Guest Blogger: Arop M1

Saving Private Ryan, made in 1998 was a type of movie that depicted a close up of how World War II was in a more scenic view. The plot of the movie is where Pvt. James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) became separated from the group with various others. A group of soldiers are summoned during the middle of battle to engage in a search mission to rescue Pvt. Ryan. The reason is because Pvt. Ryan’s 3 other older brothers were killed in action in their line of duty, leaving only Pvt. Ryan the last of the siblings. To ease the pain and suffering of the mother of the Ryan’s, Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) is to organize a search and rescue team, find Pvt. James Ryan, and return him back to HQ for discharge, to bring him home. Captain John H. Miller played by Tom Hanks the main character, has outdone himself in this film, as to many others. Performing as a Captain he had to bring out certain characteristics like honor, diligence, determination, and courage. Mostly all these and more were expressed throughout the movie, but Tom Hanks was the one who brought out the most of these traits. Another character I admire is Pvt. Andrew Jackson (Barry Pepper) in the movie he played as a sniper. His is and interesting character, because before he would look through the scope to make his shot he either says a Hail Mary or a prayer for god to watch over him. He was also a very content character throughout the movie, never letting anything bother him and giving sympathy and wisdom towards the other characters in the film. Some of the themes of the movie would be courage, honor, and guilt. Courage because all these soldiers knew what they were up against going on a search mission for one man yet they all stuck together to rescue him (Ryan). Honor because all the soldiers remained with one another, treated each other as they were brothers serving in a war with one another. Another theme would be guilt because at the end of the film we see Pvt. James Ryan standing at the grave of Cpt. John Miller wondering if he dying to save his life was really worth it. Most of the soldiers died in order to rescue one man, him. So I say yes, it is worth time and money to put into it. It’s a movie for anyone and can be viewed at anytime.