cultural appeal

initial reception

After using $70 million in the making ofSaving Private Ryan, the movie earned $30,576,104 in the United States alone on opening weekend. Viewers were astounded by the use of sound effects and the realism present in the film. Its popularity was due not only to its skill at capturing the feeling of warfare but its director, Steven Spielberg. Saving Private Ryan followed Speilberg's Schindler's List, another positively recieved film.

significance

Saving Private Ryan was completely different from other movies of its time. Its use of a subtle score with more focus and realistic sound change the way audiences veiwed the film. It captured fear and shock of war in its atmosphere more than it

reviews

This film was widely accepted as revolutionary by many critics.Janet Maslin from the New York Times said "This film simply looks at war as if war had not been looked at before." Others described the movie as "an important film" that helps people to understand the reality of war in a "soberly magnificent" way.

continued impact

As of May 23, 1999 the United States gross income totaled $216,119,491. The current worldwide gross in U.S. dollars is $481,840,909. The movie was released in Blu-ray on May 4, 2010, which shows the interest the epic story generates even today.