"Earn This" meant that Ryan should earn the sacrifice they made to save him. In other words -- live a good life and pay it forward. The deeper meaning is that this movie it is a message for all of us -- we should all recognize this sacrifice that all of these men of this generation made so that we can have the lives we have today.
@757GLG2 жыл бұрын
100%
@ernestortiz45552 жыл бұрын
Men and women, everyone threw in for the war effort.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree!
@joepowell70252 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@sirjohnmara2 жыл бұрын
Eloquent and elegant said, thanks.
@Hereticked Жыл бұрын
I feel like most people are way too tough on Upham. He knew he wasn't cut out for a combat role and tried to tell the Captain that from the start. They brought him anyway. Officially, he was doing what soldiers are expected to do, obeying the lawful rules of war, even when your opponent doesn't. Many surviving soldiers come home from war hateful and/or horribly racist towards the people they were fighting. Upham was determined to resist that kind of dehumanization and hate. He was not a courageous fighter, but he did have moral courage.
@veggiesarefruits4 ай бұрын
It's also true to the realism of the movie. There ABSOLUTELY would've been young men who froze in such horrific situations. Not every man was a brave warrior type. It shows us a pretty realistic freeze response to fear. That's not something you can control. Not when your parasympathetic nervous system takes over. During traumatic events, some people fight, some people flee, some people freeze. Some people go through phases. They might initially freeze, then flee. They might fight, then freeze.
@bernardsalvatore19292 жыл бұрын
AT 26:49 IT WASN'T BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD NEED THE MORPHINE IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ALL KNEW THAT 2 MORPHINE SHOTS WAS A LETAL DOSE!! THE MEDIC KNEW TOO, THAT'S WHY HE ASKED FOR IT SO HE COULD DIE WITHOUT PAIN!!
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh that makes sense! Wow thank you!
@veggiesarefruits4 ай бұрын
Yes, exactly. I can't believe this has to be explained, but Wade knew he was gonna die. When they finally asked how to best help him (at the time, "how can we save you?") and he said, "I could use a little more morphine..." they all knew the subtext of that statement: "there's no saving me. All I can ask for now is a less painful death". It's really incredible to me how many Zoomers cannot pick up context clues. They just can't do it. Even if someone uses an expression you've never heard, most people before this generation can do things like look at mannerisms and facial expressions, observe the big picture to see what's being communicated, watch the ACTIONS the people are taking in a scene and understand the meaning of it, even on a completely subconscious level. We don't even have to think about it consciously and we just get it. But these kids need things completely spelled out for them, and it's just incredible to me. I've been working with kids from Gen Z and Alpha for about 10 years now, and this is a common theme. They can't tell you the meaning of a paragraph that you've just read to them, even when the main idea IS THE TITLE, ITSELF. For example, we'll read a short article about a 9 year old boy who started a business doing yard work for his neighbors. The title of the article is, '9 year old boy starts own business doing yard work for neighbors'. We'll take turns reading it, then I'll ask them what the article was about. Before the inevitable blinking and staring at me while saying precisely nothing, middle school-aged kids will say things like, "a rake". Yyyyesss, there was a rake in the story, but was the story about a friggin' RAKE?! A rake? That's what you got out of this? A one-page article, in giant typeface, where not only the title expressly tells you what the story is about, but the first line as well...is about...a rake. Dude, we're doomed. We're completely doomed. 😂😂😂
@jameson323 ай бұрын
Bullshit. Those syrettes wouldn't have such a high dose that a second dose by a second soldier, unaware he's already had one, would kill him. Less than 40 mg each; it would take something like 6+ to reliably kill someone.
@OneAndOnlyMe2 жыл бұрын
I think it's easy to forget that Upham wasn't there to fight. He was just a clerk.
@GlennWH262 жыл бұрын
Don't be too harsh about Upham. In those circumstances, two things keep you going- training and your bonds with the other men in your unit. He lacked both, so he froze for one or two minutes. And he'll carry those minutes for the rest of his life. Just remember that he was a National Guard clerk surrounded by paratroopers and Rangers, the elite of the US Army. He failed to keep up. Would you do any better?
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Yeah you make a good point, he was just a National Guard clerk. It got lost on me personally, thanks for the reminder!
@1superloki Жыл бұрын
We would like to think if we were that age, in that age and thrust into that situation we’d be righteous and heroic. But can we be sure? Upham did not fight in the first wave on D-Day. As was pointed out he was a clerk with a typewriter. He was never really prepped for killing and fighting in-depth. It was interesting that when this movie came out most vets (not all) were not all that critical of Upham’s character - I ‘m guessing - represents the men who found themselves in a horrible untrained or conditioned for it. Upham is a tragic figure
@richcheckmaker Жыл бұрын
Nah fuck Upham. In the end when he murders the German and lets the POWS go? I mean come on guy does absolutely everything wrong, he literally commits murder, a war crime at the end. He kills the German who showed him MERCY!!!! Fucking insane.
@richcheckmaker Жыл бұрын
@@1superloki Upham is a fucking war crime committing murderer. I can forgive the cowardice, but murdering a soldier as retribution for killing your CO in combat? That's so fucking heinous it's insane, if I saw that irl you better be damn sure that piece of shit is getting fragged. Psycho shit. And on top of that he lets the dozen or so German POWs go!?!? He lets POWS go so they can kill American GI's later? Nah I can understand being a coward but being a fucking murderer who helps the enemy is insane.
@fizzilgig1993 Жыл бұрын
Nah bruh, Fuck Upham....
@rhondapease8516 Жыл бұрын
My father-in-law fought on Okinawa. My husband fought in Vietnam. Just like Private Ryan they both suffered in silence for years. Not just over what they witnessed but with survivor's guilt. It wasn't until decades later, on one Christmas, that my husband and father-in-law opened up to each other at the kitchen table. My mother-in-law said it was the first time she ever heard her husband talk about the war. I thank all veterans and their families every day for the life I am able to enjoy today. I thank all who continue to serve our country and their families so, so many can enjoy freedom.
@alaurasheridan9 ай бұрын
3 of my Great Uncles fought in both theaters. The one who fought in the Pacific died on Iwo Jima. He was 23. My other great-uncle was part of shooting down Nazis planes, but he survived. I'm not sure what the other did, because he was too young to join much before the end of the war. My grandfather, their youngest brother, was also too young, but he joined the (newly created) Air Force as soon as he could.
@texasps912 жыл бұрын
My father was There at Normandy as well as Pearl Harbor, the average age of these boys was 20 many of them younger. WW2 Veterans had to walk out of the theater due to the intense pain of watching the opening scene as it depicted Exactly what it was like. My parents and ones represented here absolutely earned the title, The Greatest Generation, because they were. I am so privileged to have been raised by parents of this generation who instilling in me what they held dear and treasured. It is absolutely heartbreaking that kids your age have missed so much of what we experienced in our upbringing. I am so glad my parents instilled the importance of God, family and country we were blessed with.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you to your father so much for his service!
@Dana-ld4wf2 жыл бұрын
You said this beautifully. I feel the same.
@jameseverest5182 жыл бұрын
My father was at Normandy too. 10 years ago I walked Normandy beach. It is amazing anyone survived. God Bless your father
@Jetz316 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather fought in the Battle of The Bulge. Hitler’s last gasp. He never spoke about his time there. He was quite a quiet man. I researched the battle and it was just brutal.
@Jetz316 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather fought in the Battle of The Bulge. Hitler’s last gasp. He never spoke about his time there. He was quite a quiet man. I researched the battle and it was just brutal.
@alecnotalec49632 жыл бұрын
I really struggled watching when the medic is hit. It’s extremely real. I’ve watched someone go like that in a non war time situation and it’s life changing. Fundamentally soul altering sadness that stays with you forever. It’s the pleading for life when I can’t do anything, but it haunts and I can barely put into words that feeling of helplessness
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
I straight teared up, it’s a heart wrenching scene.
@danafrancis36582 жыл бұрын
Wow, Alec Not Alec. Tears for you brother.
@sheilaomalley40552 жыл бұрын
Spielberg said that if he had been in that situation he would have been Uppham. He had no doubt. Very honest about it and important in acknowledging the sheer trauma many experience at the first sight of real combat. It's primal. Loved your openness in response.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
So interesting about Spielberg! And thank you!!
@richcheckmaker Жыл бұрын
It's always funny when people think they'd be a person who's character gets flushed out in the war movie. In reality Spielberg (or any of us) would be the guy at the front of the higgins boat that dies immediately. We never know what type of character he would be or what type of character WE would be in war.
@ChadSimpson-ft7yz10 ай бұрын
Upham not helping Melish in the end was a metaphor for the USA not getting into the war sooner and in fact for not taking into Jewish refugees around 39.
@waynepurcell60584 ай бұрын
@@ChadSimpson-ft7yz Maybe subconsciously. I don't think it was an intentional metaphor, but it fit the bill. Everybody wants to think we as the US jumped right in to "help the Jews" (where does that idea even come from???), when in reality we held in check or outright turned refugee ships away because they were predominately Jewish.
@darrinlindsey Жыл бұрын
The plot of this movie is based on The 5 Sullivan Brothers that all died when the battleship they were on, The USS Juneau, was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the South Pacific. They were from my hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. After they died, Congress made a law that brothers couldn't serve together anymore.
@gk58912 жыл бұрын
One to make the pain go away, two to make it all go away... The medic knew exactly what the result would be when he asked for more morphine.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Such a heart wrenching scene.
@ChadSimpson-ft7yz10 ай бұрын
Who didn't know the meaning of multiple rounds of morphine?
@alaurasheridan9 ай бұрын
I would say most people are not versed in dosage, and the "between the lines" in that scene was subtle in providing a hint to those without much medicinal knowledge. I think it was one of those things where a director doesn't want to hit the viewer over the head with the subtext/clues.@@ChadSimpson-ft7yz
@CakeHole-v3j4 ай бұрын
that's why they all looked at each other and didn't react right away. He was asking them for death and they didn't want to lose him. One: because he was their brother in arms and Two: because he was the medic in the group
@captainz92 жыл бұрын
"earn this" is a lesson for all of us, those men sacrificed their lives for you to be able to live in the comfortable society you live in today... We should ALL take it upon ourselves to EARN what they gave us.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, thank you!
@CornhuskerKahuna12 жыл бұрын
This film was made to honor America's "Greatest Generation." Their courage, unity, and sacrifice is unequaled in this Country's History... It is something we all need to recognize, be eternally grateful for, and strive to emulate always. These men and women were responsible for "Making America The Greatest Country In The World!"
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
100% Agree!
@DestinyAwaits192 жыл бұрын
America's greatest generation is living right now.
@patriciaburkell80242 жыл бұрын
@@DestinyAwaits19 Sit down cupcake
@fjpapp79522 жыл бұрын
Most people miss the part when they're talking to the guy who was Ryan's friend (the guy that lost his hearing). He tells them they dropped in with the 101'st but they missed their drop by 20 miles. The 101'st was supposed to drop in behind enemy lines the night before and take out those 50ml guns on the beachhead. It went according to plan for the most part on the other 4 beaches but on Omaha they hit bad weather and took anti aircraft fire and missed the drop zone. 2500 young men (about your ages) died on Omaha beach that morning.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely tragic.
@papa2bdj Жыл бұрын
The sad part is the fact that, in every war, it is the young people who are sacrificed for wars started by politicians. If only the leaders and politicians had to fight the wars they start. If that were required, I am sure they would think twice before getting their countries into war. I mean, think about all of life's experiences the young people have not experienced, and never will as they were killed when fighting a war.
@ConstantineJoseph Жыл бұрын
I think they are around their early 20s. That is far from the age of the 29th infantry division at Omaha dog green sector who were of the average age of 19 years old. Early 20s soldiers were already veterans like the 1st Infantry Division who were battle hardened from combat in North Africa and Italy since 1942. So we are talking about teenagers here
@guitarjonn710311 ай бұрын
Gen. Omar Bradley, who led the Omaha forces, actually almost retreated, it got so bad. Almost, but they kept pushing. D-Day, of course, is credited for turning WWII around, but that single epic battle sacrificed the young lives of 4,414 Allied Forces (about 2500 of them Americans, as you said) and roughly 4k-9k Germans (Hitler and Co. didn't keep a good records of the young men they lost), not to mention the thousands more that were wounded. An incredible loss of life, but I also have to wonder how different history would be if Bradley did retreat that day. One thing I do know is war is hell. Never ever forget.
@ChadSimpson-ft7yz10 ай бұрын
He's great in this, Remember The Titans and particularly We Were Soldiers.
@western302 Жыл бұрын
Some notes for you guys: In the opening, that's the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach, the beach where the battle you see in the movie took place. France ceded the land for the cemetery to the U.S. and it is considered part of the United States... meaning the soldiers buried there rest in American soil. I've visited the D-Day beaches many times, especially on June 6th. Throughout the towns in the area you see American, Canadian and British flags flying everywhere... although, American flags predominantly. I especially have paid homage to those who died on another American Beach, Utah, where my uncle, Harry Nelson, came ashore on that day in the first wave. He survived and was one of the soldiers who helped liberate Paris; later fighting in the battle of Bastogne... called the Battle of the Bulge by Americans. This battle involved about 610,000 American forces, with 89,000 wounded and 19,000 killed. It was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War II. With that, I would hope you guys don't let your knowlege of this part of American history stop with a movie. If you, the younger generation, remain ignorant of these times, and all that happened, it will only lead to an old adage becoming true for you and your children: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
@porflepopnecker43762 жыл бұрын
The last thing Spielberg intended was for us to hate Upham. People just don't think that through sometimes.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think we hated him, as much as we were just very frustrated with him.
@williamberven-ph5ig5 ай бұрын
What's not really appreciated is he experienced a fear which was literally paralyzing. He couldn't move.
@thetinpin4 ай бұрын
@@williamberven-ph5igI don't mean to be crude, but all of them are fucking fighting their way through this shit.
@J4ME5_2 жыл бұрын
You guys handle this with maturity and respect. Well done. Theres hope for us after all.
@sfkeepay Жыл бұрын
Maturity? I like these guys, they’re a lot of fun. Just not for this kind of film. They have to be the least emotionally mature people I’ve seen in this kind of video, with their ignorance of basic facts matched only by their stunted emotional range. Great for comedies, horror movies, but not for drama. Though I admit, they would be great company at a wake.
@merryjane75582 жыл бұрын
You two will love the Band of Brothers series. You want a longer character study of the soldiers, BOB would give you that.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 2nd suggestion for it! We’ll definitely consider it!
@ChadSimpson-ft7yz10 ай бұрын
The Pacific is better in my opinion.
@ernestclevenger6640 Жыл бұрын
I am an old man now..... I am a man of peace, but I have known war. I've watched this movie numerous times over years, and I have never watched it without crying. The memories it dredges up are just too dark. Just do me one small favor... The next time you are out in town and you see an old man tottering along the sidewalk, with a cane or in a wheelchair, hold the door for him and thank him for his service, especially if they're wearing a "D-DAY" baseball cap. They endured and survived nightmarish things few could imagine and have earned MAD respect for their sacrifices and call to duty. Thank you for your presentation and review of this film. I appreciate your comments and wish you a long and happy life.
@davidcopple8071 Жыл бұрын
As a veteran myself. I understood "Earn This" to mean. Don't waste your life being an asshole or horrible person. Earn the sacrifice of all these men who laid down their lives to bring you home. Be a Good person and always aspire to be worthy of such a sacrifice.
@CakeHole-v3j4 ай бұрын
Yes I always thought it meant that these men died to make sure you make it out...don't let it be in vain.
@edbluez992 жыл бұрын
And I was born on June 06, 1954. Saw this when first released in theaters. Before end credit scenes became popular, no one left until all the credits were finished. And at the end, you could hear grown men crying in the audience.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
I don’t doubt it for a second
@williamkerner3758 Жыл бұрын
I don't know if you guys will ever read this after 4 months, but here's what happened. The allies land on 5 beaches. On the other four, things were much less brutal, as the Germans were not expecting the invasion to land in Normandy. But at Omaha Beach, the Germans, just by luck, had an entire regiment in the area and were able to get set up right when the allies landed. This movie is realistic, but condensed. In the actual event, the allies started landing at 6:30 AM, but they did not break out till well after noon that day. This was partly because the allied air support kept the Germans from reinforcing and resupplying the troops on the beach, and the troops already there began to run out of ammunition. The allies landed. Two divisions on Omaha Beach, which was about 34,000 men, which would have been close to ten times the number of German defenders, but as the movie accurately shows, the Germans had built such good defenses that the Germans were able to successfully defend the beach for over 6 hours, until the American troops finally broke through. The Americans suffered about 2400 casualties, which includes dead, wounded and missing. That is less than ten percent of the troops who landed that day. Omaha Beach is actually 6 miles long, and all of it was not as bad as the movie shows it to be, but in those places where the German defenses were concentrated, especially early in the day, the movie is a pretty good portrayal of how it actually was for some US soldiers. Less than 10% casualties may not seem so bad on paper, but when you figure that on the other American Beach, Utah Beach, fewer than 200 US soldiers were killed, you can see how Omaha was considered so much worse.
@badmarshmallow92112 жыл бұрын
The reason why some of the beaches were a slaughter was bc of bad weather. The German bunkers were supposed to be bombed but bc of heavy cloud cover, the air force had to rely on radar but the navy didn’t trust it yet and feared the bombs would be dropped on friendly forces so they told the air force to hold their bombs for an extra couple of seconds but the bombs landed miles away in fields.
@williamjones60312 жыл бұрын
US Army Air Corps. We didn't have an Air Force yet.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! That’s some bad luck, glad it didn’t ruin the overall mission.
@stevenkosoff9142 жыл бұрын
@@williamjones6031 Cam's grandfather was in WW2 and flew B-24 Liberators. You are correct..He was in Army Air Corps
@ChadSimpson-ft7yz10 ай бұрын
Bad weather helped in other ways though as Rommel was absent that day as he figured they wouldn't risk invading with those conditions.
@PapaEli-pz8ff2 жыл бұрын
Another great reaction! Don't be afraid of being "wrong", fellas.. there are lots of folks who are more than willing to share their knowledge and experiences with all of us who are watching
@annephillips8494 Жыл бұрын
That's really nice.
@andrewcolombana32262 жыл бұрын
As far as joining the Air Force, the 8th A.F. during daylight bombing lost more Airman than the Marines total in the pacific. There is no film from the US landings because it was destroyed when the landing craft they were on returning to the ship was sunk. All the actual footage you always see if from the British and Canadian landings. The bad weather didn't allow fighter cover and the platoon flotation Tanks packages were not affective for the height of the see waves and all sank prior to making it to the beach. Many with the Tank crews inside.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Damn that’s rough, thank you for this piece of knowledge though!
@LoneWolf0512 жыл бұрын
Spielberg directed Mellish's death scene as a metaphor for America's hesitance on entering the war in the beginning. Mellish being a Jewish soldier, representing the Jews of Europe in immediate peril, Upham being America refusing or unable to enter the war, and the German soldier obviously representing Nazi Germany
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Wow what amazing symbolism!
@marshallprince2583 Жыл бұрын
I remember learning how Franklin Roosevelt, who was a close ally of Winston Churchill, seriously wanted to enter WWII years before we actually did, but Congress was against it for so long, believing it wasn't our war and that we were safe, separated from it by oceans. That's what made the attack on Pearl Harbor so necessary. I hate to say it that way, considering all the people that died in that attack, but it unified America in entering the war. Also, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an immediate and direct result of the US Navy setting up a blockade to keep Japan's ships from accessing their own oil reserves in the Pacific Islands. To Japan, Germany's ally, this was seen as an act of war since their entire economy and military depended on this oil to continue fighting and functioning. Ever since learning that, I've felt Roosevelt's decision to block Japan's oil was his way of getting the US into the war, though there's not enough evidence to prove that was his intent.
@ChadSimpson-ft7yz10 ай бұрын
Yeah which I get but I'd prefer he kept Upham's character consistent for the story of the movie as we knew he wasn't battle tested but he definitely wasn't a coward.
@jcarlovitch2 жыл бұрын
The letters in the front breast pockets were what soldiers called death letters. Unlike regular letters they were letters to loved ones expressing what they meant to them and also an attempt to lesson their loved ones pain for the loss. Other men in the unit agreed to mail them in case their friend died. That is why every death scene has a comrade removing the letter.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow thank you for this piece of knowledge! That’s wild they had it prepared like that but totally makes sense!
@richarddowns71622 жыл бұрын
True that guys had "death letters", but in this movie the letter was just a regular letter Carpazo had been writing to his dad, pulled out of his pocket as he lay there after being shot. Told Fish "It's to my dad, it's got blood on it, Fish". The medic Wade took the bloody letter and was rewriting it in the scene resting in the church, to send it on to Carpazo's dad without the blood. When Wade died, Capt. Miller took it to finish rewriting and mail it. Reiben did the same after Miller died.
@jcarlovitch2 жыл бұрын
@@richarddowns7162 Nope. If it was a regular letter a dying man could care less that it would be mailed. The fact that he was specifically telling his best friend Melish and it was in the front breast pocket is all the proof I need it was a death letter. Why would a dying man care if his Father received a letter about some mundane issues like what he had for breakfast or asking about how his Mom was doing when he would not be around to receive a reply?
@richarddowns71622 жыл бұрын
@@jcarlovitch My thinking is based on two points. 1- the " last letter " is petty important to a man, most would leave them in a safer rear area with a friend or acquaintance rather than keep it on your person while on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines where you and the letter could be blown to pieces, killed and your buddies cannot recover your body and letter, etc. And 2- Mellish tells him " You're gonna mail it yourself. " when asked by Caparzo to mail it. At least Mellish, his best friend, didn't think it was a last letter. Nobody would mail their own last letter.
@ChadSimpson-ft7yz10 ай бұрын
I'm confused.
@peterphilly41482 жыл бұрын
The opening battle depicted is of the landing of Allied troops (for this invasion, primarily U.S., Canadian, and U.K. forces) on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. It remains the largest amphibious landing in history with 150,000 soldiers landing at five different landing sites code named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches. The most accurate accounting of Allied casualties for that 24 hour period is 4414 KIA and as many as 6000 more wounded. German casualties were as high as 9000, with 200k taken prisoner. At the end of the first day only 34k men had landed. It wasn't until 6 days later that the 5 beachheads were linked.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, Absolutely astonishing!
@peterphilly41482 жыл бұрын
@@camandzay A couple of other factors. The Allies had already halted the progress of the Axis forces and were beginning their push through Africa to Italy. They had been fighting to liberate Italy for 9 months and they finally took Rome 2 days before DDay. In order to shorten the war it had been decided in 1943 to open a third front (the Russian front was the second) by invading France. This would force Hitler to have to split his forces in three directions. The major drawback would be establishing the initial foothold. The sort of rule of thumb is that an invading force needs a 3:1 fighting advantage to successfully dislodge a defending force that has had months to dig in and entrench. It had been estimated that some of the initial units (particularly paratrooper which was what Ryan was) could expect upwards of 75% casualty rates.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
That’s wild, I wonder how many different specialists are involved in figuring these statistics out like historians, mathematicians, etc…
@peterphilly41482 жыл бұрын
@@camandzay They obviously teach military tactics at the military academies but there are also think tanks and, of course, munitions makers dedicated to it full time - both to strategy and to promoting war, unfortunately. For an invasion of this size with multiple countries each with their own goals the planning phase was massive. Getting all of the supplies and men and ships in place as surreptitiously as possible (although the Germans obviously knew an invasion would be attempted, just not exactly where and when) took months.
@richarddowns71622 жыл бұрын
Another subplot The US knew how much the Germans respected and 'feared' General George Patton. The Germans were sure he would be in command of the invasion when it came. The Germans, at least Hitler and his closest high commanders, were also sure the invasion would come in the Pas de Calais area of France since it is closest to England. Working off this knowledge, the Allies built a huge, phony invasion army in the middle of England, far from the real invasion forces in the southern parts. Counter Intelligence let the Germans 'know' Patton had been given command of an army, and the Germans assumed it was the invasion force. In reality we just set up dummy camps, complete with inflatable rubber tanks and trucks, dummy landing craft in harbors, all to fool German reconnaissance aircraft taking pictures. To mislead German radio eavesdropping, a unit was formed to do nothing but send phony radio messages. Germans listening in heard lots of orders being radioed ... requesting supplies, ordering units and even single men to move different assignments, details about court martial proceedings, etc ... everything a real army force would be communicating by radio, and all phony. Worked amazingly well too. Germans deployed their main forces in France in the Pas de Calais area before the invasion, and kept most of them there until a month or more after the invasion, believing Normandy was just a ruse.
@757GLG2 жыл бұрын
"Fury" is a must see, I think. One of my favorite films to watch people react to.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen it, I’m not sure if Zay has I’ll have to ask, but man is that movie good!!!!
@romelnegut20052 жыл бұрын
The letter read by Gen. Marshall is so powerful and emotional. The movie was inspired by two events concerning two sets of brothers. From what I've read on other videos' comment section, some veterans went to see it but they didn't watch it until the end. Those scenes at the beginning have triggered some memories.
@ginao89352 жыл бұрын
First time watching your channel and I think you did a great job with this movie. There are so many little details that people miss but the overall message is that if these guys didn’t risk their lives then we would be living an entirely different life today. My dad was in WWII. He was drafted just like the guys in this movie when he turned 18. Thankfully he made it out alive but it took such a tremendous toll on him. Younger generations don’t fully grasp what a sacrifice this was but it kept Hitler from taking over and killing millions more people. The reason they show Ryan’s family is to make it clear that he was able to continue his family line for many more generations. If he had been killed with the rest of his brothers then his whole family line would have been sacrificed. Great video guys!
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! And yes there sacrifice drastically altered history, thankfully!!
@personanonmaga51782 жыл бұрын
"tell me I'm a good man" dropkicked me right in the throat
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
What a heavy hitting line.
@darrinlindsey Жыл бұрын
The initial wave was the greatest of The Greatest Generation. That first wave cleared the way for all of the later waves of soldiers that were able to land easily on Omaha Beach and others. It's probably the saddest scene ever in cinema, but those men gave their lives so the rest could save the world.
@ronaldjackson22902 жыл бұрын
Earn this deals with the sacrifice they all did for him. As a 24 year veteran I tell my fellow veterans you owe it to those who didnt make it back to live the best life you can.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, thank you so much for your service!
@geraldclough10992 жыл бұрын
Oh, and the two men who were shot trying to surrender, were trying to tell them they were Czech and hadn't killed anyone. Czechs were forced into the German army when their country was taken. It is quite likely that they had truly not shot anyone. Fortunes of war. Prisoners could not be secured during that kind of assault. Of course, many troops on both sides made no real effort to kill and often fired randomly. That was common and had been through history. It is known that in the Civil War, many soldiers were reluctant to kill and never aimed at a specific enemy soldier. It was not really until the Vietnam era that training was began to be redesigned to overcome the natural reluctance to take life.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, damn that’s a shame about the Czech. Interesting about the random shooting to avoid taking a life, thanks for the information!
@johnwood95042 жыл бұрын
I would recommend watching "The Best Years of Our Lives." It came out in 1946, and was about the difficulties of servicemen returning home after World War II and readjusting to civilian life. It's not as visceral, but is every bit as emotionally powerful.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s an old one! Thank you for this suggestion!
@eddieevans66922 жыл бұрын
@@camandzay John Wood is absolutely correct. "The Best Years Of Our Lives" is a fantastic film with moving performances by a stellar cast and brilliantly directed by William Wyler. It's a little old but holds up very well.
@ericjette24352 жыл бұрын
I'll have to check that out. I remember listening to NPR one morning and two parents were talking about the difficulties their 23 year old son had after returning from war. (Sadly, he killed himself.) I generally avoid war movies, so I don't have many points of comparison, but the movie that I thought of that Cam&Zay should watch is Wings (1927), a silent film about two friends who become fighter pilots in World War I.
@folkblues4u2 жыл бұрын
The Normandy landings actually went a lot better than they should've. Hitler was convinced the allies would land at a major port-city, so defensive installations and resources were spread far too thin to successfully repel an invasion force. Hitler and his advisers didn't know that the allies had developed the Mulberry harbours - which created a temporary port wherever they wanted. Use of false intelligence and inflatible decoys also kept important manpower and equipment away from where the allied landings were targeted. Hitler also refused the advice of his generals and held panzer forces back that could've forced the invasion force back into the sea. But, by the time they were mobilized the allies had secured the beachhead and landed armor to take-on any arriving reinfircements.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Good thing it played out the way it did, thank you for this!!
@SatsumaTengu142 жыл бұрын
No, not you have earned this. It is a demand that you, Ryan but; also you & me and everyone in the free world to earn what they sacrificed for us. Not just that did Ryan earn it every single day but that all of us do everything we can to earn and repay the sacrifice they paid for us. Great review boys, keep it up. Upham represented typical civilian sensibilities
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yeah that was totally meant for all of us!
@ScottyDnB2 жыл бұрын
Great reaction. Really appreciated the mature and intelligent way you handled a dark subject, great work keep it up lads.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed!
@anthonyguadagnino26812 жыл бұрын
Here’s a few classics. Good will hunting, Shawshank redemption, braveheart, tropic thunder
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these!
@titanz10292 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend checking out 1917, if you haven't already. Incredibly gripping and made to appear as though it's filmed in one continuous shot.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen it, absolutely beautiful film, Zay has not seen it, I hope to show it to him one day, definitely on this channel! Thanks Titanz!
@RubyGB2 жыл бұрын
"Earn this" is not just for the soldiers who survive but is something that those of us at home need to also live by...freedom is not free, and we owe not only those who sacrificed their lives for us but all those who have fought so we can sleep in peace at night.
@jameslytle85272 жыл бұрын
I wish to Thank you 2 young men for a good and insightful / Respectful reactions to this movie! I'm a Proud Navy Veteran, and I say; Job well Done fellas!! Thank you 2 for getting it!!
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
This means so much to us, thank you. More importantly though, thank you for your service! Glad we have people like you in this world!
@jameslytle85272 жыл бұрын
@@camandzay Thanks Men!! Again, good reaction! Keep em' rolling!!
@Echo4Bravo Жыл бұрын
Those kids flying those P-51 Mustangs. They probably were around your age. Imagine being 19 years old, and handed the keys to the most advanced fighter on the planet.
@JoshDeCoster2 жыл бұрын
Love the like about “screw that I’m joining the airforce” it’s so true. A lot of the guys who signed up viewed getting into combat as doing their duty, but very quickly realized how horrific combat was. E.B Sledge describes that perfectly in his book “With the Old Breed” as he fought in the pacific theater
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
I don’t blame them! And thanks for the book name!
@chrisatkinson42952 жыл бұрын
@@camandzay Spielberg and Hanks are doing a new series now called Masters of Air dealing with the 8th air force over Europe supposed to be out late 22 or early 23 basically part 3 from band of Brothers and The Pacific. Might wanna watch that before you say join the air force.
@paulthefencer Жыл бұрын
In case no one mentioned it, you may have missed that the German soldier who killed the American soldier then walk down the stairs, passing Upham was also the same German soldier they let go. That’s why the German soldier didn’t kill Upham.
@Dej24601 Жыл бұрын
In addition to “storming the beach,” the paratroopers were parachuting into the land, behind the beach. See the series Band of Brothers for more on their mission. Also the film The Longest Day covers the multiple efforts made on D-Day. Several years of planning by the Allies went into the massive operation to establish a foothold on European territory.
@Knuckles5952 жыл бұрын
I dunno if anyone else has said this, but when Captain Miller said "Earn this" he meant live a life that earns the sacrifices that him and the other men in his squad who died to save him gave to let him live
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Yup, such powerful words! Thank you!
@tracycuster4833 Жыл бұрын
My daddy was a WW2 Marine
@echo_36038 ай бұрын
Crazy to think that Shakespeare In Love beat this movie out for best picture at the Oscars. What a sham!
@mattcarr8001 Жыл бұрын
Have you guys figured out yet that the German soldier that Capt. Miller let go after the death of Wade was the same soldier that killed Mellich, walked past Upham on the stairs and, finally the German that Upham shot were all the same character?
@charlesnyckd10 ай бұрын
Mellish was killed by SS. Steam Boat Willie (the one who killed Capt. miller) was just a regular German soldier.
@GraniteXray372 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching it means a lot. (US Army - Retired)
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service, it means so much more!
@finbenton63762 жыл бұрын
Great reaction guys 👍, this is my second favourite film ever, just the realism and when watching it just processing that this actually happened and these men had the biggest balls on planet earth charging those beaches, fully appreciate their efforts throughout 👏.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, and yeah, the BIGGEST!
@NakedSnake18362 жыл бұрын
In terms of the battle plans for D-Day were as follows: The allied Air Force was to bomb the beachheads and any defenses along the way, and the pilots boasted they could hit a pickle barrel at 10,000 ft. and this was their chance to prove it. The DD (duplex drive) tanks were supposed to arrive on the beaches before the soldiers did and provide cover fire by the time they got out of the landing craft. Although they don't mention it in the movie but a group of Army Rangers were tasked to destroy the naval guns that could potentially destroy the ships carrying the soldiers. And lastly they had assumed the resistance they would encounter would consist of a few fresh recruits while also expected the defenses to be just one or two bunkers. Unfortunately things didn't go accordingly for the most obvious reasons: because of the low cloud coverage the Air Force didn't want to accidently bomb their own fleet, so they waited 15-30 seconds before dropping their payloads resulting in completely missing their intended targets. When the DD tanks were tested they did it in conditions where the water was calm, but on D-Day the conditions were very hazardous that a large number of tanks were sunk upon launch and even when they did make it to the beach they were either destroyed or abandoned. Although the Rangers suffered heavy casualties they were able to reach their intended targets only to discover they went through all that trouble only to find telephone poles instead of the guns. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel somehow anticipated the Allies would come to Normandy months prior to D-Day that he had the place turned into a fortress and replaced the soldiers stationed there with battle hardened veterans. And as for the soldiers getting sick the Navy thought giving them a huge hearty breakfast would boost their morale, only it instead became the last meal of the condemned considering the landing crafts made the soldiers seasick by constantly rocking in the rough waves.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all this, it’s so fascinating the background information behind a lot of this, the things that went wrong, the things that went right, so glad it all worked out thanks to these men and women who all contributed!
@NakedSnake18362 жыл бұрын
@@camandzay You can thank the following for helping the men take Normandy: 1. The French Resistance- They didn't just provide intelligence to the Allies, they also sabotaged much of the German war effort by destroying railroad bridges and telephone lines, which would prevent the enemy from getting reinforcements and equipment. 2. Naval Destroyers- For some odd reason the Navy were ordered to hold fire out of concern the Nazis would retaliate by firing on the transport ships carrying the soldiers (which was understandable). However the destroyers couldn't stand by watching the men get slaughtered on the beaches so one by one they disobeyed orders by firing on the bunkers before the Navy were finally given the order to bombard the enemy defenses. 3. General Norman Dutch Cota- If it wasn't for this man none of the men would've gotten off the Omaha beach because from the moment he came onto the beach he took charge of the situation by rallying the soldiers (imparting some of his bravery). At a certain point he told the men "gentlemen we are being murdered on the beach, let us go inland and be murdered," and by using his best weapon: leadership, he went in first followed by the soldiers and were able to bypass enemy defenses. Later on he would be responsible for giving the U.S. Army Rangers motto: "Rangers Lead the Way!"
@rognroll27863 ай бұрын
I think “Earn this…” means earn this life. That is, we have sacrificed everything for you, so you better do us proud…
@Sd3cinema Жыл бұрын
I watched this in the theatre and it was insane to hear and see elderly men weeping and leaving the theatre from ptsd.
@GerSan19792 жыл бұрын
It is a war crime to kill an enemy soldier who is hors de combat, that is, one who has surrendered or who is clearly unable to fight. There are many circumstances in the heat of battle in which is is unclear whether the enemy soldier has indeed surrendered or is indeed unable to fight; a hasty, incorrect decision may lead on the one hand to a war crime (the killing of a POW) or on the other hand to the death of the soldier making the decision. Once a POW is in custody, the situation is much clearer. He can be killed if he is mutinying against his captors (this includes any form of violence against captors); he can also be executed after trial for any crime that warrants execution, which could include espionage. The formal requirement is a fair trial according to the law of the captors.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this information!
@felipepineda1585 Жыл бұрын
To you young guns. War is ugly, the absolute worst of humanity. Watch this and think of how many souls lost their lives for all of us to do what we, you are doing. But please never forget!
@WiseGuy56742 жыл бұрын
You guys had to ask where Normandy is and pondered if this was an invasion of Germany. That is truly a sad indictment of the public school system today.
@donhimmelman17362 жыл бұрын
lol...oppehm played that part so well...that is what would literally happen when you take someone who was only meant to be an interpreter and map guy. he had absolutely no combat experience and shows the effect of the shock of battle on new troops or guys just being shot at for real the first time. everyone else was being trained for months with live ammo before the invasion while he was on a radio or drawing maps
@williamjones60312 жыл бұрын
1. Many WWII vets left the theaters because the first 10 minutes of the movie were too realistic. 2. "Ya gotta get moving." Says the guy that's never been in the military. Especially someone who's never seen combat. 🙄 3. Barry Pepper/Private Jackson was my favorite character. Sergeant Horvath second. 4. The story Ryan/Matt Damon tells he was told to make something up. 5. There really was a USS Sullivans (DD-537) for the 5 brothers that were killed on their ship by a Japanese submarine torpedo. 6. Hanks and Pepper in the GOAT: Stephen King's "The Green Mile". You WILL CRY😭😭 AND it will get a 10.👌
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all these fun facts! The Green Mile is high on our list! When it comes to #2 I think it’s fair to have said what I said regardless of my experience.
@HelloMrDeadАй бұрын
Since you guys liked this video, you should go watch FURY. It's not just real and gritty, but it's from a tank crews perspective of ww2
@davehazel56322 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, this was my first time watching your reactions and I really enjoyed it. There are so many great movies out there to watch. If you like Tom Hanks you gotta check out Forrest Gump or the Green Mile. If you like military movies, check out Fury, 12 Strong, Hacksaw Ridge and so many others. A great funny movie is Jojo Rabbit about a 10 year old kid who has an imaginary friend who is Adolf Hitler. It is a GREAT movie. As far as comedies with action, I don't know if you've seen the 2 Deadpool movies. Keep up the good work for being a couple of young guys. Great job.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all the kind words, and all the suggestions! The Green Mile is high up on our list!
@fe32852 жыл бұрын
When Tom Hanks tells Private Ryan to "earn this" near the end of the movie, he is telling Ryan to go on to live a life worth the deaths of all these guys who fought to save his life - to live an honorable life that was worth the sacrifices that these guys put in so that he could continue his life.
@fe32852 жыл бұрын
Think back to earlier in the movie when Tom Hanks's character was saying that Private Ryan better deserve this and that he better go on to create something or cure cancer or do something great with his life.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Yup, I totally agree, thank you for the comment!
@redryder65232 жыл бұрын
My grandfather and three of my great Uncles were involved in WWII. One of my great Uncles was captured by the Japanese and endured The Bataan Death March. Another was at The Battle of The Bulge and was in Bastogne when it got surrounded. One of my high school teachers was a medic on the beach on D Day as depicted in the opening scene. When I went to work after high school my first boss was a WWII veteran. That generation was hard core. They endured The Great Deppression, WWII, the Korean War, and sent their son's off to fight The Vietnam War. They didnt take any shit from anyone and didnt give a damn about your feelings. They were the backbone of this country. I miss them and their wisdom.
@bekhele10 ай бұрын
i have seen countless of SPR reaction vids, is my guilty pleasure. you seem to be the first and only one comprehending with the final attack, the bog issue is not the 50+ infantry, but the 4 tanks. loved your responses! you guys are asking all the right questions you should
@marieclaudeb.23662 жыл бұрын
The landing on the beaches is one of the most significant events of WW2.. immense sacrifices made to win every position. Bless all that went through this and its aftermath. You could find some awesome historical video on it and react to that ;)
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Yeah seriously, bless them immensely. What a wild thing to have to go through, hard to put into words.
@chrisbyers11026 ай бұрын
The "blimps" are called barrage baloons. There were suspended at different altitudes to prevent strafing aircraft from getting low.
@DestinyAwaits192 жыл бұрын
There's a mishap in this scene. When captain Miller puts on his blood soaked helmet he's on the shore. When he's telling his men to move up the beach he's in deep water.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t even notice! Thanks for this!
@odemusvonkilhausen2 жыл бұрын
The beaches that were stormed, by the Allied Forces on D-Day, were the least fortified beaches on the French coast. The Allies sent fake messages beforehand, so the Germans would intercept them, and defend the wrong beaches. Paratroopers were dropped inland, and battleships barraged the beaches, before they sent the troops in. Despite how horrific D-day was, it was the best case scenario.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Glad it played out the way it did! Otherwise we may all be speaking German by now
@ryand55452 жыл бұрын
The word FUBAR is an acronym for the phrase “Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition;” Another version of FUBAR is “Fucked Up By Assholes in the Rear.”
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh gotcha thank you!!
@tofumar2 жыл бұрын
He's saying earn the sacrifice they all made to get him out. Live a good life to honor them.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Yup! Thank you!
@artbagley1406 Жыл бұрын
One position at a time is how to approach enemy positions without getting wiped out. The naval bombardment didn't effectively shut down German machine gun and artillery positions, so it was the dog-faces who had to weed the heights of German defenders. Fish concussed by the artillery bombardment from the Germans on land. As in "Game of Thrones," juice of the poppy (morphine) was a cure for more than pain -- it was also a "tender mercy." The sound of the tanks approaching brings to mind the sound of helicopters in Vietnam; a distinct warning that "something wicked this way comes." P-51 Mustang to the rescue, the air cavalry of sorts. Pvt. Ryan: Earn the rescue, deserve the rescue.
@sandratroyer2886 Жыл бұрын
My Dad told me that when He stormed the beach at Normandy that before anything even started, they had to stand in the water for hours holding their guns above the water. I can’t imagine the apprehension of waiting that long , esp in freezing cold water. Also, that scene with the Mom was hard to watch. We lost out son in 2005 in Iraq. He enlisted right out high school after 911 with some buddies . A few weeks before he was scheduled to come home, he was shot by a sniper. There are few things that are worse than seeing those two marines on your doorstep.
@willwhitman7534 Жыл бұрын
Our past Veterans are not just saying to those that made it home but to all that they sacrificed for. In youth, we can be quite ignorant to the understanding of this but as we grow older, it begins to make more sense.
@uncabuzz1182 жыл бұрын
Dudes! Ain't no funeral scene. Ha!
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
😂realized that after!
@savonel352 жыл бұрын
Hello beautiful souls, as a Vet to all the Men and Women who served in the Military Living Or Died.. I would like to tell you all I love you and thanks for your Contribution and God Bless You all for being my Hero
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Such a great comment! Thank you for your service!
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
And of course thank you for your service to all the other military men and women as well!
@pangkaji2 жыл бұрын
My favorite comment in watching all these SPR reactions "Is that Vin Diesel?"
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣we weren’t sure for the longest time!
@Kenny-ep2nf Жыл бұрын
one of the most bitter sweet movies ever, Tom Hanks performance was amazing.
@JonathanH12532 жыл бұрын
those weren't blimps over the beach, those are barrage balloons. They were used to prevent enemy planes from making strafing runs. the cables connected to the balloons were a hazard for planes.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow thank you for the knowledge!!
@JonathanH12532 жыл бұрын
@@camandzay no problem, another bit of info about Omaha Beach. The reason why the fight was so brutal on Omaha Beach in particular is because there were supposed to be shell craters all over the beach, made by the aerial bombardment prior to the landings that the men could use for cover on the beach, but cloud cover over omaha beach caused the bombers to miss the beach entirely. Because of that, there were no shell craters on the beach, they had absolutely no cover other than the little cover provided by the beach obstacles that the Germans placed there. The only other cover they had was the seawall, which was incredibly far from the water. The movie doesn't do a very good job of showing just how far the men had to run to get to the sea wall, in reality, they had go run a distance about the length of four football fields to get to the sea wall, and they had to run that distance with no cover while under heavy enemy fire. The battle on omaha beach lasted over six hours and there was a real fear that the omaha beach landing would be a failure. The battle didnt start to turn in our favor until the comanders of some of the destroyers basically said fuck it and moved their ships in closer to the beach, risking running aground, and they began opening fire on the German bunkers with their 5in guns. 2400 American soldiers died on Omaha Beach.
@terdellferguson216 Жыл бұрын
Still the only film I've ever gone to see where the theater had signs offering counseling for anyone who needed it after viewing. A great, great film which should have won Best Picture (it won Best Director) and #4 on my personal Top 100 Movie List. Over the years, I think Upham has been assumed to be a regular soldier, but he wasn't. Zay's comments on Upham during your review/thoughts were right on about him. He wasn't a regular front line soldier, he was a pencil pusher who never REALLY experienced front line combat and was never made for it. We all WANT to think we'd react a certain way during those moments, but until we're actually put into that position, we don't really know. His reactions to things during the final battle would probably be consistent to what that type of person would have. As a vet myself, I appreciate the reaction and understanding you both had for this. For my Navy buddies and myself, we never thought of ourselves as heroes, but we saw THOSE people (WW2 Veterans) as OUR superheroes - they LITERALLY helped save the world, and that's not something you can say very often. For more war films, I would recommend GLORY (1989) and MIDWAY (2019). GLORY is a Civil War film and MIDWAY is a WW2 film based on the naval battle which altered the course of the Pacific War.
@buckyc.9069 Жыл бұрын
We got a lot of guys buried over there, and on Pacific islands. A lotta navy guys buried at sea. We just didn't have the logistics to bring all of our dead home, and win the war. That's just the way it was.
@Surya1122 ай бұрын
The "look, I washed for supper" guy was speaking Czech. He was forced to fight by the Germans.
@donk84722 жыл бұрын
only two ways into France, by sea and air. You should check out Band of Brothers, greatest mini series ever. These men are the reason we are free today.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
We’re going to! Thank you!
@bignorbert1136 Жыл бұрын
They were invading Europe with the aim being to defeat Germany, and the route was through France. There were five invasion beaches and the US took 2 while Britain, Canada and commonwealth troops took 3. There were massive preliminary bombardments to destroy defences as well as a disinformation campaign to confuse the enemy (which worked very well in the grand scheme of things) but at Omaha they weren't particularly effective and US troops had the terrible job and suffered hugely. It was touch and go for a while but bravery and sacrifice won.
@yuiyimyam2286 Жыл бұрын
I was watching this movie at the theater when I was 25 too!!! 25 years ago and this movie has become one of my top 10 movies at all times.
@JuzTroublez2 жыл бұрын
It's so great to see two young men watching what the older generation of men went through. In this day and age it's easy to shame masculinity and forget how good we got it. I hope you two young men take that message and "earn it" and go do amazing things in your life.
@camandzay2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words! We hope so too!
@scotteustice6230 Жыл бұрын
First time watching you two. Excellent! Great commentary and showed best parts. Really enjoyed it.
@MoMoMyPup102 жыл бұрын
"I'm torn in this situation" And that is why they operate under rank and order. We grunts don't get to make that decision; it's already been made for us.
@themelvinator Жыл бұрын
You've earned this life, that is what I have got out of this movie. My grandfather served in the Pacific war (US Army, ammo runner). He has been a pivot into my life.
@themelvinator Жыл бұрын
And if my grandfather died in the war, I would't be here. So I have much to appreciate of his sacrifice in the war.
@seanscott2 жыл бұрын
i say this on every reaction to this movie, every d-day veteran ive talked with which is only a handful has told me that the d-day scene in this movie is the closest thing youll see other than being there that day
@Lori-xt2lf7 ай бұрын
I’m grateful to Spielberg for making this and Schindler’s list. It is so important that we keep passing these stories down not only for the sake of freedom, but for the sake of humanity.
@ConstantineJoseph Жыл бұрын
Average age of the 29th infantry division at Omaha beach where the most treacherous defenders were on the entire D day landing coast line was 19 years of age. Eisenhower the supreme allied commander in Europe selected that division to spearhead the assault because they were youthful and had no war experience and would not cower under fire as much as experienced veteran divisions that had fought in Africa and Italy. The reason why veteran divisions would not perform as well was the fact that they knew what bullets and mortars and artillery would do to bodies and they would freeze up. The 1st infantry division spearheaded the flanking beach zone at Omaha to the 29th and were selected to lead because they were the premier division of the entire Army and also one of the most veteran and experienced. Even the 1st division with all the experience were shred to absolute pieces which shows how deadly the Omaha beach section was. It was a meat grinder and almost a one way ticket for most in the first few waves.
@joannevincent2035 Жыл бұрын
If you had taken the time to learn your history, you would've understood that this is D-Day in Normandy, France - the only option for the Allies (U.S., U.K. Canada, Aus., NZ) was an amphibious assault of the European mainland in 1944.
@larryleisuresuit3566 Жыл бұрын
I know of no high school or hist101 text book that describes the tactics used during WW2 besides "we landed at Normandy." Someone correct me. These guys are commenting on the slaughtering on the beach.
@Blue-qr7qe Жыл бұрын
"Earn this, earn it" Speaking to Ryan in the present tense, not like you have earned this. Telling him to not let their sacrifice be in vain - live your life knowing that the freedom you have was purchased, paid for by those of us who gave their lives for it.
@nevyn_karres2 жыл бұрын
"Mum" or any variant, is the most common thing that a dying soldier says.
@Curraghmore2 жыл бұрын
The insane opening D-Day scenes were filmed on a beach in Ireland, which (maybe ironically) was neutral ground during WW-II.
@saaamember972 жыл бұрын
Those "blimps" are called barrage balloons. The balloons were held aloft, over troop concentrations and vital supply areas, by steel cables. These cables were to deter any enemy aircraft that wanted to do dive bombing, or strafing runs, by getting entangled in things like aircraft propellers, or to simply cut off parts of the aircraft, like wings and canopies.
@darrylkoehn96672 жыл бұрын
Steven Spielberg made this movie inpart, because his father was a WW2 combat veteran ,as was mine. It's his tribute to his father.
@JimDMarines Жыл бұрын
I can't believe how little young people know about how they were given their freedom. It's shanefull,