"Saving Private Ryan" is lauded as a compelling and largely accurate war movie that starts with a striking depiction of the D-Day invasion, focusing on the U.S. forces that took on the supremely difficult terrain of Omaha Beach in Normandy. With a high-powered cast that included Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, and an early-career Vin Diesel, it tells the story of a group of U.S. soldiers led by Captain John Miller (Hanks) in a quest to retrieve a lost soldier, the titular Private James Ryan (Damon). Ryan's three brothers have already died, and the War Department has determined that someone has to find the remaining Ryan and bring him back home, lest his family lose all their sons in World War II.

Yet, for all that it's well-regarded amongst historians and film buffs alike, "Saving Private Ryan" is

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