拯救大兵瑞恩英文影評

拯救大兵瑞恩英文影評

拯救大兵瑞恩英文影評（一）

SavingPrivateRyan,afilmrelatedtoWorldWarII,directedbySpielberg,receivedcriticalacclaimuponscreening.TheupsurgeofSavingPrivateRyanisnotonlybecauseitisrealisticvisualimpact,whatismoreimportant,thisfilmledtoanargumentaboutlives.

DuringWorldWarII,theandarmylandedinNormandyonJune6,1944.Toinsurethevictory,PrivateJamesRyan（MattDamon），andhistroops--101stAirborneDivision,areairdroppedbehindtheGermanfront-lines.Unfortunately,allhisthreebrotherswerekilledinactionatthesametime.Inordertopreventtheunfortunatemotherfromlosingallherfoursons,thecommanddecidedtosendaspecialsquadtolookforJamesRyanandtakehimbacksafely.

JohnMiller（TomHanks）waschosenasthecaptionoftherescuesquad.HehurriedtopickseveralexcellentsoldiersandastaffofficerwhocouldspeakGermanandFrenchasthesquadmembers.Whenothersoldierswereresting,Miller’seight-membersquadbegantolookforRyan,whowasintheunknownareacontrolledbyGermans.

Whenfacingallkindsofdangersanddeathofteammatesonebyone,thesquadmembersgraduallybegantodoubttherationalityofthistask.Isitworthyofsavingonesoldierattheriskoflosingeightsoldiers’lives?Thejourneyofsalvationtestedeverymember’svalueofhumannature.

Afterexperiencinglotsofdifficulties,thesquadfoundRyaninabattlefield.ButthebravesoldierRyanwhohadastrongsenseofresponsibilitywasnotwillingtoleavehiscomradesinthebattlefield.SothesquaddecidedtofightwiththelargenumberofenemiesaheadwithRyanandothersoldiers.Asaresult,sixpeopleintheeight-membersquaddied.

Millerwasthelastmanwhodiedinthesquad,beforehisdeath,MillerentrustedtoRyan:Earnit.Whatcanbeunderstoodas"Keepliving"or"Itisworthsavingyou”。Inordertoensurethisactiontobeworthy,Ryanmustkeeplivingandhaveagoodandmeaningfullife.Millerwantedtotellhisdiedcomradesandhimself,“Thisisallworthwhile!”

Itcanonlyhappeninthewarthatsixpeople’slivesinexchangeforthelifeofoneperson.Warchangespeople’svalueoflife.Thesoldierskillenemiesorsavecomradesonlytocompletetheirtasks,andthen,gobackhome.Somemediaalsotalkedaboutthiscontroversialissue.

AccordingtoMarkHeislerinhisLosAngelesTimesreviewentitled“Themissionisaman.IntheLastGreatInvasionoftheLastGreatWar,TheGreatestChallengeforEightMenwasSavingOne.Therewereonlyonemanleftinthefamily,andthemissionwastosavehim.

ThiscommentmakesagoodconclusionofthethemeofSavingPrivateRyan.Whyshouldtheseeightmensaveonesoldierattheriskofdeath？Thesesentencesgiveexplanations.Inordertoallowmorepeopletogetoutofthewarandgobackhome,toachievefreedomandenjoythecolorfullife,thesquadmembersdefendedtheirpositions.Thefriendshipinthewarandbrotherhoodarealsobrightpointsinthefilm.

Thereisawonderfullineinthefilm:Totheworld,youareasoldier;toyourmother,youarethewholeworld.Ifyouinsistthatthistaskisnotworth,fromnowon,livecarefully,becomeagoodperson,bekindtoothers,andyouwouldlearnmorefromthisfilm.

拯救大兵瑞恩英文影評（二）

Atthispoint,Idon'tknowwhatI'dsayaboutSavingPrivateRyan,evenifIhadn'tlikedit.

Undoubtedlythisyear'shypeleaderamong'quality'pictures,Ryanhasn'tgarneredawordofbadbuzzasidefromthesternanddirewarningsaboutitsoverwhelmingviolencecontent.It'snolie:Ryanmaybeoneofthegoriestfilmsevermade-itwillcertainlybethegoriesttoeverwinanOscar(whichwillcomeindroves:Ipredictseven).

AnexcellentcompanionpiecetoSchindler'sList,Spielberghasobviouslypouredhisheartintothismovie.Thewell-knownstoryofasmallgroup'ssearchforJamesRyan(Damon),whosethreebrotherswerekillednearlysimultaneously,isassimpleandaspowerfulastheycome.

Thebattlescenes,whichencompassprobably100minutesofthecirca160-minuterunningtime,areepicinproportion.Theidlemomentsinbetweenarealsoworthyourattention,although,intheendandinretrospect,theycanseemabitpithyonoccasion,especiallythebookendscenesoftheelderlyRyanreturningtoNormandytopayhisrespects.ForSpeilberg,there'snosuchthingasgoingtoofartogetyoutocry.

Still,Ryan'seasilyatopcontenderforbestfilmoftheyear,thankstothegut-wrenchingrealismthatpervadeseverysceneofthepicture.IonlyhopeSpielbergcancometogripswiththeremnantsofJurassicParkthatstillmustlingerinhisblood,makinghimtaketheeasy-cheesywayout(eg.theplanesfromabovethatsavetheday)whenworkingthroughtheactualstorygetsabittoohairy.

拯救大兵瑞恩英文影評（三）

Cranky'sdadexplainedthegenesisofwhatiscalledtheSullivanLaw,enactedafterWorldWarII,afteramotheroffoursonsreceivedword,onthesameday,thateachofherkidletshadbeenKilledInAction.Thelawthatwaspassed,simply,gaveaninstantouttoanysolesurvivingson.ThatapproximatesenoughbackgroundtosetupSavingPrivateRyan,bydirectorStevenSpielberg,inwhich8soldiersattempttofindasolesurvivorandsendhimhome...

That'swhatCrankywrotebeforethelightswentdownonStevenSpielberg'sSavingPrivateRyan.170minuteslater,yourhumbleservantwasdoubledoverinafetalposition,ashaking,quivering,sobbinghunkofmeat.Crankytriedtowritedownwhathewasfeeling,buthecouldn'tholdapeninhishands.Ifevertherewasawarmoviewhoseneteffectistomakeyousicktoyourstomachofwar,SavingPrivateRyanisit.Don'tmisreadthesentence.It'sagoodthing.

StevenSpielbergsayshedidn'twanthismovietolooklike"atechnicolorextravaganzaaboutWorldWarII."Itdoesn't.ExtensiveuseofhandheldcamerasostensiblymakestheaudienceoneoftheinfantrytroopswhobattlebesideCaptainJohnMiller(TomHanks).UsoldfolkrememberthoserahrahJohnWayneslashGaryCooperWWIIflicks(bothblack&whiteandtechnicolor)filledwithsloganslike"WarisHell"andthehardfoughtbattlewon.Frankly,HellwouldbeavacationcomparedtowhathappenstothetroopsthatinhabitSavingPrivateRyan.

ThefirsthalfhoursequenceistheD-DayslaughteratOmahaBeach.That'sright.Slaughter.IfIremembertheotherpressstoriesI'veread,5000menhitthebeachatOmaha.400survivedunscathed.That'saslaughter.

Crankyapologizestoy'allrightupfront,'cuzI'mgoingtobreakmypledgetoneverwritelikea"filmstudent"onthisone.Idon'tseeanywayaroundit.ThegoodnewsisthatSavingPrivateRyanisanawesomepieceoffilmmaking.Thebadnewsistheproblemoftellingyoureadershowthisawesomepieceisgoingtoriptheirgutstopieces.Howtheeffectofsuchshreddingmaykeepyoutheheckawayfromthemovietheater.Itshouldn't,butthismaybeoneofthefewtimesthattheintentofafilmissocompletelyfulfilledthatitkeepsaudiencesaway.

SinceCrankywasonceasoundman,let'sbeginwiththeworkofSoundDesignerGaryRydstrom.(Remember,you'reatroopnow...)AsyourPOVpanicsandjumpsoverthesideoftheHigginsLandingCraftatOmahaBeach,allsoundvanishesbecauseyouareunderwater.Whenwhatyouhearismutedandmuffled,there'sastrangekindofbeautyinthevisualofamachinegunbulletdisplacingairthroughwaterasithitsthesoldiernexttoyou.Thebloodmushrooms,cloudlike,outofhischestyoubreaksurfaceforair.Bodieslitterthebeach.Thenoiseissointenseyoucan'thearbattleordersyouseecomingfromthemovinglipsofyourcaptain.Asoldiernexttoyoumakesthemistakeoftakingoffhishelmet,toseewherethebulletricochetedoffofit.Bodiespopopenlikeoverripemelons,andthisisjustthebeginning.Whenyourearshaveclearedthewater,theexplosionsallaroundyoumakeyoudeaf.Bytheendoftheflick,therewillbearinginginyourears--allmixedintothesoundtrack,whichisexceptional.

WhatisleftofCaptainMiller'sunitisdividedup.Histopsevenmen(plusareplacementinterpreter,whohasn'tfiredagunsincebasictraining)aresenttofindonePrivateJamesRyanofIowa(MattDamon)andbringhimbackalive,nomatterthecost.Youfollowalongasthesetroopsgettoknoweachother;astheytrytocompletetheirmission.Astheytrytostayalive.

That'sthewayofthemilitary.That'sthewayofthismovie.There'sverylittleexpositioninthedialog,outsideofonescenewherethenewguytriestobondwiththeestablishedunit.You,luckypoint-of-viewerthatyouare,pickeverythingupasyoumovealongthroughthebattlescarredFrenchcountryside.WhenPrivateRyanisfound,heispartofaunitholdingavitalbridge,keytomaintainingtheAlliedholdinFrance.Hisbrothersaredeadbuthehasadutytohiscountry.Whichismoreimportant?Hisdutytohiscountry,oryourdutytoyourcountry?

Ofthetroopsin"your"unit,shortofapreexistingrecognitionfactor,youmaynotbeabletotellonegruntfromanother.(Theother"biggest"nameisEdBurns,withsmallerpartsforDennisFarinaandTedDansonasArmyOfficers).LikeArmylife,youmayidentifythemas"thecoward,"or"thebigtalker"or"thebookie."Doitwhicheverwayyouwish--youprobablywon'tbeawareoftheconnectionsyou'remakingwiththeseguys.Onceitallhitsthefan,you'llbeintoodeeptostoptheemotionaldestruction.

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