When a movie goer enters a theatre, they understand they are leaving behind reality, entering a world writers, directors and actors have created. Even with films based on real events, there will always be a gap between the reality of the “real world” and that of the world of film. Filmmakers often attempt to bridge this gap, recreating real-life experiences on the big screens through themes and cinematic features. Some filmmakers and there end project are more successful. Saving Private Ryan depicts World War II in a truthful manner, not glamorizing the war. This truthful and sometimes difficult to watch portrayal creates a movie that seems real and provides true feelings and events to the viewer. However, The Hurt Locker appears to …show more content…
A variety of critics can shower a film with rave reviews for its cinematic themes and concepts but these accolades do not always mean a film is presenting a truthful version of the actual events. There are many aspects in the film, Saving Private Ryan, that reinforce its honest assessment of war. One of these aspects is the film’s cinematography, done by Janusz Kaminski. The film is not shot from a bird’s eye view, and does not use any slow motion for effects. Instead, the film is shot from a potential soldier’s vantage point. The viewer watches the same scenarios the soldier would have been seeing (Papers, n.d.). In the D-Day scene recreating Omaha Beach in Normandy, the handheld cameras used to shoot the scene were stripped of their natural protective layers (Papers, n.d.). When blood and water splashed onto the lenses, Kaminski decided it would be better left there and did not wipe away the residue, thus creating even more of a realistic feeling for the viewer when watching the film. Sound plays a very important role in the film. From the sound of the different bullets flying by to explosives, these sounds add to the authenticity and believability of the film. Another example is the muffled noises that occur when the Captain experiences shellshock. One example of this is in the very end when the bridge is blown up and Captain Miller falls to the ground, by muting the
Although many historical filmmakers alter some events and use fiction as a tool in providing an accurate historical representation, the makers of “The
Sound, in a film, is the element that the filmmaker uses to explain a movie’s story. It reproduces and magnifies the world that has been created by visual elements of the film. The aural effects of certain objects, settings and characters are what define the sound. There are many types of sound when it comes to film and they all play a specific part in telling the story. Examples of sound are diegetic and nondiegetic sound.
Although cinema is now a priority, some feel as if cinema is no longer the cinema when it was first established. Movies no longer have that special feeling like viewers once had. Today, films are not only shared within a theater, if one pleases they could always have the same experience elsewhere. Moreover, with technology expanding, it takes away the importance cinema once had. “The
The film Saving Private Ryan, is about a United States Army Captain (CPT) and his chosen squad that are tasked with locating and recovering Private (PVT) Ryan, after the news of his three brothers’ deaths reaches the Army. The CPT chooses a few specific men to aid him with this mission.
I read the section about the battles that took place during WWII. It brought to my minds that in real life. There are more important things during a war than finding a private Ryan. War is a huge event and the little things like finding a person to keep the family name going is too small to include in war history. This is what separates the movies from the real life. Another difference is they don't show the actual planning it takes to start an attack or the inelegance that is needed to set up the perfect defense barrier to prevent the advancement of the enemy soldiers. A real battle can last days, weeks, months, or years, compared to movie war that lasts not even a day and has one guy or one platoon take on the entire other side. The casualties of real war is tremendous, rather than movies where you see almost the same characters in the whole movie accomplishing some of the most intense tasks with only one or two dying. Also, in movie war you don't see the other side's horror. You think all the opponents are bad horrible people that deserve to die, when they are just soldiers doing their job and the only reason we are fighting them is because of a bad leader or government. So in the movies every enemy deserves to die and should be shown no mercy, but the actual thing about that is that the enemy is just like any other soldier. And furthermore when the good guys lose a battle in a
Movies are one of the most remarkable and prevalent art forms of the 21st century. While we as a society praise the actors and actresses that star in them, we tend to ignore the actions that occur behind-the-scenes, also known as the filmmaking process. Contrary to popular belief, this process doesn’t simply start with “lights, camera, action” and end with “scene”. It can take months, years, or even decades to get a movie made; never mind getting it released. However, in the end, it can all be worth it. Movies can change the world. A documentary can open the viewers’ eyes to what is happening in the world around them, while a science fiction movie can take them to a new
Another example of sound is Hitchcock's use of voice over. For instance, as Marion drives away with the money she ha stolen, she imagines conversations between the people she has left behind and their reactions to her faults. Hitchcock also uses sound, which doesn’t complement the image that we see. Whilst the on screen
To convey the terrible truth that the Allies lost 10,000 men on June 6th, the director had to recreate the gruesome blood soaked waters and beaches and the piles of dead and dying soldiers. The scene when Miller’s men go rummaging through the huge pile of dog tags is surreal.
The power and prestige of this film comes not from its controversial and serious subject matter, but from the unbiased way in which the story is
Since 1968, there have been at least 25 films made that portray the events of the Vietnam War. Historians have to ask themselves when watching these films, "Did the fictional character represent historical figures accurately? Is this how a soldier would react in this situation?" The point of view of the director of the film can change with simple alterations in camera angles. For example, a view from the ground of a battle seen can show how the innocent people had the war in their own backyards. The view from a helicopter can show Viet Cong firing rounds at American troops and the troops can't tell the difference between the innocent and the enemy. The audience feels empathy and sympathy for the person from whose point of view the
eyes when he picks up his helmet and puts it on his head and the
Furthermore, the water turns dark red with blood. Flamethrowers immolate men as they scream in pain. Brutal pictures of missing limbs and men with their intestines hanging out add to the gore of real war (90% of the men were killed). The few survivors regrouped and organized themselves on a slight cliff on the beach as the frantically screamed into radio, “We do not hold the beach” but the message never got through. Although the plot of the movie is a fictional story, it is filled with historically accurate details and is considered, “one of the best battle scenes of all time.”
It is pretty well known that hollywood likes to dramatize things. Viewers want more romance, more action, more violence, and filmmakers know to play this up for audiences. This is a common occurrence. They are movies, not documentaries, so the movie is it expected be completely accurate. An example of this would be Kingdom of Heaven. The movie Kingdom Of Heaven is based on historical events that happened during the Crusades. While it is more accurate than other movies, there are still some things that should have been different.
these movies do not get critical acclaim as they are not realistic even though the stories of these
Someone once said “Film and Theatre are about capturing the moments” of times in one’s life that are to be remembered. Both the art of film and theatre in great likeness are appreciated and should be accepted with the utmost respect for the work. Throughout the years both forms of the arts have broadened and expanded to new horizons and technologically been advanced as time goes on. While both are alike in more ways that few they also share their span of differences. In the ways they create and show off their productions to the ways of acting itself film and theatre contrast in several aspects. While both are greatly admired by the general public the productions of a live theatre company are better than those of film.