The Vietnam War Film 'Saving Private Ryan'
“Saving Private Ryan”
Analyse the methods use to make the opening battle sequence of “Saving Private Ryan” both shocking and realistic and say how effective you find it as an introduction to the film
“Saving Private Ryan” is a war film directed by the well-known Jewish director Steven Spielberg and was released on September 11th 1998. It was a joint production with Paramount and DreamWorks pictures. The film won in total 5 Academy Awards (Oscars) including best director in 1999. This is most likely due to Spielberg’s many conventions used in the opening twenty-five minutes.
Saving Private Ryan’ broke traditional conventions of the war film genre, mainly because Spielberg used a very wide range of techniques, to portray what he wanted the audience to witness. He uses de-saturated colour all the way throughout the film, which gives off a dull, and washed out impression of the film and made the red of the blood stand out against the dull background. Another technique used was in the use of a handheld camera which made it seem like you were facing all the dangers the soldiers were faced, and seeing all the horrific things they saw from their point of view. These two techniques …show more content…
The audience sees a long shot of the beach after the soldiers have left and the chaos that has just occurred finals comes to life. We can see dead bodies everywhere and the sea is stained with blood. Captain Millers voice is heard saying “what a view” and Sergeant Howard agrees. The viewers then see a close up shot of Captain Millers eyes as we are sent back to a low angled shot of the beach while gentle music fades into the sound of waves which is peaceful after the chaos is over. The final shot is of a dead soldier laid down with the name “Ryan” on his back. This shot establishes the scene and links to the title and gives a plot to the
Analyse the methods use to make the opening battle sequence of “Saving Private Ryan” both shocking and realistic and say how effective you find it as an introduction to the film
“Saving Private Ryan” is a war film directed by the well-known Jewish director Steven Spielberg and was released on September 11th 1998. It was a joint production with Paramount and DreamWorks pictures. The film won in total 5 Academy Awards (Oscars) including best director in 1999. This is most likely due to Spielberg’s many conventions used in the opening twenty-five minutes.
Saving Private Ryan’ broke traditional conventions of the war film genre, mainly because Spielberg used a very wide range of techniques, to portray what he wanted the audience to witness. He uses de-saturated colour all the way throughout the film, which gives off a dull, and washed out impression of the film and made the red of the blood stand out against the dull background. Another technique used was in the use of a handheld camera which made it seem like you were facing all the dangers the soldiers were faced, and seeing all the horrific things they saw from their point of view. These two techniques …show more content…
The audience sees a long shot of the beach after the soldiers have left and the chaos that has just occurred finals comes to life. We can see dead bodies everywhere and the sea is stained with blood. Captain Millers voice is heard saying “what a view” and Sergeant Howard agrees. The viewers then see a close up shot of Captain Millers eyes as we are sent back to a low angled shot of the beach while gentle music fades into the sound of waves which is peaceful after the chaos is over. The final shot is of a dead soldier laid down with the name “Ryan” on his back. This shot establishes the scene and links to the title and gives a plot to the