因工作關係，再看雷霆救兵。

我喜歡這部電影，在於它切切實實地告訴我人命的低賤及人性的高貴。肉體只是工具，它不恆久亦不可靠，反之，心靈是主腦，它永恆而可靠，即使失去了作為工具的肉體，只要心靈尚在，任務還是可以完成。

最深刻一幕
搶灘那一幕，隊長看見同伴受傷，聽到他們呼叫，灘上煙火連連，飄浮著無數屍骸，那一刻的疾苦，悲痛，蒼茫，無奈及無助，在隊長雙眼上反射出來。

最痛苦一幕
軍醫Wade在雷達站一戰中被擊中，他傷勢嚴重，眾人心裡知道他是救不了，但仍然努力不懈地搶救他，臨別的那一刻，他狂呼Mama, mama, mama....直至換來一片寂靜，圍住他的同僚臉上一片空白，隊長走向另一邊，從石上滑下來，用石頭擋著同僚視線，然後抑壓著聲音飲泣。究竟是為了什麼？要冒著這個險？是否值得為了救一個人而犧牲眾人的性命？

最感人一幕
當眾同僚屢屢對救人任務的目的不滿，甚至質疑，隊長雖然偶爾存疑都試圖以不同的角度及道理來說服同僚，所有愛國愛民維護自由等等理由對眾同僚甚至乎隊長自己也覺得牽強，最後隊長向同僚表白，說自己參戰前是一名知道自己在幹什麼的高校教師，他發現來到這裡，此時此刻，他已經不明白自己在幹什麼，他認為如果可以找到Ryan，將任務完成之後可以回家，那便是他認為這次荒謬任務的目標。

最悲憤一幕
在Ramelle橋上，隊長挺而走險拾起地上的手鎗，他被子彈擊中，射殺他的竟是當天釋放了的那個POW（Prisoner of War），隊長倒在地上，目光呆滯，一味向著迎面而來德軍的坦克開火，試問一隻斷臂螳螂怎可能擋住一輛鐵皮車？但他仍不放棄，他希望盡全力將任務克完成。

Some Questions for You to Think About...

1. War
Saving Private Ryan talks about the WWII. The movie starts by a scene in the Normandy American Cemetery where the soldiers of the Allied Nations were buried. The next section flashes back to 1944 when the rangers rush to Omaha beach, Normandy of France. This day is also known as the D-Day.  
Question:  In the movie, Miller talked about rationalization of the choice of killing people in the war. He said it was worth if killing one person for saving 10 or more people’s lives. Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Do you think war is the best solution to save people’s lives? Why? If not, what is the best solution?  
2.      Brotherhood
Private Ryan had 3 brothers: Dan, Sean and Peter, who all died in the battlefields. At home, he had 3 brothers. At war, he got thousands of brothers. After Ryan heard about the deaths of his brothers, he chose to stay with his ‘other brothers’ because he believed this was the best thing he should do. This also applies to Miller and his comrades, who put trust in each other and risked their lives for each others. 
Question: Do you any ‘brother/ sister’ like that? What would you do if your ‘brother/ sister’ is in great trouble, such as getting lost in the forest at night?  
 3.      Mother
The war separated young men from their wives, lovers, family and friends. In the movie, General Marshall initiated the mission of getting Private Ryan home in hope of making a little compensation to his mother for the tragic loss of her other three sons. Before Wade died, he also cried out loud for his mother. Mother is not only a person but also associated with love, home, family and life purpose.  
Question: How is your relationship with your mother? How often do you talk with her?  Do you want to talk with her more often than now? Why or why not?  
4.      Mission & Obedience
Miller and his comrades’ mission at the beginning was to win the war. Later, when a public relations mission was assigned to Miller, their mission had changed to rescue Private Ryan. Since then, Miller’s comrades argued with Miller from time to time about the worthiness of risking their lives for one particular person. Miller said this was the mission from the top in the Army and they as subordinates have to follow what was said from above.  
Question: Miller and his comrades had risked their lives for several times on their way to find Ryan. Will you still follow the mission? If yes, what would you do or say to convince others to follow the mission? If no, what would you do or say to convince Miller to skip the mission? 
5. Rules
In the movie, Upham stood up to prevent Caparzo from taking the French girl away. Later, he stood up again to prevent his comrades from killing the German soldier, who was a POW (Prisoner of War). His argument was “it is not right to do. We’ve got rules.” 
Question: From these two incidents, Upham was found to be a rigid person who sticks to rules. If you discover that your best friend has just stolen a pack of chocolate at the supermarket, would you tell the shop about that? Why or why not?  
6.      Coward or Hero?
In several incidents, Upham was shown to be a coward. He covered his ears when the wall was blasted. He hid himself from the sites where others were fighting hard. On the contrary, Miller, Horvath, Caparzo, Reiben, Jackson, Mellish and Wade showed their courage in many places.  
Question: What does coward mean to you? What does a coward do? What does hero mean to you? What does a hero do? Which one do you want to be, a coward or a hero?  
7.      Death & Sacrifice
The soldiers risked their lives for the people in France. Miller and his comrades risked their lives for Ryan. Thousands of people were killed during the war. Many of them died for a good reason (defending or freeing the places and people from oppression) while a few of them just died for silly reasons (the plane clashed because it was too heavy). 
Question:  Under what circumstances will you be willing to die for one person only?   
8.      Life Mission
When Miller was about to die, the dying Miller’s last words to Ryan were, “Earn this.” He charged Ryan with a life mission that he hoped he could be living well and live life to the fullest. 
Question: What is your life mission? Why do you have such a life mission? How far have you achieved your life mission?