Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "my intention was to re-sensitise the audience, I could have made Saving Private Ryan a very safe picture; I could have done all the violence off-camera, and I…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "this is me being 51 years old and my dad being 81, and he fought in Burma, and my wanting to acquit his war with honor, as opposed to just using his war as the…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "if we pulled this off in the right way — and it stood the test of time — this was going to stand in, in some small way, for what those kids experienced at 6:30…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "My intention was to re-sensitise the audience. I could have made Saving Private Ryan a very safe picture; I could have done all the violence off-camera, and I could have had people dying in slo-mo, l…"Total Film, 2004 (via Far Out Magazine) source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "This is me being 51 years old and my dad being 81, and he fought in Burma... and my wanting to acquit his war with honor, as opposed to just using his war as the backdrop for a big action adventure p…"Roger Ebert interview, rogerebert.com (1998 promotional period) source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "If we pulled this off in the right way — and it stood the test of time — this was going to stand in, in some small way, for what those kids experienced at 6:30 in the morning on June 6, 1944."NBC News, May 31, 2019 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 71, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Age: 68 — leans mature
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Advocacy Over Time in War
The average advocacy score of War titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 0 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | 6 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| This title (1998) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (1998): advocacy 9 · explore War →
Cast & Crew
Daniel T. Dorrance (director) · Sara Desmond (director)
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