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Band of Brothers vs Saving Private Ryan
Posted on 5/17/21 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 5/17/21 at 1:56 pm
Obviously a little different since one has the benefit of being a TV show with more room for different stories/events but SPR as a movie likely got more focus and effort seeing as TV wasn't quite the creative behemoth it is today.
Although BOB was one of the first shows that really showed how special a contained TV series could be if treated similar to a big budget movie and we see the benefits of that today with some awesome shows especially on HBO.
I think I like Band of Brothers more. Something about the epic nature of it compared to the contained singular story of SPR as well as it being grounded in actual events rather than a fictional story. Band of Brothers goes from Georgia, to England, to France, Holland, Belgium, Austria. All over Europe and a longer time frame with some of the biggest moments of the European theater captured via the eyes of Easy Company. You really get to see more of the life of a soldier in BOB compared to SPR. You get to see the development and cohesion as a team which I think helps a lot for emotional payoffs as things start to climax from episode to episode.
Not to take away from SPR though because it gets me every time and it itself is a masterpiece. I think BOB shows it's slightly lower production value compared to SPR especially in the battle scenes. Saving Private Ryan seems to shine a little brighter in those moments especially the opening D Day scene. It also has a fair ammount of character building for only a 3 hour moving and you feel it each time the squad loses another guy.
They're close but I think if I had to pick one to rewatch I would consistently choose to go through the story of Easy Company over Captain Miller's search team.
Although BOB was one of the first shows that really showed how special a contained TV series could be if treated similar to a big budget movie and we see the benefits of that today with some awesome shows especially on HBO.
I think I like Band of Brothers more. Something about the epic nature of it compared to the contained singular story of SPR as well as it being grounded in actual events rather than a fictional story. Band of Brothers goes from Georgia, to England, to France, Holland, Belgium, Austria. All over Europe and a longer time frame with some of the biggest moments of the European theater captured via the eyes of Easy Company. You really get to see more of the life of a soldier in BOB compared to SPR. You get to see the development and cohesion as a team which I think helps a lot for emotional payoffs as things start to climax from episode to episode.
Not to take away from SPR though because it gets me every time and it itself is a masterpiece. I think BOB shows it's slightly lower production value compared to SPR especially in the battle scenes. Saving Private Ryan seems to shine a little brighter in those moments especially the opening D Day scene. It also has a fair ammount of character building for only a 3 hour moving and you feel it each time the squad loses another guy.
They're close but I think if I had to pick one to rewatch I would consistently choose to go through the story of Easy Company over Captain Miller's search team.
This post was edited on 5/17/21 at 1:57 pm
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Posted on 5/17/21 at 1:57 pm to jlovel7
Band of Brothers
SPR can never be as good as the first time you watch it.
SPR can never be as good as the first time you watch it.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 2:14 pm to UndercoverBryologist
One is a series and one is a movie
It's hard to capture all of that (BOB) in a movie
The series allows you to explore the characters a lot more in depth
The interviews with the living cast members was something you don't get in a movie
The D Day scene was most likely Spielberg's main focus on that film. The end scene at the graveyard was also emotional, he brought his family and it hit hard with all those gravesites and the families that never came to be!
It's hard to capture all of that (BOB) in a movie
The series allows you to explore the characters a lot more in depth
The interviews with the living cast members was something you don't get in a movie
The D Day scene was most likely Spielberg's main focus on that film. The end scene at the graveyard was also emotional, he brought his family and it hit hard with all those gravesites and the families that never came to be!
Posted on 5/17/21 at 2:17 pm to jlovel7
The Pacific was better than both.
Semper Fi!
Semper Fi!
Posted on 5/17/21 at 2:25 pm to MDB
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The Pacific was better than both.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 2:28 pm to MDB
Hard disagree
Posted on 5/17/21 at 2:33 pm to jlovel7
BoB
Posted on 5/17/21 at 2:51 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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Band of Brothers
SPR can never be as good as the first time you watch it.
Worse than that. SPR is very inconsistent. The opening scene is great. The closing borders on great. There are great moments in between.
For 10 hours BoB is as spot on and visceral as can be. The only breaks you get are the breaks you need. And, frankly, the acting in BoB is better, particularly for such a large ensemble cast.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 3:04 pm to jlovel7
I've watch BOB probably 6 times. The scene where they are flying into Normandy and all you hear is booms and the sky lighting up makes the hair on my arms stand up every single time. BOB is about damned near flawless in my opinion.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 3:05 pm to Ace Midnight
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Worse than that. SPR is very inconsistent. The opening scene is great. The closing borders on great. There are great moments in between.
Confession: I don’t know if Shakespeare in Love is better than Saving Private Ryan, but I don’t lose my shite over it not winning Best Picture like a lot of people do.
Spielberg deserved his Best Director Oscar, but I’m less sure of it being Best Picture.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 4:34 pm to jlovel7
I don’t even think it’s remotely close
Posted on 5/17/21 at 5:18 pm to jlovel7
Band of Brothers by a mile. I get so mad about the Upham character that I can't watch SPR again. The anticipation of Upham's failure makes me physically ill.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 5:48 pm to DLSWVA
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I get so mad about the Upham character that I can't watch SPR again. The anticipation of Upham's failure makes me physically ill.
Spoiler
Is that the the guy who doesn't kill the German who then goes and kills a G.I? frick that guy and frick that movie. Yes, it was a great movie but I have not and will not ever watch it again because of that scene.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 7:34 pm to johnnydrama
Yeah and they even give him a “redemption” where he starts talking tough to the Germans a little later.
Doesn’t really warrant the payoff honestly. Had he saved his squad mate then it’d make more sense. But he basically was a coward the whole movie until he suddenly wasn’t.
Doesn’t really warrant the payoff honestly. Had he saved his squad mate then it’d make more sense. But he basically was a coward the whole movie until he suddenly wasn’t.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 7:40 pm to jlovel7
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But he basically was a coward the whole movie until he suddenly wasn’t.
Well, the Battle of Ramelle was his first real taste of battle. (He hung back and merely observed the attack on the German radar position.)
Earlier in the movie, it is clearly established he is assigned to logistics and is only being assigned to Miller’s squad because of his translator abilities. He’s out of his element until he emerges from his baptism by fire.
He’s an aggravating character because of his cowardice, but his change towards the end is not entirely unearned.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 7:40 pm to jlovel7
And his "redemption" is murdering a surrendering prisoner (even if the guy shot Tom Hanks).
Posted on 5/17/21 at 9:08 pm to jlovel7
BOB is tbe greatest of all time and totally rewatchable. Try watching SPR that many times.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 9:18 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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Confession: I don’t know if Shakespeare in Love is better than Saving Private Ryan, but I don’t lose my shite over it not winning Best Picture like a lot of people do.
Spielberg deserved his Best Director Oscar, but I’m less sure of it being Best Picture.
Life is Beautiful was the best film that year.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 9:23 pm to JonTigerFan11
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And his "redemption" is murdering a surrendering prisoner (even if the guy shot Tom Hanks).
And then let's the other prisoners go.
I hate that guy.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 10:14 pm to AlbertMeansWell
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Life is Beautiful was the best film that year.
Robert Benigni won Best Actor but Shakespeare In Love won best picture.
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