else. It's like talking to a living history book. Except he was actually there. Most of these guys were still teenagers who bravely did their duty and watched their friends get blown to pieces. And the ones that survived came back home to their wives and had a bunch of kids and took care of their families and you would never think that they went through something so traumatic. And today we have people having nervous breakdowns because they read a "mean tweet". They truly were the Greatest Generation.

@woodkey1

3 ай бұрын

So true. Generation snowflakes can't be compared with the generation who fought in world wars. We are taking things for granted

When my dad (who is Dutch) was in college in the 80s he had an American professor who was a D-Day vet. After the war he was living and teaching in Germany when he discovered one of his students had been a German soldier stationed at Omaha, which is where the professor had landed. There's no way to know whether they ever crossed paths on the beaches, but after the German student graduated the two kept up correspondence for years and would meet every other month in Frankfurt for coffee. They held no grudges towards one another, despite having lost close friends in the war. The line that always stuck with my dad from the professor was "It's nice to not have to explain what war is like." It's not an uncommon thing either. Plenty of former enemies actually formed close bonds; many found it easier to relate with fellow soldiers (even those once their enemy) than with non-combatants, especially back in the day when PTSD was poorly understood and mental health wasn't taken seriously.

I remember seeing this movie for the first time. How jarring the war scenes are and the emotional impact the movie hits you with. You really do feel like you’re there with the characters and can feel how much they really care for each other. Everyone should watch this movie because not only is it a cinematic masterpiece but it shows how awful and horrifying war really is.

I think anyone who's ever been a soldier will agree that Tom Hanks is great in this movie. I've been in the army (no, I've never been in combat) and Hanks just kept on reminding me of so many officers I worked with. He had the mannerisms down pat. To me, his character was very real.

My dad was an Army medic in WWII. He was on Omaha Beach as depicted in the movie. He was in 4 other battles including the Battle of the Bulge. At times daddy's hand shook like in the movie. Until he died he dreamed of German airplanes. Thank you for the respect you gave to this movie and serviceman. My dad saw this movie and said it was realistic but he said the actual was worse.

@fabianpatrizio2865

Жыл бұрын

Thank-you for that story......I have a 2nd cousin (RIP) who was at Omaha beach as a 20 year old....had part of his leg blown off (like one of the shots in this film)...I never met him, but my father (1st cousins) met him....he died in the 1990s (I'm Australian.. he was a New Jerseyan)

@luketimewalker

Жыл бұрын

@@fabianpatrizio2865 Infinite gratitude to your fathers & family for liberating my country.

@patrickazzarella6729

Жыл бұрын

Weird given how the German Airforce basically ceased to exist by 1944-1945 outside of limited mostly defensive actions, they played a small role in the Battle of the Bulge so perhaps thats where his fear came from.

@Moggy471

Жыл бұрын

We can never know what your Dad went through. That is what makes heroes.

@Moggy471

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickazzarella6729 Great insight as you niether knew what this guy's father went through and have never had a worse day than a bad result in a video game.

My dad fought in 4 campaigns in WWII including the Battle of the Bulge & the Ardennes. He even captured a nazi officer. He dealt with it by never talking about it. When this movie came out he went to see it in the theater and came home white as a sheet. I asked him if it was realistic and he said yes especially the first 5 mins. I was afraid to see it. Years later my bf & I rented it and I couldn't even get thru the beach landing scene I was sobbing so hard. It took several more tries over the years to finish it. This is one of those films that sticks with you for days afterward. Asia, I so felt those tears babe.

@nellabrown6190

Жыл бұрын

It was the same for my Dad. He was a Ranger. He never really talked about the war either. At least not to us.

@loganshoup9491

Жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was also in battle of the bulge

@nicolelawless9942

5 ай бұрын

I can’t get through the Normandy scene either just thinking about what those brave men went through and I’ve had at least 6 breakdowns in 3 days already. I have to be very careful with my mental health now before it gets worse

”We have so much to say… and we shall never say it.” - Erich Maria Remarque, WW1 veteran and author of All Quiet On the Western Front

It’s crazy how many men we lost taking that beach, but it had to be done. That opening scene? Probably one of the heaviest scenes in any movie to date. Still gets me. Thanks for the reacting to this! Massive respect to the Vets 💪🏻🇺🇸

Both my grandfathers fought in ww2. My moms dad landed at Omaha Beach. My uncle asked him if he wanted to see this when it came out. He said "why the f**k would I want to see that? I saw it already, I was there. Spent my whole life trying to forget it ". Miss my grandparents so much.

We can never repay the debt we owe to those veterans who fought and died to to keep this country free. Thanks for watching this film on this day.

@toulee313

Жыл бұрын

Not just this country, but the entire world.

My grandfather fought against the Italians and the Germans when they invaded Greece. He then fought in the battle of Monte Cassino. Then he fought in the Greek civil war. Then he came to Australia. He once told my father about the men he killed with his rifle. I think it was a few.

When I saw this in the theatre back when it came out, the crowd just sat silent at the end and barely moved for several minutes. Very solemn atmosphere. Can't even begin to imagine how those vets, or any combat vet for that matter, were/are able to deal with the aftermath of seeing friends die in front of your eyes. There's a saying, "All gave some, some gave all". Thank you to all of them. Past, present and future 🙏

When this one 1st aired in theaters, there was a great number of audiences that had adverse reactions because of just how realistic it was

@daddyoca69

Жыл бұрын

very true... I cleaned theaters back then lol...

@chrisnewton5126

Жыл бұрын

There were many more ww2 vets around in 1998 and that opening triggered a lot of PTSD.

@powerbadpowerbad

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and I was one of them !!! I found GREAT respect for the soldiers who died and the ones who lived.

Lest we forget. Thank you to all the veterans. Thank you Asia & BJ for this great and timely reaction. It's a tough movie for sure, but if it reminds us of all the sacrifice for what we have today it's important to watch. ☮❤

@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ

Жыл бұрын

You’re so right Cali! Never forget and Thank you to all Veterans! ❤️❤️

@iKvetch558

Жыл бұрын

@@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ Hi Asia and BJ...there are so many comments, I wanted to get this to you, in case nobody else has said it. It is not a big issue, but it is a mixup that many people make...you guys were thinking that the German that they let go after Wade was killed is the same one that killed Melish and that Upham let go on the stairs, but the two are not the same. If you look carefully in the credits on IMDB, you will see that they are 2 different characters and actors...the one that they let go is identified as "Steamboat Willie" due to his doing an impression of the cartoon mouse that later became Mickey Mouse, while the other soldier is listed as "Waffen SS Soldier". Steamboat Willie IS the same soldier that actually shoots Miller at the end, and Upham does kill him and then let the rest of his group run away...but the man who killed Melish and then walked past Upham on the stairs was not Steamboat Willie. You can look this up on IMDB and see the photos yourself. 💯✌

@laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515

Жыл бұрын

Never forget WWII

Most of all thank your veterans for their service when you see them in public. Thank you for your service.

My visiting dean from Cornell University hospitality faculty was there during D-Day at Normandy, he mentioned his platoon was wiped out during the first days leaving only him as the survivor. After that he remarked he gotten a 'immune to bullets' mentality and then he got one on his leg. Walked with a limp after that. I worked on a cruise during the 1990s - saw a old man cry like a baby while we are sailing into a port into Japan. His wife explained he encountered Kamakazi attacks when he was drafted into US Navy in WW2. These memories stayed with you for life. Salute to those veterans!

Just so you guys know, when this movie came out in 1998 thousands of veterans from WWII who actually fought in Normandy and other places went to see this movie. It was reported that many of them could not sit through it or cried through the movie. The realistic portrayal of the fighting was so well done that it brought back many bad memories for those veterans, many of them could not handle it.

@ec6951

10 ай бұрын

This is so true. I saw a gentleman, WWII veteran with his cap on and all, start to sob in the very first scene, the moment the soldiers landed in Normandy. It broke my heart and reminded me of my great uncle (grandmother's brother) who was in the Army and WW II veteran, and all his sad, sad stories of war. He was obviously never the same they say. He landed in Hiroshima the day after the A-bomb was dropped. The horror he saw.... How heartbreaking. God bless these heroes who courageously fought against true evil.

@RTWGraphics

8 ай бұрын

A man said he was watching the movie w/ his father, who was there. He said he could smell the diesel.

@williamjohnson6517

5 ай бұрын

Babe you need to get re -hydrated after all the tears , which were fully justified. Actually Vets have been quoted as saying that the beginning of this film was the most authentic depiction of what happened on the day . My sister in law couldn't handle it and walked out in like the first 5 minutes of them hitting the beach .

@williamjohnson6517

5 ай бұрын

​@@ec6951My father was in the Philippines and Japan during the war .

I cried right along with you. It’s a hell of a thing that generation went through.

@hoofarted78

Жыл бұрын

And now kids the same age need safe spaces…… Wish we could go back

@haitolawrence5986

11 ай бұрын

@@SM-tj6qp Nice try. It has all been completely pissed away. There is no getting away from what is coming.

@mle1872

11 ай бұрын

@@SM-tj6qp there's no excuse for being weak in the country of opportunity

What you have to remember with the guy that was scared is that he was a translator his duty was never to be “in battle” he was forced into that mission and he was not equipped for it so his fear and lack of ability to respond is totally valid regardless of what’s going on or what he “could do” to help or save people, he’s just not that guy and was pulled from what he was good at and forced into what he was not good at. It’s actually one of my favourite storylines of the movie because it shows every aspect of what war was like.

My grandfather was killed a few days after this battle. Thank you for remembering them and the hell they experienced.. they gave it all so we could enjoy a life of PEACE and friendship

When this came out my parents took my great grandfather to see it and he drove a tank on Normandy beach he said three days later the ocean was still red and that it was an extremely accurate depiction of it he was crying thank you to all our veterans

@horrorbuff7803

Жыл бұрын

My dad went to see this when it came out and after the movie he saw a ww2 vet crying. The vet said he was there on D day and they got everything right except the smell. It was a horrible smell and that movie brought back bad memories for him but he felt like he owed his fallen brothers to see it. My dad has been a ww2 buff ever since and when someone destroys a ww2 monument on the news he gets upset.

@nicolelawless9942

5 ай бұрын

@@horrorbuff7803 I watched the movie at home and woken up sweat pouring on Saturday. My sister was horrified by my screams when I woken up in a state

It's in our History books, it isn't just a movie. Never forget our brothers and their sacrifices. From a fellow US ARMY MEDIC Veteran. 🇺🇲

@tiamat29

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. Truly, Thank you.

Interesting fact @ 8:53 - 9:05: those two soldiers trying to surrender were speaking Czech. It was common for the German conquered countries to have their soldiers be forced to serve for the axis powers and the two in that scene were trying to say that they weren’t German and that they were Czech and wanted to surrender. Crazy all the little details that were included in this movie. Another interesting fact that’s well known, one of the biggest factors that led to the successful invasion of Normandy was that the places the allies landed were HEAVILY under fortified with both bunkers and personnel. German tanks were ordered to wait further in land. I can only imagine how horrifying it would’ve been had there been more personnel defending the beach 😳

My grandfather was a WWII vet. I remember watching this with him. He didn't say a word but I could tell by the look on his face that this movie brought back memories for him. I have a portrait of him in uniform on my arm surrounded by WWII. RIP grandpa I love you!

The most intense first 20 minutes of a movie ever made... I saw it in theatres and a row in front of me where three old guys, obviously veterans of WW2. Holding hands and crying all the way through.... For me as a 14 year old it was akward to see. Now as a 38 year old it´s not a mystery anymore - especially when I remember now what my grandparents told me about the war and what they had to experience as teenagers in Austria in the 1940s.

The opening scenes on Ohmaha Beach Normandy lasted around 20 minuites. IRL those guys were stuck on that beach for nearly 7 hours. Anyone went through that deserves the utmost respect.

Thank you for doing this. I'm an OFWV, but there's a whole generations of neurotic Americans who have no idea what previous generations suffered.

My Uncle is buried in Belgium. He was 18 years old when he was killed in 1941. I few years ago, I visited the Cemetary where his is buried. It is immaculately cared for.

"Earn this...earn it." Every single time...hits me right in the soul.

❤️ What a Veteran’s Day tribute. Thank you so much, guys. Let’s give Mr. Spielberg his credit. No one else could have pulled this film off.

The common misconception from this movie is that many people think that the guy who killed Mellish is the same guy who they let go earlier. Incorrect, the man who killed Mellish was SS and the man from earlier was regular Infantry. Also the man who stabbed Mellish doesn't say a word to Upham yet the man at the end knew Upham and calls out to him.

@kesa39

4 ай бұрын

Upham kills the released soldier at the end. You are right, he didn’t kill Mellish, that was a different German.

I saw this movie twice when it came out in 1998, right before I left for Navy Boot Camp. This is probably in the Top 3 for greatest war movies ever made. There were a lot of very emotional/impactful moments in the film. But perhaps the most significant of them all was when Upham stood in the hallway and did nothing as the German soldier they let walk away earlier killed Mellish. The entire theater was so pissed off. Later, Mellish finally earned his rad badge of courage but so much damage had already been done. That German soldier served as a metaphor for the struggles each side faced and how the tables would often turn for throughout the course of the war between the Allies and Axis powers. Great review, thank you for sharing.

My mother and I saw "Saving Private Ryan" in the theater. This is the only movie that I've ever walked out of where no one spoke while leaving. My mother and I didn't even speak to each other until we got into the car because we were so overwhelmed by the intensity of this movie from start to finish. One of the greatest movies ever made. Thank you for reacting to this and to many others.

@stephengamber8749

Жыл бұрын

My same experience when I saw it in Westwood, Los Angeles at the National Theater. Everyone was quiet and respectful, and humble. There was no cheering or talking. We walked out in awed silence.

@Andrewtatesbutt

Жыл бұрын

That’s honestly some weak ass shit bro 😂 a movie is a movie . Unless you served, you have no reason to act like that

@life_with_laurie

Жыл бұрын

That happened to me when I saw Scheduler's List. Nobody got up and left during the credits either. It was very solemn.

@paddington1670

11 ай бұрын

several people left the theater when i watched it in person

9:30 He cried over the knife because it was a Hitler Youth knife, meaning one of those bodies is probably between middle to high school age. That phrase he said before he started crying are the words engraved on the blade. They’re written in German but the english translation is “Blood And Honor.”

@willthorson4543

5 ай бұрын

Don't forget he is a Jew too.

@jerryforenzo288

5 ай бұрын

They soldier crying about the knife was it was a small take back from the Nazis. He was Jewish and new what was happening to the Jewish people under The Third Rike.

@JDPNW-zy4my

3 ай бұрын

@@jerryforenzo288 I believe he was also Jewish, which is why he cried. Also, foreshadowing that he died by the same type of blade too. 🥺

@JeffreyBezeau

29 күн бұрын

@@JDPNW-zy4my Not only the same type of blade, he got killed by that exact knife. The german soldier took it from him during the fight and killed him with it.

That hand shaking from Captain Miller comes upon him when he is faced with losing men. He was a citizen soldier, a school teacher, not a career soldier. Every death of the men he led, he had to carry that heavy weight. Even though he had to execute mission objectives and orders, he knew all to well the cost in lives that it would take and to deal with that knowledge one would justify it, try to make it rational in one's mind to say look if we take this enemy bunker, machine gun nest, pillbox out now, how many lives will it save going forward. It is the only way one can live with the choices one is faced with, As a commanding officer you lead from the front, you do not ask anymore from your men that you would not be willing to do yourself. You have to do the right thing, even though it may be hard. You have to be able to endure loss, otherwise you could not do your job. Thank you for your heartfelt reaction to one of the greatest war films ever to tell the real story of how it was for the combat infantryman, for those young men who many never traveled outside of their small towns, nor had been subjugated to the horrors of war and combat. Saluting our veterans of the Greatest Generation, who helped save this world against a great evil, they gave their tomorrows for our todays. May they rest in Eternal peace in the mansions of the Lord.

I saw this three times in a movie theater. It's amazing on the big screen. I bawled like crazy each time. Still cry today

This is exactly what I saw on my eight-year-old mind when my father told me what happened when he hit the beach in Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. Everything here he told me about 58 years ago. The men crying for their mother, people looking for their missing body parts, the red water bullets that flew under him as he jumped over the side of the boat. God bless you dad.

One of my uncles served in North Africa and Italy during WW II, he would tell me stories about being overseas but never about battle. He was in the artillery and finally when I reached high school age my mother told me that when I talked to him I had to make sure he was looking at me because was stone deaf from the guns. He had taught himself to read lips and never complained about the disability. This is why the people of this time are called the Greatest Generation. Not being scared isn't bravery, going anyway is.

@southwestfloridarealestate9727

Жыл бұрын

My Grandpa was also in North Africa and Italy. Never talked about it. The only time I asked him about the war he said he just wanted to go back to Loretto, Kentucky

My grandfather Pvt Domingo Cervantes was one of the soldiers that landed on Omaha Beach, June 6th 1944. God bless all our veterans.

U.S. Navy Veteran in Texas thank you, I love and miss my Navy

My grandpa is a ww2 vet. He passed in 2010 at 87 but he was so proud of being a vet and having served. He lost many friends in the war but the ones that survived he reunited with every couple years. None of those men are alive anymore. But they were part of the greatest generation ever!!

The part where Giovanni Ribisi is sad because he used to pretend he was asleep even though his mother wanted to talk to him as a kid and how it haunts him. That hit home. That hit home really really hard. I've seen this movie many times but that's the scene that still makes me cry. I cannot fortify myself against it even though I know its coming. I used to do the same thing as a kid. Sorry ma. Very sorry. :(

Perspective of purpose for the coward character who lives- As seen at the end of the movie with Pvt Ryan, these men live with everything they did and or did not do. While some men were killed due to the lack of action taken by the surviving coward (Upham), that man has been given the opportunity to teach others why the results of being a coward are far worse than the results of being brave. Being brave by the way is just a great fear of doing nothing! Im not sure if you folks have seen "The First Recorded Medal of Honor" on KZread yet but its an incredible display of real life combat and one mans outstanding bravery which would ultimately save the lives of 23 men. RIP John Chapman, USAF Combat Controller

Also, just another piece of information. Private Ryan who was portrayed in this movie. He was apart of one of the most elite infantry units in WWII. He was apart of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. They were paratroopers. Those men apart of the 101st Airborne Division. Are one of the biggest reasons America, and it's Allies won the war. They were apart of an experimental unit formed to jump behind enemy lines. They jumped on D Day during Operation Overlord during the Invasion of Normandy. They jumped for Operation Market Garden, and also Liberated, and Secured the town of Bastogne Belgium in the Battle of the Bulge. They were in other liberations, and battles as well. They are most famously portrayed in Tom Hanks series Band of Brothers. Which is another great watch.

When I was a young man with no direction in life, I saw this movie and it changed my life. I enlisted about month later and finished my career a few years ago. I’ll never forget the feeling I had when I walked out of that movie. Humility, thankfulness and a desire to contribute to my country and fellow citizens. Thanks for watching this movie!

@penname5766

Жыл бұрын

The thing is, the lower-ranking German soldiers were no more to blame than the allied soldiers. They were just ordinary, working-class men who had been going about their private lives until they were called into service. The vast majority of soldiers on both sides really had no idea what they were fighting for. It’s very sad. Although Hollywood wants you to relish the death of the opposition, there are no winners in war. The death toll was devastating.

@magmapixel8627

Жыл бұрын

This is a staunchly anti war film that’s nuts

@squillz8310

Жыл бұрын

@@magmapixel8627 Ikr?

@daveeol1987

Жыл бұрын

​@@magmapixel8627 not really. There's so much heroic glorification of war in this movie. This is military propaganda disguised as anti-war.

@ukdude25

Жыл бұрын

@@magmapixel8627 A soldiers first duty is to do all that is possible to avoid war, the rifle can be a tool for peace if used with the right motive

I will never forget seeing this when it came out. I was a 15 year old boy and was stunned. My grand father was a WW2 vet. I really appreciate that they portrayed the Normandy landing in a realistic manner and did not soften it at all. Unreal. I cried my eyes out after watching this back then.

@jerz7904

Жыл бұрын

Omg when its 1st came out my friends & i all got together and watched it on a Big screen @ my house because surround aounds had recently came out & it was AMAZING experience

@RebeccaODonnell-1941

Жыл бұрын

When I first saw this in the theater, before the movie started, a young woman and her boyfriend sat right in front of me and was complaining about how violent she heard this movie is, she thought that was ridiculous, etc. I was simmering and planned on telling her to shut up if she kept talking when the movie started. She shut up. When the film ended, everybody was crying but the young woman was hysterically sobbing. Her boyfriend tried to comfort her, said it was just a movie, but she cried, “No! No! My grandpa was there! My grandpa was THERE!” Thank you, Spielberg.

@andrewfoster2647

Жыл бұрын

This was cathartic for many of us.

I just went to Arlington...the tears really hit hard. It was so ominous visiting all these people who served, risked their lives for our freedoms...One day, I'll be amongst my brothers and sisters there.

And this is what those young men went through….British, American, Canadian…..and this is why we should ALWAYS remember them.

I watched this in a large theater the first day it was released. What solidly stuck with me upon watching this; After the flag faded, and the screen went dark, just before the credits and music came back up. I could hear many older vets sobbing quietly. The rest of the audience was absolutely silent and nobody moved an inch for fear of being disrespectful.

@FlashCadallic

Жыл бұрын

I witnessed the same thing.

@phydeux

Жыл бұрын

@@FlashCadallic Same here.

@ttdrums1972

Жыл бұрын

Same here. It was much more than a day at the theater.

Two quick things. 1) The soldier that stabs Mellish is not the same soldier that they let go, a lot of people get confused about that since the soldier they let go is also at the battle. 2) Upham was a non-combatant clerk before Capt. Miller conscripted him for his translation skills, he never wanted to be in battle and was never trained to be, outside of the general training he got in boot camp.

@dasspielmobil6161

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing this up! Many people actually don´t get it the first time.

A few points I'd like to make, even though this movie is fictional, it was inspired by the Nyland brothers from Tonawanda, NY. Fritz Nyland was sent home after two of his brothers were killed and a third brother who was part of a bomber crew was missing and presumed dead. Fortunately, the third brother survived and made it home too. There was no big search for Fritz, the Army knew where he was and a chaplain informed him he was going home and he left. He was close friends with a guy named Skip Muck, also from Tonawanda, who was featured prominently in the book and miniseries Band of Brothers. Also, in the movie, the German soldier that stabbed Mellish to death wasn't the prisoner that Miller freed. The prisoner didn't show back up until Upham was cowering on the bank. That's when Upham saw that it was the prisoner who was shooting Miller which finally got him to overcome his fear and fight back. It's tough to see Upham frozen in place when guys are dying but his reaction is the most common when it comes to stress. Fight, flight or freeze. I'm sure you've heard of that. Freeze is the most common involuntary reaction, then flight, then fight. Back in those days, Airborne units were elite, the best of the best and guys still ended up with hysterical blindness or full paralysis or frozen like statues. Upham was a desk jockey. No surprise he froze but I was screaming at my TV too!! lol Great video guys!

My father at 20 years old landed on the beach of Normandy D-Day. He was wounded four times and seen a lot. He fought in the whole Pacific theater. And was very highly decorated. My father never spoke of the war and fact his children never knew he was in the war until the day he died. At his funeral he had a big military funeral because he was so highly decorated. We were speechless. We had no idea.

Tom Hank's message to Pvt Ryan - "Earn this" - is my favorite line from the movie. I think we all need to as an appreciation to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice on "altar of freedom". Thank you veterans.

@sandman_says_runrunner4701

Жыл бұрын

I get the sentiment behind the message of that line... but a soldier never would have said that to another soldier.

I was in the Army from 1996 -2017 and saw my share of combat. The WW2 vets and the Vietnam vets were MY heroes. God bless each and every one of them. 🍻

My grandfather stormed the beaches on D Day on Omaha Beach. Same as this scene and survived.. made it all the way to the battle of Saint Lou and luckily survived that too

Both my grandfathers fought on D-day. One jumped in the night prior to the beach invasion with 82nd Airborne and the other Grandfather was with 2nd Rangers portrayed in this movie. My grandfather with 2nd rangers was one of only 2 survivors on his landing craft. When I joined my first unit was the same my grandfather was in with 82nd. Pretty cool seeing the big picture we had of those soldiers in our battalion hq the night before they jumped in, seeing my grandfather but also knowing the enormous shoes I had to even attempt to fill

If you felt that way watching it at home, imagine seeing it in the theatre when it came out. It was life altering...

@randomschmo5778

Жыл бұрын

IKR? When i saw it in the theater, the tanks rolled iinto town in the final scene, and the whole room shook. The entire movie was almost like being there yourself. I've heard WW2 veterans say that about the only thing missing from watching at the theater are the terrible smells.

Жыл бұрын

I watched this on opening day in a DTS equipped theater, the whole sound was 3D, the hammering of automatics and the explosions had my head encrusted between my shoulders.

When I saw this movie in the theater, there were two older women sitting in front of me. I overheard them talking about their husbands who had both been in WWII and never talked about it. They were at the movie to see what it might have been like. The women didn't make it through the beach scene. They were weeping when they left. Broke my heart.

@crashburn3292

Жыл бұрын

So, in 1996, at Saving Private Ryan, you heard two "older" women sitting in front of you openly talking about how their WWII vet husbands had never talked about the war? And how they were only in the theater to see what WWII was really like. REALLY? You heard them saying all that? How'd that go? "Gee Verna, I'm sure glad we're seeing this movie since both our husbands never spoke about the war. Now we can see how it really happened!" And then you took note that they both left weeping within the first 25 minutes? Totally plausible.... It sounds a lot like in '96, when it was reported that in isolated incidents, Normandy veterans had to leave the movie because it was so real. But I love your spin on it, that some wives left the theater. What a great story you tell. TOTALLY believable.

@KMCA779

Жыл бұрын

better than when I saw it. We had a pair of girls giggling at the back of the theatre for half the movie. I was as pissed as my mom, that's for sure

I seen this movie 20x and I sit here crying at 49 years old. These men are beyond brave. I thank every single veteran who fought for our country.

@nicolelawless9942

5 ай бұрын

I’m only 21, suffering from nightmares of the movie. I well remember one nightmare vividly when I ran across the beach because I had to reach Ryan before it was too late and many lives would have been lost, Normandy would have been massacred if we hadn’t fallen in love in time. I actually succeeded in my mission and Normandy was saved from a huge massacre

One of the greatest movies ever made!

My Dad was a WW2 combat Veteran and the hardest guy I've ever known. He would not speak of the war until the last few years of his life. Nothing ever got to him or bothered him, until the day I tried to watch this with him. During the opening scene of D-Day, he got up and left the house. It was the only time I ever saw anything do that to him.

@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ

Жыл бұрын

Love to you Ed ❤️❤️ thanks for sharing!

@GeekyGarden

Жыл бұрын

My grandpa never talked about the war. He enlisted the week after Pearl Harbor. He was already a crop duster pilot so they made him a trainer for dive bombers and torpedo planes. I think he always felt some level of guilt about all of the men he trained that didn't make it back. When 9/11 happened, I was a freshmen in college. He sat me down and basically told me not to enlist. ... On the upside, he met my grandmother who was working as a secretary for a group of "engineers" from Oak Ridge, Tennessee that had been transferred to middle of nowhere in the desert for some weird reason. 🤫

A masterpiece of film making, and maybe the pinnacle in Spielberg's legendary career. As a vet, I cry every time I watch it, and I hope people continue to bear in mind the cost people have paid, and continue to pay, for freedom.

@michaelsteal9128

Жыл бұрын

as a vet i found my self crying not only for my friends and family that died but for my country and so many of our citizens that know nothing of the sacrifices made for their freedom.

@luketimewalker

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelsteal9128 This is why good people, ordinary people like these reactors are very important. Through them, a whole generation gets to even get this on their emotional radar for the first time.

@kckillakrack9714

Жыл бұрын

This and we were soldiers are probably the best war movies made. Being a retired army vet those movies really shine a light on war. The hurt locker isn't to bad either

@denroy3

Жыл бұрын

I think it got a little too Hollywood after the beach landing, which was awesome

@michaelsteal9128

Жыл бұрын

@@denroy3 obviously you never served

Much love to all the veterans. We must never forget June 6th, 1944

The empathy you both were radiating while watching this was so contagious, I almost started crying when Asia started crying in the first beach scene and I've seen this movie 3 times