Review of the film Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan was released in 1998 and was directed by one of Hollywood's most famous directors, Steven Spielberg. His previous works include Schlinders List and ET. The screenplay was written by Robert Rodat and the music was composed by John Williams. The cast included actors such as Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Tom Sizemore. The film won 5 Oscars, including best director and best sound effects editing. The film is about a secretary who discovers that a certain Mrs. Ryan is receiving three telegrams telling of the death of her three children. Then the army general decides to send a special unit to bring his only living son home. They are sent to rescue Private James Ryan, a member of the Parachute Regiment. The film does not follow chronological order. The first scene is when a man goes to visit the memorial site for the victims of the Second World War. Then, when the camera zooms in on a close-up of his eyes, it takes us back to 1944, when the troops arrive on Omaha Beach. From this point the story develops. It shows fierce fighting by the sea just as you would imagine. The story then continues with the search for Private Ryan and follows Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) and his men on their journey. When the end comes and they find Private Ryan and the battle is over, it goes back to the beginning, where the man stands next to Captain Miller's grave. So, as you can see, the film doesn't follow a chronological order, it starts years later and goes back in time. There was a lot of suspense in the film. Especially at the end of the movie, when they have just saved Private Ryan and decide to stay and... middle of paper... Private Ryan also reminds me of a movie called "We Where Soldiers". This film was another war film about American soldiers in the Vietnam War. This movie in my opinion wasn't as good as Saving Private Ryan because it was more about killing and winning the war. For me this is probably the best war film I've ever seen. Spielberg really made the audience feel like they were fighting in a war. Thanks to the dialogues and scenery, I felt like I was fighting in a war and felt the anger and emotion of the soldiers. I highly recommend this movie to everyone. "My father brought home stories of war, and he always explained to me how unglamorous it was. What I tried to do in this film was approximate the look, the sounds, and even the smells of what combat actually looks like. " - Steven Spielberg.