Thursday, July 7, 2005

Greatest Film Sequence Ever

The first half-hour of Saving Private Ryan is the most outstanding segment of film i've ever seen.  I'm sure you've seen it, the assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day, marked by incredible realism, utter chaos, unspeakable horrors, and gallantry beyond comprehension.  It's on tonight, and the scene never fails to, at once, amaze, inspire, and sicken me.

I told Emily about the cemetery in Normandy, and how i'd like to go there someday.  As Spielberg zooms out, showing the expanse of white crosses, Emily remarked, "wow, that's a lot!".  Yes, sweetheart, it is.

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