Connections Creating Perfection in Saving Private Ryan

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puts spectators in an exceptionally vivid point of view as the Americans advance towards the beach, fully presenting what the soldiers came across. Although this violent, yet accurate opening to the movie brings action-packed entertainment at an uncommonly high dosage, the most essential gift the scene can offer is an emotional connection to the characters’ struggles. With Spielberg’s film styles and techniques being used in not only the opening scene, but in the entire film, the audience can find it easy to attach to the characters early on, forcing them to critique and analyze characters’ decisions as if they are along side them in the journey.

In the initial scene of the movie, prior to the beach invasion, we are introduced to a war veteran visiting the cemetery of those lost during World War Two. The sighting of graves, appearing to multiply as the shot pans out amongst the field, can send an obvious element of foreshadowing; yet this transition from the present to the ...

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as well. Now there is the mystery to what his affiliation with the film is. An early theory, possibly, could be that he was one of the lucky soldiers that avoided the invasion’s violent consequences (a false conclusion, yet a logical one at first glance). This survivor’s guilt can be the reason to the frightened and sorrowful look on his face. The audience could brainstorm several opinions to the old man’s connection, which is an effect that is awfully tough for a director to achieve; especially in the opening minutes of the film. Spielberg’s symbolic relations are devices that are well worth using, grabbing the viewer’s full attention.

Spielberg’s makes use of the close up shot ...

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