Saving Private Ryan

The movie Saving Private Ryan illustrates the rescue mission of a World War II soldier who went missing at Normandy. Because Private Ryan’s three brothers were killed in action, a rescue team was sent out to find and bring him back to the United States so that his mother would at least have one living son. Throughout the movie, the World War II battlefield and ambiance is portrayed realistically and draws parallels to the events we studied in class. Because of the authentic depiction of World War II on the European front, the history of World War II is much easier to understand. One aspect of Saving Private Ryan that correlates to the history that we learned in class is the horror and amount of casualties of the battlefield due to the new technology. Even though machine guns were present in World War I, they made an even larger impact on the casualties of World War II. Because of the machine gun, Normandy had so many
Like we discussed in class, soldiers in Saving Private Ryan were completely invested and enthusiastic about the war effort. When the rescue squadron found Private Ryan and told him that he would be brought home, he refused to leave his post. This scene shows how soldiers would rather stay in the war effort and risk their lives than go to the safety of home. Additionally, this scene shows how loyalty was a characteristic the majority of the soldiers embodied. In this scene, Private Ryan stayed loyal to his already small military unit. Ryan knew that if left, his unit would have no chance to defend the city, so he decided to stay loyal and help fight. Even though the soldiers had to be killers at times, Saving Private Ryan shows how many of the soldiers still had their humanity. In one scene, one of the American soldiers wanted to take a French child with him to save her from the war-torn city because she reminded him of his