Is this a good review of Saving Private Ryan?!


Question: Whoa. Wow. These are but two words that describe the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan. The movie opens up with what i can only imagine is Ryan as a veteran (an an old one at that) visiting a cemetery that commemorates his fallen comrades from World War II. He finds a particular grave and collapses in front of it overwhelmed by his emotions. It quickly changes scenes to the D-Day operation on the beaches of Normandy. The weather is less than perfect and the mission pretty near impossible. Ryan (or whom ever Tom Hanks is) appears to be the leader or at the very least the person giving the orders. The infamous General William Tecumseh Sherman once stated "War is Hell". He was not far off the mark. The operation of D-Day as depicted in this movie shows us that. There is gruesomeness and gore all over the place and blood and dispatched (is that a word?) body parts are rampant. Whether it is the ally soldier looking for the missing part of his still bloody arm or the soldier who is still alive despite having most of his intestines lying beside him, this movie tries hard to recreate exactly what they thought that operation must have looked liked. One of the things that got my attention during this invasion of Normandy was whenever one of the soldiers was saved by his helmet he takes his helmet off to inspect it and dies from a shot to the head. After the early shock, the group of soldiers, that compose the first wave, make a break in the German defense.
Meanwhile back in the states, it is discovered that three out of four brothers have perished. Two perished during the invasion of Normandy, one at Omaha and the other at Utah. The third brother perished died in New Guinea(north of Australia). The fourth brother's fate is uncertain. He (Ryan) had been dropped over Normandy as a paratrooper. His mother is about to receive the news about the deaths of his brothers. Knowing that the loss of one child, let alone three, is a terrible blow to any mother, General George C. Marshall decides to send a rescue unit after private Ryan.
Captain Miller is assigned the task of finding the Private. Captain Miller (Hanks) recruits a few underlings and sets off to search for private Ryan. Their first lead is no good and they lose one of their men to a German sniper. After this unfortunate event they move on to a new American encampment where they find out that private Ryan is helping defend a bridge. The bridge is strategically important to the Americans and the Germans. On their way towards where they believe the private is located they decide to neutralize a machine gun. They do. In the skirmish the medic (Wade) who is traveling as part of their group is fatally wounded. Miller decides to have mercy on the lone German survivor and let him walk away and turn himself in to the first Allied forces he sees. This does not go well with his underlings and one in particular talks about how he disapproves the Captain's decision openly. He even goes as far as openly stating he wants to desert.

Soon after that they find private Ryan. He is told about the situation and refuses to leave. He insists that although he understands that he is suppose to leave, he has an obligation to stand bye and protect the bridge at all costs. He says that there is no way he can dessert the only brothers he has left. Miller thinks it over and decides that he is right. Miller stays and concocts a plan to overtake the Germans. He calls his ingenious invention sticky bombs. You get a GI sock, put some sort of explosive in it, and then soak it up in axle grease(oil), then put a fuse on it, and finally stick it to what you want to blow up. Using this maneuver they are able to disable one tiger tank in the battle that ensues. The battle starts off well for the Americans but the tide starts to turn when they start to run out of ammunition and the German mechanical and numerical superiority starts to show. The American forces are forced to retreat across the bridge. They are diminishing in numbers and the Germans look poised for victory. But just when things look gloomiest for the United States forces, reinforcements show up and turn the tide for good in favor of the Americans. Captain Miller is fatally wounded in the battle by the same German he had previously been merciful to and set free. His dying words were to Private Ryan. He told him "James, earn this earn it. With that we move forward back to the scene at the cemetery where James (private Ryan) is on his knees at Captain Miller's grave reflecting on what Miller told him on that fateful day years ago.
Overall I enjoyed this film by Steven Spielberg. The battle scenes seemed incredibly realistic and so well researched. I enjoyed how it showed all aspects of war, how on one hand it would have the everyday could be my last day so let's go out there and give it our all people and the war is not really for me people. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys watching war movies.


Answers: Whoa. Wow. These are but two words that describe the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan. The movie opens up with what i can only imagine is Ryan as a veteran (an an old one at that) visiting a cemetery that commemorates his fallen comrades from World War II. He finds a particular grave and collapses in front of it overwhelmed by his emotions. It quickly changes scenes to the D-Day operation on the beaches of Normandy. The weather is less than perfect and the mission pretty near impossible. Ryan (or whom ever Tom Hanks is) appears to be the leader or at the very least the person giving the orders. The infamous General William Tecumseh Sherman once stated "War is Hell". He was not far off the mark. The operation of D-Day as depicted in this movie shows us that. There is gruesomeness and gore all over the place and blood and dispatched (is that a word?) body parts are rampant. Whether it is the ally soldier looking for the missing part of his still bloody arm or the soldier who is still alive despite having most of his intestines lying beside him, this movie tries hard to recreate exactly what they thought that operation must have looked liked. One of the things that got my attention during this invasion of Normandy was whenever one of the soldiers was saved by his helmet he takes his helmet off to inspect it and dies from a shot to the head. After the early shock, the group of soldiers, that compose the first wave, make a break in the German defense.
Meanwhile back in the states, it is discovered that three out of four brothers have perished. Two perished during the invasion of Normandy, one at Omaha and the other at Utah. The third brother perished died in New Guinea(north of Australia). The fourth brother's fate is uncertain. He (Ryan) had been dropped over Normandy as a paratrooper. His mother is about to receive the news about the deaths of his brothers. Knowing that the loss of one child, let alone three, is a terrible blow to any mother, General George C. Marshall decides to send a rescue unit after private Ryan.
Captain Miller is assigned the task of finding the Private. Captain Miller (Hanks) recruits a few underlings and sets off to search for private Ryan. Their first lead is no good and they lose one of their men to a German sniper. After this unfortunate event they move on to a new American encampment where they find out that private Ryan is helping defend a bridge. The bridge is strategically important to the Americans and the Germans. On their way towards where they believe the private is located they decide to neutralize a machine gun. They do. In the skirmish the medic (Wade) who is traveling as part of their group is fatally wounded. Miller decides to have mercy on the lone German survivor and let him walk away and turn himself in to the first Allied forces he sees. This does not go well with his underlings and one in particular talks about how he disapproves the Captain's decision openly. He even goes as far as openly stating he wants to desert.

Soon after that they find private Ryan. He is told about the situation and refuses to leave. He insists that although he understands that he is suppose to leave, he has an obligation to stand bye and protect the bridge at all costs. He says that there is no way he can dessert the only brothers he has left. Miller thinks it over and decides that he is right. Miller stays and concocts a plan to overtake the Germans. He calls his ingenious invention sticky bombs. You get a GI sock, put some sort of explosive in it, and then soak it up in axle grease(oil), then put a fuse on it, and finally stick it to what you want to blow up. Using this maneuver they are able to disable one tiger tank in the battle that ensues. The battle starts off well for the Americans but the tide starts to turn when they start to run out of ammunition and the German mechanical and numerical superiority starts to show. The American forces are forced to retreat across the bridge. They are diminishing in numbers and the Germans look poised for victory. But just when things look gloomiest for the United States forces, reinforcements show up and turn the tide for good in favor of the Americans. Captain Miller is fatally wounded in the battle by the same German he had previously been merciful to and set free. His dying words were to Private Ryan. He told him "James, earn this earn it. With that we move forward back to the scene at the cemetery where James (private Ryan) is on his knees at Captain Miller's grave reflecting on what Miller told him on that fateful day years ago.
Overall I enjoyed this film by Steven Spielberg. The battle scenes seemed incredibly realistic and so well researched. I enjoyed how it showed all aspects of war, how on one hand it would have the everyday could be my last day so let's go out there and give it our all people and the war is not really for me people. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys watching war movies.

This is not a review. It's a plot summary. A review DOES NOT give a play by play of the movie. If it did, the movie would be ruined for others.

A review should set the scene for the movie, and then make commentary on the acting, cinematography, score, etc.

So, it would read more like this:

The opening scene of Saving Private Ryan had me worried. An old man in a cemetary is hardly an exciting introduction to a movie that bills itself as a docu-drama. However, moments later, the action kicked with a flashback to Normandy beach. From that moment on, you will be riveted to your seat. This movie is one of those rare works of art that shows us both the horror of war and the humanity of the soldiers. Spielberg has created a masterpiece. The special effects don't rely on big explosions or Hollywood trickery. They are infinitely more subtle. The whine of bullets coming closer, zinging past with a rush of air, is more terrifying than any explosion in a Die Hard film.

Etc., etc.

You aren't trying to give away the plot. You are pointing out very specific things to look for in the movie. Talk about a character (NOT Hanks) that made an impression. Talk about how the slow frame shots added to the slow mo effect of the battle scenes while keeping the sound going at full speed. Talk about (in a general way) how the story was about the willingness (or unwillingness) of these men to sacrifice themselves in order to bring back Ryan. Talk about the music. Talk about ANYTHING BUT THE STORY. If you give away the whole movie, there is no reason to see it.

Thats like the DAMN script

No! Your paragraphs are monologues, your grammar and capitalization are awful and you vacillate between knowing and not knowing who plays which character (First you dont know who plays Ryan, assuming it's Tom Hanks then correctly mentioning Hanks as Capt. Miller)

That's not a review, except maybe for the last 5 lines.... that's more of a long synopsis

Writing a review is basically about your thoughts on the movie, you re not supposed to tell the whole story, just your opinion on it, and not only if its good or bad, you have to consider acting, directing, plot, screenplay, special effects.....

You should go on line and read some movie reviews (on saving private ryan you ll find dozens) it will give you an idea....

That is not a review. A review expresses your opinions about the weaknesses and strengths of the movie. This is a book report. It is a scene by scene recap of the plot itself.

What are you trying to accomplish. Is this a school project? If so, I'm sure that the teacher is trying to strengthen your critical thinking skills. Inject your opinions about the movie. And remember that it's about the MOVIE. The acting performances, the script, the cinematography, the pacing, the plot, etc.

Terrible

You blow one of the revelations of the movie in your first few sentences, this makes it a horrible review, one that would anger anyone who is planning on seeing the movie. People seeing the movie don't know it is Ryan, many assume the old man is Hank's character, since the movie centers on him. Only later does it become plain. This is one of the best and most meaningful points of the movie and you blow it.

You wrote a synopsis of the movie, not a review. Reviews don't just summarize the movie.

no, because you are lame :)



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