Er Ryan
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Private James Ryan is a character from the movie “Saving Private Ryan.” This movie is set during World War II. Ryan is a young soldier in the United States Army.
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Ryan comes from a small town in Iowa. He has three brothers. They all joined the army to fight in the war. Sadly, Ryan’s brothers are killed in battle. He is the only brother left.
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In the movie, a group of soldiers gets a special mission. Their job is to find Private Ryan and bring him home safely. The government wants to save Ryan because his family has already lost three sons.
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Captain John Miller leads the mission. He and his soldiers face many dangers. They travel through war zones to find Ryan.
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When they finally find Ryan, he is in a French village. He is fighting with other soldiers. Ryan is suprized when he learns about his brothers and the mission to save him. He feels sad about his brothers but wants to stay with his fellow soldiers.
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Captain Miller decides to help Ryan and his friends defend the village. They fight a big battle against the enemy. It is a hard fight, and some soldiers die, including Captain Miller.
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In the end, Ryan is saved. He goes back home to his family. He remembers the soldiers who helped him, especially Captain Miller. Ryan feels grateful and promises to live a good life to honor those who saved him.
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Years later, as an old man, Ryan visits the graves of Captain Miller and the other soldiers. He thanks them for their sacrifice.
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Captain Miller (Tom Hanks):
You see, when… when you end up killing one of your men, you see, you tell yourself it happened so you could save the lives of two or three or ten others. Maybe a hundred others. Do you know how many men I’ve lost under my command?
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İnsan bazen… verdiği bir emir sonucunda adamlarından biri öldüğünde bu sayede iki veya üçünün, ya da onlarcasının hayatını kurtardığını düşünerek kendini avutuyor. Belki de yüzlercesinin. Komutam altında kaç kişi öldü biliyor musun?Sergeant Horvath (Tom Sizemore):
How many?
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Kaç kişi?Captain Miller:
Ninety-four. But that means I’ve saved the lives of ten times that many, doesn’t it? Maybe even twenty, right? Twenty times as many? And that’s how simple it is. That’s how you… that’s how you rationalize making the choice between the mission and the man.
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Doksan dört. Ama bu hesaba göre, bunun on katı adamın hayatını kurtarmış oluyorum, değil mi? Hatta belki 20 katının, değil mi? 20 misli adamın hayatını! İşte bu kadar basit. Böylece insanın… adamlarının hayatıyla görevi arasında seçim yapmak için bir bahanesi oluyor.Sergeant Horvath:
Except this time the mission is the man.
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Bu sefer görevin tek bir adam olduğunu saymazsak.Captain Miller:
He better be worth it. He better go home and cure a disease, or invent a longer-lasting light bulb. The truth is, I wouldn’t trade one Ryan for one Vecchio or Caparzo.
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Ryan buna değse iyi eder! Eve döndüğünde, herhangi bir hastalığın tedavisini bulsa veya uzun süre dayanan bir ampul filan icat etse, iyi eder! Çünkü işin aslı, on tane Ryan’a, bir tane Vecchio veya Caparzo’yu değişmezdim.Sergeant Miller:
Amen.
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Amin.