Essays Tagged: "Saving Private Ryan"

Movie Anylisis of "We were soldiers"

soldiers is the next movie in the popular current trend of war movies, Following the same genre of Saving Private Ryan, Enemy at the Gates, Black Hawk Down. All reasonable movies and this no eception ... ie i was expecting a violent movie, and thats exactly what it was. People comment on the violene of Saving Private Ryan, but personaly i see this movie as more graphic, intense and realistic than Savi ...

(2 pages) 148 0 4.3 Jun/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"Saving Private Ryan" and "Pearl Harbor".

is presented. These three criterions will be the basis for comparing the movies, Pearl Harbor, and Saving Private Ryan. Both movies are based on specific battles fought in World War Two, however they ... y both loved. All in all, the movie Pearl Harbor is more of a love story than a war story.The movie Saving Private Ryan is based on the battle of D-Day, which took place in 1944, much later than the a ...

(2 pages) 82 1 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Reality of the Brutality.

gedies. Movie goers of all kinds steer their way into theatres to view many box office hits such as Saving Private Ryan, and Pearl Harbor, but are these people really getting their money's worth? Many ... tually touched a comparison to reality. One brought to the mouths of many veterans would be that of Saving Private Ryan, a successful hit in 1998. The movie revolves around a man named Captain John Mi ...

(4 pages) 42 1 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Saving Private Ryan.

Saving Private Ryan is not a romantic, feel-good movie, but it is probably one of the best movies I ... is lost.This is one movie that should not be negatively reviewed because of the degree of violence. Saving Private Ryan is about a horrible war, that took place because of a madman's craziness, and th ... , and to make the viewer see the patriotism of the soldiers that have died to protect their nation. Saving Private Ryan is a movie that should make every people realize that Memorial Day is more than ...

(2 pages) 105 0 4.4 Jun/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Saving Private Ryan.

Saving Private Ryan - Historical ReviewThe 1998 Hollywood film Saving Private Ryan, directed by Stev ... . The film was officially dedicated to the Veterans of World War II upon release in 1998. The movie Saving Private Ryan, by director Steven Spielberg is full of historical events and replications. Fro ... rmy, which in term meant an end to the war and the holocaust. The first twenty minutes of the movie Saving Private Ryan depict this important battle, a battle that later turned out to be crucial in wi ...

(4 pages) 177 2 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Saving Private Ryan Movie Analysis

The opening battle of "Saving Private Ryan," is very accurate. Many historians believe that the opening scene is the closes ... through in 1944. Other than the Germans, the movie leaves out every country except the Americans. "Saving Private Ryan," shows only the Americans landing on D-Day, and secludes every other allied cou ... d African-American's were in segregated units, not Hispanic and Native peoples. Another example of "Saving Private Ryan" being very Americanized is at the beginning and end of the film. A large Americ ...

(2 pages) 108 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

The Story of homer

like its main theme is utlimately the totality and gruesomness of war. In reality it is an ancient "Saving Private Ryan" in that it tells us of the raw details of war without any lack of description a ...

(1 pages) 15 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Triumph of the Human Spirit: Casablanca & Saving Private Ryan Film Comparison

a moral struggle, Rick must make crucial choices amidst spiritual and world conflict.Another movie, Saving Private Ryan, which was released in 1998 focuses on the bravery of a group of army men sent o ... y (and cafe), in a dangerous, far-off locale that is a microcosm of the wartime world" (dirks 1).As Saving Private Ryan opens up we see an American flag waving in the sunlight, which throws some off t ...

(8 pages) 48 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Reflection of directing styles in Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot-APA (compare and contrast)

Saving Private Ryan vs. The PatriotMoviemakers have the power to portray the world as they see it. S ... ontrasting depictions of war. Two recent films that clearly prove this point are Steven Speilberg's Saving Private Ryan and Roland Emmerich's The Patriot.Both movies are about a historic war. Both wer ... too shallow.However it is harsh to judge the interpretation of this movie when weighing it against Saving Private Ryan. I have never watched a war movie so disturbing. When I glimpse that high angle ...

(5 pages) 41 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Women In The Military

us. Images of soldiers being brutally and graphically killed race throughout minds. Movies such as "Saving Private Ryan" solidify these emotions as concrete in society's collective minds. However, tod ...

(3 pages) 76 0 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Beowulf vs. Captain Miller of "Saving Private Ryan": Comparison of hero Characteristics.

hout history, many conflicts required the rise of a great leader to lead his people. In Beowulf and Saving Private Ryan these leader are evident. Beowulf, the protagonist in the epic poem by the same ... aralleled bravery and fights against all odds to his death. Similarly, Captain Miller, in the movie Saving Private Ryan, is willing to die to save a soldier he has never met. He demonstrates unmatchab ...

(3 pages) 25 0 4.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Achilles, The Hero: "The Iliad"

is first read, this is not the main focus. The actual fighting and Trojan War could be compared to "Saving Private Ryan." We get raw details of the war without missing any of the descriptive details. ...

(3 pages) 65 0 3.7 Jun/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

"Saving Private Ryan" Essay

Analyse the methods used to make the opening battle sequence of "Saving Private Ryan" both shocking and realistic and say how effective you find it as an introductio ... audience feel more involved and lets them see what many men saw.Camera angles are used through out "Saving Private Ryan." In the first scene many different camera angles are used. The film begins with ... of the film perfectly with its wide range of camera angles used to there full potential.Conclusion"Saving Private Ryan" is both shocking and realistic it uses its producers experience with the good s ...

(3 pages) 65 0 4.3 Sep/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Violence in the Media

d books about wars, terrorism, animal attacks, and school shootings. Films such as Pearl Harbor and Saving Private Ryan clearly depict the horrors of war while entertaining the audience with shootouts ...

(9 pages) 169 1 4.5 Sep/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Film Analysis of the documentary "Triumph of the Will" by Leni Riefenstahl

documentary's such as "Into the Arms of Strangers" by Mark Jonathan Harris and even movies such as "Saving Private Ryan" by Steven Spielberg. Most movies and documentaries normally condemns Hitler and ...

(2 pages) 24 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

My Classification of Movies that I have Seen in Last Year

bad and worse.As some of the very best movies I might mention "Oceans Eleven", "Bedazzled" and "Saving Private Ryan". "Oceans Eleven" is action filled, suspenseful and a happening, Bedazzled is a ... ceans Eleven" is action filled, suspenseful and a happening, Bedazzled is a lighthearted comedy and Saving Private Ryan is an epic war story. In Oceans Eleven, the story evolves around Danny Ocean, wh ...

(3 pages) 15 0 0.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

R+J: Choice Not Chance

"There were people all over, running and getting shot... Have you seen Saving Private Ryan? The first 10 minutes of that? That's what it was like...I checked this one kid, ...

(8 pages) 1726 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Saving Private Ryan Summary

As the name implies, the movie "Saving Private Ryan" is about saving Private Ryan, however there is much more here than just a simpl ...

(3 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How have the representations of war been conveyed in your prescribed text "All quiet on the Western Front" by Remarque as well as one additional visual text and one additional written text

ever three post-war texts All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, the movie Saving Private Ryan directed by Steven Spielberg and the poem Disabled written by Wilfred Owen are p ... rtray this through the use of techniques.The overriding theme of All Quiet on the Western Front and Saving Private Ryan is the horror of war. The soldiers have to undergo a brutal struggle to survive. ...

(5 pages) 16 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Laughter: The Heart Healthy Way

rom humorous movies such as Kingpin and There’s Something About Mary and emotional movies like Saving Private Ryan. They reported that “laughing appeared to cause inner lining of the blood v ...

(4 pages) 31 1 5.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness