Tom Hanks looking shellshocked in Saving Private Ryan
A historian unpacks a key moment in Saving Private Ryan's opening sequence. One of the most iconic war scenes of all time, Saving Private Ryan opens with a portrayal of the D-day landing on Omaha Beach. It is characteristically brutal, showing a gritty take at people dying. Saving Private Ryan was directed by Steven Spielberg and features a leading cast including Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Ted Danson, and Paul Giamatti.
The moment in question occurs when the sound heard is distorted as Hanks' character looks on at the horror happening around him. McManus contested that while the moment "may seem a little over-the-top Hollywood," this moment is actually an accurate representation of what is called acoustic trauma. Acoustic trauma is a phenomenon that occurs when someone in combat is faced with an explosion that leaves them concussed and with "severely damaged" hearing.
Why Saving Private Ryan Is One Of The Best War Films Ever Made The Film Committed To Accuracy And Performance Close It is fascinating to hear McManus recontextualize this scene in terms of acoustic trauma and recognize that this detail was pulled "directly from veterans' accounts" of the events at Omaha Beach. When the sound mix cuts out to reveal a muffled, distorted version of the soundscape, there is an inherently cinematic quality to the moment.
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