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    The movie Saving Private Ryan was made on July 24, 1998 by Steven Spielberg. There are several main characters in the movie Saving Private Ryan. One of the main characters is Captain Miller who is played by Tom Hanks. Captain Miller was the one who lead the troops on to Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion. His troops had several casualties during the invasion. Private Ryan was also a very important character. Private Ryan was played by Matt Damon. Private Ryan lost all of his brothers in combat

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    Saving Private Ryan Movie Review The movie Saving Private Ryan directed by Steven Spielberg is probably one of the most exquisite movies to show World War II. Unlike most war movies Saving Private Ryan does not show what we want to see but what we need to see. The graphics used to show the horrific effects on war can drastically put an deep impression in your heart. The movie includes actors such as Tim Hanks, Matt Damon, and Vin Diesel. When Steven came up with the idea for the movie he showed

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    Saving Private Ryan is arguably one of the greatest war films of all time. However, did Spielberg attempt to change the narrative of World War II? The popular opinion is that the objective of World War II was to put an end to the spread of totalitarianism and protect democracy, thus it garnered the name “The Good War”. There are some historians that believe this could skew the public’s vision of the war by leaving out the negative aspects that occurred. I don’t believe this was the case regarding

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    emotional stress that fell on soldier's shoulders. Over the years, many historic films have been created yet one movie has proven itself superior: Saving Private Ryan. Steven Spielberg, a well known film director, first produced the movie to pay tribute to the soldiers who fought in World War II. With many occasions of graphic and realistic scenes, Saving Private Ryan allows viewers to gain an appreciation for the hardships troops experienced. This film gives the audience a glimpse into the intense battles

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    Saving Private Ryan is arguably one of the greatest war films of all time. However, did Spielberg attempt to change the narrative of World War II? The popular opinion is that the objective of World War II was to put an end to the spread of totalitarianism and protect democracy, thus it garnered the name “The Good War”. There are some historians that believe this could skew the public’s vision of the war by leaving out the negative aspects that occurred. I do not believe this was the case regarding

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    Saving Private Ryan Argumentative Essay The film Saving Private Ryan, is about a United States Army Captain (CPT) and his chosen squad that are tasked with locating and recovering Private (PVT) Ryan, after the news of his three brothers’ deaths reaches the Army. The CPT chooses a few specific men to aid him with this mission. The first dilemma being whether the lives of the CPT’s eight men is worth the life of a single soldier. In the film the CPT and his men are able to recover PVT Ryan at the cost

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    The piece of media that I chose for my human geography 1101 class project is Saving Private Ryan. This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and was released on July 24, 1998. This successful film won numerous awards and reached a box office of over 480 million dollars. This film’s time period was based during World War II in 1944. The reason why I chose this action film for my project is because it’s one of my favorite war movies and relates to numerous concepts learned from class like territory

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    Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 movie directed by Steven Spielberg about World War II Invasion of Normandy. This film, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won many other awards among the cast, picture, and so forth. Spielberg did a great job on getting a lot of things correct to what happened in real life. Although, the movie isn’t entirely correct with certain scenes and topics. At the very beginning of the movie they showed the United States Army invading the Omaha Beach. In this scene, they

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    of others is heroic and horrific, especially in the case of soldiers who risk their lives to fight in gruesome wars. The film Saving Private Ryan directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg goes through the graphic and horrible events of war. The film is based on World War II and follows Captain John Miller and a group of soldiers on the journey to save Private Ryan, a soldier to has lost three brothers due to the horrific events of war. Throughout their journey, the men put their lives on

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    obstacles that countless Hollywood directors have been led to make movies about the era and American perseverance. Steven Spielberg was no exception. Saving Private Ryan, directed by Spielberg in 1998, is a two hour and forty five minute film about a group of eight soldiers during World War II who trek deep into German territory in France to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat, in order to tell him that he is being sent home. Throughout the movie, the viewer is exposed

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