saving private ryan as a realistic representation of war

war.   The plot of the movie is a look back of the different experiences of soldiers during World War two. The initial scene of the film took place in Omaha Beach, France. This dramatic scene was created to make the viewers empathise with the grief experienced by those who had lost their relatives in the war. Speilberg's aim was to make the us the viewers sympathise with the characters and show us the harsh reality of war.      The film depicts the events of the World War, particularly how American forces help the French regain land they had lost to Germany. What saves this film from becoming tedious is its cinematography. The camera follows the action which makes the film more realistic and exciting. In the opening scene, when the Germans are shooting the camera follows the bullets as they shoot the Americans so the audience cab experience the fighting.    The movie "Saving Private Ryan" definitely fulfilled its aim of showing the viewers how difficult of a job it was to be a soldier in World War Two. Most soldiers suffered several injuries, including loss of hands, feet and even lives.     In the beginning of the film we are introduced to an elderly World War II veteran (Harrison Young) and his family visiting the Normandy American Cemetery in France. The veteran collapses to his knees in front of a gravestone, overwhelmed by emotion. The camera zooms into his face to capture the emotion and then the scene cuts to his flashback to the beginning of the Normandy invasion and we hear the sounds of waves in the background.  The flashback shows when Captain Miller is dropped on Omaha beach and as soon as the door of his boat is opened the Germans begin shooting aimlessly. The impact this scene has on the audience is that it portrays the Germans as barbaric and cold hearted, with little or no compassion. the camera pursues the shooting and then the sound is muted to give the audience time to reflect on what they just saw.at this point the sound is dominated by gunfire and explosives. The different viewpoints this scene has to offer makes the scene far more realistic. When the scene finally goes into slow motion, it makes the viewer feel like they are moving with the action, thus bringing us closer to the action.