Chapter 146: Only One Purpose
Duke and Sophie Marceau chatted only briefly before he threw himself back into his work.
He headed down to the beach set with Tom Hanks and a few others to check on their progress.
"Duke, I think this opening battle..."
Looking out at the distant ocean, Tom Hanks hesitated. "I don't mean anything by it, just some simple thoughts."
"It's fine." Duke gestured for him to continue.
"I feel like the opening battle doesn't have much to do with the film's theme?" Tom Hanks asked softly.
"That's exactly right."
Duke admitted it freely, patting the metal frame in front of him. "But it's absolutely essential!"
"Instead of a massive battle, using a relatively mild, simple sequence to reveal that the three Ryan brothers died in action," Duke said to Tom Hanks, facing the sea breeze, "would be more than enough to establish why James Ryan has to be rescued. Honestly, I agree with that."