Saving Private Ryan is a graphic fiction movie about small group of soldiers of the United States of America. This movie is very straight with the horrors and happenings of the World War II and shows completely bloody and horrific scenes that truly show what was going on then. In Saving Private Ryan the action is centered to mission of few American soldiers.

The movie is written by Robert Rodat who was born in the United States of America and is citizen of the same country. Saving Private Ryan was released in July 24, 1998. Thinking that this movie is now fifteen years old, you can’t help but notice that the special effects and the way the movie is executed is very magnificent and realistic despite of its relatively old age.

Overall the execution of this film is magnificent. The cast is very known today here is few for example: Tom Hanks playing the role of Company leader John H. Miller, Matt Damon as Private First Class James Francis Ryan, Vin Diesel as Private First Class Adrian Caparzo, Edward Burns as Private First Class Richard Reiben and Tom Sizemore as Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath.

The filming itself, including the camerawork, music, special effects, the props etc. are so well done that you can’t notice a single flaw in the story or the making of the movie.

The plot of the movie is quite simple, Captain of United States army and company commander John H. Miller and his company was given a task to go fetch none other than Private First Class James Francis Ryan of Baker Company from the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division from France due to horrible incidences when his three brothers we’re all killed in the very same war he was fighting himself. James Ryan’s mother was telegrammed earlier that same day of the deaths of her three sons. General George Marshall was informed of this same sad story and decided that a rescue mission was necessary to retrieve the only son that was alive of this family and send him to see his mother unharmed.

This task was if possible even harder than you might think, because the whereabouts of this one exact soldier was still one big mystery. So did this little group of experienced soldiers begin their journey with them not so experienced private Upham, his attendance in this dangerous quest was very great because he worked as a translator to others when they are in need of knowledge of French or German language. Throughout this journey of theirs all but one of this squad questioned the reasonability of this act because many lives could be and was sacrificed to save one. Respected commander Miller kept his company in one and remained calm the whole journey. They headed to Neuville and there they we’re ambushed by a lonely German sniper and that lead to a loss of one man. That was tough for the whole group but there was no turning back and they carried on searching for Private Ryan and they found him almost right after that sorrowful episode. After telling Private Ryan that the meaning of their quest, they we’re informed that this was the wrong James Francis Ryan. After getting over the confusion this misunderstanding lead to, they carried on trying to find the right James Ryan who was missing.

From there the party headed to Ramelle and they noticed a small German military post with small amount of soldiers. The company commander Miller makes a hard decision and decides to attack the German. They succeed to conquer the post but with that small victory they lost again one man and this loss lead to big decrease of morale in the group. Decision to let the one alive German soldier go didn’t exactly lift the group morale much more than did the death of their companion. Again the leader of this quest remained calm and was able to influence his group with positive energy and their trip was ready to continue.

They finally arrive to Ramelle and there they find the right James Francis Ryan. But Private Ryan surprisingly decides that he wanted to stay there and defend his post with his own group. Miller and his group was furious of this because now all of their work and deaths of their friends we’re useless. But they all had now bigger things to worry about a battalion of German soldiers we’re approaching their defend post at Ramelle bridge. Miller decides to help defend this bridge with his and his soldier’s life. They begin planning their tactics and when the German soldiers arrive with tanks and light infantry they are able to prevent the German from crossing the bridge by blowing it up with dynamite. This victory didn’t come cheap since everyone but Private Ryan and few of other American soldiers are left alive from this battle.That battle of the bridge was a majorly important to the happenings of the World War II.

Saving Private Ryan was very dramatic yet so heroic and touching tale of soldiers of the United States of America and is amazingly known and respected war-movie. Watching this movie generates genuine sorrow for the deaths of this war and you can only be grateful for these relatively peaceful times in Europe.

Koijari