Saving Private Ryan was probably one of Speilberg's greatest films. It tells a great story of a team of solders and their captain with a mission to rescue Private Ryan whos brothers have all died. There is a huge theme and conflict in this film that deals with risking the lives of many men for just one man. The reason that it is so important to save Private Ryan in the film is mainly for his mother so she doesn't have to suffer the loss of all four of her sons. I remember when the higher ranked officers made the call to attempt to save ryan that I asked out loud "why is Ryan so important?" I really disagree with the decision, I understand that the mother would be sad but this mission is risking the lives of many other men who have mothers and families as well. To me the risk is to great to save just one man.
There is one very important scene in the film that deals with the theme of the movie. It is somewhere in the middle of the film when Captain Miller, played by Tom Hanks is discussing why their team should risk their lives for Private Ryan. Miller talks about how when one of his men dies he rationalizes it with the idea that that one death probably saved 20 others. But when a few of thier men die on this mission Miller breaks down because he has lost multiple men all to just save one. It seems like all of the men are doubting this mission but Captain Miller obeys his superiors and they continue with their orders.
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I also disagree with the fact that the officer made a decision to rescue 1 man at the risk of many others especially if he is only a private first class. You also have to admire Ryan’s dedication to his platoon asking himself the same thing we did. (why is Ryan so disserving?)
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