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Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 29 May 2004 04:07:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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Saving Private Ryan is basically Holywood’s version of events; I’m not a big
fan of Hollywood re-writing history. Soldiers from many nations took part
(most notably USA, UK & Canada); indeed the whole thing could have failed if
the Brits did not take and hold
Pegasus Bridge in arguably the first action of D-Day. None of that even gets
lip service in the film.
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I’ve never quite understood this criticism. How is a movie that covers the
action of little more than a squad supposed to cover Juno, Gold, and Sword?
D-Day is all of 20 minutes of the film. Doesn’t Britain have it’s own film
industry? Can’t they screw up stories on their own and make Americans play the
villian (Enemy at the Gates)? :-)
Why in the world would Brits/Canadians want to trust their stories to Hollywood
anyway? I don’t get it. ;-)
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I would suggest “every American” read about and discover the story for
themselves. Ambrose (who helped with SPR and wrote Band of Brothers) has a
very accessible book on D-Day and an excellent book on
Pegasus Bridge. Check them out!
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Highly recommended to all of those.
-->Bruce<--
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| (...) The film is longer than 20 minutes. Even so, were the pathfinders on all the beaches not Brits? Also, in WW2, what would the chances of a black guy (Diesel) being in a frontline squad be? Were non-whites not relegated to logistics (as they (...) (20 years ago, 29-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I think you mean the 2nd scene; the film starts in a cemetery... still a very moving scene. Once they break through the Atlantic Wall the film nosedives. (...) Saving Private Ryan is basically Holywood's version of events; I'm not a big fan of (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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