Brotherhood and sacrifice in the face of war: a comparative study of Mosul (2019) and Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Ibrahim, Mohammed Abdulbasit

doi:10.69513/jndm.v2.i1.a6

	Brotherhood and sacrifice in the face of war: a comparative study of Mosul (2019) and Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Al-Noor Journal for Digital Media Studies
Article 6, Volume 2, Issue 1, April 2025, Pages 81-97 PDF (325.9 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.69513/jndm.v2.i1.a6
Author
Mohammed Abdulbasit Ibrahim
Department of English, College of Education, Alnoor University, Mosul, 41012, Iraq
Abstract
This article compares two prominent war movies, Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Mosul (2019), by analyzing two main themes: brotherhood and sacrifice in war. The former, directed by Steven Spielberg, explores World War II through the story of American soldiers who embark on a mission to rescue a private Rayan after his three brothers are killed in combat. Several soldiers are assigned to their commander Captain John H.Miller and through the journey to find Rayan in the middle of the chaos of war, a bond of brotherhood is formed that sacrifices itself to save one man. The second film, Mosul (2019), is based on true events: the battle to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS control, where an elite SWAT team comes together to rescue a woman named Hayat and her young daughter. The article highlights how the two films portray the bonds of brotherhood between soldiers and the sacrifices they make to save others and sacrifice for their countries. The focus of comparing these two works is that they convey the same message about the suffering caused by war, and how they become motivated to sacrifice.
Keywords
Mosul; war; brotherhood; sacrifice; soldiers; movie; message; Steven Spielberg; Saving Private Ryan

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