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Saving Private Ryan August 26, 2011 9:07 am Jody

I love that movie. I hate that movie.

The scene where Tom Hanks’ character confides to his unit that he is a teacher in his *other* life is one of the most poignant in the whole movie, for me.

Nothing drives the point home more the ravages of war, than the realness of what that scene evokes.

Anyone else?

  • The opening segment of that movie is so real and so poignant as to be painful in the horror that ... by Eri 2011-08-26 10:12:34
    • I know nothing about war. I was technically in one, but never fired my weapons, came under enemy fire, ... by ER 2011-08-26 09:35:04

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