A comparison between the Omaha beach landing scenes in

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A comparison between the Omaha beach landing scenes in “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Longest Day”

     The purpose of this essay is to compare which of the two films (Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day) is the most emotionally effecting. I am also trying to compare how each of the two films represent war and soldiers to the audience.

     The camera work in the two films is very different. The Longest Day nearly always uses the “God” view where the camera is taking an aerial shot of the action. The “God” view means that because you are above all the action it feels like you are in control. The camera work is also really smooth throughout the whole of the clip giving the impression to me that the shot isn’t really happening and it has been manufactured. I don’t know why the director chose to do the camera work like this because it would’ve been a lot more realistic if the camera moved around a bit more so it would’ve appeared like it was like a documentary clip and was actually happening.

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     In Saving Private Ryan however the camera work is a lot shakier and shuddered when a bomb went of as if the cameraman can actually feel the vibrations from the explosion so it looks as if they were actually there. This clip also uses the parallel camera shot where you are right alongside the soldiers and you don’t feel powerful or in control at all it made the clip a lot more tedious for me anyway. I feel the director of this film approached the camera work with a lot more thought and consideration than the director of ...

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