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*** Except that we KNOW Steamboat Willie doesn't survive. He's right there among the POWs before Upham, and after a brief exchange in German, recognizes the one of two Americans who has shown him mercy. He gives a softened, defanged, and almost pitiful "Upham!", outright recognizing and in the same moment attempting to appeal to the one US soldier he ever connected with personally. And then Upham fires. Granted, the shot is done so that we don't actually SEE who he fires at, but instead of remaining ambiguous, the film shows the remaining Germans present...and there's Steamboat Willie. With his face in the dirt. And dead.

*** And if you feel sorry for him, just remember that it was Steamboat Willie that shot and mortally wounded Captain Miller.

* [[Misaimed Fandom]]: As discussed on the main page, many ignore the message that [[War Is Hell]] and only like the carnage on the war scenes.

* [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: The storming of Omaha Beach. It's been praised, especially by WWII vets who were there, for its accuracy yet it looks very little like what movie audiences have come to expect from a big battle (except for the [[Kill'Em All|massive casualties]]).

* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: A lot of the younger actors, especially [[Matt Damon]] and [[Vin Diesel]], were not yet megastars at the time this movie came out. Matt Damon had won an Oscar (albeit for Best Screenplay), but it may yet have been a flash in the pan. Spielberg is rightfully credited as helping jump-starting Diesel's career, writing the role specifically for him after seeing Diesel in his acclaimed short film.

** And also, his Oscar is for writing. Hardly a guarantee of a career as an actor.

** Jeremy Davies (Cpl. Upham) is Daniel Faraday in [[Lost]].

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