Analysis of the Methods Used to Make the Opening Battle Sequence of Saving Private Ryan Shocking and Realistic
Saving Private Ryan was directed by Steven Spielburg and was first
released on the 11th September 1998. The film runs for a total of two
hours and fifty minutes and it won five Academy Awards including one
for the Best Director in 1999. Steven Spielburg has directed many
award winning films such as Jaws in 1975, ET The Extra Terrestrial in
1982 and Minority Report in 2002 as well as Saving Private Ryan in
1998. Some of Saving Private Ryan’s leading actors include Tom Hanks
as Captain Miller and Matt Damon as Private James Ryan. Saving Private
Ryan is about the D-Day invasion killing the third of four brothers so
that only one was left alive. It then goes on to tell us about eight
men’s epic journey trying to save the last Ryan, Private James Ryan.
Saving Private Ryan breaks many of the traditional film conventions.
It shows emotions as well as battles, weapons and deaths. This is
normally left out of war film because it is deemed unnecessary. It
also is very realistic. This was, evidently, Spielburg’s intention
because he said, “I was looking for realism all the time.” I believe
that he was very successful in this cause. Spielburg also used
desaturated colour in this film to give a very thought-provoking
effect. This is especially prominent on the USA flag where red is the
obvious colour. This gives the effect of blood and doom and it is very
dramatic. The film hosts some very realistic battles, which help to
make the film shocking yet realistic. The use of hand held cameras
during the battle scenes help us to understand what...
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...than other war films because it broke many of the conventional war
film boundaries in that it shows the soldiers emotions rather than
just endless battle sequences. I also found it quite shocking because
it portrays the horrors of war very realistically. Most war films do
not do this so, for many of us, the film differs greatly to our
previous view of war. I thought that Steven Spielburg was very
successful in putting “chaos up on the screen”. He achieved this by
using fast cuts from one shot to the next. This gave the film a
chaotic feel because, at points, it was quite disorientating. His use
of a large amount of actors and props added to this chaos. I think
that Saving Private Ryan is a very good film because it gives the
audience a detailed insight into war and its effect on the people who
are immediately involved.
...ose from dialogue and weapons. The background was enhanced by the use of music which increased the emotional impact of the scenes.
Analyzing the Ways the Director Builds Suspense and Scares the Audience in the Film Jaws
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