1941 and Saving Private Ryan are both war films that have a deeper message then just entertainment. Most films through out time have a deeper message but non like these. 1941 was made to show the paranoia of ww2. He choose a funny way of showing it so that the message might be absorbed more. The comedy helps show the stupidity that some had towards the U.S. being invaded. Back then people were hysterically afraid of being invaded by the Japs. Pearl harbor had just happened so an invasion wasn't so far fetched to imagine for most people. Turning on the other side of war movies, the movie Saving Private Ryan takes a more serious approach. He did this so he could attempt to make the audience feel the sacrifice and bravery that they showed. They wanted you to feel the sweat blood tears and fear that they felt trying to cross that wall of lead on D Day. The serious method is used more to have a sympathy effect but in Saving Private Ryan it gives a hero effect to the film. That film is sometimes the best way to show others who have not experienced war what it is like. He made the movie to do just these things. He realized what they went through and wanted us to have a tool for understanding their pain and sacrifice. If I were Spealburge I wouldn't have changed either one because I believe it is necessary to have multiple methods and views to get a better picture.