Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Opinion on "Saving Private Ryan"

Private Ryan started off on the wrong foot for me because the plot concerned the preservation of some GI by some high "mucky muck"
in the Pentagon, for some high morality reason.
Immediately after the Captain and his detail get their assignment,
they are beyond the Allied front lines and plodding though an open field, with a full view of a wooded area 100 or so feet behind them in the camera shot, when they stop to get their bearings.
The Vertical White Stripe, painted on the back of every Officer's helmet, was the target of the day for the local sniper. Enlisted men, a Horizontal Stripe. They all still had stripes, even after they found Ryan,months later, when they got to the bridge.
We scraped off the paint at our first opportunity. Officers first, then us.

4 comments:

Sgt. Mac said...
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solfine said...

Sgt.Mac,
Really had the pleasure of seeing the 10 serials of "Pacific" on HBO
last year and "We Were Soldiers"
before that.
Both great in my estimation.
Favorite War movie for me is, "Best Years Of Our Lives" with Frederick March,Infantry, Dana Andrews, Air force and Harold
Russell,Navy. Strangely enough, the movie is all about them, after they were discharged from their respective Services..
Don't miss this one.
Solomon

Sgt. Mac said...
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solfine said...

SGT Mac,
Some of these moments in War pictures strike a nerve.Personally,
I don't find any fault with shedding ears when it comes to life and death........but sometimes I get teary when I become aware of injustices suffered by our Military.
Read my D Day Delay and Exercise Tiger Postings.
Solomon