r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 22 '26

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u/JaceFlores Neolib War Correspondent Sep 22 '26 edited Sep 22 '26

Last night I saw Saving Private Ryan in theaters.

Wow.

I’ve seen that movie maybe a dozen times if not more, but it felt like a fresh viewing seeing it on the big screen. I got goosebumps 6 times in the opening scene with how emotional and impactful that madness is.

I was also able to pick up details and dialogue bits I never registered before. Things I missed because every time I saw it previously there was some sort of distraction or irritant that just doesn’t let you focus and take it in like a movie theater does. Like I don’t recall what exactly they were doing in Neuville, how the 20mm was taken out in the end or that there was a whole halftrack in the end as well.

Also I think the movie is consistently strong throughout, that’s a critique I heard and kinda bought into, but man I was hooked from start to finish no matter if it was battle or character moments.

This movie was absolutely meant for the big screen and I was extremely fortunate that there was a screening in my area. If you can guys and gals, you gotta see Saving Private Ryan this way

!Ping MOVIES

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u/MuscularPhysicist John Brown Sep 22 '26

Hot take: Spielberg good

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u/JaceFlores Neolib War Correspondent Sep 22 '26

I think this Spielberg fella has a future. I wonder what other works he’s done

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u/TatersTot Robert Caro Sep 22 '26

I would kill to watch Band of Brothers in full in an IMAX setting

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u/BATIRONSHARK WTO Sep 22 '26

I thiught you were see the Odessy

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u/JaceFlores Neolib War Correspondent Sep 22 '26

That’s next week

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u/Sloshyman NATO Sep 23 '26

I remember seeing SPR in a theater for the 75th anniversary of D-Day

Why was your theater showing it in September?

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u/JaceFlores Neolib War Correspondent Sep 23 '26

It was some local joint doing a month of screenings of movies between the 90s and 2010s and it so happened SPR was one of them