If judged by the merits of realistic expressions of motion pictures, Saving Private Ryan surely features on top of the list of best war films ever made in the history of filmmaking in Hollywood. Directed by none other than Steven Speilberg and penned down by Robert Rodat, the theme of the film is based on the D-Day invasion of Normandy during the Second World War. Released in 1998 across a whopping number of 2463 theaters in the United States of America, Saving Private Ryan sensitively deals with all the pangs and atrocities associated with war. This film is often rated as one of the best films of Tom Hanks, the veteran actor.
The beginning of Saving Private Ryan deserves a special mention. The first 24 minutes encapsulate the German aggression on Omaha beachhead on June 6, 1944. The plot is partly fictional and partly inspired from the historical accounts of America's participation in World War II. So neatly woven is the plot and so impeccably depicted are the characters that this film earned several critical awards for the category of Best Film, including the prestigious Academy Award for Motion Pictures.
One of the mentionable traits of this film is how it created a ripple in two distinctly separate realms of film appreciation: critical and commercial. While Saving Private Ryan was a huge success by box office standards upon release, it also brought back the fading memories of America's participation in the Second World War. The young brigade of movie goers was reminded of the forgotten stories of war.
Attention to technical details such as deliberately using arid colors to portray the actual feel of the battlefield, panning of camera from obtuse angles and so on enhances the cinematic appeal of Saving Private Ryan.
The dramatic and abrupt beginning of the film sets the stage perfectly. The fact that the identity of the elderly veteran has been kept under cover until the very last scene speaks for the subtleties of filmmaking. Shortly after the opening glimpse of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Normandy, France, the narrative goes back in time during the Second World War and the rest of the film proceeds from there.
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The story revolves around James Francis Ryan, a soldier of the 1st Battalion of 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. His character is portrayed by Matt Damon. Tom Hanks plays the role of Captain John H. Miller. Captain Miller is asked to save the life of James Francis Ryan, the last existing member of the Ryan family. The film is all about how Captain Miller marshals his resources to fight the German troops and how he eventually sacrifices his own life to save Ryan's life.
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