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Saving Private Ryan gripe
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:45 pm
At the end when Ryan and his family are in Normandy, his wife reads Miller's name like she doesn't know who he was.
You're telling me Ryan lives his WHOLE life and doesn't tell his family the story of the men who sacrificed themselves for him?
That's the way it plays to me.
You're telling me Ryan lives his WHOLE life and doesn't tell his family the story of the men who sacrificed themselves for him?
That's the way it plays to me.
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Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:47 pm to tigerman03
He may have.
His granddaughters are hot though
His granddaughters are hot though
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:48 pm to tigerman03
My grandpa only ever told me the funny stories from the war. Not everybody likes sharing it.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:49 pm to tigerman03
I don't have any immediate family who are veterans, but I can imagine many of them keep all that shite internal after returning home. Not wanting to relive any of it.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:49 pm to biggsc
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His granddaughters are hot though
Notice this for the first time today.
They sure were.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:49 pm to tigerman03
Would you want to talk about the men you saw killed in front of your eyes?
War is terrifying. Lots of people can't talk about it.
War is terrifying. Lots of people can't talk about it.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:50 pm to RGJ18
Maybe so, but their mission was him. You'd think that in his life of 50 plus years after the war he'd tell his wife.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:54 pm to Patrick_Bateman
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War is terrifying. Lots of people can't talk about it.
My grandfather, who is a little insane, loves to tell stories of trapping SS soldiers in a barn and lighting it on fire, cooking them alive.
He also laughs while telling it but like I said hes kinda certifiable now.
Not everyone can handle it tho. Gotta respect their wishes.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:54 pm to tigerman03
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Maybe so, but their mission was him. You'd think that in his life of 50 plus years after the war he'd tell his wife.
that's a lot of guilt a man has to carry ... might not have wanted to admit it to his wife ... i can certainly see someone not wanting to discuss that with anyone, including family ...
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:55 pm to tigerman03
My grandfather said he saw some shite in the Pacific that he would take to his grave.
Talking about memories of your friends/countrymen dying brutal deaths right in front of you isn't something most like to do.
Talking about memories of your friends/countrymen dying brutal deaths right in front of you isn't something most like to do.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:59 pm to The_Joker
Both of my grandfathers were in the service during WWII, the one that stayed state side told me tons of stories. The marine that was on the beaches at Okinawa & Peleliu never wanted to talk about it,
Posted on 7/4/16 at 8:59 pm to tigerman03
A lot of vets do not talk about it. That man lived in doubt of his worth after those men gave their life for him. It's plausible that he never shared the full/real story.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:09 pm to tigerman03
x3 
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:11 pm to tigerman03
He's like the anti Chris Kyle
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:12 pm to tigerman03
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That's the way it plays to me.
That's not how it plays with me at all. When she says the line it sounds to me like she is saying, "So this is the man I've heard so much about?"
She seems to be showing reverence and respect when she says it because she knows it was Miller who saved his life.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:16 pm to RollTide1987
2,1,3,4 
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:18 pm to tigerman03
Or that the movie is filled with cliche war movie tropes?
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:23 pm to tigerman03
My grandpa never told me any war stories from the pacific. Not once. And i used to ask him questions all the time. Even for a elementary school project, he only gave simple answers.
After he died, my dad said he never told him much about it either. They went to a special vets and family preview of saving private ryan, and my dad said they sat for 10 mins after the movie so my grandpa could collect himself, and saw there were many others doing the same.
After he died, my dad said he never told him much about it either. They went to a special vets and family preview of saving private ryan, and my dad said they sat for 10 mins after the movie so my grandpa could collect himself, and saw there were many others doing the same.
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:25 pm to JombieZombie
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Or that the movie is filled with cliche war movie tropes?
Who the hell cares? Please name me one fictional war film that doesn't have at least one classic war movie trope in it.
Saving Private Ryan succeeds because it executes well on a technical and character level. John Miller is fully fleshed out and realized and is a hero you can root for. The visuals, the editing, the sound effects, and cinematography are all masterful. The story itself may be somewhat generic but you can say that for many films out there, war movie or not.
This post was edited on 7/4/16 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 7/4/16 at 9:30 pm to tigerman03
Neither of my grandfathers ever really wanted to talk about what they went through in WWII.
My mother's father wouldn't ever get back in the ocean after he got out of the Navy but I never have gotten the story on why. All I know is he was in the Pacific.
My grandfather on my dad's side met my grandmother during the war in Europe when she was a nurse (Italy I think) but that's pretty much all he ever mentioned.
My mother's father wouldn't ever get back in the ocean after he got out of the Navy but I never have gotten the story on why. All I know is he was in the Pacific.
My grandfather on my dad's side met my grandmother during the war in Europe when she was a nurse (Italy I think) but that's pretty much all he ever mentioned.
This post was edited on 7/4/16 at 9:34 pm
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