Patriotism may be selling, but it's just nationalism disguised in shiny clothes. Don't forget how it all starts...

As for Saving Private Ryan, I don't remember where I read that the D-Day scene was maybe the one realistic part of the movie. And nobody even tries to bring back memories of WWI [which to many was far more cruel and violent than WWII].

And nothing can even come close to depicting the real violence of a war.