Film Techniques In Saving Private Ryan
Millions of American soldiers fought during World War Two, many did not return home.
Steven Spielberg’s epic war drama, follows a United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squad as they search for a paratrooper, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is the last surviving brother of four servicemen.
Saving Private Ryan, opens with the Beach assault at Omaha on the 6 June 1944. This scene highlights the true horror of war, with its graphic and uncensored portrayal of war. This scene also highlights how war affected individuals and how both sides treated each other.
Steven Spielberg uses camera work very effectively, this helps the viewer feel closer to the action as the camera follows the soldiers from cover to cover. Steven Spielberg also uses handheld cameras to give the film a newsreel cameraman feel to it.
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colour and lighting to give the film a grainy texture which helps give it a raw feel. This helps the film feel more realistic and look more like a colour newsreel from World War Two. It also makes the film look more softer and more diffused.
Saving Private Ryan is set during the Normandy Campaign starting at the Beach assault at Omaha (which I have talked about) to the days afterwards.
Most of the movie takes place in the countryside of France, but there are scenes set in Town throughout.
Steven Spielberg uses sound to help give the film a war feeling. When explosions happen next to Captain Miller a shellshock sound plays, which fits with how the character looks. Before you see the tanks you can hear metallic groans, which fills you with fear even before you see them appear on screen.
Saving Private Ryan has a slow pace to it as we follow the soldiers through the French countryside. In these scenes you are able to get to know the characters that you spend the film with. The film does not use fades and instead relies on cuts, which helps give it a raw feel to the way it was put together.
Throughout the film the audience is able to find out the character’s views on the mission, the war and the chain of command. The film does not focus on the character’s civilian life which helps with the World War Two setting and helps show the
war.
Saving Private Ryan made me feel shock, at the unrelenting violence that unfolded on the screen and the way each side treated each other during the film. The film also made me feel sad at the way human life was taken in front of my eyes, the bodies that lay lifeless in the blooded water and the whimpering casualties that are throughout the movie.
In conclusion, I would give this movie a 9/10. The pros of the movie is that the use of camera techniques helps in giving the film its nice war visuals, another pro is that the film shows war with excellent realism. The cons of the movie is that the characters are not that fleshed out, another con is that there is only American soldiers where are the British and French soldiers but that’s just me.
Steven Spielberg’s epic war drama, follows a United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squad as they search for a paratrooper, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is the last surviving brother of four servicemen.
Saving Private Ryan, opens with the Beach assault at Omaha on the 6 June 1944. This scene highlights the true horror of war, with its graphic and uncensored portrayal of war. This scene also highlights how war affected individuals and how both sides treated each other.
Steven Spielberg uses camera work very effectively, this helps the viewer feel closer to the action as the camera follows the soldiers from cover to cover. Steven Spielberg also uses handheld cameras to give the film a newsreel cameraman feel to it.
Steven Spielberg uses …show more content…
colour and lighting to give the film a grainy texture which helps give it a raw feel. This helps the film feel more realistic and look more like a colour newsreel from World War Two. It also makes the film look more softer and more diffused.
Saving Private Ryan is set during the Normandy Campaign starting at the Beach assault at Omaha (which I have talked about) to the days afterwards.
Most of the movie takes place in the countryside of France, but there are scenes set in Town throughout.
Steven Spielberg uses sound to help give the film a war feeling. When explosions happen next to Captain Miller a shellshock sound plays, which fits with how the character looks. Before you see the tanks you can hear metallic groans, which fills you with fear even before you see them appear on screen.
Saving Private Ryan has a slow pace to it as we follow the soldiers through the French countryside. In these scenes you are able to get to know the characters that you spend the film with. The film does not use fades and instead relies on cuts, which helps give it a raw feel to the way it was put together.
Throughout the film the audience is able to find out the character’s views on the mission, the war and the chain of command. The film does not focus on the character’s civilian life which helps with the World War Two setting and helps show the
war.
Saving Private Ryan made me feel shock, at the unrelenting violence that unfolded on the screen and the way each side treated each other during the film. The film also made me feel sad at the way human life was taken in front of my eyes, the bodies that lay lifeless in the blooded water and the whimpering casualties that are throughout the movie.
In conclusion, I would give this movie a 9/10. The pros of the movie is that the use of camera techniques helps in giving the film its nice war visuals, another pro is that the film shows war with excellent realism. The cons of the movie is that the characters are not that fleshed out, another con is that there is only American soldiers where are the British and French soldiers but that’s just me.