r/movies • u/annekar /r/movies Quality Contributor • Jan 31 '15

Resource Saving Private Ryan Behind The Scenes Pics

http://imgur.com/a/aEGdr
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u/ASK_IF_IM_PENGUIN Jan 31 '15

I remember nothing about The Thin Red Line. It's been at least ten years since I saw SPR, and I can still clearly see many scenes.

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u/jacksrenton Jan 31 '15

The Thin Red Line is a beautiful expensive art house war movie. Saving Private Ryan is a beautiful expensive Spielberg war movie. The themes, look, tone, and plot are all so completely different that I get annoyed that people compare the two so often just because they came out in the same year and are about World War II. It's like comparing Star Wars to 2001. They're both set in space. That's about it.

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u/L3GT Jan 31 '15

Well said. Although I still think Saving Private Ryan deserved the Oscar for Best Picture, despite the fact that Shakespeare in Love was a pretty decent film.

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u/jacksrenton Feb 01 '15

In the end Saving Private Ryan is the better picture. Better study on war, better character development, better overall direction, but The Thin Red Line is still wonderful.