Analysis of Opening Sequence of Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan

U.S. Navy SEAL ,Chris Kyle was just the average die hard Texan. He aspired to become a cowboy, but it wasn’t working out in his favor. After seeing the horrors of terrorism on 9/11 he was ready to fight for his country and enlisted into the military. He goes on to fight in four tours and becomes the deadliest sniper in American history. After each tour, he felt that he had to go back. He had two goals that he couldn’t give up on; protecting his team and taking out the deadliest enemy sniper, Mustafa. Chris would not stop until he achieved his goals, when he finally did, he faced a new battle. He struggled with normal daily life, but even then he persevered and found a new passion to aid him. Throughout this film, Clint Eastwood portrays the theme of perseverance through the use of setting, camera angles, and the main character Chris Kyle.

Analyzing the First Few Minutes of Die Hard The first few minutes of ‘Die Hard’ are extremely economic. They offer

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This included women, children, and men regardless of whether a bomb was visible or not. It sounds like their commanding officers used a teleological explanation that either it’s one person who dies or a platoon of their comrades. The hard part for my brother and others was when someone, with no weapon of any kind, ignored the warnings shouted by a translator and continued toward the base, leaving my brother no alternative but to shoot them. I told him what Dr. Pressler mentioned in class regarding the commandment of thou shalt not kill. It really says murder, as in killing someone without just cause.

Zooming In- Highlights a scene and triggers audience (especially when it is explicit). Makes it real for the viewers.

I have seen many films that accurately represent the savagery of war like “Apocalypse Now”, and “Black Hawk Down.” However, they do not capture the true brutality among men. Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” takes place 6 June 1944, which involved the invasion of Omaha beach; at the expense of thousands of American soldiers.

The four main components of effective persuasion are credibility, common ground, strong data, and relevant examples (Griffith, & Dunham, 2015). For some reason while reading this section the movie Full Metal Jacket just popped into mind. Coincidentally, this movie covers all of these topic in two scenes by Gunnery Sergeant Hartmen (Lee Ermey). It goes without saying that credibility is a factor that has been well established since the first day of boot camp. The recruits are lead to the rifle range to learn how to shoot, but beforehand Gy Sgt. Hartman has a discussion with them of persuasion where he states the deadliest weapon in combat is a marine and his rifle, establishing a common ground among the recruits. In an earlier scene in the movie

The movie Saving Private Ryan was made on July 24, 1998 by Steven Spielberg. There are several main characters in the movie Saving Private Ryan. One of the main characters is Captain Miller who is played by Tom Hanks. Captain Miller was the one who lead the troops on to Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion. His troops had several casualties during the invasion. Private Ryan was also a very important character. Private Ryan was played by Matt Damon. Private Ryan lost all of his brothers in combat. When he was informed about this, he wanted to stay and fight with his second family. Private Ryan didn’t want to go home without winning the battle. Private Caparzo was played by Vin Diesel. Private Caparzo was killed in action during the search for

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Analysis of the Methods Used to Make the Opening Battle Sequence of Saving Private Ryan Shocking and Realistic

Technically, the opening scene of Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is unnecessary. The story doesn’t really start until Jeremy Renner’s Sgt. James first arrives ten minutes later. At that point, his adrenaline-based nature and his relationship with the men in his unit become the paramount focus of the film. However, for what Bigelow is doing, that opening scene is absolutely essential. For the viewer, this essentially extended TV teaser slams you into the action. Suddenly, you’re on the battlefield, with the men as they perform their highly dangerous job. It’s shot in a handheld style, making it feel as though you’re really there, participating and watching. This allows Bigelow to quickly establish the rapport these men have, and the

1. What is the true subject or the theme of the film, and What kind of statement, if any, does the film make about the subject? Which elements and which themes contributed most to addressing the theme of the film?

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Steven Spielberg's 1993 motion picture Schindler's List provides an account involving the Holocaust, an ethnic German businessman interested in exploiting warfare, and an affair during which he realizes that it is up to him to save hundreds of people working in his factory. The film's storyline is inspired from Thomas Keneally's 1982 novel "Schindler's Ark". This motion picture induces intense feelings in viewers as a result of its narrative and because actors manage to put across authentic acting. The seriousness of the film's topic makes it possible for viewers to acknowledge the gravity of the Holocaust and influences them in employing significant concentration when seeing it.