Tom Hanks looking shellshocked in Saving Private Ryan
Summary Saving Private Ryan's ending battle features some Hollywood inaccuracies, reveals a World War II historian. Released in 1998, Steven Spielberg's epic World War II drama follows Tom Hanks' Capt. Miller and his unit as they embark on a mission across occupied France to rescue the last surviving brother of the Ryan family.
“I want to say this respectfully because I think this is one of the most brilliant movies ever made. I think these parts are beneath a movie of this brilliance. We also see the captain, certainly groggy and out of it because of acoustic trauma, snapping off shots at a tank, apparently a Tiger tank, with a pistol. Again, a little too Hollywood for me. I remember the first time I saw this, I thought, ‘They’re not going to say that the pistol did that. That would be absurd.
“A ground unit comes to save the day and that’s a little bit Hollywood too. But, you know what, that’s not terribly unrealistic for what did happen sometimes in Normandy where you have some embattled formations, especially airborne guys, and they’re going to have amphibious landed infantry units or armored units link up with them at a pretty good time.
To enhance historical authenticity, members of the Saving Private Ryan cast were sent to a version of military boot camp to train prior to filming.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
What Saving Private Ryan's D-Day Scene Gets Wrong Explained By HistorianTom Hanks looking shellshocked in Saving Private Ryan
Read more »
10 Best Movie Endings That Are Both Tragic and UpliftingThe main characters looking solemn on the poster for Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Read more »
10 Most Rewatchable War Movies, RankedTom Hanks from Saving Private Ryan over a background of soldiers from the movie
Read more »
North Texas colleges want to make transferring between schools easier, saving saving students time and moneyThousands of Texas transfer students each year don’t get credit for some community college courses. The partnership seeks to address that.
Read more »
North Texas colleges want to make transferring between schools easier, saving saving students time and moneyThousands of Texas transfer students each year don’t get credit for some community college courses. The partnership seeks to address that.
Read more »
Eva Mendes is grateful Olympics kept her and Ryan Gosling's kids privateEva Mendes and Ryan Gosling were seen cheering on the athletes at the women's gymnastics uneven bars final in Paris Aug. 4.
Read more »