Saving Private Ryan review

Saving Private Ryan Film Review (a bit long)

The structure of Saving Private Ryan? Character? Saving Private Ryan is a film about World War II. It tells the story that an eight-member allied team sneaked into the German rear and went through all the hardships. Finally, it successfully found and brought back a soldier named Ryan and returned him to his mother who lost three of her four sons. Compared with the past, war movies tend to have a tight rhythm, but this movie is an exception. It took 40 minutes to describe the bloody scene of Normandy landing, which made many viewers leave early because they couldn't stand such visual stimulation. As an "extremely hot" hot opening, the director undoubtedly created a situation that is very consistent with the content of the film for the audience in front of the screen. The war was fierce and bloody. At that time, people were so fragile that bullets penetrated the helmet and tore the body. Soldiers look for their limbs and broken arms on the beach; After a loud explosion, only half of the wounded were dragged out by Miller ... The restoration of the war scene reached a rare reality. In addition to the strong atmosphere, the director also wisely paved the way, that is, he made a comprehensive prediction of the great danger of going deep into the German army in the future, so that the audience can have a comparison in their hearts first, and of course they are more eager to know how to complete the arduous task. The successful setting of the situational platform opens up a space for the development of plot conflicts in the future. After 40 minutes of audio-visual stimulation, the rhythm of the film began to appear: the director only used five minutes of the film, and the eight-member team was already on the way to find Private Ryan, and the plot was simple and clear. The March of a group of people can be regarded as the full stop of the beginning unit. So far, each member's personality has been reflected. Urban's questions before and after running not only eased the atmosphere, but also laid the groundwork for revealing Miller's pre-war career. The whole movie has also entered the process of bringing in. The first climax appeared in the 56th minute. Private Capazzo was shot by a sniper and died unfortunately. The second climax was 58 minutes after two minutes. The two sides inadvertently confronted each other, and finally the enemy was killed. The close connection between the two climaxes seems to indicate that the spirit of rest cannot be relaxed and it is natural to be in a state of war. However, blindly emphasizing vigilance and danger not only does not meet the aesthetic needs of the audience, but also inevitably raises its own threshold, so new factors intervene-the first Ryan appeared with funny stupidity, leaving the audience with more hope after a little disappointment. The third climax came, with several nameplates as a transition. Another member of the team, military doctor Dick? Wade died in front of the fort that attacked the paratroopers; Then Urban's release of the Germans triggered a fourth, less positive but more important climax: Private Rubin threatened to leave, and Sergeant Howard raised his gun to stop him. The relationship between the characters in this climax began to change, not only the superiors and subordinates in the squad, but also the differences and ultimate contradictions among the players-is this action worth it? The director gave Miller the most witty answer. This climax can also be regarded as the content of the development department. The real Ryan appears in the middle of the film, which shows that the director's purpose is clear-it doesn't matter who is saved, it is important to save people. Personally, I think the next battle of guarding the bridge has reached its climax, and the development department only has ten minutes to complete a task transfer-saving Ryan to guard the bridge. Interestingly, the battle at the bridge-guarding stage was about 40 minutes as long as the initial Normandy landing. It can be seen that the narrative focus of the film is bold and accurate. As a climax, this part should have been the most intense and tense moment, the climax of the protagonist's fate, the climax of the theme and the climax of his personality, but it has become the climax of sensory stimulation such as audio-visual stimulation because of the war theme, so it can be said that the visual climax and the theme climax of this film are consistent in time, which is convenient for the audience to understand the theme of the film. The climax and the ending are closely linked, and the end of the actual climax means the end of expression. In the end, the scene of old Ryan in the cemetery is more for the integrity of the structure than the inevitable coherence of the plot. Besides the reasonable structure, the characterization of the film is also very successful. A team of eight people, everyone is very different. Sergeant Howorth is a loyal subordinate of Captain Miller; Corporal Urban is a small translator. Even in close combat, he will shout "Drop the gun" in the enemy's language. Military doctor Dick? Wade is very enterprising, and often blames himself for his inability to bear the responsibilities that match his identity; The other four are private soldiers, and Rubin is not a fuel-efficient lamp for Captain Miller. The witty and mean New Yorker made no secret of his indignation and doubts about this action. Capazzo is a kind-hearted Australian; Leahy has a sense of justice. He was indignant at what the Nazis did to the Jews. Sniper Jackson has an unruly face, but he is a devout believer and regards every sniper as a gift from God. I want to talk about the hero Captain Miller and the soldier Ryan he saved. Miller. Miller is a hero, but not the only one. If you say that to his face, he will smile and tell the speaker to fuck off. After all, the word "hero" only means something to the living and those who care about him. Trembling right hand, fallen comrade-in-arms, deafness, commanding the battle and successfully landing on the beach are not so much the spread of personality as the recognition of Miller's ability. It can be said that before a military doctor dies, he can be replaced by an officer in any war movie. Obey orders, tolerate subordinates, accept all complaints according to orders, and accomplish all tasks beautifully It can be said that the director has created a real three-dimensional team leader. He doesn't rely on rank, prestige and military responsibility to support his subordinates. He misses his wife and wants to go home. He will expose the softest part of his heart as a whole person who is ashamed to share with others but proud and sweet. Of course, he will never forget his duty as a soldier and the happiness of the children he saved. This film has a strong American color. For Americans, family is almost equal to faith. I think Miller must have complained and comforted himself countless times during his mission. Perhaps every time I convince myself, besides "saving Ryan, he is one step closer to home" and "saving Ryan's home and saving myself". When the doctor was buried, the man's crying alone was suddenly very touching. Ryan. Private Ryan is not a very important role. Even at the heart of the incident, his importance has long been concealed by the significance of this action itself. But ignoring the extra identity of the rescued object, he is also the way for the audience to understand the most ordinary soldiers in the United States. Ryan is like a window. Through him, it is not difficult for us to see the war experience that ordinary American young people should have when they were not given special care by society, the soldiers who guarded the bridge with Ryan, and even the team who saved Ryan. Being saved is an obligation given to him by factors beyond his control, and it has nothing to do with him. Therefore, the perspective of the film has been expanded. Before the battle to defend the bridge, Ryan Genmiller told an interesting story about his brother. The director doesn't want to convince the audience that this action is to save a poor family, but he wants to tell the story of every American soldier through Ryan's mouth. Before the war, everyone had a good life and was shot. Everyone wanted it. Perhaps in the United States, this is a family memory, but in other places it is another matter. In short, it is something worth cherishing and cherishing, but it is far away. The role of war here is only to destroy everything that can be destroyed, and combatants want to take back what they can. Compared with others, Ryan's personality is more stylized and practical. As far as artistic features are concerned, the use of lens in this film is very basic, and the director's intention is often very clear in the lens, which has excellent appeal and expressiveness. In the first 40 minutes of the film, the players, like others, kept cutting when they rushed to the beach, which not only conveyed the "familiarity" to the audience (for those who watched the film for the second time), but also conveyed the high-intensity audio-visual pressure of the war. What the director wants to show here is the process of human beings dying one by one, and the process of some people who are not dead trying to survive. Here, there are no heroes or heroes, and everyone's life is like dirt. Another example is the scene of Cabazzo's death. Many times, the camera is aimed at the sniper on the enemy's high building, and the subjective camera frequently switches with the close-up of the face, showing the hesitation and uncertainty in the character's heart. When the sight in the lens finally recognized the shadow of sniper Jackson, it was also when he died. An application of anti-perspective tells us that a one-on-one duel on the battlefield does not need just and unjust remarks, because there was nothing but life and death at that time. The content of the lens is completely consistent with the main idea to be expressed. When Urban finally shot and killed the German he let go, the photographer didn't photograph the body, so it doesn't matter who died. What needs to be emphasized is that he finally dared to kill a damn person. At the end of the film, Miller died, and the congratulatory letter sounded like a voice-over. This is a congratulatory letter from the American government to Ryan's mother. On the battlefield where the smoke has not dispersed, the empty lens moves slowly. Jackson blew up the tower, the pit, the bridge deck and the body. Everyone moving is calm and serene. They're alive. They're listening. The language that the military praised Ryan was beautiful, and it was also the language that praised all the sergeants, including all the living people. Once war and life are put on both sides of the same scale, it is doomed that the word "destruction" is heavy. Real war movies never avoid the trauma left by human beings, but behind the haze of war, they also reflect the brilliant light of human nature.

Saving Private Ryan Film Review ~!

I. Structural Analysis (Table)

Beginning part

1, at the beginning, old Ryan and his family came to Colonel Miller's grave.

2. Omaha successfully rushed to the beach.

Development Department

Headquarters received the news of the death of three brothers in Ryan's family, and the colonel decided to rescue Ryan's youngest son, James Ryan;

Miller and his party helped the alliance break the enemy in the rain, and Capazzo died;

Mistake others for James Ryan

After resting for two hours on the way, Miller chatted with his men in the evening.

The next day, I learned that Ryan was in Lamr;

Another small-scale battle, Wade was killed;

Release German prisoners;

Find private Ryan. Miller tells him why.

Climax

Miller and his party decided not to go to help Ryan guard the bridge and wait for rescue.

The whole movement

tail

Miller is dead. Remind Ryan to live well when he dies.

End of movement

Old Ryan told Miller about his life at his grave.

Second, the character analysis

Ryan-Ryan is not a functional figure, but he is a symbol. It is a symbol of victory, which means the end of the task for Miller and his party, and a symbol of humanization, humanization and democratization for the United States. He changed from a simple symbolic figure to a far-reaching and vague symbol. However, the script gave him very little. He is just a private, and he has no more courage, record and story than others. He is an ordinary young and frivolous man who serves his country with his fists. This makes people think more about whether this task is worth it, whether it is laborious, and whether it is only because he has three brothers who died heroically, as Miller and his party argued in the play. Because he was afraid that his mother would be sad? Q: Who has no parents? Whose death is good for the family? Why can he enjoy such lucky treatment? Why waste those precious munitions for him? Just for America's little vanity? Shout for democracy and human rights? Miller said: "It is worthwhile to die two or three people for a task, but you can get the names of twenty, thirty or even hundreds of people. It's worth dying like this. " But for a private Ryan, three people died, which seems not worth it. But fortunately, our Ryan is a desperate tough guy. Imagine: if he is just a coward who is afraid of death, does this mission still have his meaning? Can you still achieve the expected results? Ryan is just a group of soldiers in the American concept, a soldier image they expect, a hero in their mind, at least a person worth buying with his life, and an idealized soldier. It is the best example of carrying forward heroism. His image is not high, but there is something extraordinary in the ordinary. It doesn't need much substitution. It's enough to eulogize the loyalty of American soldiers to their country and the death of their beliefs. In addition: Ryan has a perfect family, full of children and grandchildren. It seems that he really "lives well" as Miller said, but his family happiness is the biggest contrast with the neatly arranged white tombstones in the grave. So that at the end of the film, Ryan couldn't help asking his wife, "Am I a good person?" Is this a question of source? He did make a lot of people die for him. Although he is innocent, he doesn't know it, but invisibly, he bears a burden, a burden of three lives, which is given to him by the country and life. He must passively accept that compared with those who died, Ryan lived a much harder life. Although he is alive, he can never let go of his baggage and live easily. His life is not in his own hands. He lived for his country, for his responsibility, for three lives, and even for Miller's last words. In the war, his life was in the hands of enemy bullets, resigned to fate; The war is over and his life is in the hands of a strong sense of responsibility. Ryan has no freedom, he can't control his own life and death, which is his extremely sad side. War dehumanized mankind. As long as people step on the edge of war, or step into war, from that day on, life and death will never belong to them, and they will always carry a heavy burden. This is the deepest and most terrible pain brought by the war.

Urban-Urban is a coward in the eyes of most people. In his contrast, the others in Miller's party look so tall and powerful. But Urban is just a small translator and has never participated in the battle. In his eyes, facing the enemy, he didn't know what hatred was, and he didn't know that he should rush up and blow his head off. He is just a symbol of most people, he is just an ordinary person. He dodged, was cowardly, did not dare to face death, and did not dare to rush out of the tight encirclement to save the alliance ... These are human nature and an ordinary person's attitude towards war. In the eyes of ordinary people, in the face of blood on the battlefield, dodge and escape are the first thoughts. How can a man who doesn't even have a hand to tie a chicken miraculously rush up and blow the enemy's head off? The film here wants to tell us that not everyone can be independent when they pick up a gun, and not everyone can be brave when facing the enemy. This is not as simple as peeling potatoes that everyone can do. Soldiers are heroes, they are superhuman, from physical strength to psychological endurance, all aspects are beyond the reach of ordinary people. It also tells the audience from one side that we should pay more attention to them and understand more about those soldiers who escape and are timid. After all, in the face of death, few people can really die. But there is another side to the city. He shot and killed the German soldier who finally killed Melissi. In the last scene, he comes out of the smoke with a long gun in his hand. This image is simply eulogizing that he is a hero, he is the final winner, he is not dead, there are no casualties, and he avenges his companions. He is a man worthy of praise. He is the greatest man. I think this is also a satire on senior officials. After all, they are the ones who finally survived to be decorated. Every star on their shoulders was bought with the blood of countless soldiers. While they were enjoying the delicious food, the soldiers who died because of him cried underground. This is a little irony. It's a little irony for those people who are swaying around with huge beer bellies and enjoying their days with high salaries, rich salaries, beautiful women and cars in peace.

Miller-there is no doubt that he is a hero. In the eyes of Americans, there are many kinds of heroes, and they are all heroes when it comes to "salvation". They may not be very tall, they may not have achieved many great achievements, but at least they should be independent, at least smart. But heroes are often accompanied by disasters. Without disaster, where can there be heroes? This is like where there is resistance, there is oppression. Miller was a hero, but the hero died. But it led to the death of his brothers. Don't hero companies have the ability to protect themselves? This is not necessarily too demanding. After all, heroes are not superman, but also real people with flesh and blood and heart and lungs. They also have emotions and secular desires, not immortals. Miller's trembling hand tells us that he, like ordinary people, will be troubled by diseases and will suffer; After his brother died, he hid in the ruins and cried secretly, which also told us that Miller was a man with feelings. These details undoubtedly make the hero's steel body closer to ordinary people. Heroes are not unattainable rarities; When his companion asked him why he worked so hard, he didn't say "I did it for my country" or "for my home" or any other reason that made everyone on earth feel false. He wants to see his wife a day earlier and reunite with her. "Every time you kill someone, it means that you are far from home." If you think about it carefully, it is true that the enemy will never be completely annihilated, only the more you kill, the more endless. In Miller's eyes, war is not like a plague. People die bit by bit, and the last person dies, and the war is over. In his eyes, war is a big fire. The more incited, the more it will spread. People who keep dying will always lead to more wars and more deaths. This tells us once again that heroes are not warmongers, and those who wage war are not real heroes. Heroes should learn how to calm the war and prevent more people from dying. From a conceptual hero to a concrete hero with flesh and blood, the film undoubtedly shows us Miller's versatility. But there are also many conceptual elements, such as "not saving children". There is no doubt that this is the cold and rational side of the hero Miller. He is experienced and knows the consequences of doing so. This is in contrast to crying for friends later, but it seems very deliberate.

Wade-Wade is full of humanistic care. He is a military doctor, both a soldier and a doctor. He can sew up patients under extremely bad medical conditions and try his best to save their lives. His attitude towards life is different from that of others in Miller's party. At first, he seemed to be helping a soldier stop bleeding, but a missile hit the soldier and he died on the spot. "Why not give me a chance to save him?" The missile slipped past him. At that moment, he showed an unusual anger and resentment, which can't be said to be a doctor's bounden duty in concept, but the film made the audience feel this deliberate. When Capazzo was lying in the rain, he risked his life to rush up just to see where the card was. This kind of behavior is undoubtedly heroic, exaggerated, divorced from reality and symbolic; On the other hand, in the dark, he copied letters for Capazzo, telling about his childhood and his mother's emotional experience, but he felt that the role was not unattainable and had his own specific feelings, which was not very conceptual. But the feelings are too one-sided, the love for career and the concern for friends. Even in the end, he saw his friend playing with his ID card in front of the paratroopers. In the past, he just made the audience feel that he was a very considerate and kind person, but it was this symbolic and idealistic figure that moved me to tears when he died. His death really made me feel that my life was very fragile. As a doctor, I can't save my own life, and I can't watch myself die. He kept shouting "mom, mom" when he died. That's the most primitive way, and it's a manifestation of instinct. This kind of emotional impact makes people feel that he is not very symbolic. The film vividly shows Wade's understanding, kindness and honesty, beautifies him and makes him a statue. But it can make people move, perfect but true.

Melissi–Compared with Wade, so is Melissi, a Jew. This film emphasizes his hatred of German fascism as a Jew. In the tunnel, he took the knife of the fallen German soldier and said, "It used to be the knife of the Hitler Youth League, but now it is the bread knife of the Jews." After saying this, I sat there and choked. It's not intentional. As a trophy, the suffering Jew holds the enemy's knife in his hand, and his sense of accomplishment immediately causes a feeling of sadness. Needless to say, he can also deeply understand his own suffering and a sense of national responsibility. Next to the German captives, he held up his ID card and boasted, "I am a Jew, I am a Jew!" " "That is a kind of pride, a kind of provocation. In fact, it is also pathetic. The Germans didn't understand his language, but he just got a relief from himself. The dead Jew can't be resurrected, and his pain will be branded in his heart forever. This has added countless bitterness and helplessness. It also tells people that war is extremely cruel.

Third, the central idea.

Miller's seven handshakes

The first time: Miller's appearance began with his hands, a pair of trembling hands, holding the kettle;

The second time: after Omaha successfully grabbed the beach, his hand trembled and took the kettle;

The third time: I waited for two hours in the dark, holding a cup with trembling hands;

The fourth time: I waited for two hours in the dark, and my hands shook when I talked about Capazzo.

The fifth time: I learned that Ryan was in Ramler, trembling with a compass in his hand;

Sixth time: After Wade's death, Miller hid behind a stone and cried, holding Capazzo's letter with trembling hands.

Seventh time: waiting for the enemy tank. Before talking to Ryan, my hands trembled and I lied that I was playing music.

Miller's trembling shows his attitude towards the war, a kind of mental tension and an emotional catharsis. When he is afraid, painful and nervous, his hands will tremble. The film shows Miller's emotional changes with the help of his trembling hands, but from the outside world, he is so calm in the face of everything, even his life experience is a mystery. But in fact, he is just an ordinary high school teacher, not in an ordinary high school. Like ordinary people, he also hopes to see his wife and reunite with her as soon as possible. Not as calm and rational as he appears. Facing death, he has his own opinion. He is the leader of a team and is more calm about death than others. He became indifferent, and it was the war that changed him.

(B) Miller's Silent World

In the film, Miller often enters the silent world. When the bomb explodes behind him, his ears will be temporarily deaf. At the beginning—

The first silent world: Miller climbed out of a pool of blood on the beach and the bomb exploded behind him. He entered the silent world, and his eyes showed-

1, a limp crying soldier;

2. Three soldiers led by ammunition;

3. A soldier with a broken arm looked for the broken arm in the body and picked it up with his other hand;

4. Several soldiers on fire fled for their lives on the beach;

5. A soldier who shouted at him.

The second silent world: Miller drags the injured cuckoo, and the bomb explodes behind him. He once again entered the silent world. After he recovered his hearing, he lifted the cuckoo again, leaving only his upper body.

Finally—

The third silent world: on the bridge, the bomb detonated behind Miller. This time, he entered the long-lost world and saw Ryan's crying, soldiers' shouting, Howie's death and nearby pistols.

This technique is very similar to that in Black Lens from the beginning-flattening the war, instantly. The first silent world, crying soldiers-this symbolizes a fear of war. In the rain of bullets, they couldn't help sitting on the ground crying and being at a loss; The soldier with a broken arm used his other hand to search for the lost arm in the body. Lifting it is like carrying your own backpack. It's not like a part of your body, but just an object. War brings people far more than physical pain, which is completely an instinctive performance. He's crazy. Compared with the heavy mental shackles, physical pain is only a trivial matter.

In the silent world before Miller's death, I saw Ryan's crying and his companion's death, but I saw more guns around him. He just instinctively picked up the gun, and when he completely lost his ability to act-he had no extra strength to think and analyze, and this behavior was also instinctive. He stood up and took the gun. After being shot, he collapsed to the ground and kept aiming at the tanker coming towards him. War changed human nature, and attacking the enemy became instinct.

(3) seven people died beside Miller.

originally

1. Soldiers wearing helmets were shot in the chest.

2. 104 medical team soldier, with his stomach pierced and his internal organs outside;

3. Bugs whose lower body was blown up

4. Journalists around the tunnel;

5. Soldiers who were shot in the brain in the tunnel.

In Miller's view, this tragic scene is commonplace. His soldiers died beside him, with bodies everywhere, rivers of blood, internal organs lying next to the bodies, and bullets penetrating the head. He still rushed forward, not sad, not nostalgic, and not afraid. This not only shows the cruelty of war, but also shows the death of Miller's "94" soldier from one side, which gives him a thorough view of life and turns him into a god of death. He once said to Urban, "I'm afraid I won't live to 1000, so I'd better make it 500." For life, he knew that he could die at any time, so when he died, it was expected. Without unnecessary pain, he sat there and died like a living person. No shouting, no tears, no fear, no nostalgia, so he died quietly.

Summertree

Time can pass, years can drift, but classics last forever. If there is really an emotion that can make people feel sad. If there is really an action, it can make people feel deeply; Then this kind of emotion must be a great kindness beyond ordinary emotions, and this action must also be a great action-the movie Saving Private Ryan shows such an emotion and such a fearless action.

Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece directed by the famous director Spielberg. Reviewing the classics, I still feel so strong, generous and passionate. Tom Hanks's powerful performance made the film more exciting.

Based on the famous Normandy landing in World War II, the film reproduces the tragic freedom war in the last century through a series of naturalistic shooting techniques. Based on the clue that Captain Miller was ordered to lead his soldiers to the enemy war zone to find a soldier named Ryan, this paper puts forward a very serious question: Is it worth exchanging several lives for one? It depicts a series of soldiers fighting for freedom, represented by Miller, and the theme of the film is clear and positive.

Captain Miller, who was in command in the beach-rushing operation, was ordered to go to the enemy war zone to look for a soldier named James Ryan, who had served in 10 1 Airborne Division. His three brothers died in battle. In order not to let his mother lose this last child, the allied headquarters decided to get him back. This is an arduous task, because every step forward, one step closer to the enemy's war zone, the danger increases by one point. They will face more and more Germans and a large number of tanks! At the time of departure, some people questioned whether this almost absurd action and a series of casualties caused by it were worth the risk. With the development of the story and the death of soldiers, when preparing to attack the German radar station, the problem of survival and making great sacrifices for this operation is once again before us. Captain Miller finally convinced everyone-in his view, the accidental attack on the German radar station, like the search for Ryan, was a fight for justice and freedom. Finally, the brothers led by Captain Miller went through all the hardships to find Ryan. For the smooth progress of the allied forces, they decided to stay and take part in the battle to defend the bridge. The power contrast is great. Although they carefully arranged and made the most reasonable layout of the limited manpower, which once prevented the German army from advancing, they had to fight and walk in the face of the continuous influx of German troops and the attack of the huge artillery power of "Tiger" tanks. At the last line of defense of the bridge, Captain Miller, who was seriously injured, fired pistol bullets at the tank helplessly but decisively when the submachine gun bullets were exhausted. A miracle appeared-accompanied by an explosion. The bridge was saved and reinforcements arrived one after another. On his deathbed, Captain Miller just leaned over and whispered to Ryan. Live well and don't let everyone down.

Captain Miller was originally just an ordinary captain officer. This mission should also be said to be only a special mission, but his words deeply touched me. An ordinary sentence is an officer's earnest entrustment to the soldiers, and it is also the common aspiration and words of the soldiers who died in search of Ryan. Miller and his comrades died, but Ryan survived. Their task has been completed. Is it worth sacrificing eight lives for one life? From a perceptual or rational point of view, this is a wrong or even absurd task, but from a moral and just point of view, this is definitely a real rescue operation and a fearless action. A person's life is worth risking with eight lives, and an ordinary entrustment is the best answer. A very plain language, a noble spirit, noble character and sentiment are vividly in my mind.

The CD has been played out. But I can't be calm for a long time. Captain Miller's last words have been ringing in my ears, and his figure has made me more and more awe-inspiring.

Saving soldiers is a particularly glorious task. It is because of the saying "Live well and don't let everyone down" that I always remember this movie, Tom Hanks and this fearless action!