... human body and spirit. Although the film is only loosely based on a true incident, it's hard not to accept these characters and events as real and this is one very important aspect when looking at the representation of war in Saving Private Ryan, tghe realism of the representation of war. In making this film work, Spielberg seems to have realized that he had to recreate the reality ... evil. We"re left with the message that bravery isn't about facing death with no fear, it's about facing death despite fear -- because there are some things more important than yourself. Private Ryan is no...

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... to still a not so bright billionaire. He achieves a lot more than the average man in his life. He joined the army, was sent to Vietnam war, awarded the congressional medal awarded by president Nixon, and from spending time in a hospital from an injury, he picked up ping-pong. He becomes the ... his boy Forest was starting his exciting journey the same way his dad did. Forest Gump had real events in it and was very correct on the time period of these historical events. For example the Vietnam war was presented in the movie and the year was correct, 1963. A real person in the movie ... of...

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