Saving Private Ryan

The newest Spielberg flick is next to 'Shakespeare In Love' another entertaining Hollywood blockbuster with no (necessary) depth. It is directed with great technical perfection, especially the first 25 minutes, the landing of allied troops at Omaha Beach in 1944. The perfect camera work by Janusz Kaminski takes the audience directly into the battlefield with the great sound of bullets flying over our heads, yes, it's really stunning, but this is the only thing what is really well done in the movie. After that we have a plain story with a couple of soldiers searching for a lost private called James Ryan and at the end a big showdown between the good Allies and the bad Germans (refer to western movies ;). Of course, we have some nice acting moments of Tom Hanks and the rest of the crew, but that is not enough. If you've seen 'The Thin Red Line' you will probably understand what I mean. "Thin" is a war movie how it should be and by the way also one of the best.

Finally, let me give you a fitting equation: 'Saving Private Ryan' vs. 'The Thin Red Line' = PROSE vs. POETRY.

71st Annual Academy Awards (1998)

	Nominated for Picture 1998
	Director 1998: Steven Spielberg
	Nominated for Actor 1998: Tom Hanks
	Nominated for Original Screenplay 1998: Robert Rodat
	Nominated for Original Dramatic Score 1998: John Williams
	Cinematography 1998: Janusz Kaminski
	Film Editing 1998: Michael Kahn
	Nominated for Art Direction 1998
	Nominated for Makeup 1998
	Sound 1998
	Sound Effects Editing 1998

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