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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

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