Analysis of The Method Used to Make The Opening Battle Sequence Of Saving Private Ryan Both Shocking and Realistic
‘Saving Private Ryan’(1998) is just one of many successful films made
by Steven Spielberg, arguably one of the best directors and producers
we have known, he has presented us with many different genres and
topics within his films which make them both enjoyable and sometimes
even educational mixing a sense of realism and entertainment, that
locks in the audience until the very end of his films. Films such as
Schindler’s list, Men in Black and catch me if you can are just a few
of the many films S.Spielberg has been involved in producing or
directing, The release of Steven Spielberg's ‘Saving Private Ryan’ has
rekindled a lot of interest in the second World War, and in particular
the real events which took place on June 6, 1944 - also known as
D-Day. This film provided people with real historical information
about WWII along with a realistic and extremely shocking look at what
really went on leaving the audience with the awful truth of war.
‘Saving Private Ryan’ belongs to the War Film genre, yet seems to
brake the traditional conventions of the typical war film, this is
mainly due to the fact that it is clearly not there to entertain as
other war films would. This film concentrates on the cruel and
gruesome facts of war showing graphic death and bloody scenes, due to
this we realise that the film is not there to entertain but to educate
the audience, the use of the handheld camera throughout the battle
sequence involves the viewer in the action almost making us part of
the battle giving the audience a shocking point of view...
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...nces about real historical occurrences. The realness of this film
is incredible and it is produced by mixing these methods with a real
set, using the correct codes of dress and props which in themselves
represent war such as guns, knifes or green and brown camouflage
uniforms.
In my opinion the audiences that watch this film are most probably
students studying history or even older more mature people who have
interests in the genre of war. In terms of gender many people may
believe and automatically relate war with men yet this is not the
case, as this is not an entertainment film, it is to educate men as
well as women. Overall the audience for this film is wide and varied.
Social status or economical status is not an issue when studying the
audience for this film, as everyone may be interested in this
subject.