#timothy upham

[virtualbunny]

idk if you’ve done this before but headcanons for the boys when they’re jealous?? or what it takes to get them jealous???? i’ve been having jealous jackson BRAINROTTTT

Apparently I haven't done this before so lets see if I can get this correct... hopefully 😅

Miller's squad: how they get and what they do when they're jealous

! gender neutral pronouns !

John Miller:

doesn't really get jealous

perhaps if a younger person is flirting with you but that's about it

won't make a scene if he is

talks to you about it in private

probably admits he's a little jealous

Mike Horvath:

He disguises his jealousy with being "overprotective"

I don't think he gets that jealous either

maybe if someone in his friend group or anyone he's familiar with is flirting with you

if that ever happens, he'll take it personally

Daniel Jackson:

he's a confident guy

nobody really dares to flirt with you because how he gets

death starer

flips his knife in his hand or toy around with his gun when somebody starts to get to comfortable around you

whispers" do yourself a favor and stay the fuck away from my s/o"

pats the persons shoulder (hard) and gives a smile then walks away

leaving the person standing shocked and confused

Richard Reiben:

he's a big guy, probably one of the biggest in his unit

everybody knows how "aggressive" he can get and how fast for that matter

some people do dare though to flirt and be a little to touchy with you

and may the universe show them mercy because Reiben sure won't

grabs the person by the jaw, stares into their soul and half spits in their face "Touch or say ANYTHING to them again, I'll break your fucking jaw"

apologizes to you after if he gets to jealous.. even if he hates to admit it

Irwin Wade:

not really the jealous type

but sometimes it gets under his skin if the person touches you or say something promiscuous behind your back

if the person is hurt he'll passionately aggressively take care of them

like pulling the thread hard and poke them a bit aggressively with the needle if he's sewing up a wound

or aggressively twist and turn them with the excuse of "i'm just looking for bruises and wounds"

Stanley Mellish:

tbh, he gets jealous pretty fast

especially if he doesn't know that person

he's the king of insults so that's his tactic to fet them as far away from you and himself

" hey buddy, you look like a fucking testicle, so do everybody a favor and stay the fuck away from them"

waves them away with his hand like "shoo shoo, go away you pest" without batting them an eye

Timothy Upham:

doesn't really get jealous, more like.. insecure?

but he does stand up for what he doesn't like or agree with

talks to the person like a civil human being

" I don't appreciate you talking to my s/o so please stop"

when and IF it gets overboard though, lol yikes

WILL throw a few punches IF he has too

is surprisingly strong

Adrian Caparzo:

big guy 2.0

he's a confident guy as well so he doesn't feel like other people are a threat to him

he gets jealous like maybe two times half a year

blows smoke in the persons face and just says "leave" while staring at them until they eventually they do

and they do that pretty quickly

POV: Jackson's death stare

#saving private ryan #spr #captain miller #john miller #sergent horvath #mike horvath #private jackson #daniel jackson #private reiben #richard reiben #medic wade #irwin wade #private mellish #stanley mellish #corproal upham #timothy upham #private caparzo #adrian caparzo #headcanon

[bluefire-redice]

Saving Private Ryan - The Guardian Angel

What if the one who prayed to God was the only one God couldn’t save?

My second story after falling on the 'Barry Pepper is amazing' express. I love this movie, but my brain being my brain couldn't help but get stuck on the 'what if Caparzo survived, and how would that change things' tangent, so this happened. Once again, I'm probably shouting into the ether with this story as it's such a small fandom (if it can be classed as one at all), but I can now sit here happy that I got it written, and the idea can leave me alone so I can focus on my other works.

One major change (aside from the obvious) is Jackson's first name. There was an interview that Barry P, Giovanni R, and Vin Diesel did when the movie first came out, and Barry said his character's name was Roy Jackson. I'm not sure why his character was called Daniel in the book, whether this was an oversight on the writers part or for a greater purpose (I've yet to read it, but after much hunting around for it, I'm waiting on my copy to arrive so I can!), but I've opted to go with Barry's choice of his character's first name. Plus, when I hear Daniel Jackson I immediately think of Dr Daniel Jackson from Stargate, so in the interest of saving my sanity, it's Private Roy Jackson for this.

The full story can be read here; enjoy the snippet below

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Chapter 1 - An Angel On His Shoulder

As the sniper of their group – and one of the best in the Rangers, according to his instructor back at basic training – Roy took great pride in being able to assess his surroundings quickly. It was an important skill to have because it meant he could spot targets, find advantage areas, and identify potential ambush sites faster than anyone else around him.

But such a skill meant he had a responsibility to use it every second of every day to ensure his brothers made it home.

Neuville, when they arrived, was both a playground and battlefield to a sniper. The rain was pelting down around them, softening the packed earth and turning it into mud pools. Amongst the bombed ruins and discarded detritus of the former inhabitants, it had numerous sniper hides ripe for the picking – which meant if he knew it, the Germans did too. His head had been on a swivel before they’d set foot within the walls, guiding Miller with a few hand signals to the safest paths into the town without exposing themselves to anyone watching from an elevated position.

Even with the paratroopers guiding them towards the other half of the village, watching out for his team was his job, yet it was one he failed on – distracted as he was by Caparzo grabbing the little girl, imploring the captain to take the family to safety. He’d been distracted, and it was why he was left momentarily stunned when Caparzo was shot from behind.

“Sniper!” Miller yelled. “Cover!”

Roy watched, horrified, as Caparzo caught himself on the piano next to him, counting in his head the number of seconds that passed before the crack of the gunshot was heard. Caparzo managed to keep his feet under him for a second or so before he stumbled and hit the ground hard. The piano, despite the damage it had sustained echoed an eerie tune as the keys were knocked – the French father calling to his daughter, and the little girl’s cries adding to the overall creepiness in the otherwise quiet streets.

The report of the gun ripped through the air halfway to five. Four hundred and fifty yards away. He clenched his jaw, impressed. The sniper was good.

He needed to be better.

#Saving Private Ryan #john miller #mike horvath #richard reiben #roy jackson #irwin wade #stanley mellish #adrian caparzo #timothy upham #what-if #story au

[iceman-kazansky]

Saving Private Ryan Masterlist

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Daniel Jackson

Luckiest man; Luckiest Woman

Irwin Wade

Richard Reiben

Stanley Mellish

Timothy E. Upham

James Ryan

In Your Arms I Sleep Without a Doubt

#saving private ryan #daniel jackson #irwin wade #richard reiben #stanley mellish #timothy e. upham #x reader

[32310305]

06.02. READINGS WEEK 3

LEAKED IMAGES FROM ABU GHRAIB.

WHAT IS THE FIRST REACTION THESE IMAGES PROVOKE?

CONTRACTED FACE MUSCLES. DISCONCERT. 

DESPITE THE CONTEXT BEHIND THE PICTURES, IT IS FAIR TO ASSUME THEY DO NOT CAUSE THE SAME REACTION AS AN IMAGE OF A DUCK.

THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT PER SE IS ENOUGH TO MAKE IRRELEVANT THE CLAIMS OF FORMER PRIVATE LYNDDIE ENGLAND. 

4 YEARS AFTER BEING ACCUSED AS A WAR CRIMINAL OVER THE RIGHT IMAGE ABOVE, THAT SHOWS HER TORTURING PRISONERS IN IRAQ’S SITE ABU GHRAIB, ENGLAND BLAMES THE MEDIA. IN 2008 SHE TELLS, IN FACT, TO GERMAN’S NEWSPAPER “STERN” THAT IF THE PICTURES WOULDN’T BE SHARED, FOR SURE IRAQIS WOULD NOT REBEL AS MUCH AS THEY DID AND MANY SOLDIERS WOULD STILL BE ALIVE.

-BELOW IS AN EXTRACT FROM THE INTERVIEW-

EXTRACTS FROM LYNDDIE ENGLAND INTERVIEW, 2008

THIS RESPONSE STANDS ALONE IN SHOWING THE VALIDITY OF NICHOLAS MIRZOEFF’S ARGUMENT WHEN HE CLAIMS THAT THE PICTURES FROM ABU GHRAIB, THAT COULD HAVE REDUCED GOVERNMENT’S INFLUENCE ON THE PUBLIC, HAVE CAUSED THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

PRIVATE ENGLAND’S RESPONSES ARE HERE TO SHOW US HOW WAR’S PSYCHE CHANGES SOLDIERS' ATTITUDES, MAKING THEM DIRECT THEIR GAZE ONLY AT THE MOTHERLAND’S BENEFIT. 

IN THIS, ABU GHRAIB’S PICTURES, AS SUSAN SONTAG POINTS OUT, CEASE IN BEING CONCRETE ENTITIES. THEY TURN INTO MEANS TO COMMUNICATE THAT SAME "SOLDIER BROTHERHOOD'S RELATIONSHIP" THE CORPORAL TIMOTHY UPHAM WAS RESEARCHING IN SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.

THIS PHENOMENON OF WORSHIPPING THE MOTHERLAND, THAT EUROPE USED TO RECOGNIZE IN THE FAR UNITED STATES, IS RIGHT NOW MORE THAN EVIDENT IN EUROPE ITSELF.

SPECIFICALLY, WE MIGHT NOTICE A SIMILAR PATTERN BETWEEN THE 2003 EVENTS OF ABU GHRAIB AND THE 2020 ONES OF SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE’S PRISON, IN ITALY. 

JUST LAST YEAR, THE ITALIAN NEWSPAPER DOMANI PUBLISHED A VIDEO SHOWING POLICE HEALING PRISONERS' PROTESTS USING METHODS THAT, IF ON ONE HAND DO NOT RECALL THE REPUGNANT TORTURE PERPETRATED BY U.S. SOLDIERS, ON THE OTHER DO BLINK AN EYE TO AN HISTORICAL, ALL ITALIAN, FASCISM CORPORAL PUNISHMENTS.

AFTER THE VIDEO, AS FOR ITS U.S. COUNTERPART, AMONG THE COUNTRY HOMELAND' SAVIORS STARTED TO COME OUT. PECULIAR IS, IN THIS SENSE, TO COMPARE TWO FIGURES SUCH AS RADIO HOST RUSH LIMBAUGH, WHO CLAIMED HOW ABU GHRAIB’S ACTIONS WERE SIMILAR TO THE GREEK LETTERS ASSOCIATIONS' INITIATIONS RITES AND THEREFORE NOT WORTH OF SUCH ATTENTION, AND ANDREA DELMASTRO DELLE VEDOVE, NOW ITALY’S JUSTICE UNDERSECRETARY, WHO RIGHT AFTER SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE’S EVENTS CAME RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PRISON IN DEFENSE OF THE "STATE’ SERVANTS IN UNIFORM", WHICH WE CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO.

THESE TWO EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING KEY FIGURES, ARE THE RESULTS OF A COMMON IDEOLOGY THAT SEES THE CENTRAL STATE POWER AS AN INDISPUTABLE WINNER OF A WAR THAT, INDEED, CAUSES VICTIMS.

BOTH SUSAN SONTAG AND NICHOLAS MIRZOEFF AGREE, IN FACT, IN THINKING THAT ABU GHRAIB PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO THE EVIDENCE OF A SPECIFIC IDEA BEHIND THE PRISONERS. MEANING, TO THINK OF THEM AS CREATURES WITHOUT ANY RIGHTS.

BOTH SCHOLARS THEN IDENTIFY A SIMILAR HISTORICAL CONTEXT IN THOSE OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY LYNCHINGS. IN THIS, MIRZOEFF REMAINS UNCERTAIN, SINCE THE IRAQ’S PICTURES WERE NOT MEANT FOR SUCH A WIDESPREAD PUBLIC AS LYNCHINGS PUBLIC EVENTS WERE.

HOWEVER, ONE CAN FIND A COMMON THREAD THAT UNIFIES THESE TWO, AND MORE, EVENTS IN THE IDEA OF USING THE INFERIOR TO COMMUNICATE A STATE OF POWER.

WE HAVE THEREFORE IRAQIS BEING TORTURED TO REPRESENT U.S. DOMINANCE. LYNCHINGS ON BLACK COMMUNITIES TO REPRESENT WHITE SUPREMACY. BUT WE HAVE ALSO POLITICIANS WHO BELIEVE THAT BLOCKING MIGRANTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, WITHOUT LETTING THEM LAND, HAS THE DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF REDUCING THE DEATHS OF THOSE WHO TRY THE FEAT. THE IMAGE BELOW EXEMPLIFIES THIS.

-AT THE POPULAR ITALIAN TV SHOW "PORTA A PORTA", FORMER ITALIAN MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR MATTEO SALVINI SHOWS A POSTER THAT ADDRESSES HOW "SEA DEATHS" MIGHT HAVE DECREASED DURING HIS MANDATE. HE REFERS TO MIGRANTS DYING WHILE APPROACHING ITALIAN COSTS-

AND WE HAVE ALSO, IN THE LASTS DAYS, ITALY DEBATING OVER IF IT MIGHT BE RIGHT OR NOT TO STARE AT A PRISONER DYING OF HUNGER.

ANARCHIST PRISONER ALFREDO COSPITO IS RIGHT NOW, 6 FEBRUARY 2023, ON HIS 109TH DAY OF HUNGER STRIKE. COSPITO IS PROTESTING OVER HIS FORM OF DETENTION, WHICH WANTS HIM ISOLATED IN A SINGLE CELL WHERE HE GETS ACCESS ONLY TO HIS BED AND SERVICES. NO COMMUNICATION ALLOWED, DESPITE ONE HOUR OUTSIDE ONCE A WEEK AND A FAMILY MEETING ONCE A MONTH. NO BOOKS, NO PENS, NEITHER ANY FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT.

COSPITO IS A KEY FIGURE OF AN INSURRECTIONIST ITALIAN GROUP. HE KNEECAPPED A NUCLEAR INDUSTRY FIRM DIRECTOR AND PREPARED ANOTHER MAJOR BOMBING ATTACK, WHICH THEN FAILED. ITS STATE OF DETENTION, NAMELY “41 BIS", WAS GIVEN TO HIM SO TO CUT OFF HIM FROM ORCHESTRATING OTHER ATTACKS. 

DESPITE THE UNJUSTIFIABLE CONDUCT OF THE PRISONER, THE DOUBT COMES, AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN A VIOLENT DEPLORABLE TORTURE OF OVERSEAS ENEMIES, AND A PSYCHOLOGICAL ONE, THAT REDUCES THE ENEMY IN PLAYING WITH MOSQUITOES, AS THIS VIDEO OF A FORMER 41BIS PRISONER SHOWS.

-ON THE LEFT, AN ABU GHRAIB IMAGE SHOWS "THE CHRISTMAS TREE", MEANING, A PRISONER BOUND WITH ELECTRICAL WIRE. ON THE LEFT, AN IMAGE OF ALFREDO COSPITO FROM HIS CELL-

[pswaney12]

I am wondering, is there still anyone who writes for saving private Ryan? I haven’t seen anything posted in a while and I’m fairly new to the fandom.

#saving private ryan #irwin wade #John Miller #Timothy upham #Adrian capazaro #Stanley mellish #James Ryan #Richard Reiben #mike Hovarth #daniel jackson #t-4 medic Wade

[thecarpetcrawlers]

Saving Private Ryan Headcanons: If They Had Instagram

Miller:

Private account

Username: john__miller

Bio: N/A

Has like 12 followers

Only posts pictures of his dog and plants

Probably abandoned his account years ago

Horvath:

Private account

Username: whorevath

Bio: 2nd Ranger Battalion

Has 400 followers

Posts political memes

Active every few days

Ryan:

Private account

Username: hawkeyes.fan

Bio: His brothers’ death dates

Has 250 followers

Posts pictures of friends and family, his brothers especially

Active daily

Caparzo:

Public account

Username: carpyy

Bio: Italian flag (typing this on my laptop or I’d use an emoji lol)

Has 1,100 followers

Only posts on his story

Active daily

Jackson:

Private account

Username: daniel4567

Bio: Isaiah 40:31

Has 600 followers

Posts about his favorite movies and the Bible (ofc)

Active a couple times a week

Mellish:

Public account

Username: stan.m

Bio: Star of David and the date that he got with his girlfriend

Has 250 followers

No posts

Active every few days

Upham:

Public account

Username: theinkspots1915

Bio: Writer and music lover

Has 6,000 followers

Posts about music, art or literature daily

Active every five minutes

Wade:

Private account

Username: _irwin_

Bio: His mother’s death date and the state he’s from

Has 100 followers

Posts scenery and other things he finds beautiful

Active once a week

Reiben: 

Public account

Username: brooklyn718

Bio: N/A

Has 500 followers

Posts alcohol, selfies and his friends

Active daily

#saving private ryan #stanley mellish #mike horvath #john miller #irwin wade #richard reiben #daniel jackson #james ryan #timothy upham #adrian caparzo

[meteora-fc]

it needed to be done.

#no 'something weird like a bird or lizard' not these guys #saving private ryan #my og post #richard reiben #adrian caparzo #james ryan #john miller #daniel jackson #irwin wade #timothy upham #stanley mellish #mike horvath #corporal henderson

[virtualbunny]

how bout our boys reactions when YOU get jealous of someone touchin on them????

Just so y'all know, this was very rushed lol sorry 😅

Miller's squad: their reaction to you getting jealous

! gender neutral pronouns !

John Miller: Finds it a bit ridiculous, doesn't really get why you would be get jealous when you know that you're the only one he'll ever truly love. But understands in some way, jealousy is a humanly emotions and it's okay to feel it.

Mike Horvath: laughs about it, he can't take you serious if you get jealous about that but he finds it cute. Kisses you in front of the person to make a statement that he's gladly taken.

Daniel Jackson: He finds it amusing that his person can get so territorial over him. Kisses you on the cheek and says "sorry, i'm taken" to show the other person that.. well, he is taken and then you two walk away. definitely teases you a bit after.

Richard Reiben: thinks "aww cute" and smirks to himself. Shrugs the person that touches him of and pulls you in his lap to make out with you (yes in front of the person lol) to ease your jealousy and show literally everyone that he is your, and your only.

Irwin Wade: he gets upset that you're upset. He pouts his lip in your direction when he sees you looking at him bitterly. Tries as nicely as he can to get away from the person to go to you.

Stanley Mellish: Same as Jackson, finds it extremely amusing. Probably would try to get you more jealous to see what you would do. Of course he wouldn't go over board it and if you bring up that you actually hates when he does that, he won't ever do it again.

Timothy Upham: Gets lowkey scared, hates to see you and others upset but he has to priorities your emotions. So, he slips away from the persons touch and half runs to you apologizing even though it's not really his fault.

Adrian Caparzo: tells the person right away that he's taken and that his partner (you, obviously) doesn't appreciate someone touching what's theirs. He teases you about it but he also tells you that he finds your jealousy kinda sexy.

#saving private ryan #spr #captain miller #john miller #sergent horvath #mike horvath #private jackson #daniel jackson #private reiben #richard reiben #medic wade #irwin wade #private mellish #stanley mellish #corproal upham #timothy upham #private caparzo #adrian caparzo #imagines

[indigosandviolets]

me, rewatching Saving Private Ryan: why do people ship Upham with Wade more than Mellish?

me, realizing: oh, it’s the anti-semitism isn’t it

#saving private ryan #timothy upham #stanley mellish #i rewatched it today so expect some content lmao #but yeah when i found i was like ‘motherfucker are you serious??’

[war-obsessed]

I feel like there's barely any people still writing and posting on Saving Private Ryan, but if you're there, hit this with a like or let me know in dm :)

#saving private ryan #irwin wade #medic wade #captain miller #john miller #corporal upham #timothy upham #richard reiben #reiben #miller #upham #stanley mellish #mellish #ryan #james ryan #daniel Jackson #jackson #caparzo #adrian caparzo #mike horvath #horvath

[lovingunderratedcharacters]

Saving Private Ryan: How They React To Being Separated From The Reader

Anon:  Can I request? How would the guys from Saving Private Ryan react to being separated from you (i.e. The war is over and you go your separate ways home; one of you gets a ticket home and the other doesn't)?

John Miller: He is absolutely devastated. You were his anchor and the only person who was able to bring him down from his panic attacks. Now that you left, he’s not entirely sure what to do. He’s a lot like a lost puppy, trying to track down his owner.

Timothy Upham: He’s actually pretty happy, because he knows that you’re safe now. That’s all that really matters to him. However, he won’t shy away from the fact that he really misses you and how much he wishes that he was with you, away from all the chaos around him.

Daniel Jackson: He heavily misses you, especially because the two of you used to have so much fun together. Now, he knows that he’s going to find you once everything is over, but that doesn’t stop him from wishing that you were still with him.

Stanley Mellish: He gets even angrier, if that’s even possible. He starts snapping at everyone around him, mainly because you were the one person capable of really making him smile. Now that you’re gone, he’s got no reason to stay happy or be nice to the other guys.

Richard Reiben: Richard actually becomes depressed once you leave. He quiets down and doesn’t speak for a long time. He just misses having you right by his side and waking up to see you right there. This was really tough on him, but he’s glad that you’re safe.

James Ryan: He’s upset, he’s not going to lie. But he also is so genuinely happy that you’re safe and sound back home, even if that means that he’s not there with you. Just so long as you are safe and out of harms way, that’s all that really matters to him.

Adrian Caparzo: Adrian has really mixed feelings about you getting to go home. It really depends on the day for him, but some days he’s very upset about you leaving him behind. Other days, though, he is really happy you’re safe and he just can’t wait to get home and see you again.

Irwin Wade: No matter how hard he tries to be happy that you’re safe, he can’t help but miss you greatly and wish you were there with him. This brings him great feelings of guilt that he’s not sure how to deal with, so instead of dealing with them he spends his time writing you letters that he will never send.

Mike Horvath: Mike’s definitely a bit angry about the whole situation, and he takes it out on his men. He gets very snappy and has started fights because of meaningless stuff. It’s just because he misses you so much and he really doesn’t want to not have you with him.

#saving private ryan #saving private ryan headcannons #saving private ryan preferences #john miller #Timothy Upham #Daniel Jackson #stanley mellish #richard reiben #James Ryan #Adrian Caparzo #Irwin Wade #Mike Horvath

[professorleckie]

Icon Masterlist

Band of Brothers:

Joe Liebgott: (1) (2) (3)

Eugene Roe: (1) 

Lewis Nixon: (1)

Babe Heffron: (1) 

Ron Speirs: (1)

George Luz: (1)

Chuck Grant: (1)

Floyd Talbert: (1)

Albert Blithe: (1)

Renee Lemaire: (1)

Minor Characters: (1)

The Pacific:

Hoosier Smith: (1) (2)

Jay de L’Eau: (1)

Snafu Shelton: (1)

Generation Kill:

Nate Fick: (1)

Gunny Wynn: (1)

Saving Private Ryan:

Timothy Upham: (1)

#band of brothers #the pacific #saving private ryan #joe liebgott #eugene roe #lewis nixon #babe heffron #ron speirs #george luz #chuck grant #floyd talbert #albert blithe #hoosier smith #jay de l'eau #timothy upham #my stuff #will be updated as i make more #edits #snafu shelton #generation kill #nate fick #renee lemaire

[fandomscenariosforyou]

If ur still in the mood for doing spr how about a preference for first kiss?

little something for tender tuesday ;))

John Miller: A gentleman oh my. He has both of his hands on either side of your face and pulls your lips up to his own, so faint and gently and it;s just pure and full of love.

Mike Horvath: It’s hard to describe, it’s a feeling that you’ve been there before? It’s a recognizable feeling, like home. His grasp on you is a bit rough but his kiss is something of the complete opposite.

Richard Reiben: Rough. Once he gets the chance to kiss you he pushes out every pent up time he wanted to kiss you but he couldn’t. Reiben pulling your body flush against his own and when you pull away he leans his forehead against yours.

Daniel Jackson: It was so passionate omg. He puts all the energy he has into kissing you and makes sure there is never an ‘eh’ type of kiss. No, its all or nothing when you kiss and the first time leaves you breathless.

Stanley Mellish: You’re probably looking off at something or looking at the ground, he ducks his head under yours to meet your lips. His lips press against yours firmly, absolutely nothing but warmth between you two. After you pull away he’ll most likely press a kiss to your nose. 

Adrian Caparzo: He has a teasing type of vibe when he kisses, He’ll go to lean in and when you do the same he pulls back. When he decides you’ve had enough he places one hand on the back of your neck and pulls you into him, a smile on his lips

Irwin Wade: He will probably stare into your eyes for a while and kinda have to hype himself up in his mind. When you glance down at his lips, that’s his signal and he starts to slowly leaning in, meeting you in the middle.

Timothy Upham: A shy pure!! He just admires you often, having to get encouragement from of the other boys to actually do anything about it. Soon enough, you’re in the middle of talking and he just pushes his lips against yours unexpectedly.

James Ryan: Innocent little bean, most likely kisses you in a spur of the moment. He presses his lips against yours, eyes squeezed shut and he holds your waist tightly with both of his hands.

#saving private ryan #john miller #mike horvath #richard reiben #stanley mellish #daniel jackson #adrian caparzo #Irwin Wade #timothy upham #james ryan #sorry this sucks y'all

[introvertguide]

Saving Private Ryan (1998); AFI #71

The next film on the list is one of the best films of any genre, Saving Private Ryan (1998). This is what I consider the best war film of all time despite how overwhelming it is to watch. Maybe it is because it is so difficult to watch, since the movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and received five trophies. Because of the ensemble cast and almost complete lack of women, the film was never going to garner much in the way of acting awards. Like the soldiers who they hoped to portray, these actors shouldn’t have expected much individual recognition. This movie affected me greatly, and I would like to delve into that after going through the story line.

MAJOR SPOILER WARNING!!! BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE FILM, EVERYTHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE REVEALED AS FAR AS PLOT IS GIVEN AWAY BELOW!!! 

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In the present day, an elderly man visits the Normandy Cemetery with his family. At a tombstone, he falls to his knees in anguish. The establishing shots showing the mass of grave stones is overwhelming from the get-go. The movie transitions from the graveyard to a landing boat at the battle of Normandy. Be prepared because it is about to get rough.

On the morning of June 6, 1944, American soldiers land at Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy invasion. Everything goes bad immediately as machine guns and mortars literally tear the landing soldiers to shreds. Soldiers are screaming for their mothers as they die on the beach. There is no going back into the ocean so the soldiers have run into the machine gun fire. Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) of the 2nd Ranger Battalion leads a breakout from the beach that makes it through to the German encampment. It is about 15 minutes of carnage and nobody will blame you if you want to forward through this until the action cools down. Elsewhere on the beach, a dead soldier lies face-down in the bloody surf; his pack is stenciled Ryan, S. It is at this point I would recommend taking a breather if you need one.

Continuing on, we are shifted to Washington, D.C., at the War Department (keep an eye out for Bryan Cranston with one arm), where General George C. Marshall learns that three of the four sons of the Ryan family were killed in action within a short time of one another. Daniel Ryan in New Guinea shortly before D-Day, Sean Ryan at Omaha Beach, and Peter Ryan at Utah Beach: all dead with letters arriving the same day for their mother. The fourth son, James Francis Ryan, is with the 101st Airborne Division somewhere in Normandy. After reading Abraham Lincoln's Bixby letter, which is meant to comfort grieving parents, aloud, Marshall orders Ryan found and brought home.

Three days after D-Day, Miller receives orders to find Ryan and bring him back. He chooses seven men from his company for the job—T/Sgt. Mike Horvath (Tom Sizemore), Privates First Class Richard Reiben (Edward Burns) and Adrian Caparzo (Vin Diesel), Privates Stanley Mellish (Adam Goldberg) and Daniel Jackson (Barry Pepper), T/4 medic Irwin Wade (Giovanni Ribisi) and T/5 Timothy Upham (Jeremy Davies), an interpreter from the 29th Infantry Division. The group moves out to Neuville where they meet a squad of the 101st engaged against the enemy and both Ted Danson and Paul Giamatti show up. THe group searching for Ryan bump into a stranded French family who try to give over their children but a German sniper breaks up the party. Caparzo is killed by a German sniper, who is then killed by Jackson (who makes the most amazing shot that legends are made of). They locate a Private James Ryan (Nathan Fillion), only to learn that he is James Frederick Ryan. On the point of giving up, the Captain starts asking random passing soldiers and learns that Ryan is defending an important bridge in Ramelle.

Near Ramelle, Miller decides to neutralize a German machine gun position at a derelict radar station, despite his men's misgivings. It does not go well and the medic, Wade, is killed in the process. They take a German soldier that they name Steamboat Willie (Joerg Stadler) who gives up willingly and pleads for his life. The men are angry and want to kill the soldier since they can’t take any extras, so, at Upham's urging, Miller frees the surviving German soldier. Losing confidence in Miller's leadership, Reiben declares his intention to desert, prompting a confrontation with Horvath, who threatens to shoot him. Miller defuses the standoff by disclosing his civilian career as a high school English teacher in a small Pennsylvania town.

At Ramelle, they find Ryan (Matt Damon) among a small group of paratroopers preparing to defend the key bridge against an imminent German attack. Miller tells Ryan that his brothers are dead, and that he was ordered to bring him home. Ryan is distressed about his brothers, but is unwilling to leave his post. Miller combines his unit with the paratroopers in defense of the bridge. He devises a plan to ambush the enemy with two .30-caliber machine guns, Molotov cocktails, anti-tank mines, and improvised satchel charges made from socks. It is basically suicide so the bridge is wired to explode in case it can’t be held. 

Now is a time to take a breather if you need one because it is about to get bad again. Elements of the 2nd SS Panzer Division arrive with two Tiger tanks and two Marder tank destroyers, all protected by infantry. The small American group holds off the force the best they can, Although they inflict heavy damage on the Germans, nearly all of the paratroopers, along with Jackson, Mellish and Horvath, are killed. It turns out that Steamboat Willie joined the group and he personally kills Mellish with a Nazi youth knife (it is horrible) and shoots Miller Captain Miller as he attempts to blow up the bridge. Miller crawls to retrieve the bridge detonator, and fires ineffectually but defiantly with his pistol at an oncoming tank. As the tank reaches the bridge, an American P-51 Mustang flies overhead and destroys the tank, after which American armored units arrive to rout the remaining Germans. With the Germans in full retreat, Upham emerges from hiding and shoots Steamboat Willie dead, having witnessed him shooting Miller, but allows his fellow soldiers to flee.

Miller tells Ryan to “earn this” before dying from his injuries. As the scene transitions to the present, Ryan is revealed to be the veteran from the beginning of the film, and is standing in front of Miller's grave expressing his gratitude for the sacrifices Miller and his unit made in the past. Ryan asks his wife if he was worthy of such sacrifice, to which she replies that he is. The final scene shows Ryan saluting Miller's grave and fades to the American flag gently waving in the breeze.

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I really have a hard time getting through this film without pausing and taking a breather. I saw the film in the theater when I was 18, so my friends and I were all around the age that these soldiers would have been that rushed that beach and retook France. It was truly terrifying. Now I am old and have back issues, so I wouldn’t be put on a front line, but the kids that I work with and care for would be the exact age to be caught in a draft and that scares me even more. The creative ways in which man finds to kill one another is the greatest threat to humanity. 

The first two times I saw the film, I did not realize that it was the same German soldier that the group had captured who eventually killed many of the group we were following. It really changes the message in the end. I had thought that Captain Miller had showed his humanity showing mercy, but it turns out that this mercy is misplaced. Now it seems like Spielberg is saying that neither humanity, nor religion, nor innocence, nor skill, nor even intelligence can save a man in the heat of battle. The only way to live is to watch the back of your group and protect each other like family.

There was a little bit of a travesty that occurred at the Academy in early 1999, because this film lost out in the Best Picture category to Shakespeare in Love. This is the same year that also saw Saving Private Ryan, The Truman Show, Life is Beautiful, Elizabeth, and The Thin Red Line. There had to be something behind that because I wouldn’t consider the winner even in the top 5. Shakespeare in Love is considered one of the worst Best Picture winners along with Crash and The Artist. Oscars are not everything and this movie is one of the best examples of this.

When I say that some of the scenes from this movie are difficult, I really do mean it. There was a hotline set up for people who have PTSD that was triggered by the film. One of the actual members of the 101st Airborne, Major Richard Winters, was consulted about the occurrences surrounding the attack. He said that it brought up many memories that he had worked hard to suppress because he had been taught that war veterans couldn’t express the psychological pain of battle. He also said that it was an important film that revealed what war was really like.

On Veteran’s Day in 2001 and 2004, ABC aired the film uncut with limited commercial interruptions. Living in California, I was able to watch the film on both of those occasions and remember getting my girlfriend at the time to watch in 2004. The film has become like a memorial to Americans lost in the European Campaign during WW2, so I treat viewing as a badge of honor and understanding, no matter how difficult it is to watch.

This film is a pretty easy answer when it comes to the standard questions for the most part. Does this film belong on the AFI top 100? Of course. It is the new benchmark for which all American war films will be judged. It is historically accurate, it is beautifully shot and directed, and it leaves a lasting impression far longer than just about any movie I have seen. Would I recommend it? This one has an age warning. It is not appropriate for young children because the first and last battle scenes are nightmare fuel. Even worse, they are apparently very realistic. It is hard to recommend something that is so scarring, but it will keep people for glorifying battle. It is horrific and should be avoided as much as possible. And that is a lesson that I believe this movie teaches better than any other. So please give this movie a watch and feel free to take a break if you need it.

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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Saving Private Ryan manages to do the seemingly impossible. This war film shows intense battle sequences without glorifying combat or condemning it as completely futile either. It’s intense, emotional, and thought-provoking.

On the morning of June 6, 1944, American soldiers land on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion. After the casualties are recorded, it comes to the attention of General George Marshall (Harve Presnell) that three of the Ryan brothers have all been killed. Seeking to spare their mother the burden of having lost all of her sons, he orders Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and the remains of his battalion to find Private James Ryan and return him home.

You’ve probably heard of the intense half-hour opening and the way war is unflinchingly presented on-screen. Even decades later when it isn’t uncommon for war films to be gory, it's shocking. For every moment of heroism, there is another where someone is matter-of-factly killed by enemy fire. An act that would make you cheer is quickly followed by such brutality and inhumanity you struggle to avoid becoming numb - the only emotional defense that could protect you - then, the camera will turn towards one of our main characters and those emotions you tried to shoo away rush back. A movie could never truly capture the stress of the battlefield, but this is probably as close as you’re ever going to get. For that first exchange alone, the film is a masterpiece. In reality, that’s just the setup to a complex and gut-wrenching dilemma.

Even if a character is only on-screen for a little bit, they still feel alive. It makes the picture's central question that much more difficult to answer. Is the quest to save Private Ryan futile? Is it immoral? There’s no guarantee Captain Miller, Technical Sargeant Mike Horvath (Tom Sizemore), Privates First Class Richard Reiben and Adrian Caparzo (Edward Burns and Vin Diesel), Privates Stanley Mellish and Danny Jackson (Adam Goldberg and Barry Pepper), medic Irwin Wade (Giovanni Ribisi) and greenhorn technician Timothy Upham (Jeremy Davies) will even find Ryan. He’s a needle in a haystack being constantly fired upon. Even if they do, how are they bringing him back? Why him? There are thousands of soldiers dying, thousands of families, lovers, and children waiting for them at home. Even if they won’t be missed, their lives are no less valuable than the others'.

On the other hand, seeing the savagery these men go through, that chance of a single person being spared another day of combat is enough to convince you that the mission is necessary. This film doesn’t aim to depict war as useless or necessary; you make your own conclusion. Until the final scene, you won’t know how to feel about it. Even after, you're unlikely to. No ordinary picture can do that.

Saving Private Ryan changes you. It doesn’t sugarcoat anything. Not the combat sequences, the trauma and emotions that follow, or the moral quandaries that accompany the battlefield. Its characters, story, and the way each little moment, each detail builds up to that final, heart-wrenching scene makes it a picture for the ages. (On Blu-ray, November 17, 2017)

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