Saving Private Ryan Critique
June 6th 1944 is known as the day that turned the tides of World War II. Allied troops both Para dropped and landed on French occupied territory via the English Channel. For Captain John Miller, the beach was enough, but after only three short days of recovery, Miller and his squad of men are sent in search of what has become a very important soldier. Receiving his orders from the "very top", Miller and his men set out in search of a James Francis Ryan from Iowa. Along the way, Germans kill two of Miller's men, provoking the question, "How many men are worth one man's life?" As the movie progresses, Captain Miller's team finally finds Private Ryan, the man they were sent to save. John explains to him that all three of his brothers were killed in action, and as a result of this, James Ryan, the last surviving brother of the Ryan family, is ordered to be returned home so that he may carry on the family name.
However the conflict arises when James is reluctant to leave and is......
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