Saving Private Ryan Historical Accuracy

World War II was the most destructive war in history. World War II was a war like nothing before and saw the most brutal fighting of mankind. Around 3 percent of the entire population in 1940 died. The director, Steven Spielberg conveys the gruesome reality of war in his 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. The film follows the story of Captain Miller, who leads the Company C, 2nd Ranger Battalion. Their mission was to find and bring Private Ryan back to his Mother after three out of four of her sons were killed in World War II. The movie is an extremely realistic reality of war as the first scene storming Omaha Beach. As the movie progresses the battalion finds Private Ryan after two of them die. When confronted with this news, Private Ryan does

Eventually there is an old Private Ryan at the gravestone of Captain Miller with his family. Although Saving Private Ryan's final battle, The Battle of Ramelle is not a real battle in World War II, the final battle was made to provide more emphasis on the historically accurate portrayal of war, like the attack on Omaha Beach. The film's major strength is the deception of the soldiers' comradery and courage during World War II. In Steven Speilsbergs film, Saving Private Ryan is set in 1944 when the Allied forces land in Normandy and start the conquerment of Germany. Saving Private Ryan follows the main character, Captain Miller and his battalion as he gets a mission to bring back a soldier. In the summer of 1943 the Allies determined that Normandy would be the best location to land to liberate Europe and turn the tide of the war. For this attack to work they needed to trick the Nazis that Normandy wasn't where they would land and Operation Bodyguard was launched. Some ways they tricked the Nazis were by feeding fake information to Nazi double agents about their attacks, radio chatter about operating in subzero temperatures and creating a phantom fighting force and talked about this attack on the radio.

Saving Private Ryan is based on the Nilan Brothers. Fritz Niland was transferred back to the United States to finish his military service following the supposed deaths of his three brothers. It wasn't until much later that he discovered that his missing and assumed dead brother Edward was actually a prisoner of war in a Japanese POW camp in Burma. While in the film, Captain Miller and his battalion are tasked with bringing back Private Ryan after his 3 brothers have died in combat. The battalion eventually finds him after suffering 2 losses, but he does not want to abandon his post. Captain Miller decided to help out his post of stopping the Germans advancing on a strategic bridge. Captain Miller and most of his battalion heroically die in this battle while Private Ryan lives. The director uses this scene to show the heroic sacrifice of Captain Miller and his battalion dying in combat trying to save Private Ryan. This scene impacts the audience by making them feel a new sense of respect for the soldiers because they put down their lives to save one of their comrades. Captain Miller could have decided to go back with the information that Private Ryan does not want to leave his post but fights with him instead. This scene strengthens the film by providing a view of the camaraderie and bravery the soldiers showed during