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Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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Date: 
Sat, 29 May 2004 04:07:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:

   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.

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. ;-)

  
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!


Highly recommended to all of those.

-->Bruce<--



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  Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
 
(...) 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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  Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
 
(...) 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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