Analysis of movies

Saving Private Ryan

The movie, Saving Private Ryan, was a masterpiece with Steven Spielberg at the helm, primarily contributing to the project as director. The film starred Tom Hanks as the Captain Miller. Matt Damon played the pivotal role of the Private Ryan. The movie which runs for more than three hours was an epic interpretation of the Normandy Invasion. The horrors and the realism of war were depicted through a heartwarming story of the consequences of the war. It showed a soldier whose arm was mutilated by an attack, which had to pick his own severed arm. The American heroism of the generals and the military leaders was showcased in the movie, as they risked their lives for their soldiers.

Saving Private Ryan is not just the story of the soldiers involved in the brutal war, as it manages to bring to the world wide audience a vivid picture of the immense horrors of the war. Even the bravest of men have to face certain events which challenge their courage, they are faced with the decision to either stand by their ideals or falter under the pressures of constant battle. The movie showed how the men in Miller's unit faced their worst fears and was able to risk their lives to achieve their ideological goals.

Schindler's List

The introduction of Schindler's List unwraps itself through the demonstration of an unknown hands which are shown in close up helping to light a pair of candles. Moreover, the orientation is followed by sounds which are known to be Hebrew prayers. The introductory scene is considered to be among the only scenes in the movie which demonstrates colors and ends as the flames flashes out. The flicker of the flame takes the viewer into the next scene as the smoke from the candle wisp which is transformed into a black and white picture showing a smoke from steam engine. The close shorts in the continuation of the next scene displays names that are shown typically written that provide a list of Jews in a vast number reaching in Krakow.

Schindler first appears in a hotel room in Krakow. The camera does not focus on his face; rather, it zooms in on the possession he begins to lay out. Beginning with taking off his expensive watch his cuff links and Nazi pin, Schindler then takes out a rather large bundle of cash. In the next few minutes Schindler is seen socializing with Nazi officials and their friends. He makes an extra effort to leave a lasting impression on each as he will later call upon these individuals for certain favors. Schindler may be considered as a war monger at first, but one has to watch the entire movie to realize just how attached Schindler is to the Jews working his factory. This is proved repeatedly by how he spends considerable amounts of money to by shelling that are not being produced at the factory. The shelling are not being produced because Schindler has given his workers ...