Analysing the first 30 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan".

During conflict the American troops appeared to be full of rage and brutality when they shot the prisoners after they had just surrendered. Nevertheless they remain loyal by fighting and risking their lives in a conflict that leads to an aftermath of carnage. The military officers themselves are scared just like the conscripts, but they are also resolute and vigorous. They ignored a few events in the battle, so possibly they are not in full control of the mayhem that is going on in the war.

The opening half an hour is filled with nothing but ferocious imagery. Constant shooting, grenades being thrown gives an idea of what happened in Omaha beach on that day. There are soldiers wounded and screaming for help, but there is not much the medics can do most of the time. Another thing you notice is the amount of dead bodies in just a couple of minutes.

“Saving Private Ryan” boasts a whole range of special effects and sound effects. Examples are: the dismemberment of human beings, the bullet shots underwater inflicting pain or killing some troops, the sequence of the sniper that leads to him shooting a German exactly in the eye, a flamethrower burning right threw a bunker and the sea turning red. Examples of sounds effects are the bullets ricocheting, explosions and the emphatic cry from the American infantry. The dialogue was astonishingly intelligible, and usually not drowned out by overly loud surrounds or effects (except when intentional). The camera work was exceptionally good and I myself was considerably surprised about it. You could tell that a lot of thought has been put into the camera work and watching the war scene it looks brilliant. It is amazing how the cameramen keep up with all the action.

After analysing the first 30 minutes of “Saving Private Ryan”. I believe that the effectiveness of this film as an example of the war film genre is simply sensational. This could be used as an archetype for future war films. All the elements added together such as representation of soldiers, the barbarous imagery, the clever camerawork and the mind blowing special effects and sound effects makes “Saving Private Ryan” perhaps one of the best war films of all time.