Rebirth In Hollywood

The opening 20-minute shot almost restored the real World War II battlefield, bloody and cruel, and suffocating, even though everyone knows, Stephen? Spielberg's war epic masterpiece is definitely not as simple as talking about it, and the film festival organizing committee is willing to choose this film as the opening film, and there is definitely their reason.

However, such a scene still shocked them, especially those veterans who had participated in World War II. At this moment, it seemed that they had returned to the battlefield where blood was shed, and the long-lost excitement returned to them.

"This is the most realistic war movie I have ever seen." This is the most muttered sentence among veterans.

Even those guys who come from Europe and call themselves art can't find too many faults at this time, besides, this is a movie commemorating the victory of the Anti-Fascist War!

What surprised them the most was that Spielberg used a hand-held camera to shoot here. Starting from the first perspective of Captain Miller, he reflected the cruelty of the battlefield with what the protagonist saw and heard.

The moment the hatch of the landing craft opened, it was the beginning of hell on earth. Bullets rained down, and brilliant blood blossomed from the bodies of the Allied soldiers.

Cannonballs flew across, the landing craft was shot and caught fire, devouring lives.

The soldiers jumped off the landing craft in a hurry and fell into the sea water. The heavy equipment they carried dragged them to the bottom of the sea, where they were buried here forever.

The Hitler chainsaw of the German army was spitting out flames, and the Allied soldiers in the sea and on the shore were harvested mercilessly.

Looking for a military doctor with my broken hand, clutching my stomach that has already leaked out of the intestines and shouting 'Mom', when I tried to save someone, my comrade was shot, and I hid in the crater trembling in fear, took off the m1 helmet and watched The bullet marks on it were headshot by a bullet while still rejoicing.

Blood is flying everywhere, corpses are everywhere, this is World War II, it is truly frightening...

There is only one way to hide on the beach, and was massacred mercilessly by the German army. Coupled with their responsibility and courage, countless brave soldiers worked hard to move forward and opened the gap. This time they slaughtered the Germans, with grenades, rifles, Grenades and flamethrowers are sharp weapons for killing people.

This is also World War II.

If the bloody and brutal war scenes are a visual shock, then using a shaking lens to observe the war from the first perspective of Captain Miller is a shock to the soul.

Here gunshots, roars and roars are the background music,

Cooperating with those near-real shots, it touches the hearts of everyone in the theater, and these are just the foreshadowing of the theme that the movie wants to express.

Although many people, especially European art directors, always criticize Spielberg for being too philistine, but everyone understands that in terms of his past achievements in movies, the Jewish old man cannot just shoot an ordinary war movie. piece.

What's more, Ryan can join this movie and play a supporting role that is not particularly important, which can also explain some problems.

"A very tragic scene."

"Yes, very tragic."

The movie switches back to the first perspective of Captain Miller. Omaha Beach is full of dead Allied soldiers. The camera slowly sweeps over them, and finally lands on the body of a soldier. His backpack It clearly says 'Ryan'!

This is the soldier to be rescued? How did you die?

Many viewers have doubts in their hearts, is it Ryan? The character played by Jenkins is a dead man?

Before they could ask questions, the camera switched to a spacious office. The crisp knocking sound of typewriters, coupled with the serious faces of each woman, showed that they were engaged in extremely important work.

"Dear Mr. Boyd, you should have heard of your son's death..." The voice-over clearly expressed the work they were doing.

A middle-aged woman discovered some unusual things from several reports of the death in battle. She took these to find the superior officer...

Sean? Ryan! Peter? Ryan! Daniel? Ryan!

These are the three brothers who died in battle. Their youngest brother was a member of the 101st Airborne Division and had been airborne somewhere in Normandy. His life or death is unknown!

After this dialogue, the audience gradually understood that the one to be saved must be this Ryan.

Like all American-themed movies, the explanation of family affection will not be ignored. There are soldiers on the battlefield shouting "Mom" at the critical moment of life and death. Here is the mother who is limp on the ground after learning the news of the death of her three sons... …

There is still no dialogue here, but the shots created by the movie are enough to make people cry.

James? Ryan is the name of the soldier who needs to be rescued. This incident has alarmed the high-level of the US military. Some generals think that Ryan has gone deep behind enemy lines and lost contact. I do not think so.

He purposely read the letter to Abraham? Lincoln's letter to a mother.

"Dear Madam, I have learned from the Adjutant General's War Records, Massachusetts, that you are the mother of five soldiers who were honorably killed in battle. I feel that my words are too shallow to appease your grief, I can't make up for your loss, but I have to thank you here. They died to save the country. May God comfort your pain of bereavement, and let you always remember your departed love. The divine glory belongs to you, For you paid dearly for it! Abraham? Lincoln!"

Everyone fell into silence, including the audience in front of the screen. Although Admiral Marshall in the picture read the letter in a very calm voice, it had a moving power.

"The child is still alive, we have to send someone to find him, and then take him away from the battlefield!" The famous general made a decision.

However, to save Ryan, it is necessary to send a small team through the German-controlled area. They are very likely to die because of this. Is it worth saving a small group of people's lives to save one person?

The paradox emerges for the first time.

Three days after the Omaha landing, Captain Miller and his brothers became the squad to carry out this order. In order to facilitate the penetration into the French area occupied by the German army, Captain Miller specially recruited a civilian soldier, Urban, to serve as the Interpreters for their group.

Apart from Captain Miller, the most important member of the squad showed his characteristics when he appeared on the stage. He was cautious and extremely lacking in combat experience. In other words, he was a timid soldier who had just enlisted in the army. There is a natural fear of war.

A group of people embarked on this trip with an uncertain future. Although they had to obey the order, they thought it was an extremely absurd task. After all, everyone has a mother, so why would they sacrifice their lives for other people's children and mothers?

Among them was Captain Miller, because it was likely to cost the lives of his brothers.

The theme of the movie has been thoroughly clarified, and those who are familiar with the Hollywood production model should be able to imagine that the fate of this group of people is more or less ominous.

Death soon came to the head of the squad.

In the pouring rain, they came to a small town, found the U.S. troops who had arrived here earlier, and routinely asked James? After Ryan heard the news, United rushed to the square of the town. On the way, they met a surviving French family. The family insisted on letting them take the child away, but Captain Miller refused.

However, Capazzo, one of the members of the squad, violated the order and took the child. After Captain Miller snatched the child, he was exposed to the sight of German snipers and was shot and fell to the ground.

He was lying in the heavy rain, blood and rain washed the ground together. The German snipers kept a close eye on the squad, making it impossible for them to rescue immediately. Military doctor Wade wanted to step forward to rescue him, but was dragged away by Captain Miller and his colleagues. back.

Capazzo seemed to have foreseen his own fate. He held up the letter to his father and asked his companion to copy it again and mail it back, so as not to let him see the blood on it.

The team's sniper Jackson killed the German sniper, but Capazzo failed to rescue him, and the team lost its first member.

Family and affection are never-ending themes in Hollywood movies. Whether it is Capazzo's last letter or the surviving life of the French family, they all show this.

This is also where Spielberg is brilliant. He understands that the hot war scenes alone cannot win the hearts of the audience, nor can they recover the huge investment of tens of millions of dollars. A more profound theme is a wise choice.

Maybe others don’t know, but Ryan knows that in the next few years, there are several war films with much higher investment than this, such as "Pearl Harbor", "Soldiers Coming to the City", "Black Hawk Down", etc., but all of them ended dismal, which can explain some question.

This is the area of ​​France occupied by the German army. Unexpected encounters may break out at any time. The bullets shot from the inconspicuous corners of the ruins in the corners may take a fresh life.

But the squad didn't stop and continued with their mission. After a sudden encounter, they found the leading unit of the 101st Airborne Division. Heard of James? Definite news from Ryan.

"Our uncle is here." The members of the squad all looked at the soldiers who came running with strange eyes, "He is just a bastard."

However, when Captain Miller inquired, it was discovered that Ryan was not Ryan, and they were still far away from completing their mission.

Although the movie starts from the perspective of Captain Miller, the portrayal of other characters is also a classic. Needless to say, Capazzo who was temporarily added during filming, Wade, Urban and others have distinct personalities and have their own unique characters. world.

And Private James? Ryan became the lingering curse of this team. They met many units of the 101st Airborne Division, but they could never find him.

Even if they rummaged through the nameplates of the fallen soldiers. (To be continued.) ()