No offense to anyone who fought in D-Day. Yes, the opening scene was a very accurate tribute to D-Day. What did that have to do with the plot of the movie?
Did Rangers actually land with the infantry at Omaha beach? I thought they assaulted the cliffs at Point-Du-Hoc. Let me ask you this, how many Ranger Captains do you think wore their rank on their collar during the D-Day assualt? The enemy soldiers facing the GIs were older men, young boys and a mix of european POWs. Look at the actors playing them, Speilberg used the Irish (I think it was Irish) army, young men in their twenties. The list goes on. I sort of like the movie, I even own a copy. But in my eyes, the fictional story complete with stereo typical american squaddies lessens the movie a great deal.
