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Saving Private Ryan (1998) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction
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Watch the incredible emotional experience of Reema as she watches Saving Private Ryan for the first time!
Watching this film was an intensely emotional experience for me. The raw portrayal of the horrors of war left me heartbroken. Every scene, from the gut-wrenching beach landing to the poignant moments of brotherhood and sacrifice, hit me hard. It's a powerful reminder of the immense sacrifices made by so many, and it stirred up a deep sense of gratitude and sorrow within me.
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#savingprivateryan #moviereaction #tomhanks Watch the incredible emotional experience of Reema as she watches Saving Private Ryan for the first time! Watching this film was an intensely emotional experience for me. The raw portrayal of the horrors of war left me heartbroken. Every scene, from the gut-wrenching beach landing to the poignant moments of brotherhood and sacrifice, hit me hard. It's a powerful reminder of the immense sacrifices made by so many, and it stirred up a deep sense of gratitude and sorrow within me. Full Reaction Check out : (Check back I will update this shortly) Patreon (uncut, bonus, early access, polls): kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLRpZKvoqeMbdU Website (schedule, full reactions, blog): reembokreacts.com/video/5952/ More reactions you'd enjoy: Playlists: X-Men Playlist: X-Men: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjID1UU4zhIl0dIQXfC9VtLot The Lord of the Rings: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIAo5zQzqdOfVKDmyNx5z04c Animated Films: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIBP4yKX4aF0c8MGcR2PV8f5 Planet of the Apes Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIA-nHn8PxIERWZxH3eF4nEt The Matrix Playlist : kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIBqERPxalkut_aoJQokIIFr John Wick Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjICivAZtHoAbKx2gmgVfrLMS MCU PLAYLIST: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIBAQS_oPSskia-iYV1fRae0 Prdtr Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIBUzdL5HOXYX1CaKzAaUhVF DCU Films: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIBVIba4DuzxfYsvRd4nAa1s Action Hero Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIAfGJO0tO1edEwqnAmD_WFE Batman Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIA5RvkKNxEQLzkysZxFZr9o Sci-Fi Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIBi7Kjr8oDDXrXAYtKx5hrR Alien Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjIB83cuVgxJHkm9Lbs6U67AM Star Wars: kzbin.info/aero/PLic-IrmvcjICOiaG6VVPWt9diC38zNBM3 Schedule: reembokreacts.com/home/ Visit my Patreon for full uncut videos, bonus content, early access, and much more: www.patreon.com/reembokreacts Join this channel to get access to perks: kzbin.info/door/MmWaayfnXmVRiFK8hTvvaAjoin Please subscribe to my other channels: www.youtube.com/@lifestylegrub www.youtube.com/@ReembokReactsDesi www.youtube.com/@Reembokreactscreative BUSINESS EMAIL [e-mail] (Sponsorships, Partnerships, anything else?) Shout out to my R2 Platinum Patrons, and channel members..Thank you for your continued support to keep my channel going! djKENTO Gary Smith Matthew C tvserieslove Phillip Ornelas Restive86 Kage Uzumaki

[@marcoburg8500]

At the end, when old Ryan is talking to his wife, she looks at Captain Miller's grave marker and its obvious she has never heard Miller's name before. Symbolic of the many WWII soldiers who never spoke of their war time experiences with their families. They carried that burden alone through their whole lives.

[@steev11]

She is the only person I have ever seen react to this that picked that subtle point up. He never told his wife about any of it.

[@dhavaram8064]

My father was in World War II. He barely spoke about it, but I am grateful to have gotten to hear some of my father's experiences over there. This is just a tough movie. Its fantastic, but it's rough. The opening scene is so realistic, which makes it very disturbing and really hard to watch. I've heard people tell about when they saw it in the theater, many men who had been in the war had to leave the theater during that scene. I didn't notice that happen when I was watching in the theater, but it may have. I got out of the military in 1996, just a few years before this came out. I was really struck by that opening scene and how real it was. For one thing, up until this film, movie makers always used pyrotechnics and fire for explosions, but its not like that in real life. When you throw a grenade or artillery strikes, there's just a lot of dirt flying. When people get shot, they don't have a dramatic flailing death scene. They just collapse. This movie showed all of that, and its very hard to watch. I think that's because we have become used to seeing typical Hollywood effects with fire and people getting thrown back by getting shot, etc., but in this there's none of that and you can't dismiss it as not real, because it certainly feels real.

[@AlexKS1992]

I wonder how anyone would talk about their time in something as horrible as WW2 or WW1 or Korea or whatever war that happened.

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

I asked my mom what her uncle said about fighting in africa(for Italy).. she said, "He didn't talk about it. It took him 2 years to get home, and all he ever said about why was, "I took the long way home." " We still don't know what that means.

[@javix2013]

I find it incredible that this film lost the Oscar to Shakespeare in Love, a film that no one remembers to this day, and Saving Private Ryan has become a great film classic.

[@mikearmstrong8483]

@@javix2013 Seems like I've covered this with you before, though it may have been someone else. The Oscar's aren't about explosions. They are about acting. You think this is a classic film because it is a subject that holds your interest more than a romcom. But although it had good acting, so did SIL. The Motion Picture Academy is made up of producers, directors, actors, and patrons of the arts. And in their professional opinions SIL had better acting, even if it didn't have the special effects to match. Which is why lots of people still remember SIL to this day; just not the military history enthusiasts so much.

[@tfpp1]

@@mikearmstrong8483nah SIL is political BS propaganda. Hollywood hates America, so it’s no wonder they would snub this film.

[@GillGarcia2008]

Completely agree with you. I just can't believe it

[@porflepopnecker4376]

When Shakespeare In Love beat this for Best Picture, it was the last Oscars ceremony I ever watched.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

@@mikearmstrong8483 The acting awards are about acting. The Best Picture award is about the best picture, which was "Saving Private Ryan" by a long shot.

[@raymonddevera2796]

At the Academy Awards, Steven Spielberg said it best these were a bunch 18, 19 and 20 year olds and they saved the whole damn world.

[@cowardlylion9947]

They helped save the world. Many nations deserve credit.

[@DougRayPhillips]

On D-Day+3, when Miller is reporting how many men he lost (35 dead, X2 wounded), he's not talking about the D-Day assault itself. He's just talking about a specific assignment that he led after D-Day, to take out a specific pocket of resistance. And now, they've got ANOTHER assignment for him...

[@donhimmelman1736]

yea the actual figure on Omaha beach sector was around 2,400 that day.

[@theairwaybat1830]

I always wondered why those numbers seemed off.

[@SIickTurtIe]

Yea I saw the look in her eyes too lol.

[@mikearmstrong8483]

At the beginning, on the landing craft, the sergeant isn't telling the men to save ammo. He's telling them not to bunch up. From the German defender's perspective, 5 men to shoot at is an opportunity while 1 man is a waste of ammo. The closer the Americans are to each other, the more likely they are to get shot at.

[@mikealvarez2322]

The message, "Earn this," is for all of us .

[@scottfarley3644]

Gen Z does not think so.

[@mikealvarez2322]

​@@scottfarley3644 Then they will lose all the freedom their ancestors fought for. There's an old song from the 60s whose lyrics go, "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got til it's gone."

[@Tune-O-matic]

He earned it... He lost three brothers, served honorably himself and he didn't want to leave his comrades but had no choice..

[@PeterBuwen]

My father was in WW2 and he told me that EVERY man was crying for his mother when facing death.

[@NeverMeAlwaysYou]

I never have a barbecue or party on Memorial Day weekend. Its a time of reflection, and a time to thank those, who died for us, so we can be free. I used to go to the VA hospital, to volunteer. There were 2 gentlemen who were WW2 vets who used to come there to lend a hand, offer wisdom. The last of them passed in 2015, and it may have been the saddest day of my life, when I found out. Memorial Day is the most solemn day on the American calendar, because sacrifice, duty, honor will always mean something, as long as men walk the earth. "Earn this", was not to Ryan, it was to us in the audience. We stand on the shoulders of those giants.

[@anthonyguadagnino2681]

When they were going thru the dog tags, they weren’t “scaring” airborne. They were treating the dog tags of their dead friends with disrespect. Like doc said “they aren’t poker chips”.

[@itsahellofaname]

My grandfather was in the Army in WWII in Europe and got shot by a German sniper, but he lived to make it home. He never, ever, spoke about the war, and we never asked. He was a very kind and very funny man who I miss greatly.

[@the_docta]

Sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace. My grandfather was also very kind and very funny (maybe it's a common trait among WW2 vets). He served in the Pacific. He was in the battle for Okinawa. He never, ever talked about the war either, and we never asked. He only would tell some stories here and there of random things well over there, but never about combat or anything like that. He never wanted any of his kids or grandkids to serve in any branch of the military. He got rid of all his medals (which we found out about after he passed) and uniforms as well, just didn't want anything to do with it. Maybe it was a painful reminder that he didn't want. One thing he told me once was that he is not a hero, the real true heros are the ones buried over there that never made it home to their families. He lost a lot of good friends over there. After he passed a few years ago, we found some military paperwork that mentioned some more details about his service and some dates and places he was at. We also found out he was awarded a few medals which was very surprising to all of us because no one in the family knew this at all. It was very interesting to find these things out. I was close to him and I also miss him everyday as well. But I know he's finally at peace as his your grandfather 🙏 Take care brother.

[@scottfarley3644]

That's why they are called the Greatest Generation. This one today would have surrendered.

[@craigmorris4083]

FUBAR is an acronym, and is part of a trio of important acronyms. SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fucked Up TARFU - Things Are Really Fucked Up FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Repair The military language can be so informative...and colorful :)

[@hestoceles]

I always knew FUBAR as fucked up beyond all recognition, not that it really matters

[@Aka_daka]

FUBAR = F**ked Up Beyond All Recognition

[@iKvetch558]

The interesting thing is that, when you think about it, Upham NOT knowing what FUBAR was really marks him as an outsider. He would have had to be a loner of epic proportions to have never heard FUBAR over the course of his Army training. I am not sure if that makes the character worse or better...but it really does not make much sense for Upham to not have heard of FUBAR unless he actively avoided talking to anyone else in the Army...and even then, it strains credulity.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Speaking of Military, watch Black Hawk Down Extended Edition, Fury, Hacksaw Ridge, Lone Survivor, 13 Hours & Platoon. It's totally worth it 👌.

[@user-hl8bd8sy4o]

And "The Covenant"

[@TheSocratesian]

Good movies but Fury is a cartoon.

[@Creedbunman65]

Yeah watch a bunch of hollywood nonsense

[@woodspirit98]

It really hits home with me because I remember my dad going to the cemetery in Elmira as I was just a kid to see his friends that he went to war with. who were killed. Even as an old man we'd go there with my two little kids and I can still see him holding my kids hands in the cemetery. He was a marine at 17 yrs old in the Pacific fighting the Japanese. He died in November 2015 at age 90. Raised six kids, and my parents also took in 38 foster babies while we were growing up. He never could understand why he survived when his friends didn't. He left a lot of gr children and gr gr children. I think God knew the kind of man my dad was.

[@gibsongirl2100]

Wade wasn't concerned about scaring the guys passing as they were looking at the dog tags - they'd already been fighting, as you can tell if you look at them - he was upset because he saw how disrespectful it was, to use the IDs of their dead comrades like "poker chips", as he said.

[@matthewdooley7855]

Anyone who sends young men off to die in war should have to watch this movie. The scene with Mother Ryan makes me cry every time; as does the scene with Mr. Ryan at the end. This movie has some great insights into how men think, and how they deal with things.

[@thomaslarsson9194]

This movie really captures the horror and sorrow with wars. Still in 2024 a good movie!

[@matthewcostello3530]

all 5 Sullivan brother died aboard the USS Juno

[@donhimmelman1736]

i liked that movie too.

[@MickeyStartraveller]

It took me almost 20 years to finally understand and appreciate Upham, and now I think he's the second most important character of the story.

[@JN-lm1ed]

I'm so glad you watched this!! It is one of my all-time favourite movies!! Lest we forget

[@JS-wp4gs]

'he's begging for his life' Yeah that and praying

[@user-hl8bd8sy4o]

1:19 "I wish there were just peaceful ways to just get along. And share resources really." Happy Independence Day!!!!

[@matthewcostello3530]

Miller gave Ryan a lifetime guilt trip he didn't ask for or want

[@cowardlylion9947]

That's what I always though.

[@g1015m]

But he gave a woman her son back, and the rest of us a chance to try and earn it. WW1, WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War Vets gave me a chance to earn it before I joined. Hopefully, I helped give the next generation the same chance.

[@codymazza7303]

the reason the medic told them to stop playing around with the I.D. tags was bkz those dogs tags belonged to the Airbourne and probably belonged to people the soldiers walking by knew and fought with. Was very disrespectful.

[@caoillainn]

They were very stressed, and humor is a great stress releaser. But I agree they shouldn't have done it in the open like that.

[@codymazza7303]

@@caoillainn yea i agree with you and its more then fair to say that they had no intention of being dissrespectful

[@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. 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. 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". 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. The average age of a U. S. troops armed forces personnel during WW II was 26 years old. Selective Service draft age range was 18 years of age to 45 years. The average age in Vietnam War was 22, not 19 as any think. 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. Unfortunately, you didn't include that in your video presentation. 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

[@arhickernell]

Greatest war movie of all time. Highly recommend the mini series Band of Brothers, The Pacific and Masters of the Air. More Hanks and Spielberg magic

[@scottdarden3091]

I appreciate that you didn't edit exactly the same as all other reactors do! You left in a lot of what they take out but still managed to keep the really important dialogue 😊

[@rr_spec1809]

My great grandfather served with the 1st infantry division (big red one) and was on Omaha beach that day…. I had the privilege of meeting him numerous times as a kid. However, that’s hindsight, because I never knew what he did or what division of the he was in. It wouldn’t be until my two combat tours to Iraq in the army as an infantrymen were done that I found out from grandma that I had served in the same division as him and waited to tell me until or if I too made it home safe

[@mikealvarez2322]

D-day was followed by the Battle for Normandy, which was took months to secure. Most of the crosses you see are from the Battle for Normandy.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

Mikealvarez. That's not accurate. The Battle of Normandy is the name given t o the fighting in Normandy from D-Day until the end of August 1944. The liberation of Paris on 25 August 1944 is sometimes used as the end point of the Battle of Normandy.

[@KimBanez]

Wade wasn’t upset that reading the dog tags would intimidate the other soldiers before battle, but because they were making light of dead airborne soldiers. Those marching were the fellow airborne soldiers of those on the dog tags. It could have been friends, men from the same platoon or company, completely disrespectful. On the other hand, soldiers- especially those in combat, have a gallows humor.

[@randolphmoffat6604]

One of the most overlooked things in the film is the bookends on it with views over the ranks and rows of headstones of the fallen. the movie focuses on the story of a single one. The perceptive will let their minds realize that every one of those headstones tells yet another story that might be greater still... The greatest generation were amazing.

[@DaveMullins051]

Saving Private Ryan YES! THIS is the right movie!!! After Vietnam, America transformed into a country whose military became one of … professional soldiers. Drafts were discontinued … in favor of an all volunteer force. Only about 3% of Americans had ever served in the military. This may be the reason for the lack of empathy toward veterans and wars, itself.” I would call upon you, and everyone, to not just “watch” a combat-accurate movie …. but, to watch it while considering yourselves as unseen soldiers that are THERE, experiencing the occurrences along with your fellow soldiers, friends. Great every Veterans Day, Memorial Day. This movie is a fictional film of WWII’s D-Day invasion … in which three of four brothers are KIA (killed in action) and a squad / platoon (8 men) search for the remaining live brother. D-Day remains the LARGEST amphibious invasion in history … the transfer of 39 divisions (22 American), over 1 million soldiers to Normandy France. The Allies began their invasion at 6:30am and and finally repelled the Germans by days end … at a cost of more than 10,000 KIA & MIAs. That would LITERALLY BE staring at death and bloodshed EVERYWHERE …. one could look nowhere that was absent its brutality! American soldiers that survived the first day’s invasion attested to the films’, accuracy in the nature & brutality of combat. A slightly unknown factoid is that German machine gunner that was depicted firing down onto Americans landing at Dog-1 Omaha Beach … massacring them before they could even get off their LST. That machine gunner identified himself well after the war as Heinrich Severloh, an 18 year old son of a farmer, that was conscripted by the Germans. Heinrich admitted that he believed he killed more Americans in a single day than any other soldier … more than 1000, possibly over 2000 … and for the rest of his life, the nightmares would never stop! Soldiers on both sides would have to eventually unpack & deal with all of their horrors …. secreted away for later, more convenient times for reflections. Another surreal oddity was the character of the typist Upham …. his character oddly reflects the character of our nation …. America. From 1937, years before America was attacked at Pearl Harbor (and beyond) …. America sat back, failing to act as Germany began exterminating 6MILLION men, women, children, and elders because of their race, using them as reasons for German failings …. We sat back, refusing to involve ourselves in Europe’s ‘Problem’ …. while Germany invaded and overwhelmed every other country except England. We finally pulled ourselves together and entered the combat! In combat, EVERY man (boys 17-20) reacts differently …. assimilates combat differently …. but, EVERYONE is afraid! We all lock our horrors away in the recesses of our minds …. only later to have to deal with them again! Back to SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, I would hope that you & EVERY American would sit down a day or two before every Memorial Day & Veterans Day and rewatch this film (or, Hacksaw Ridge). But, next time rejoin the film, mentally doing so AS AN UNSEEN MEMBER OF THE SQUAD … to mentally & emotionally connect to the other soldiers as friends, buddies … hopefully, to understand all of the veterans combat problems. America, the people (the 97% never experiencing war, are now highly insulated from soldiers / veterans … stunned into remembering the wounded, maimed & dead … but seem to never comprehend those with invisible wounds … those that returned with PTSD, the veterans that choose to be homeless because feel they don’t deserve to continue living a good life, those 22 that are committing suicides every day. This movie was produced loosely on a true story and several similar situations. I’m not seeking compassion … rather a realistic understanding of WHY we returned as we did! Even though we got back to family & loved ones. They only recognized our shell, but found strangers with in. Some of us got back … but, not really, not completely! Others couldn’t accept the peaceful life, their friends couldn’t return to … and chose life on the streets as self-punishment. Movie done, how did you make it??? How’s that ‘assimilating combat’ and ‘survival guilt’ working for you? Not so good for me and others, either!!!

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

Check out the movie The Thin Red Line from the same year(1998). It focuses on WW2 in the Pacific on the island of Guadalcanal. In many ways it is superior to Saving Private Ryan. It’s a shame people overlook it.

[@caoillainn]

Quick Note: every time he freezes and can't hear, he's disassociating. As in PTSD disassociating. I know because I've done the same thing in different circumstances. So many people think only combat veterans can have PTSD, but in reality, anyone can get it from any type of severe trauma.

[@garrysinger9704]

One of Steven Spielberg's many masterpieces. If you haven't watched another one, Schindler's List, you really need to as it's a life changing experience. You will never look at the human race in the same way ever again.

[@mikecaetano]

There is some chit chat in the middle of the second act about Upham writing a book about men at war which suggests that he may have went on to write the book that told the tale afterward and that is why the character is portrayed unsparingly. Two of the three TV mini-series that followed this -- Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air -- were based on memoirs written by the men portrayed in them. Band of Brothers, which also depicts the Invasion of Normandy, is based on a book written by a historian, but the series interviews the surviving men who fought the battles in short clips with each episode and that turns the show into a riveting history lesson.

[@Smokeater4444]

I am a Vietnam Veteran , We used Fubar A LOT F'ed /Fouled Up Beyond All/Any Repair/Recognition/Reason) your choice of which there all used

[@adamscott7354]

Really liked this reaction to the top all time war film Reem, just FYI the definitive high intensity compliment of a ww2 film similar to this one is more recent called "FURY" its also a great visually graphic introspective of the war, best TV drama series for WW2 is the iconic Band Of Brothers and you've yet to react to either of them, so I look forward to that, ill also suggest "Memphis Belle" and "Masters Of The Air" TV miniseries. Too painful? Cman Reembok, they lived it! You can bear witness to the stories! Be stronk! _Salute_

[@reembokreacts]

I definitely Salute them♥️

[@subitman]

If you like to see more WWII dramas, the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers is pretty good. Each one hour episode depicts training camp for paratroopers to the invasion of Europe. The paratroopers fly behind the enemy lines and then cause much disruption as possible while maintaining secretive as they are a small force.

[@kenmatthews46]

The Canadiens played an important role in D-Day. Also their role in liberating the Netherlands was nothing short of heroic. The Dutch have never forgotten it.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

The Canadians didn't fight in the Netherlands until February 1945. The Canadians landed on a different beach in Normandy on D-Day, 6th of June 1944.

[@davidward9737]

My great grandpa. Was in WW1. To people that dont know "The Great War" he became a drunk. He did speak on his death bed, long before i was born. Said i had to stand on my bestfriends corpse because our encapement was flooding. So im standing on my friends corpse while killing people. I lost all humanity if there is a shred of humanity left in me. I know why he became a hobo and was a drunk. I bought the house he built last year. Found a 1920 newspaper and live rounds. I know a different war. But i dont think war is different

[@threemarksat210]

That was great, thanks for posting it.

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

21:13 It's not that they were scaring them. It was their dead friends being disrespected by fellow soldiers.

[@jerrykessler2478]

This is loosely based on the story of the Nyland brothers in World War II. After watching this movie, I sat for a moment then said to myself, Steven Spielberg is an absolute genius.

[@stuwhiteman3810]

Great reaction Reembok, Private Ryan is you and me and everybody else in the free world. We could never pay back to that generation and all the allied country's what they deserve.

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

“I get it, don’t scare them before they go into battle.” Or maybe more like don’t treat their fallen comrades like poker chips

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

The Airborne units were dropped behind the lines beginning at Midnight, June 6, prior to the amphibious landing. The troops in that scene had been fighting several days. That's why there were so many Dog tags of those KIA at that point in time.

[@mikecarson9528]

Enjoyed your reaction to this. I hope you will check out the mini series, Band of Brothers. Would that blue guitar in the background happen to be a Rogue?

[@Yelnats87]

As you say... they're just lucky! Therefor we are just lucky to even be here then!

[@jamesellis701]

I give a like to every reactor who shows the salute at the end👍

[@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 more than a few inches 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 and then got shot in the head at 3:49...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. 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. Quick additional note...there was a General that was killed in a glider crash on D-Day...but there was no "armor plate" incident...that would have been ridiculous. Brigadier General Don Pratt...2nd in command of the 101st Airborne Division...was killed when his glider slid on wet grass upon landing, and crashed into a copse of trees.

[@paxonearth]

Great reaction!

[@richardstephens5570]

This movie was inspired by the four Niland brothers. When the War Dept. discovered three of them had been killed, they sent an Army Chaplain to find the fourth brother(Fritz Niland) who had parachuted into Normandy. He was found 9 days after D-Day and sent back to the states. After the war it was discovered that one of his brothers was still alive, Edward Niland was presumed dead but had survived the war in a Japanese POW camp.

[@paulhewes7333]

Fritz was very good friends with a couple of the members of the 506th PIR, 2nd Battalion, Company E. "Easy" Company.

[@paulatlas245]

In my opinion, the reason nobody wanted to charge the machine gun from the left is that most people are right handed. The machine gunner would most likely be right eye dominant/right handed and be able to aquire targets easier on his right, or the attacking forces' left side. It is a matter of probability, but your chances are much better charging a fixed position from your right, or the defender's left. Running to your left, or the defender's right, is suicide.

[@jasnycal]

Hope you watch Band of Brothers. Great Pick!!!

[@tbnobs]

The beach scene is exactly what those 18 to 22 year Olds went thru

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

The average age of U. S. combat troops in WW II was 26 years-old. By D-Day, many of the troops were battle hardened having fought in the Africa and Italian campaigns. These weren't green troops.

[@user-qi1fu9bg6w]

Great reaction to a great film. I know you said war films are hard for you but I hope you will follow this up with all 10 episodes of Band of Brothers. Like SPR it takes in Europe on and after D-Day, unlike SPR, which is a fictional story, BoB it is a true account and opens each episode with interviews with the actual people portrayed on screen. The series was also produced by Spielberg and Hanks. In every way the series is spectacular and well worth the time it takes to watch, even if painful at times. Just a couple of other films worth you time Schindler's List, Spielberg's Holocaust epic and The Godfather I & II, you can pass on III. Looking forward t more reactions.

[@petermaver8466]

I've been told the most common sound on D Day was the dying and injured crying for their mothers.

[@the_bee_is_me]

Who told you that? It'd be drowned out by the ambient sounds of combat unless you were right up close to someone, and even then, it's iffy. No one would know. There would be millions of bullets zipping around the beach, German artillery targeting you, naval shells flying overhead, grenades exploding, bangalores clearing, thousands of aircraft screaming above, hundreds of tanks and their loud engines, etc etc etc. I have fired my 9mm without ear protection a grand total of one time. I couldn't hear what the other people around me were saying, and my ears rang like crazy for almost 2 days. That's just a pistol cartridge, five shots in rapid succession. Most WW2 infantry didn't have access to real ear protection, and their weapons were generally much louder. And (on Omaha) troops weren't getting up the bluffs until almost 6 hours after landing (0630 -> ~1200. 6 hours of much louder stuff happening constantly around you

[@javelldunn3379]

I am so glad that I watch this movie with you Reembok Wade doesn’t want to die no solider deserves that

[@fredabodin9614]

You need to watch Band of Brothers. It's a 10 episode HBO show. It's so good and based on real people that you follow from D day til the end of the war.

[@KOLLIS1969]

Just to think of all the stories, some never told.

[@livetotell100]

FUBAR means F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition. FUBAR.

[@jtphenom0811]

Great reaction. You should watch "Hacksaw Ridge" next. A true story.

[@scottdarden3091]

Yes!!! We and our brethren to the north are just babies, compared to the rest of the world 🌍 😂😂😂

[@JeffStanza-lz5rt]

You should watch iron claw. It’s a real story. Zac Efron’s best performance

[@robgraham5697]

The actual landing at Omaha lasted about twice as long as the movie. Nearly six hours on that beach being butchered. One thing missing from these battle scenes, thank Christ, is the smell. Blood, urine, faeces, gasoline and diesel fumes, propellant, explosive residue, and BBQ pork. Burnt human flesh smells of BBQ pork. It is well that war is so horrible lest we should grow too fond of it. - Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Waterloo

[@waynepurcell6058]

Burnt human flesh is nothing like BBQ pork. Human flesh has a vaguely "sweet" stink that is oddly revolting and sticks in the back of your throat like an unwanted and bad tasting sugary drink does. When I was young, I was unfortunate enough to be really close to a head on car wreck involving a VW Beetle, you know, the rear engine ones with the gas tank basically over your lap? People couldn't get the guy out. The screams were horrific, but I believe that the smell was worse in a way.

[@robgraham5697]

@@waynepurcell6058 Thanks for correcting me. I was told the BBQ pork smell from a Nam vet I once knew.

[@bsstyle123]

Now time for the best vietnam war movie all time, Platoon.

[@tolik5929]

I watched it on the big screen . If that movie doesnt effect you , there is something seriously wrong with you .

[@rogerclark8045]

35 dead ×2 wounded was casualty report for his company.

[@iKvetch558]

Interesting thing about that...a Ranger company only had about 65 men in 1944. So either Miller was commanding a larger unit or group of units, or they just got that part wrong in the film. Spielberg definitely did not let historical accuracy prevent him from making the movie he wanted to make...so he may have known and not cared.

[@th.burggraf7814]

Good job. 👍🏻

[@catenystrom6506]

I'm happy to see many people of your generation watching this. We MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER what that generation did for us, what they sacrificed to SAVE our country and the world from the dark vision of fascism PLEASE understand the assignment for 2024. Trump has to lose. He HAS to.

[@kennethswartz8252]

I love this movie. Although, I can never not share my high school US history teacher sophomore year of high school. He showed this movie and kept replay the Nazi deaths. It was during a specific time when eligible students finished they're standardized testing. He was a retired vet, and did medical camps during. He was actually quite progressive in the 08 campaign for Hillary. I'm sure he's dead now. I could give interesting comments on that class.

[@gerguitarplayer2349]

If u like saving private ryan, may i suggest a korean war film, "taegukgi" AKA The brotherhood of war (real tear jerker)

[@ClaireRedfieldKennedy-ld2lx]

5:30 They're saying they're not German they're Czech POWs.

[@Nomad-vv1gk]

They weren't POWs they were Czech conscripts.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Just be aware that inglorious basterds while amazing, has some brutal in your face brutality/gore moments. Also, during the opening scene, my advice is to watch and listen. Do not talk/rract for camera until it is over. Take it all in for how amazing that scene is.

[@frankhumphrey9898]

You need to watch " Uncommon Valor "

[@SIickTurtIe]

Canada and the Dieppe Raid 😢

[@postmastersgt1670]

Please react to The Patriot, Glory, Flags of Our Fathers, Hamburger Hill all great war films.

[@RandyYalch-iq4sz]

FUBAR=Fu%$ed up beyond all recognition!!

[@scottdarden3091]

Upham wanted to write a book about brotherhood 😂 He knew nothing about Brotherhood as his chicken a$$ let a brother die 😢😢

[@iKvetch558]

And...if you think about it, considering how ubiquitous FUBAR was in the US military in WW2, Upham would have had to been actively avoiding speaking to anyone around him at all times since he entered the Army. He would have had to be an antisocial and silent loner of such epic proportions, that he would have almost surely been epically hazed and taunted. Perhaps that explains his lack of action when a "brother" needed him? Or maybe it just makes him more of a little P.O.S....but I just realized just now how little sense it makes for Upham not to know what FUBAR was.

[@scottdarden3091]

@@iKvetch558 not only WW II I served from 78 to 87 and FUBAR and SNAFU were used almost daily 😂

[@andirv5926]

❤❤❤

[@CaddyJim]

You didn't know what *FUBAR* means & your cut *@**31:37* didn't show where "the kid" *Upham* is smoking & told *FUBAR = (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition)*

[@Creedbunman65]

It's a okay movie. Lots of inaccuracies.

[@tbnobs]

My father wentnin after Dday he helped push the Germans out of France and back into Germany were his division and another one discovered a deserted concentration camp he was there for a few weeks helping with the half dead prisoners 15,000were there he said you never forget the smelland he didn't he had nightmares 25 years later

[@redtesta]

FUBAR = Fxxxxx up beyond all recognition (or repair)

[@matthewcostello3530]

Gens Marshall and Eisenhower never fought in their lives all desk jockeys

[@heyojohn8444]

Hey nice reaction! Can you please react to the movie Edmond (2005)? Its classic and underrated. Subscribed!

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Hey , snowflakes,.. this was a generation...

[@andrewcrowder4958]

Big, fake story about WWII. Try Dunkirk. At least three of the main characters (Bolton, Dawson, Farris) are loosely based on real people.

[@tonyb7615]

Found the butthurt brit. Ha. And it's not fake BTW. Irl it was 4 brothers. 1 was brought home and another was actually alive in a Japanese pow camp and did eventually make it back home. Embesllished for the big screen, yeah. But not fake. Miller's 2nd assignment was the battle of Normandy, not shown. 1st was d day, 3rd was finding Ryan. I dont remember ryan's irl name. I'm sure someone else said it tho.

[@brooksboyd1959]

Are you ok limey? Inferiority complex? Low self esteem?

[@_Young_jedi]

This was a great reaction I love this movie but it’s not my favorite cause of the pro American propaganda I prefer generation war a film from Berlin Germany that follows the German army in 1939-1943