Sunday, August 9, 2009

15. Saving Private Ryan

Director: Steven Spielberg
Year: 1998
Actors: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Adam Goldberg, Matt Damon
Plot: Captain John H. Miller must lead a team through German-occupied-France to recover a paratrooper who has just lost his three brothers. In the backdrop of WWII, the story emphasizes the camaraderie these soldiers had with one another...
Music: Score by John Williams
Why:
  • Incredible filming by Spielberg; Graphic, eye-opening shots, most notably is the opening footage of the invasion of Normandy
  • Great acting by Tom Hanks
  • Historical setting in the ruins of France
Key Moment: The opening 24-minute sequence of the invasion on the beaches of Normandy...

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