10. Steven Spielberg Stayed With the World War II Theme for Saving Private Ryan
The heroism amidst rampant, unmitigated destruction of World War II had inspired Spielberg since he was a teenager. The opening scene of Saving Private Ryan revealed how important those themes were to him, as it featured the amphibious boats landing on the shores of Normandy during the D-Day invasion. The film didn’t even attempt to hide any of the horrors of war.
