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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 09:17:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
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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.
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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 could not be trusted to fight by those who knew best)? Either way SPR is
not the history lesson some would suggest.
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Doesn’t Britain have it’s own film
industry?
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Can’t they screw up stories on their own and make Americans play
the villian (Enemy at the Gates)? :-)
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Did we make that rubbish; If so, I’ll blame the English! ;)
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Why in the world would Brits/Canadians want to trust their stories to
Hollywood anyway? I don’t get it. ;-)
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Indeed. I’ve seen U571.
Scott A (Who prefers The Longest Day)
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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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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Your command of the obvious is impressive. (...) What the heck is your point? You really will argue about anything! (...) Again, it is a movie, not a documentary. (...) Again, what the heck is your point? (that is a rhetorical question because (...) (20 years ago, 29-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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| (...) You were complaining about D-Day. As I said, the D-Day sequence is all of 20 minutes of the film. The rest is a squad searching for an american paratrooper which were generally dropped behind the american beaches. (...) Were they with the (...) (20 years ago, 30-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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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 (...) (20 years ago, 29-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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