Steven Spielberg said about ‘Saving Private Ryan’ that, “I wanted to put chaos upon the screen’

Writing for a film magazine, analyse the methods used to make the opening battle sequence both shocking and realistic and comment on ho successful you think he was in meeting his objective. â€Å"I wanted to put chaos upon the screen. I wanted the audience to feel the same way as those green recruits that were just off those Higgins boats and never seen combat before. Ninety-five percent of them hadn't. It was complete chaos†. Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Steven Spielberg's ‘Saving Private Ryan' is an unforgettable film that has profound and lasting impact throughout the world. Winner of five time academy awards including Best Director. ‘Saving Private Ryan' was first released on September 11th 1998 as a joint production of DreamWorks and Paramount pictures. Seen through the eyes of a squad of American troops, the story begins World War Two's historic and unforgettable D-Day landing then moves beyond Omaha Beach, as the eight American troops embark on a special, emotional but dangerous mission. Captain Miller must take his men through a journey like never before to find one man, one private, Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Spielberg enlisted the help of Tom Hanks (Captain Miller), who is best known nowadays for his astounding performance in The Da Vinci Code. Tom Sizemore (Sergeant Horvath), Edward Burns (Private Reiben), Barry Pepper (Private Jackson), Jeremy Davis (Private Upham) and Matt Damon (Private Ryan). Contributing to the height of realism Spielberg took an almost documentarian approach to filming. He refused to do any storyboarding prior to shooting, and using hand held cameras much of the time. † I wanted to hit the sets much like a newsreel cameraman following the solders into war†. Throughout the film Spielberg demonstrated the magnificent use of the hand held cameras, maybe the most remembered of these is the first battle scene, that we see when the American troops land on Omaha Beach. Unlike this film, other films of the war genre always seemed to follow the same concept, which was there always seemed to be a glory-figure, the one who always survived right till the end and lived happily ever after. He wanted break the convections of war emphasizing the sense of realism as much as he could. I think the realism is not showing people dying, blood and gore, to me realism shows the emotion of people, those families who lose two, three and even four children, in combat. It shows the devastation of not only solders but innocent people who lose their lives because of other peoples decisions†. In my eyes this film does show realism and how war effects people mentally and physically, and how you can be the most experienced solder or a new solder that has never seen war before and still the effects are the same. Saving Private Ryan' lasts for a remarkable time, of two hours and fifty minutes, the film takes the audience through travesty and triumph and through death and despair. Death, we see a lot of through out the film and blood and gore so if you haven't got a strong stomach I suggest that you don't watch this film. The question that I asked myself while watching ‘Saving Private Ryan' was yes, people are dying because it is war, but for what reason? To maintain your countries status, or to fight the fight that you should not be fighting. This film in my opinion challenges you, and lets you think for yourself, even though this film is just a mimic of what really happened and we know this, you cannot help to think that it's real (watching the action as though it is happening at the present time). We as an audience get emotionally attached to the characters, as we see then through the good times and the bad. Spielberg did this well. But my main reason for writing this review is to focus on the opening scenes, which are the most catastrophic, and highly effective scenes of all. So did Steven Spielberg (also the creator of other box office sensations which include Jaws 1975, Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 and Jurassic Park 1993) manage to live up to this main aim and did he really succeed on putting â€Å"chaos upon the screen†? I am going to start by analyzing the opening scene, which the idea of the transition of present to past takes place. We first hear classical music which in, and the image of a translucent American flag, blowing in the breeze. Then it passes and the film begins with a selection of characters, all we hear is the very faint music and the sound of the ocean. There is no speaking, this often makes the audience concentrate on the body language of the characters because sometimes, you can tell more on how the character is feeling not by speech but by the emotion that comes through by the characters body language. We see an elderly man maybe in his late 70's leading them, as he stumbles along the path (we as an audience do not yet know that the old man is Private James Ryan). As the camera pans out we see an American and French flag, this gives us a clue to where we are. As it turns out we are in Collevile-sur-mer, Normandy France. Spielberg uses pathetic fallacy here, as we can hear the sea more, as it becomes more aggressive this could reflect the old mans feelings he might be anxious, nervous or even apprehensive. As the camera gives us a long shot from above we begin to see a white sea of headstones. Dramatic music begins to play, and increases in volume as more headstones are reveled. In my opinion the music reminded me of military music, the kind of music that would be played at a funeral of a past solder, a piece of evidence that backs that up is we see a man dressed in full military uniform, standing by one of the graves. So these two suggestions suggest that we are at the graves that we are at are something to do with past solders, and as we are in Normandy, France were part of the Second World War took place, it makes sense. Then we see another mid-shot of the graves and the old man. After walking down a few rows, the emotional man falls to his knees at the foot of a grave almost in a position that you might be honoring someone, he starts to cry. As an audience we feel for this unknown character but we are not entirely sure what is happening. This scene because it is shot in the present the color is vibrant. The camera zooms in to the old mans blue eyes, (suggesting that we are going into one of his memory's) this is called a detailed close up, where the camera focuses on one part of the body to show a specific emotion, and can often make the character appear isolated and detached from everybody else. Then the sounds of crashing waves dominate the scene, and it drowns out the sound of the music, and here we are now taken from present to past. The scene establishes a connection between the elderly man in the graveyard and D-Day. The date and setting are established a mood of fear and tension is created. The audience is given a cursory introduction to the some of the main characters. This scene leaves us too more unanswered questions than answered. Then, a flashback takes the audience and the character back to landing at Normandy on D-Day. All this film is just simply just a memory of Private James Ryan. Now the transition from present to past has taken place, we first see a deep focus shot of Omaha Beach with iron hedgehogs both in the foreground and stretching into the background. We then see from a long shot of the boats as they approach shore. About ten American soldiers in a Higgins boat waiting anxiously, again there is no talking it is all silent all but the sound of the boat and the crashing of the waves, creating tension. The long shot then cuts to a close up of Captain Miller's hand shaking this is a recurrent image, as we see this shot many times through out the film. And we also get close up shots of soldiers terrified expressions. When the boats to finally come ashore your ears are dominated by the sound of constant gunfire, which add to the confusion and devastation. Many solders are killed within seconds of leaving the boats. These soldiers act like pawns in a game of chess, there is no way that they are going to survive they in my opinion they are meant to be killed so the other solders have a chance of surviving. There's medium close up shots of solders being killed. The camera then switches up above, there is an over the shoulder shot of a German so the audience sees the battle from there perspective. Which gives a sense of power to the Germans and a sense of hopelessness to the Americans. But isn't war supposed to be fair? The Americans from their view look like pin pricks on a map; this makes the audience feel like the Americans are fighting a lost cause and this indicates the immense difficulty of the mission. So the various perspectives (German and American) give the overview of the carnage. As soldiers plunge into the sea the camera follows them, giving the audience yet again their perspective as they struggle both below and above the surface. The sound becomes muted, the sound of water fills or ears, this takes us back to what Spielberg said he that wanted us to experience war just like the soldiers. The use of handheld cameras in the battle sequence increases and emphasizes the impact caused and makes the opening scene very lively and this makes us, the audience feel part of the action as if we were making our way around the beach with the troops. † I wanted to hit the sets much like a newsreel cameraman following the soldiers into war†. Spielberg in this part of the film uses desaturated colour in contrast with the vibrant colour in the opening scene. It gives the effect that we are in a memory and in the past, looking back on events that have already taken place. It is just all, instant chaos. Another important aspect of the opening 24 minutes is Captain Miller's confusion. As Captain Miller stagers out the bloody sea. He stumbles and falls. We looks up at witnesses the chaos and around him. As we see the fear in his eyes even through he is an experienced soldier it can still effect a experienced soldier the same as a new soldier just coming into war. This is another point that Spielberg wanted to get across was you never get used to the turmoil, and watching people die before your eyes. It's still the same experience over and over again. Also the fact that if you did manage to survive it was only by luck. There is then an over the shoulder shot of Captain Miller, this shows the audience what war looks like from his perspective. The camera it is not at standstill it is all jerky and shaky because it was a hand held camera. As Captain Miller tips bloody water out of his helmet and replaces it making him look blood-splattered. As muted sound accompanies the slow motion, but the disturbing explosions can still be heard in the background. The facial expression of Captain Miller's shows true fear. His eyes show the question, why are we doing this, is there a point? The sound returns as a General shouts for instructions. Captain Miller finally pulls himself together and he resumes his responsibilities. All of this has it's effects on the audience as we are plunged into the horror of the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach, and we see Captain Miller and experience the senseless carnage through his eyes. Although not a raw recruit he is nevertheless shocked beyond belief. And we as an audience are given an insight into the true horror of war. As the end of the battle finally comes, it comes as a relief to the audience after the exhausting twenty minutes or so of loud gunfire and just immense no stop action. We are struck by the enormity of the event that has just taken place. We then get a close up of Captain Miller's hand shaking, as I said earlier this is a recurrent image. Then the camera zooms to a close up of his eyes again showing the audience his viewpoint. Gentle music quietly fades in. The waves sound peaceful after the prolonged noise of chaos and destruction. Also the melancholy music adds to the solemnity of the images. As Captain Miller rests Sergeant Horvath comments, â€Å"That's quite a view†, a sentiment that is echoed by Miller. This is not however referring to a nice view but a shocking and breathtaking view of the beach. As the camera rises and slowly pans to the left we begin to see the whole of the beach covered in dead bodies, and the scarlet water flowing feely. Then finally zooms on this one mans backpack of one soldier – Ryan. The final shot showing the name ‘Ryan' on the backpack of one of the fallen soldiers establishes a link between the sequence we have just seen as well as both the title and the plot of the film. So did Steven Spielberg fulfill his main aim for ‘Saving Private Ryan' which was â€Å"I wanted to put chaos upon the screen â€Å". In my eyes as a reviewer of ‘Saving Private Ryan' he did fulfill that aim, he showed from start to finish a sense of realism, and broke entirely away from the traditional convections of the film war genre. He used magnificent camera angles, which contributed a lot to the film as a whole. This film keeps you on the edge of your seat, and guessing what is going to happen next. I think the opening sequence prepared the audience for what followed because the horror in the opening scene and the devastation that you see is the same that you see, or even worse than through out the whole film. I would recommend this film if you want a film with a moral, and a meaning. But the one main issue that I had watching this film is the time it lasts for two hours and fifty minutes, so you do have to be dedicated to watching it from the start. The way that I would watch it is with the family on a Friday night with popcorn and a box of tissues. I would give this film a rating of 7/10, the main reasons why I didn't give 10/10 is because for me personally it was to gory, it lasted to long and I didn't have the patience, and it was one of those films that you would watch once and then never watch it again because there would be no need.

Harrison Bergeron Essay

Kurt Vonnegut’s fictional society adopted the theories of Social Contract and Social Justice to establish a new social and legal order. The people amended the constitution to attain equality for all. With the amendments, they created laws to make a uniform citizenry out of their people and in the process stripped them of their individuality. These laws were also intended to make them think and act alike which was their idea of equality. As to who is benefited from such extreme version of social control depends on whose viewpoint it was coming from. Despite their unrestricted freedoms no one was ultimately benefited in this kind of system. It was no guarantee of peace and absolute control, as in the case of Harrison. His physical and mental states were no match for the handicaps. Once both powers were unleashed and unrestrained what resulted was a blending and coordination that produced a beautiful symphony of dance and music. It was symbolical of the good things that can happen or that can be achieved if we let our natural gifts, talents and skills work for the common good. There can be unity in diversity and peaceful co-existence may be possible. In a controlled society as this fictional one, there were no norms, values, and culture that may identify them. For norms, values and culture were what will set them apart. This was a robotic society where the norms were that which are forced upon them because of the handicaps some were made to wear. Acceptable norms were absent because the standard (equality) was built into the system. In effect one had a common standard to follow in which to comport oneself, no less and no better that the others. There was only one value that stood, no one was above the other in appearance and in the treatment he gave and he got. Culture should define who and what this society was, but what would make it truly unique? There was nothing neither appealing nor interesting in it because everything went against the natural ways of man. People followed rules not out of their volition. How were they to know the good was turning bad, and worse was turning worst, if something in their brains signaled a censure. This restraint was basically against their good and benefit, but they had no choice but to obey what was programmed in their system. Once, this was a society that had reached the extreme end of the balance with their all-out freedoms and unchecked rights of individuals. The situation had reached unmanageable proportion that they had to resort to dramatic crisis control which brought them to the other extreme end by way of the encroachment on their rights and freedoms. This society took not only the people’s freedoms but their right senses as well. In what they figure to be the correct moves to effect change, their agitation towards a freak of nature was alarming, like when â€Å"some things about living weren’t quite right †¦ April not being Springtime† (Vonnegut, 1961). Law and society have interchangeable attributes. Law may change a society and society may change the law. In the case of Harrison Bergeron, society had made 3 amendments to their constitution out of desire for and necessity to change. They wanted to regulate and curb freedoms to a comfortable magnitude. The change in the law made this society a strictly tempered one. Lawyers and the legal system do not have a place in this society anymore. The Handicapper General proceeded to punish without trial law breakers. The only crime that can be committed was taking one’s handicaps off and that did not need investigation and defense. The crime and the criminal are self-evident. The fictional society does not have any direct similarities in today’s time. However, the inference to the curtailment of freedoms is plenty. When a society does not allow an artist to express his heart in his art, the Harrison Bergerons to criticize the government which should be for, by and of the people, and ease the fear of ordinary citizens, they are the translations of Vonnegut’s transgressions of freedoms in his fictional society. Instead of seeking for equality in the extreme, working with diversity might be the better option.

Link Between Social Networking Sites And Depression Among...

For this research proposal, I would study the link between social networking site Facebook and depression among older adolescents around the age of 18 and 20. For this proposal, I will look at four scholarly articles, proposal three research questions and have three hypotheses for my research questions based on how social networking sites like Facebook use correlates with a decrease in mood and increase in depression. Literature Review The first article is an article by Lauren A. Jelenchick, Jens C. Eickhoff, and Megan A. Moreno (2012). They evaluated the use of social media networking site Facebook its association with depression among older adolescents. Older adolescents’ ages range from 15 to 20. According to the American Academy of†¦show more content†¦Overall, Jelenchicks et al. (2012) study found no significant association between social networking sites like Facebook and depression. In an article by De Choudhury, Gamon, Counts, and Horvitz (2013), they evaluated the language on social media sites like Facebook that people use as well as the emotions people associate to Facebook. Some of the emotions and language De Choudhury et al. (2013) indicated in their study that people might have used in their â€Å"post† are feelings of worthlessness, guilt, helplessness, and self-hatred. De Choudhury et al. (2013) findings were â€Å"individuals with depression show lowered levels of social activity but showed greater negative emotion, high self-attentional focus, increased relational and medicinal concerns, and heightened expression of religious thoughts.† However, this study did not look at the potential harm of social media and the impact of trauma on an individual. Similarly, Lin and Utz (2015) found in their study that when news or posts appear from a strong tie, a strong and close relationship, that mood is contagious; positive news leads to happiness and negative news leads to sadness. Lin and Utz (2015) noted that there has been no empirical research done on the role of strong ties and the interpretation of one’s emotional response prior. Lin and Utz’s (2015), findings show that the closer the tie and relationship the happier Facebook

An Exploration of the Intimate Economies of Bangkok

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Persuasive Speech On Concussions - 1276 Words

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Project Management Methodology for Knowledge- myassignmenthelp

Question: Discuss about theProject Management Methodology for Knowledge. Answer: Introduction A project is a short contractual exercise whose aim is to produce a certain specific product with a set start and end time schedule. In a project, the operations are designed in a way that they fall within the projects scope, estimated budget, available resources and the product requirements, including the quality standards and all other features of a product. Project management is the application of a project managers and team members skills, knowledge, tools, techniques and experiences in a project to be able to produce the required product as well as achieve the products goals and objectives (Maley, 2012). Project management methodologies are basically the methods that a project manager or a business management team implements to help them conduct project operations easily and faster (Chin et al, 2010). Discussion Prince2 methodology PRINCE2 is a word that stands for Project in Controlled Environments. It is most commonly used for businesses managed by the UK government as well as those that originate from product-based approach. Originally, the methodology was created specially to be used in IT projects (Kruger et al, 2013). The methodology has recently evolved and now being used in various projects but still keeps its principles, themes and processes on ensuring that the stages for its implementation are complete and effective. PRINCE2 methodology involves a series of multiple stages, whereby each stage has its own plans and processes to follow before it is completed and deemed successful(Chin et al, 2012). In that case, the methodology involves the definition of its inputs and outputs in every phase of its implementation to ensure that everything is clear and successful at the end of it all. PRINCE2 is a very effective methodology which is a quality feature derived from its characteristics on being a process o riented methodology. Advantages of PRINCE2 Predictable It provides a clear picture of what the end product will be, i.e. all the features. This is through the fact that the project is usually broken down into stages which are monitored and controlled with their own specific processed and procedures from their beginning to their end and the product is evaluated after every stage. Tests and Trials It is a very effective and efficient methodology because of the many trials and tests that it has undergone. There are a large number of businesses that have practically used the method and ensured the effectiveness of its inputs, processes, themes and principles into producing the expected product. Standardization The methodology standardizes every project aspect or activity with an aim of ensuring that there is no miscommunication or misdirection experienced by either the business owners, stakeholders or the project managers and team members(Singh et al, 2014). The standardization process ensures that every party is aware of their roles and responsibilities clearly. Saves Money and Time Through standardization, time and money is saved from training and educating employees who are already aware of what their roles and responsibilities are and actually have experience, skills and expertise on the methodology processes, themes and principles. Delivers Quality and Compliance The methodology ensures focus and clarity to the project parties. The end product from the project is clearly identified and defined from the beginning which is followed to the letter. These requirements are listed clearly in terms of quality, composition and other aspects which are later controlled and managed till end which produces best quality products and procedure/rule compliance. Disadvantages of PRINCE2 Specialists Aspect The methodology fails to recognize some very special and important specialists activities like engineering, organizational change management or procurement needed for construction projects etc. Risk Management The methodology does not offer opportunities for carrying out a risk management activity because it deems the first stage of the methodology the most important of all the others. Analysis Requirements It does not allow explicit requirement treatment or analysis. It considers what the client said as final and one to be followed. Documentation It requires thorough and a lot of documentation of the operations. This gives the parties involved a hell of a time to manage and keep track of its progress. Planning When planned, the process is not very effective which increases chances of the projects going off track and off the project scope and constraints. Pmbok Methododlogy This actually refers to a Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Therefore it is not an actual methodology but a basically an approach to project planning, executing, controlling and closure(Karaman et al, 2015). Advantages of PMBOK It is a generally well accepted guide all over the world It focuses on improving project performance and success Offers an easy breakdown and guidance to every project methodology and project that can be used by business enterprises. Offers expansion experience towards various project fields and industries Provides standardization of project processes Disadvantages Most suitable for small projects only Views at a project as a single entity and not as a part of the business operation Very inefficient for projects that require immense changes and complicated requests like software or IT projects (Sharon, 2009) Consist of many various project methodology options that can be used in the same situation or project Encourages project governance to be done by the project sponsor and the stakeholders Project Choice The project of my choice is a project on the FBIs trial to replace the reporting of crimes using papers with an online system. The project methodology that would be effective for this project is the PRINCE2 methodology. This is because it was actually designed to be used in governmental projects and small projects whilethe PMBOK would not be so effective because it could only offer guidelines in general on what to do and use but not specifically not what to use(Al Matari, 2014). Conclusion The methodologies offer help to the project managers by giving them a guidance on what to do, by whom and at what time. There are a number of different project management methodologies available for use by various business organizations, e.g. agile, waterfall, PRINCE2, scrum, Kanban, XP to name a few. However, every business has to choose he right, effective and efficient methodology for its operations based on the size, project time period, type of project, kind of product anticipated among other things. References Karaman, E., Kurt, M. (2015). Comparison of project management methodologies: prince 2 versus PMBOK for it projects.Int. Journal of Applied Sciences and Engineering Research,4(5), 657-664. 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Super Man and Me free essay sample

By using rhetoric, Sherman Alexie argues that by basically reading or making an effort to learn more he will be a role model for those who do live in reservations to want more out of life and to break out of the stereotypes. After reading the essay I think Alexie used a lot of pathos to draw the reader’s attention for example he says â€Å"A little Indian boy teaches himself to read at an early age and advances quickly.He reads Grapes of Wrath in kindergarten when other children are struggling through Dick and Jane. If he’d been anything but an Indian boy living on the reservation, he might have been called a prodigy† (Alexie, 1997). By telling us about this moment in his life he want us the reader to understand that a Native American is not suppose to be an successful or educated individual it is not â€Å"the norm† and these are some of the challenges he faced as a Native American. We will write a custom essay sample on Super Man and Me or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Alexie did not use to much of Logos I assume it is because to convey his emotions to the reader and I had to re-read this essay a number of times to figure out where he might of used logos because I had a hard time telling how to spot it, I understand its logic and to me the whole essay is logical but I am thinking it has to deal more with a sort of†¦ â€Å"Call to action† type of logic like did Alexie’s hard work and perseverance influence others in his situation to want more or do more or follow in his footsteps. I visit schools as often as possible. The Indian kids crowd the classroom. Many are writing their own poems, short stories, and novels. They have read my books. They have read many other books. They look at me with bright eyes and arrogant wonder. They are trying to save their lives. Then there are the sullen and already defeated Indian kids who sit in the back rows and ignore me with theatrical precision. The pages of their notebooks are empty.They carry neither pencil nor pen. They stare out the window/ they refuse and resist† (Alexie, 1997). Here I think he conveys logos because it’s only logical to think and know that not everyone is going to listen or apply themselves that’s life and while it seems to break his spirit that those select few are falling into the stereotypes there is only so much he can do but it is ultimately up to the individual themselves to want to change and want more out of life.I had a hard time understanding the point of Ethos which is credibility, but to me I think ethos in this particular essay is more like vulnerability because in the first paragraph he talks about how poor his family was â€Å"We were poor by most standards, but one of my parents usually managed to find some minimum-wage job or another, which made us middle-class by reservation standards. I had a brother and three sisters.We lived on a combination of irregular paychecks, hope, fear, and government surplus food† (Alexie, 1997), he made himself vulnerable by exposing a part of his life that some people would have a hard time admitting due to embarrassment and because he is so open and shares this with us not only does it make his vulnerable but that gives way to credibility because no one would talk openly and earnestly about being poor and struggling. I think Alexie’s use of rhetorical concepts is really good because he was able to keep the reader’s attention.He is also trying to spread a positive message to Native Americans that are still living on Reservations as well as those who are not as fortunate as some other people that they do not have to live within the stereotypes that are associated with them, all it takes is determination, a positive attitude and hard work, sadly that is cheesy or cliche but in this case it is really true. My favorite line is where he says â€Å"Books, I say to them. Books, I say. I throw my weight against their locked doors he door holds. I am smart.