Saving Private Ryan

This is undoubtedly the best war movie ever made and that was expected when you have great names - Steven Spielberg and Tom hanks associated with it.This movie tells you all about war - the pain,the loss,patriotism,cowardice,selfishness,greed,helplessnes,duty etc.War is the greatest curse that humans can incur upon themselves.Everything about the movie is perfect.You cant help but get involved in the movie,it makes you think and react and plays with your emotions.If i had to rate the movie against some parameters then they would be the following:

Screenplay -- 10/10 (I am sure there was Spielbergs touch to this)

Music -- 8/10 (The background score is very moving and you can feel the pride that the soldiers have for their country.I think most of it is Violin with some piano,trumpet etc.)

Direction -- 20/10 (the intenisty of the movie can be attributed to splendid work by Speilberg.You would be shaken amd stirred by the time the movie ends.In a few of the scenes i felt restless - the one where Upham is standing with the ammo and ......watch this scene :-) ,cant reveal much.It was simply powerful.I could feel adrenaline gushing inside.I have never ever hated any fictional character more than "Upham" - son of a bitch)

Acting -- 15/20 (Tom Hanks has got to be the best Hollywod actor of al times.This charming actor can make you laugh,think,cry everything with great ease.A few of other Tom hanks movies i would recommend are Forrest Gump,Castaway,Terminal etc.)

This movie shows what a soldier is made of.For a soldier an order is meant to be obeyed,be it good or bad.He is not supposed to think,but just follow it.Is this professionalism?? Is this servitude?? Whatever it is,this one way flow of information and its deliverance is what is needed in dire situations like wars.Hope mankind has learnt its lessons from World War I & II and we can just pray that a world war III never occurs,but with all this nuclear proliferation and deadly biological weapons you never know what can go wrong.

Watch the movie....but not with your girlfriend ,nahin to break up pakka hai :-).....Enjoy!!