Tom Hanks collaborated with Steven Spielberg on one of his most ambitious projects and the task was not easy at all, since most of the actors were on the verge of abandoning filming for this important reason.
Steven Spielberg is considered one of the best directors in Hollywood thanks to films like Shark, ET the alien and War of the Worldsand although its most outstanding genre is science fiction, When he filmed drama and historical films, his reception was just as good or even better.. But there was one definitive film in his filmography that divided audiences over whether what he did in movies was really to commemorate the work of soldiers or whether he was just glorifying war.
Saving Private Ryan led Spielberg to produce a story of solidarity, camaraderie and perseverance, surrounded by violence. The film received 11 Oscar nominations and won five statuettes, including Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Cinematography and Best Director. His action sequences during the Normandy landings were so realistic that The veterans of World War II needed psychological support after seeing it, but so did the cast that starred in them.
Tom Hanks and Matt Damon were the main protagonists of this feature film, but actors such as Vin Diesel and Edward Burns also participated, who along with the other performers of the squad focused on bringing back Private Ryan, They almost abandoned the filming of the project due to the arduous training they underwent to live the same experience as their compatriots who fought in the war.
They were all trained by Captain Dale Dye, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. “We arrived, set up our tents and didn’t stop for seven days. At night it was 30 degrees and we sat in a soaked tent with wet clothes and a blanket,” Burns said. However, Even though the pressure was very great, he was the actor Forrest Gump who convinced them to stay.
“We were all exhausted, we wanted to leave and here was a superstar voting to stay,” revealed the protagonist of Fast and furious, “He said, ‘Guys, 20 years from now you’ll look back and thank God we did it,’ and to this day we’re all very grateful that we did it.”he commented. Saving Private Ryan It was a film success at the end of the 20th century and to date is considered one of the best war films, so by following Hanks’ advice they made a good decision, don’t you think?
