SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCH

[@bayareathrasher666]

One of the most important movies ever

[@summergivens242]

I think they should teach about D-day in the schools just to show what these men had to go through to sacrifice just so we can have freedom in the country we live in.

[@HemlockRidge]

@@summergivens242 They used to. But now it's more important to teach how white people ruined the world.

[@UMADtouchgrass]

@@summergivens242 so these new generation be more grateful too.

[@KM-et8wc]

6:06 you don't hold their breath, you wait for the natural pause on the exhale.

[@charliegone1652]

Yep, you learn this in boy scouts (well in my time at least during rifle shooting).

[@phj223]

I think you're also supposed to wait for the pause in between two heartbeats. Makes sense.

[@landail5681]

The way I was taught by my father and being on a competitive rifle team for most of my teenage years, the technique is to exhale and hold your breath to take the shot; however you don't want to hold for long, because the lack of oxygen will begin to elevate your heart rate - you have a window of 10-15 seconds to aim and shoot, or else resume breathing and try again a few breaths later. As for shooting between the heartbeats, as you practice shooting long enough it's been found in studies that your body will naturally do so, because you'll develop a subconscious recognition of the sight aperture's natural movement due to your heartbeats and "just know" when to fire. It's not a conscious thought to do so, more like a learned muscle memory.

[@michaelheinen8526]

Everyday Pvt Ryan wakes in the morning looks into the mirror The fellings and emotions he feels never tell anybody what happened,my dad was in that war,he never wanted to talk about what he had seen and done,THEY ARE THE GREATEST GENERATION NOW AND FOREVER

[@HalfBloodPrincess437]

“Earn this” was a line meant for us. Not just for Ryan but for us to earn the sacrifice of those men. Uphams character was crucial to show that these were young men, basically children and that war is a tragic and horrendous thing and sometimes no matter the training these kids just froze.

[@shotgunnerB]

Spams character was used by Mr. Spielberg as a way to show how European countries felt the u.s.a. waited to long to enter the war!, and it worked!🫡🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@lissacake]

It kills me that his wife has no recognition of the captains name, so Ryan never told her what happened. Imagine living with that by yourself 😭

[@Terp311]

_Alright, thanks for watching!_

[@captainz9]

Figuring this was made in '98 you're talking 50 years after the war, he would've been married probably 40+ years and never mentioned the Captain's name to even his own wife. I've actually known quite a few Vietnam vets and they would really never talk about the war

[@summergivens242]

My father was in WWII and never talked about anything that happened unless you asked him about it. He wouldn't watch Saving Private Ryan when it came out because he said he's seen enough documentaries and war movies in his life that he didn't want to be reminded anymore about it. A lot of vets that have been traumatized break down when talking or being reminded about their experiences. So I understand.

[@edb6690]

It's a natural reaction, knowing that unless you were in the military you could never understand. I had 4 uncles that were in WWII and until I came back from boot camp, they had never said word to me. None of my aunts ever knew a thing. My dad went to Vietnam 3 times and never talked about it, ever. My son did two tours in the sand, one Iraq and one Afghanistan. I talked to my wife and told her we need to get him to tell us everything he's seen no matter how bad it is, so he wouldn't spend the rest of his life self medicating. Most of the stuff he'd seen would give anyone PTSD, if he even told them just one thing.

[@angelfishluva291]

@@summergivens242 My grandfather wouldnt talk about Vietnam.. He would talk about Korea and WWII but any and all questions about Vietnam he would firmly but almost solemnly say I dont want to talk about my time there.

[@hkmp5k]

12:10 The blimps are called "barrage balloons" and they were anchored to the ground with a metal wire. Their purpose was to discourage strafing attacks from enemy aircraft. The wire could seriously damage - and potentially sever - the wings of planes that flew through them.

[@Wae2Reel]

Oh wow thanks for sharing this

[@zombiespongebob6903]

hits me in the feels, EVERY time i see this movie. That generation was just another breed of humans

[@beautybysaranwrap]

Time to watch Band of Brothers!

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

The opening scene Ryan goes to the grave of his brother, at the end he's at the grave of Capt. Miller's grave. His family is directly behind him at the first grave site, at the end, his family remains at a respectful distance, except for his wife who has no idea who Miller is. Ryan went home and never told anyone about that day in Ramell. WW II was fought by men; the average age of U. S. combat personnel was 26 years old. The SGT. in the assault boat wasn't putting food in his mouth, that was chewing tobacco. They were in very rough seas and it took hours for the soldiers to disembark the troop ships into the Higgins Boats. Not knowing when they would ever have a good cooked meal again, many of the soldiers ate a hearty breakfast before disembarking. The first group to load into the boats bobbed around in the water for several hours before heading toward the beach. Many get seasick during that time. The vomit wasn't the main problem, the blood in the boats created a psychological problem when the boats returned to bring more soldiers to the beach. In Vietnam, the average age of combat personnel was 22, not 19 as many people think. Also, the largest number of U. S. personnel killed in action in Vietnam those who enlisted not draftees. The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was the only unit that stormed the beaches on D-Day that was made up entirely of Black Americans. They displayed unmatched bravery during the 48 hours it took to secure the beaches. Members of 320th, unlike the other units, had to remain on the beaches with no relief units, exposed to continuous enemy fire during the 2 days it took to secure the area. Because they were Black, the photographers never show them in the photos taken on the beaches that day. All shots showing the barrage balloons are taken at far away distances.The 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion served for almost 150 days in France following the invasion. They continued flying their balloons over the beaches and eventually a portion flew over the port of Cherbourg before the worsening weather in October prevented ships from landing any more supplies. Spielberg researched small details, for instance, Pvt Jackson's right thumb has a black mark on it. That's actually a bruise that many U. S. riflemen had caused from getting their thumb caught in the loading mechanism from not locking the bolt back properly when loading/reloading the M1 Garand rifle. It was called "Garand thumb". Capt. Miller said he taught at Thomas Alva Edison High School. That's a Spielberg paying homage to Thomas Alva Edison High School in Philadelphia, PA. 54 former students from that school were killed in action in the Vietnam War, more than any other school in the nation. The Hitler Youth Knife is more literary liberty than fact. That knife is a hiking knife given to members of the Hitler Youth Corps, which was much like the Boy Scouts in training while being indoctrinated with the ideology of National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi). The only other group they were issued to were members of the SA. This knife was never part of a soldier of the Wehrmacht. As for the reaction of Carparzo and Mellish, it is highly unlikely an average G.I. would have known what that knife was and its symbolism. The matter of Mellish crying is also not likely as the Allies didn't find out about the fate of Jews in Europe until the first concentration camp was liberated April 4, 1945. The war in Europe ended May 7, 1945. So, following the real timeline, Mellish dies before the Allies knew anything about concentration and death camps. But, after-all, it is Hollywood. Saving Private Ryan is not based on the Sullivan brothers. Fritz Niland became the basis for Private Ryan. He was dropped behind enemy lines on D-Day and spent five days in the French countryside, eventually earning a Bronze star in combat for taking a French. Robert Rodat first came up with the plot in 1994 when he saw a monument in a cemetery in Tonawanda, New York. The monument was to the Niland Brothers - 4 young American men who fought in the Second World War. When three of the Nilands were reported killed, the surviving brother - Fritz - was sent home. This inspired Rodat to write his movie. There are 26 military cemeteries across Normandy, but the most famous and visited site is the poignant Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. In real life with the Nilands, it actually turned out later that another of the brothers was alive - he’d been held captive in a Burmese POW camp. Attempts to point out the "discrepancies" between the stories of Fritz Niland and James Ryan are often misguided, as Ryan is only based on Niland, and is not meant to be (or claimed to be) a completely accurate representation of him. The differences in the two stories seem to stem in part from the fact that the true story of Sergeant Niland and his brothers is often reported inaccurately. The character of Private James Ryan is a mixture of fact and fiction, with some of the fictional elements coming from the erroneous stories about the Niland brothers. The German credited as "Steamboat Willie" who was released by Capt. Miller is not the German who engaged and killed Pvt Stanley "Fish Mellish during hand-to-hand combat. "Steamboat Willie" was in the Heer (Army) of the Wehrmacht and the other was in the Waffen SS which was a paramilitary organization and not part of the Wehrmacht. Originally, the SS uniform differed from the Wehrmacht uniform-whereas the regular army wore field grey, the SS wore black, head to toe (although later the SS did adopt field grey and often wore camouflage pattern uniform. American troops were brown and they didn't wear jackboots. The lightning bolt SS insignia can be seen on the right collar lapel of the German as he passes Upham and reaches the bottom of the staircase. During the Battle at Ramelle, Upham became shell shocked and was unable to save a .30 cal team from a German soldier because he was too frozen with fear to do anything about it. He carried all the .30 caliber ammo at the battle of Ramelle, but was unable to do his job because he was always either pinned down or too afraid to move. He signified the loss of innocence in war and thought that soldiers could be civil, but he later succumbed to the evils of war and made up for his cowardice when he shot Steamboat Willie for killing Miller even after the latter had shown Willie mercy earlier. Not only did Upham represent the loss of innocence of war but he also symbolized the "Every-man". His illusion of neutrality faded when he finally had to pick and side and kill Steamboat Willie, his character revelation being how he finally understood the horrors of war. It became clear that Upham had turned into a hardened and true soldier because of the whole experience. Upham's rank was Tech 5 Corporal (E-5), that meant he was technician in a specialty area. His was maps and translator, he was not a combat infantryman and was never trained for front-line duty. Gunnery Sergent Hartman explained it this way in the movie Full Metal Jacket: "It is your killer instinct which must be harnessed if you expect to survive in combat. Your rifle is only a tool. It is a hard heart that kills. If your killer instincts are not clean and strong you will hesitate at the moment of truth. You will not kill. "The way the next of kin was notified of their loved one was killed in action during WW II was by Western Union telegram delivered by a bicycle riding messenger. If you were being notified of multiple deaths as was the case in this film, notification was done in-person by a military officer, usually from the same branch of service as the deceased when possible. That's why the mother upon seeing the officer exit the car momentarily froze knowing that meant at least 2 of her boys were either KIA or MIA, as the priest exits the car, she staggers and completely collapsed. That is one of the most important scenes in the movie. The mother speaks no lines in the movie, yet her breakdown brought a flood of tears form movie goers in theaters across the nation. Another important scene is it is clear from the few lines Ryan's wife speaks that she has never heard the name of Capt. John Miller, this means John has never spoken to her about what happened that day in Ramelle. What many missed is listening to Ryan speaking at the Miller's grave of how he thought about what those 8 men did for him every day was not guilt, but commitment. There are units assigned to recover, bury and mark graves. Usually these were temporary battlefield cemeteries. As hostilities moved farther away, a more permanent site would be selected, at the family's request, whenever possible, the remains would be returned to the United States. At the Normandy Cemetery Visitors Center, you'll find the following inscription: IF EVER PROOF WERE NEEDED THAT WE FOUGHT FOR A CAUSE AND NOT FOR CONQUEST, IT COULD BE FOUND IN THESE CEMETERIES. HERE WAS OUR ONLY CONQUEST: ALL WE ASKED … WAS ENOUGH … SOIL IN WHICH TO BURY OUR GALLANT DEAD.General Mark W. ClarkChairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969-1984

[@FilthTribeFTP]

Why would Jackson have Garand Thumb, when he was a sniper shooting a Springfield? Unless I missed that he had both during the initial assault on the beach.

[@AJ80]

When a movie creates these emotions you know it's a great movie...this movie was a great one . liked your reactions

[@johnwriter8234]

Hello from PHILLIPINES! Am retired US Veteran and now live here, good react!

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you! And thank you for your service!

[@summergivens242]

Thank you for your service sir and I hope you are well and living a good life. ❤

[@oldgeezer3324]

You are in the Philippines? STAY AWAY FROM MY WIFE ! A-16 Army, trying to get my wife over here.

[@iKvetch558]

Saving Private Ryan is incredibly realistic in most every way, with a very few exceptions...such as bullets not being able to kill you that far underwater, and flamethrowers not really exploding that way in 1944. One thing to know, pay no mind at all to that man who took off his helmet on the beach at 4:44 and then got shot in the head...that next shot would have killed him even if he had kept his helmet on. The helmets of WW2 would almost never stop a bullet, except under very very rare circumstances. The movie is not a true story, and it differs from the actual history of D-Day in many ways...but the basic plot is loosely based on the 4 Niland Brothers, one of whom served with the 101st Airborne Division. However, when 3 Nilands were reported dead, no mission was sent behind enemy lines to get the last brother, and it turned out that one brother that had been thought dead had actually only been captured. The 4th brother was found and notified by an Army Chaplain, and was sent home, but as far as the brothers none of what happened in this movie happened in real life. There really was a Company C of the 2nd Rangers that landed on Omaha Beach, but they were commanded by Captain Ralph Goranson, and they did not land quite where it was shown in the film. Probably the most important historical thing that Spielberg got wrong is that he had the boats that carried the Rangers to the beach being driven by Americans...they were not. On D-Day, the boats that carried the US Rangers to the beach were driven by UK sailors of the Royal Navy. There are many other things in the film that are not accurate to the real history of D-Day, but that one really fails to honor some of the men that fought and died at Omaha Beach, so it is definitely the one most worth noting. Notification of next of kin was done by telegram, and they were delivered by normal channels...either by Western Union or by somebody contracted to deliver them. The military only sent an officer to give notifications of multiple deaths, so Mrs. Ryan knew something was terribly wrong when she saw that the Army had sent somebody out to her AND they had her local Priest/Minister/Pastor with them. The scenes where we see all those women typing letters, those are not notifications...those are letters from commanding officers, which are not always written, but were quite often. One of the main reasons that those letters are transcribed, or at least are checked, is so that sensitive information can be censored out of them...it is a little known fact that all mail that was sent home by US military people were censored for secret or sensitive information...and all the letters that people sent to the troops were checked and potentially censored as well. So here is the thing about attacking that machine gun, if we were talking about real life...it was a huge mistake by Miller to attack that machine gun, and almost surely a violation of his orders. If he was really ordered by General George Marshall to go and get Ryan, then his orders would have been to make that his priority...even over winning the war...and his job would have been to avoid side missions that could prevent him from saving Private Ryan. And, just to be clear, the US Army would never send a mission to go find a single soldier, unless they knew for sure that he was alive AND where to find him. It would be insanely wasteful to take such a huge risk with all those other lives under the circumstances shown in the film.

[@beefage]

One of the best war movies ever made. Many Vets walked out of the movies when the opening scene was happening because they started smelling diesel.

[@mcslashvideos]

Between September 1939 and May 1945, 1000 people an hour died from WW2.

[@saaamember97]

When shooting, simple breathing makes your upper body expand and contract (Especially your chest). This involuntary movement will cause you to have to constantly change your aim, resulting in less accuracy. When shooting, you want your entire body to be relaxed (No muscle tightness). When you breathe in and out, your body moves. When you breathe-in and hold your breath, your muscles are tight. Neither of these situations offer a relaxed body. The only breathing motion that causes your body to be relaxed is to breathe-out and hold it, while you aim and pull the trigger. Try it!

[@edm240b9]

16:38 bullets fly faster than the speed of sound. If someone is hit before the shot was actually heard, that means the shot was fired at a farther distance away.

[@Wae2Reel]

Thanks for this!

[@brianmurphy8811]

No, you do not hold your breathe to shoot, as a Sniper, it's during the exhale that you shoot.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

I never was conscious about it but that's right.

[@Roadghost1969]

My late Marine Father always shot between his heart beats and spent many hours in different positions.

[@Terp311]

_6:06_

[@Wae2Reel]

Thanks for this info!

[@Chessindio777]

Great reaction y'all! 😢😮😅 I'm a 66-year-old man who enjoys this movie, and grew up watching World War 2 movies. Watched many reactions to this movie, and I still shed tears 😢 😭 Y'all stay real and be yourselves! God is God Almighty!!

[@ShreveportJoe]

Great reaction! Crying is understandable for this one. The best line for me was when Ryan said to tell his mother, “that I was with the only brothers I had left”… and I’ll always think Upham was a weakling and a coward… no excuses.

[@gordondafoe3516]

Great reaction. At the beginning of the film, Ryan visited the grave of one of his brothers. At the end, he paid his respects to Capt. John Miller.

[@theremnant117]

Snipers definitely are scariest in war but with little quad-copter drones being the new thing I think that's more scary by far since it takes every reason to fear a sniper and maximizes it to infinity because the physical person isnt even there on the battlefield

[@iKvetch558]

Back in WW2, the scariest single soldier would probably be the sniper...or maybe the rifle grenadier. But nowadays, I would argue the scariest guy would be the one calling in the fire support from artillery and air. 😜😁

[@walterblackledge1137]

Yes, anytime you take a long range shot you hold your breath, otherwise your aim moves.

[@morbidangel2424]

Most d day vets have reported to say the only thing missing was the smell of diesel fuel from the beach landings

[@BigCone-c5o]

As a general rule with any rifle, like a sniper is not to hold your breath but as you breathe the scope goes up and down. So you want to shoot when the scope goes the lowest and that's your target as well. If that makes sense.

[@Thane36425]

You can hold your breath for a shot, but not for long, and you can't strain doing so. It's more like an extended pause than holding. This can also slow the pulse a little, and the pulse does have an effect on the sight picture and it can add up over distance. The Germans did sometimes fake surrender, but they were also know to shoot at close range and then jump out and try to surrender to soldiers who's friends they had just killed. It usually diden't end well for them.

[@cp368productions2]

4:59 in this period the helmet was worthless against a direct hit from a bullet, only glancing and shrapnel. This movie is based on the Niland brothers from North Tonawanda, NY. The real story two brothers were paratroopers, one was a Sergeant in the Air Corp, and the other was infantry. They did the deaths very alike to the real ones, one died during the jump, one on the beach both during D Day, the one shot down over New Guinea in the movie was shot down over Burma in real life. No rescue mission was sent to get Pvt Niland, he was found by a chaplain and sent home. The brother shot down over Burma ended up being a POW and not KIA.

[@captainz9]

When it comes to some shooting the surrendering enemy on the beach... Just imagine how you might feel after seeing hundreds of your friends killed storming that beach. Even though it's technically a war crime, you might understand how they might feel after all that.

[@ninjagold9244]

I already get that feeling watching police chases where the perp smashes through cars, causes secondary collisions, then gets out with his hands in the air after causing all that mayhem.

[@-C.S.R]

Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer. My shield, and he in whom I trust.

[@vincentmasson437]

New subscriber! Thank you so much for giving this movie your full time and attention. I love how empathetic and unassuming you guys are. Great work.

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you!

[@zrx1100zz]

Remember our warriors 😞🥃

[@gggkoking8843]

Enjoyed your reaction. You don't talk too much like other reactors, and you give reasonable explanations that make sense, and for that I subscribed. Thank you!!👍

[@rubenpena7766]

Snipers are good to have on your side and indeed scary when the enemy has a good one shooting at you. It slows everything down and nothing continues until that sniper can be taken out.

[@bradcrane1317]

Lol That's so funny that you mentioned Max Martini and "Burn Notice" because I had the opposite reaction when I was recently watching "Burn Notice".. "Hey, isn't that guy from "Saving Private Ryan?" 😂

[@Wae2Reel]

😂 that’s hilarious! Glad to see another burn notice watcher

[@angusrocks939]

bras..... breathe, relax, aim, squeeze. the squeeze is at the end of the exhale to avoid any body movement affecting the weapon. so in a sense, yes you are "holding your breath", but only for a nano second as you inhale after the squeeze.

[@bryanblack526]

A lot of people ask or comment about the cemetary. That is the cemetary at Normandy overlooking the beach.

[@kitsune303]

7:00 The Allied troops just landed and had no means to secure POWs, so unfortunately they could not take prisoners. This was common in these circumstances.

[@saaamember97]

Concerning the first soldier with the sticky bomb, he was supposed to throw it, and have it stick to the tank. Instead, he tried to go to the tank and place the bomb in a specific spot. His fuse ran out, because he took so long, and it ended up exploding in his hand.

[@richardwirt3193]

Now watch Band of Brothers

[@CinWin516]

I kept waiting for Mr. Wae to extend a comforting arm to Mrs. Wae...😭

[@ravensdark99]

There was one German MG42 gunner named "the beast of Omaha" beach...out of an elevated position he killed between 100-2000 people within a couple of hours..this is how bad that was..and people still ran through that..which is nuts...also one of the first people out of the boast on an other beach was James Doohan the actor who played Scotty in Star Trek. A machine gun took his finger off later on which is why you never see both of his hands in the films. And yes as a Marksman or Sniper you exhale while aiming and then hold you breath when you take the shot to be totally still..it sounds really really strange but you aim for a moment of total serenity or zen . People also dont realize how hard it is over a distance of couple of hundred meters to make a proper shot (headshot)..with wind, gravity external factors and movement.

[@BabyNoah22]

No one gives a shit who that mans nickname was.

[@richardstephens5570]

Given the defenses and length of the beach, it's pretty much accepted by historians that the Beast of Omaha kill number was greatly exaggerated.

[@Pete-p4l]

Great reaction guys. As has been noted in other comments here Saving Private Ryan is a fictional story. It is based on a compilation of actual events, some depicted rather loosely, others more accurately. And yes there are historical errors which, while worth noting, should not detract from the meaning of the movie...which is to show the human dimension of war and how ordinary men endure the horrors of combat. Spielberg made this movie as an homage to his father, a World War II veteran, and all of his generation who fought and died so that we may live the lives we do today. I suppose you could say it is his way of helping us all to remember and honor the sacrifices made by the "Greatest Generation". Now that you have watched Saving Private Ryan a natural progression is to move on to the Spielberg/Hanks produced 10 episode HBO mini series "Band of Brothers". Where SPR is fictional, BoB is based on the real experiences of real people, the members of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, (the same division the fictional Pvt. Ryan served with in this film). The series follows the men from training through to D-Day and onward to the end of the war. Each episode also includes snippets of interviews with the actual veterans related to the events depicted in that episode. It is filmed in the same style as SPR and doesn't really pull any punches, many viewers find some episodes to be rather brutal. And let me caveat it now, yes there are historical inaccuracies and a level of dramatic license taken, it is after all a Hollywood production, but even with that it is still probably the best show ever put on television and one well worth taking the time to watch. Looking forward to your reactions

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you! We definitely need to check it out

[@kenmatthews46]

Band of Brothers next

[@d.rambles3240]

We enjoyed your reaction. The Thin Red Line came out in 1998, the same year as Saving Private Ryan. Both films were nominated for best picture in 1999. The Thin Red Line takes place in the Pacific Theater during WWII and is worth watching. It is philosophical as are other Terrence Malick movies and has a lot of depth.

[@hackermusic3355]

It's always interesting to see reactions to Upham. Some have sympathy for him and others just think he's a coward. Truth is any of us could be either a hero or a coward at any given time and there is no way to know for sure how we would react until it happens. Upham could have turned into a bad ass by the next battle.

[@darthmaul13]

Hey guys another Great War film to watch but that is based on a true story. Is the great escape from 1963. It has an all star cast. It’s one of my favorites films.

[@mestupkid211986]

7:10 to make it extra fucked up, I'll give you the real history here. Those guys were Czech. They were saying "I am not German, I did not kill anyone, I am Czech" And it's true that most of the "germans" manning the foritifcations there were from the Eastern bloc; Czechoslovakia, Poland, Russia, etc and forced into service and sent to the west; Where they couldnt surrender to their own countrymen or defect back to their side.

[@johnprina3924]

Great Reaction! You guys need to watch Band of Brothers now that you've seen this. It's also from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you! Is that the mini series?

[@johnprina3924]

@@Wae2Reel Yes, it's a 10 episode HBO mini series. It's on Max.

[@The903superman]

New sub here! Awesome reaction guys! Such a genuine response. Please watch Hacksaw ridge or Band of Brothers next!

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you! We’ll definitely need to check those out! Thanks for the recommendations

[@dread_kaathulhu4903]

When they were in the midst of D-Day, you had no resources or the ability to trust prisoners; so even though they were surrendering, they were more than likely getting executed on the spot.

[@fochdion1152]

Anyone who had a grandfather who never talked about the war, this is probably an idea of what he would have to talk about. No wonder they chose not to.

[@CinWin516]

A couple of good movies about military snipers are, The Shooter, and American Sniper

[@bullgod999]

Upham represents innocence, and the loss of it due to the brutality of war (when he kills the surrendered German soldier he helped save earlier)

[@-C.S.R]

And being a coward

[@nicholasjones7542]

@@-C.S.Rbro was out of his field? Shouldn’t have even been there. Are you gonna get mad at a fish if it can’t fly?

[@BabyNoah22]

@@nicholasjones7542 I hear your point, but @-C.S.R is still correct. Coward....and you say he should not have been there? He's a soldier first before anything. You respond to the call of duty regardless. Plain and simple.

[@nicholasjones7542]

@@BabyNoah22 so why doesn’t Ryan get hit with the coward csrd

[@chrisstone4648]

@@nicholasjones7542The fish reference whilst amusing, isnt comparable. For example he CAN pull a trigger, but a fish doesnt have wings. I would imagine most volunteered/conscripted soldiers who were teachers, engineers, shop keepers etc had ever hurt a fly before they went into war, but they did what they needed to do. He was a coward and whilst we can feel some sympathy for his fear, this also shows the outcome of cowardice. Several of his unit would have made it if he acted.

[@krisfrederick5001]

This your obligatory you have to see Band of Brothers now comment if you haven't already... Hanks and Spielberg were just beginning with this masterpiece. As epic, horrific and spectacular this film is in every way, the hardest part for me to see is still the knife fight with Mellish in the end. When trying to reason with the German as a person, it's far more intimate. It illustrates the pointlessness of War and we're all human. FUBAR

[@vapors4villains]

19:00 I used to work at the VA, and I remember some guys who were snipers were actually pretty mellow.

[@ndpd11]

There are some good war movies that have been made. "We Were Soldiers" is one. "The Thin Red Line" is another. But this one, in my opinion, is the best ever.

[@JoyoSnooze]

If you can take anything from this movie, it's the knowledge that the real soldiers in 1944 died that day so that you could extend the whiny syllables at the end of every sentence that you speak.

[@BabyNoah22]

...end of every sentence that WE speak. You are far from the exception.

[@BriBryBriBry]

That was most people's first time in combat.. They should have made that known more because people act like everyone else had so much experience when they didn't..

[@jessestanley1690]

If a man hits the ground before you hear the shot it means the shot was taken from a long way off

[@DanielGrigg-d2n]

The German Saving Private Ryan: my brothers are in grammar school. Yep them and your parents were killed in a bombing raid.

[@Mycroftsbrother]

As bad as all of this looked, it was a thousand times worse in real life. There were men killed on five beaches that day, some in bloodbaths, not to mention the soldiers dropped behind the enemies' lines and the aircraft shot down. I've heard from my dad and other veterans that one of the worst things about combat is the smell.

[@frankcastle9991]

Yeah it’s Chandlers crazy roommate.

[@eriklehman5782]

He also was in Dazed and Confused

[@BabyNoah22]

also played in Entourage

[@grahambamford9073]

Allied soilders on D day were told not to really take prisoners, because there was nowhere to keep them. As the days went by and they got a foot hold on France they were then told to accept prisoners. Pretty brutal but that's war. Also during combat you leave wounded comrades on the battlefield where the lie, you can't really help them, and you will probably get yourself killed trying.

[@JediRouge]

Always wanted to serve in the military, but never coupd pass the ASVAB. Then when i saw this movie i was like "Holy Hell" i think (i was 19 at the time) now anytime i think about this movie i have the sudden urge to play CoD: War at War

[@anitanino8435]

It's definitely heart wrenching.

[@DanielGrigg-d2n]

Tom Sizemore led a very problematic life, but man his performance in this movie is so great.

[@NACJR21590]

really enjoyed your reactions to this movie. if you ever get a chance watch band of brothers it's about the 101st airborne easy company.

[@oldschoolpaulie]

The shot is supposed to be squeezed during the natural pause between inhaling and exhaling.

[@brentoliver8814]

Upum did not let the soldiers go. The Germans we're overrun and defeated making them prisoners of War

[@aaronwieman8368]

When. Y little brother was deployed to Afghanistan I had that terrible feeling that any day could be the day I learn my little brother was killed…

[@kylegalen6863]

Highly recommend Top Gun: Maverick

[@laneneely1077]

The soldier Upham killed was the on they let go. That was the soldier that shot Hanks.

[@Wae2Reel]

Yeah we realized that after Upham shot him

[@Heathcoatman]

@@Wae2Reel It was also the German soldier who stabbed and killed Melish. Same guy they let go

[@richardstephens5570]

@@Heathcoatman That was a different German. They look similar but the one that killed Mellish was wearing an SS uniform, you can tell by the collar insignia.

[@iKvetch558]

The guy that killed Mellish is not the same man that they let go after Wade was killed and who killed Miller at the end. You can see this on IMDB, the one they let go is listed as Steamboat Willie...the one that killed Mellish is listed as Waffen SS soldier...the pictures confirm that it is 2 different characters with 2 different actors...Joerg Stadler vs Mac Steinmeier. Just posting this to provide more information to the other folks who have commented that Mellish was killed by an SS man.

[@markmahan2017]

Well done, guys.

[@UncagedSavage]

Good reaction(s). Yeah.. big part of tge war.. my Granddad fought in New Guinea..he was a radar operator in a three man crew of a bomber plane. The movie " Wind Talkers" is a good WW2 movie..has Nicholas Cage.. " Pearl Harbor" is another good WW2 movie.." Full Metal Jacket " is good for a movie about the Vietnam war.

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you! And thank you for those recommendations

[@davehazel5632]

Hey guys, I really enjoyed your reaction. I don't know if you've seen Only The Brave with Josh Brolin and Miles Teller, but it's a great movie that gets overlooked by reactions. Hope you check it out. Another great movie is Jojo Rabbit, it's a dark comedy about WW2. It's a great movie about a 10 year old kid near the end of the war in Germany. I really believe you'll love it.

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you! We’ll definitely need to check those out

[@davehazel5632]

@@Wae2Reel I promise you, you will not regret it. You will love both those movies.

[@recifebra3]

Love your reaction!! I'd say a tank is much more scary than a sniper. But if no tank, then probably or hidden machine guns.

[@aarondworshak6689]

You are not alone.... everyone hates Upham.

[@patrickbrown-r7g]

Great reaction you guys. Keep it up. I just found you.

[@Wae2Reel]

Thank you!

[@romine777]

Recommend you watch the WWII movie "Hacksaw Ridge" which is a true story starring Andrew Garfield.

[@lindah5910]

The Americans took the steep beach fronts during the D-Day landings and gave the flatter, slightly easier beaches to the British because they had been fighting the Nazis two years longer. The Utah and Omaha beaches because those were steep rock faced landings with German Nazi machine gun nests guarding them. It was horrific.

[@matthewdooley7855]

Anyone who wants to send young men to die in war should be forced to sit down and watch this.

[@44Tloc]

Our veterans was traumatized also,war is shit,👍 from Austria

[@RickyLight-g5i]

Really enjoyed your reaction to Private Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge is a must, want be disappointed, God bless.

[@joeblow-tp6gz]

.....and still nobody has ever asked what's a murder hole?....ever

[@BabyNoah22]

since you are dying to give the answer.....feel free to say it.

[@joeblow-tp6gz]

@@BabyNoah22 I'm not your google, Dildo!

[@walterblackledge1137]

Watch Band of Brothers (HBO). The true story of Private Ryan's unit

[@richardstephens5570]

Ryan was supposed to be in Baker company, not Easy Company.

[@walterblackledge1137]

@@richardstephens5570 I said Unit, I didn't say Company. True story of Private Ryan's Regiment.

[@capnhands]

Watch "The Flowers of War" next

[@BriBryBriBry]

Is that her real voice? Beyond annoying.. why would the sniper shoot him when he would give his position away? He would have done it right away after the first shot.. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Quit yelling NOOOOOOOO because it's going to blow my headphones out.. she doesn't even realize how high-pitched squeally her voice is. Little squeaky noises every time something happens.

[@victorjohnson7512]

War is hell.

[@choppermontana8212]

Music during outro is so unnecessary. Thanks for the video.

[@waltw9818]

Yes, but it's the whole family that are on pins and needles... Each and every day! Hoping beyond hope that the telegram never comes. My beloved late brother was drafted while still in High School - April 1968 or 69. External video UGG! Sniper - donno when or where or even if it's coming. Only about %50 of 'kids' graduated high school in the 1940's. More vocabulary; puppy with droopie eyes is sad, girl begging for food is heartbreaking; etc. Donno where I got this but its to those whom see this movie: "Earn This = Exercise your rights, enjoy your freedom so our deaths are not in vain." Happy Holidays!

[@tonyvoyles296]

True story. Least we never forget those who have died so that we are free

[@mikeaguilar7668]

you two genius's are aware that people die in armed conflicts?

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

You missed the definition of FUBAR!! Shhhhhhhh...

[@leeellis950]

I hope I have earn what you did for me at least in your eyes speaks for everyone today for what they went through to give us the lives we live

[@cesarscarsdale7698]

these men youre crying over treated your grandparents like dog shit - so think twice about who you cry. over - they werent heroes

[@BETEP_]

The truth is, you’re wrong when you think you can’t be in a situation like Upham.

[@hebber1961]

99% of men would act better than Upham. He did everything wrong. Convinced them to let Willy go. Didn't get ammo and froze. Sh0t unarmed Willy when there was help to take him prisoner and then let 5 guys go.

[@jbe7703]

THE APOSTLE JOHN WROTE ABOUT THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA IN REVELATION 3:7. JONATHAN KLECK IS THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA.

[@7thSmurf]

you 2 CANT watch these kind of movies. youre too soft for it .

[@BabyNoah22]

ok tough guy🤣

[@MichelBoryoku]

Shellshock, it didn't come from the Turtles, it came from war.