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Good to go!
Except for a couple of minor errors (You don't walk across a field and talk loudly! Everyone takes off their badges of rank and stripes)This is pretty close to what some of my older relatives & friends have told me about the BIG ONE! A fitting tribute to the Guys who walked the walk and talked the talk.

One of the most realistic movies ever made
Ok, It's kinda hard for a 25 year old to say if a movie is realistic or not based on other reviews and the movie itself that seems to be the case. The much talked about first half-hour of the movie is indeed gruesome. If you have a weak stomach or can't stand the really horrible war pictures you can skip this, there is no important storyline in it and therefore unimportant for the rest of the movie, it is however a brilliant piece of filming.

The movie itself is mostly set in shades of green and grey, making the imagery beautiful and therefore worth seeing. It's again a great Spielberg movie, especially in its realism and if you want to get a good view about how D-Day was see this, maybe together with the great mini-series Band of Brothers.

A COMPARISON BETWEEN "RYAN" & "THE THIN RED LINE"
The Thin Red Line(TTRL):The opening scene is a soldier living and playing peacefully with native pacific islanders.
Saving Private Ryan(SPR): The opening scene is a huge American flag.

TTRL:The Japanese are humans like everybody else.
SPR: The Germans are ugly, filthy and evil.

TTRL: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte and Woody Harrelson excel in their performances without needing to compete with each other.
SPR: Tom Hanks' "good kid" face doesn't fade from the screen for the entire movie.

TTRL: American soldiers can be cruel.
SPR: American soldiers can be cruel, but deep down they're good fellas.

TTRL: "This war is about property" (Sean Penn)
SPR: "Tell me I've led a good life" (an old-timer who was Matt Damon)

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