The best war movie ever created in the history of mankind. What do you think of the movie? What would you have rather changed? If you haven't seen the movie then you have never seen a movie in your life. If you have never heard of the movie than you are living in a whole in the ground and I don't know how you are reading this topic right now. I personally would have liked to see either Mellish, Wade, of Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) live. Then again, the whole story starts with James Francis Ryan visiting Miller's grave site so that would technically not allow the movie to occur in the first place. Also who was your favorite character? Mine was Riven or Riben however you say his name. He was the guy that didn't agree at all with Tom Hanks, and seemed to be the least insane out of them all and the only one who really understood everything clearly except for maybe Aphem. Also, if you were wondering, the German who is captured when Wade dies when they take the machine gun and then tell to walk a thousand paces blindfolded, is the same German who stabs Mellish, and shoots Captain Miller. He is also the guy that Aphem shoots at the end of the movie.
Far from the best war movie ever created. Not to say it isn't good, it's just a bit too unrealistic for my tastes. The D-Day scene is iconic though.
Yeah except it was not anything like what D-Day actually was. Do you think people actually stopped to help a fallen soldier? No, if you had to move an injured soldier to block bullets they sure as hell did.
Hey dude, there's a person called a medic. No one would have a wounded soldier block bullets, only you would think of such a thing
At the time of its release, yes it was the best. It certainly changed how war movies were made. It made all previous war movies made look like high school plays.
Hey, Chels. I'm calling for an infraction on this post. Seems only fair since I've gotten one and Che was banned for insulting other posters.
I've had it on good authority (People in the D-Day landings) that that scenes is the best depiction. Nowhere near perfect, but the best.
It makes you wonder though were missions like these actually carried out. Whos you guys's favorite character?
calling bull on that, the movie "the longest day" was and still is one of the best war films ever made about the d-days landings/ Op overlord.
I disagree on that as SPR showed the grit and the reality of war, that whole D-day landing scene made the entire film for me personally.
