Saving Private Ryan: Negative Argument
Historical films matter, because for a lot of people, such films are where they get much of their knowledge of history from. After 300 came out, I noticed an increase in the number of my students who thought that Thermopylae was the reason the Persians lost that war, and Braveheart has certainly given people the idea that medieval Scots wore great kilts, when in reality the Scottish kilt is a late 16th century development. Small historical inaccuracies probably aren’t too serious, and I doubt that it really matters that many Americans think that the kilt was a medieval garment, but how a film presents history can have very powerful affects on how people understand the past and their people’s place in …show more content…
Miller and his squad as they search for a paratrooper, Private James Francis Ryan.
Ethos
I feel like some movies are spoiled because of movie directors wanting to make the movie more “interesting”.
Saving private ryan was doubt a good movie but I am here to point out the flaws.
pathos
Captain John Miller (Actor Tom hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Surrounded by the brutal reality of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon on their own personal journey and discovers each of their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Logos
The movie is actually based on the Niland brothers, it was four siblings who all served in the US Army during World War II. Three brothers, Robert, Preston, and Edward, were killed in action, which caused their remaining brother, Fritz (whom Private Ryan was based on) to be shipped back to America so that the Niland family wouldn’t lose all of their sons. Edward, who was originally thought to be dead, was actually found alive after escaping a Japanese prison camp in Burma, making two surviving brothers out of the four who fought in the
Historical films matter, because for a lot of people, such films are where they get much of their knowledge of history from. After 300 came out, I noticed an increase in the number of my students who thought that Thermopylae was the reason the Persians lost that war, and Braveheart has certainly given people the idea that medieval Scots wore great kilts, when in reality the Scottish kilt is a late 16th century development. Small historical inaccuracies probably aren’t too serious, and I doubt that it really matters that many Americans think that the kilt was a medieval garment, but how a film presents history can have very powerful affects on how people understand the past and their people’s place in …show more content…
Miller and his squad as they search for a paratrooper, Private James Francis Ryan.
Ethos
I feel like some movies are spoiled because of movie directors wanting to make the movie more “interesting”.
Saving private ryan was doubt a good movie but I am here to point out the flaws.
pathos
Captain John Miller (Actor Tom hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Surrounded by the brutal reality of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon on their own personal journey and discovers each of their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Logos
The movie is actually based on the Niland brothers, it was four siblings who all served in the US Army during World War II. Three brothers, Robert, Preston, and Edward, were killed in action, which caused their remaining brother, Fritz (whom Private Ryan was based on) to be shipped back to America so that the Niland family wouldn’t lose all of their sons. Edward, who was originally thought to be dead, was actually found alive after escaping a Japanese prison camp in Burma, making two surviving brothers out of the four who fought in the