SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) | Behind the scenes of Steven Spielberg WWII Movie

Seeing this for the first time in the theater... surrounded by the usual chit chat, sounds of snacking, commotion and hushed conversations...until the beach landing scene. Silence. It's like the air got pumped out the room and everyone was in total shock. I've never experienced a moment in cinema like that since. It is THAT good.

Its 2021 , I'm 48 years old, and I still cry for this men who made the ultimate sacrifice, thank you is not enough!

When you go home, tell them of us and say, " For your tomorrow we gave our today" R.I.P To All Those Heroes, Greatest Generation! 🇺🇸

The last scene. A grown man and his family at Omaha paying tribute to Capt. Miller. I cry every time he salutes him.

To me, the most moving part of Saving Private Ryan was Capt Miller, as he was dying by the bridge, telling Prt Ryan to "Earn this; be a good man; live a good life" and at the end, beside Capt Miller's grave, Prt Ryan asks his wife if he has been a good man - it is something we could all ask ourselves: have we been a good person and earned their sacrifice.

My dad fought in the Battle of the Bulge. I don't recall him ever saying anything about it or the war. My mother told me once that he had nightmares for a long time. The greatest generation is an understatement.

The opening scene was something no one has ever seen before. The whole movie was an emotional rollercoaster ride. When I walked out, I saw an older gentleman around his late 60's with his wife by his side. He could not stop the tears coming out and his wife was comforting him. I guess it reminded him of when he served in the army and what he had seen and what brother hood meant.

I watched the movie in 1999 when I was 23 ,,,and the last scene put me in tears and led my life in a clearer way ever since, and as a result..Iam trying the best to be a Good Son, a Good Husband and a Good Father!....and still trying to be a Good Man!...RIP to the fallen soldiers !

My grandfather served 30 years in the US Army eventually earning the rank of Colonel, and he told me that the D-Day invasion in this film was the most realistic depiction of combat ever put to film, specifically the overwhelming sound. He passed away last year and will be honored at Arlington on D-Day of 2022. I’ll always cherish the memory of seeing this film with him. Rest In Peace Pops.

I’d say one of the greatest war films ever made. I’ve seen it at least 10x or more

23 years old AND still the greatest war film ever.

My son is right now going through Marine Boot Camp in Parris Island. We all have a huge debt of gratitude to all military personnel and their service! Saving Private Ryan captures the realities of freedom.

My father was in the SeaBees in WWII. After me digging a bit (my dad never talked about the war) he told me this: As the Marines finished up on the island they were on (never stated which island) there were bodies everywhere (Japanese) on the beach. He said looking back into the harbor he could see hospital ships the size of cruise liners that filled the harbor, every one of them fully loaded with wounded and casualties. He drank to forget it all. The most laid back man I've ever known. I miss him to this day. My hero.

My Mom was a WWll Army nurse (age 21) stationed at Nocton Hall, UK. She was unable to watch the first 15 minutes as she "met" many of the beach survivors who the medics could patch up and get back to England. She never talked about the war or her experiences other than to say she hoped her children would never face anything like it. I would take her on my business trips after Dad died so she wouldn't get too bored. While in Japan (6 weeks) she would tour around, by herself, while I worked. We would then talk about what she thought I'd want to see as my sight-seeing time was limited. My students, ALL adult males, were stunned that a 73 y/o woman would be touring around on her own and wasn't I worried. "Nope, I bring Mom with me because she's my bodyguard!" I explained her Army background and having grown up on a farm with older brothers had learned to hunt and shoot at an early age. They were pretty amazed! I relayed the story to Mom and we both had a good laugh. About 2 weeks before flying home there was a raucous party at the hotel that had awaked her. She quietly got out of her bed, tip-toed to my bed and whispered, "I'd take a bullet for you." She really was my bodyguard! RIP 1st Lt, age 91.

It’s was after seeing this movie, I was visiting DC when a plane load of WW2 veterans stepped off an Honor Flight visiting DC as 80 year old men, many for the very first time. The entire airport came to their feet and applauded these deserving men, many in tears of pride and joy. It literally brought me to tears knowing what these men had left behind and done across globe changing the world’s history. It angers me greatly the idiots that criticize what these men did. They changed Europe, Asia, the US and countless other countries around the world for the better. My own father was one of the greatest generation that served. Semper Fi pop !!

"earn this" the craziest lines to ever end a film. They made the entire thing you just witnessed so much more impactful. Every life lost for the journey to save that one soul. Such a good film.

Seen this in the theaters, moved me to tears. I joined the Army two years later. Best years of my life, honorably serving my country.

My dad was a Viet Nam vet and not much scared him. When I took him to see this opening weekend and the lights went up as the credits rolled it was the first time I saw the look of fear in his eyes. On the drive back to his house he was silent for a while and the only words he said was, “I’m so glad you or your brother never had to go through that.”

i was fortunate to go to the 60th anniversary at Normandy, i met and had conversations with veterans of the landings, who were then elderly gentleman. Each had an air of humility and dignity that i will never forget. I took my 12 year old son who didnt really understand what went on there, but each elderly gentleman told him their story with patients and moderation. Its hard to imagine that many of them were just 6 years older than my son was then. The beach is vast, flat and ominous, the machine gun nests overlooking the beach have a terrifying panoramic view of the whole beach. The cemetery cannot be understated, it really is an ocean of brilliant white crosses and stars of David that stretch from horizon to horizon. I look at our societies now, our governments, our national policies and my sinks at how we have failed each and every one of these men.

No matter how many times I watch this.. I always have a box of tissues. When I saw this in the theatres, every one of us was crying openly. It had a profound effect on me.