Saving Private Ryan: Why is it regarded as "the greatest war film in film history" by countless fans?

1June 6, 944, an important battle of World War II started.

For the allied soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy in the first charge, life and death is a gamble like a coin toss.

Director Steven? Spielberg broke into the beach inch by inch to measure the hail, plasma and limbs, and experienced the parents' war.

Him and Tom? Like hanks, the idea of the theme of world war ii has been deeply rooted in their hearts for a long time, and they hit it off and created the greatest world war ii movie in film history?

Saving Private Ryan.

Classics will always stand the test of time. More than 20 years have passed, and it is still a movie that I have to revisit almost every year.

Take it to your father? A great generation? Paying tribute to idealism, but extremely pursuing realistic creative direction, Spielberg gradually approached the truth of violence and war in the filming process.

One day on the set, he turned to Tom? Hanks said, "I like making this film, and I am ashamed of it." ?

The greatness of Saving Private Ryan lies in that it not only observes the war in a brand-new way, but also approaches the dark zone of human nature in the war in an unprecedented way.

Let us realize that even in the seemingly distinct battle position, ordinary soldiers in the bureau still have to experience irreversible injuries besides physical pain.

And it is precisely because of this courage to face and not escape that it makes? Collective rescue of individuals? Our glorious theme is not lost in emptiness and dogma, but also makes a real tribute to our parents.

Because of this, Saving Private Ryan not only inspired a large number of war movies around the world in the next 20 years, but also continued the spirit of films such as 12 Angry Men, Mr. Smith to Washington and To Kill a Mockingbird. The flame of individual values and idealism can also be ignited by the chilling aesthetics of death.

Character; function

Tom? Captain Miller played by Hanks has two most important settings:

American citizen whose occupation is a teacher (and in the first half of the film, he can be any occupation in the audience's mind);

A veteran of many battles.

The former gave his sacrifice universal weight, while the latter gave his fear the soil to take root.

Tom? Hanks can always combine the extraordinary and extraordinary of civilian heroes most appropriately. This is called James? The actor who best represents the American spirit after Stewart;

Miller, the protagonist, is one of the only 10% veterans who landed on D-Day. Facing the tragic Omaha beach, what did you say? What a beautiful sight. Sometimes, deep eyes are more than just a mirror reflecting a tragic situation.

Just like Hanks accepted Roger 20 years ago? Albert said in an interview:? Miller (as one of the few veterans) had a terrible battle in Italy, and he was afraid because he had. He won't naively think it's simple. ?

Hanks has a clear outline of this role. When his subordinates disagreed, Miller told him about his work. The original script has long lines, but Hanks thinks Miller won't say much about himself. He expressed his ideas to Spielberg, so the line was shortened.

The true humanity shown by ordinary citizens in the face of the limits of responsibility and death is Miller's last lesson as a teacher.

Hanks described the unknown Omaha beach he saw: the air had turned into blood-stained pink, the gunfire was deafening and his limbs were falling down.

The most touching thing is that in such a chaotic bloody battle, Miller's sense of responsibility and courage seems to have become an instinct, accompanied by? Don't let it down? The last words of (earn it) will not rest until death.

Capazzo is Spielberg who has seen Van? Dissel directed and acted the independent film "Wandering" made for him. At that time, he was still unknown, holding a salary of $65,438+10,000.

Tom? Seymour has been fighting drug abuse during filming. Spielberg laid down strict terms for him. Seymour had to undergo a blood test every day during the filming. Once he is found to have taken drugs again, he will be fired immediately and his angle will be changed. Setzmore agreed and stood the test.

Why did you choose Matt? Damon, is it because Spielberg wants to find someone with a typical American face? Unknown? Actor, who would have thought that Damon won an Oscar for "Good Will Hunting" before the film was released and became famous overnight?

Sniper Jackson is one of the most popular characters in the movie. Barry, who plays the sniper? Pepper is as left-handed as the real character. He mumbled some impressive words during filming, partly from his improvisation.

Landing on Omaha beach is the most important part of the film, and even the rest of the film can be regarded as the delay and aftertaste of this blockbuster.

These 24 minutes took the crew 27 days.

The shooting process is exactly the same as the sequence of scenes in the film, disembarking, wading and landing? 40 barrels of plasma, 1000? Twenty or thirty of them were disabled amputees and were invited to take photos of their limbs?

We visited Na Pianhai Beach step by step. ? Spielberg described it this way.

Like a real junior commander, he tried his best to improvise in a rational and reasonable way according to the real situation on this beach.

Spielberg shot in an open way, making Omaha Beach really a battlefield full of unknowns.

He told all photographers to shoot whatever they wanted, just like documentary photographers and war reporters.

When landing on the beach, both photographic equipment and Captain Miller's M 1A 1 submachine gun need plastic cover protection.

Spielberg said? I try to make the audience immersive and make them feel insecure forever. When you get closer, the audience can become those characters. ?

He hopes to put the audience in this killing scene, push the realism to the limit, and let the audience truly and rudely experience the cruel war that is almost absurd, as if they were at a super high rate of fire? Hitler chainsaw? The MG-42 machine gun will tear your body to pieces in the next second.

In order to get the best response, before the actors came to Omaha Beach (filmed in Caracrewe Beach, Ireland), even for Tom? As an excellent actor like Hanks, Spielberg didn't describe the upcoming situation too much.

Hanks described:? Steven took advantage of our confusion, panic and fear. Caught our shock and a blank brain. ?

This kind? Trick? Let Hanks and his companions get close to the soldiers who were told that Omaha would be easily captured before D-Day landing?

On the first day of shooting the D-Day scene, I was in the back row of the landing craft, watching the buddies in the first few rows being torn to pieces by bullets. Of course I know this is a special effect, but I'm still not prepared for such a real texture. ?

In order to show the tremor after the explosion, the passing state of the tank and the chaos in the battlefield, the camera team connected the electric drill to the rocker arm and turned it on at the right time to obtain the shaking effect.

When shooting hand-held, use special equipment image shaker for easy operation. The same film, the same breakthrough sound effect? One after another, the sound of bullets, tinnitus and screaming through the air, like the soldier whose arm was blown off and looking for it everywhere, fell into chaos, despair and complete disorientation.

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The warmest scene

Saving Private Ryan is one of Spielberg's most cruel works, but it still leaves a trace of sadness. The French girl went back to her father and complained that the slap, which seemed to be idle, became the warmest scene in the film.

The team's attitude towards this family represents the moral dilemma on the battlefield, and friendly people are destined to be the sentimental foil of American idealism.

Fortunately, the little girl didn't wear the red dress that was doomed to be heartbreaking in Schindler's List, and she didn't suffer in the film.

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Fight to the death

If there is any war movie scene comparable to the first act of Saving Private Ryan, it should be the third act of Saving Private Ryan.

The coin toss at Omaha Beach turned into a life-and-death battle in the fictional French town of Lamulle.

What's more cruel is that several important supporting roles whose faces were blurred when they landed have unconsciously made emotional contact with us in front of the screen.

This makes every death scene in the last battle have different value from those 24 minutes, but there is no difference between high and low. Omaha exposed the bloody and absurd war, while Lamel seized the only emotional bond left in front of him and tore it up mercilessly;

Is this Spielberg near America? A great generation? Only in this way can we understand the price they pay for the next generation.

Production designer, Tom? Saunders' complex and exquisite scenery gives the film a variety of scheduling options. Using the topographical features of walls, upstairs and downstairs, and the accurate location arrangement, the film can not panic when the roles are repeatedly changed due to the need of fighting, the perspective is repeatedly changed, and photography is extremely pursuing the sense of presence, and there will be no fatigue in long-term battle scenes.

Tom? Saunders designed a very delicate scene for this bloody battle.

After fully considering the requirements of airplane seats, scheduling and lighting, he first made a three-dimensional model of this French town, and then completely restored it in an abandoned aviation factory in hatfield, England. In the process of shooting, he also needs to transform or paint at any time according to the needs of photography and lighting.

Fierce street fighting has given many famous weapons and equipment of World War II room to show off, not to mention the Tiger tank (props in the film were modified from Soviet-made T-34 tanks), and the 20mm Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun, which was badly damaged by paratroopers besieging tank drivers, can barely be used as an M 1A 1Bazooka rocket launcher for anti-tanks and an M2 mortar shell for grenades? Take turns to go into battle, there is evidence to follow.

Edith, a French chansons singer before the war? Piaf's You Are Everywhere floats on the ruins. This dreamlike scene turned out to be the screenwriter Robert? Rodarte is based on personal experiences told to him by veterans. The subsequent battle to defend the bridge was completely fictional.

Sometimes I fantasize about lying in your arms and you whisper in my ear. ? When they are too far away from home to prove the significance of war, mourning their loved ones' heartbreak has become a fragile kite line between them and the luxurious and peaceful world.

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Trembling right hand

Robert who returned to weymouth from Normandy? Kapana with a mocking smile. If you don't shoot well enough, it's because you are not close enough. ? This is Capa's most famous classic quotation.

In the film, Urban, who has just experienced a fierce inner struggle, is like a lonely ghost in the bridgehead battlefield of doom, and is also the most controversial figure in the film.

It is not known whether the following stills full of dynamic and oppressive feelings were deliberately designed and shot by the crew, but no matter what the answer is, the famous war photographer Robert? Kappa's influence on movies is beyond doubt.

Urban's instinct to seek asylum is similar to Capa's masterpiece Death of a Warrior (which captures the moment when a soldier falls to the ground after being shot).

Robert? Kappa was the only recorder who followed the first charge and set foot on European land on D-Day.

He took 106 negatives between the hail and the floating corpse, but unfortunately, most of them were destroyed because of the staff's mistakes.

Spielberg once said: Those photos that can't be resurrected are the most important records of D-Day. ? Only 1 1 film was left on that day, and this only 1 1 film became a precious video record of D-Day, and it was also the inspiration for Spielberg to shoot Saving Private Ryan.

The film's extremely realistic photography style and casual shooting method have inherited the spirit of Kappa's going deep into various battlefields to find real shock. If you know the origin of the name of Capa's memoir "Slightly Out of Focus", you may understand why Captain Miller's right hand keeps shaking.

However, Kappa also described the D-Day experience in this way: the shells exploded around me, and the water was full of bodies. I repeated it again and again in Spanish: this is no joke. ?

Kappa completely embraced himself on the battlefield. This kind of experience and scrutiny is as precious as 1 1 thrilling photos and cannot be copied.

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Me and my brothers.

Tom? Hanks and his brothers, in the preparation stage of the film, accepted the technical consultant of the film and the former US Marine Corps captain Dale? Dai (fifth from the left in the front row) trained for more than a week.

Hanks had previously accepted Dell's role in the Vietnam War scene in Forrest Gump. Dai's training, do you know that this facial line is tough? Devil coach? Strict attitude and good means.

Other actors naively thought it would be a pleasant forest camping, but on the third day, they were miserable.

Coupled with the wet and cold weather, some people began to get sick, Hanks described: It is difficult for them to understand how being yelled at by this gray-haired guy can help them become better actors. ?

Dai gave lectures to the crew in the cold rain. The former marine who worked as a consultant in several Hollywood war films told them that you can't be a good soldier just walking around the beach in military uniform. You act like a real soldier. You can't humiliate them. ?

Those leading men who bear Dai's scolding, can only be commensurate with their role names, and have undergone strict military training can at least be a little close to the experience of their fathers who fought in Europe that year.

Hanks and Spielberg both grew up listening to their fathers telling stories about World War II, especially Spielberg. Every time their fathers and old comrades get together at home, they will tell their experiences in India and Myanmar during World War II.

World War II kept our generation (baby boomers) alive. World War II made our future possible. The baby boomers owe their parents too much. ? Spielberg thanked his parents by learning as much as possible about their sacrifices.

This cruel and bloody film, which makes the light of idealism shine in the darkest place, carries Spielberg's long-cherished wish to gently put bedtime stories on the screen.

He repeatedly stressed that this is a movie? A movie dedicated to my father? , often expressed in works? Lack of fatherly love? Spielberg, an element, finally solved the misunderstanding and estrangement with his father with a film that tried his best to approach his father's pain.

Before that, my father just silently digested all this; After that, my father felt the warmth from the heart, and Spielberg finally let go. We are closer than ever before. ?