...Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg in 1998, is renowned as the film that best captures the reality of modern day combat. It follows a squadron of soldiers led by Captain John H. Miller on a mission to during WWII rescue a private who is the last remaining sibling of four, in order to return him home to his mother and out of harm's way. The film puts the audience straight into the action right from the start; it makes them feel as if they are a part of the war. To do this, Spielberg uses film techniques that capture the environment, but don’t leave viewers feeling like they are just spectators; his close-up, right-in-the-thick-of-things style causes us to feel horror of every bullet that flies by, and every comrade that we have...
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...Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war drama film set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat, the film is notable for its graphic and realistic portrayal of war, and for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depict the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944. It follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and a squad (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) as they search for a paratrooper, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is the last-surviving brother of four servicemen. Saving Private Ryan received universal critical acclaim, winning several awards for film, cast, and crew as well as earning significant returns at the box office. The film grossed US$481.8 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of the year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated the film for eleven Academy Awards; Spielberg's direction won him a second Academy Award for Best Director, with four more awards going to the film. Saving Private Ryan was released on home video in May 1999, earning $44 million from sales. In 2014, Saving Private Ryan was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry as per being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Saving Private Ryan follows the story of several World War II soldiers who are on a quest to find...
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...Costume Set Design Describe the atmosphere created by the combination of film elements and how they contributed to your liking or disliking of the movie. Movie Saving Private Ryan, 1998 Entry The movie is set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II after June 6, 1944. The beginning of the movie depicts the landing of the 29th Infantry Division and Parts of the 2nd Ranger Battalion which landed on Omaha Beach. Entry The characters often appear in military clothing, casual clothing and several worn-out uniforms. The characters were wearing M1 helmets, shirt, undershirts, trousers (green in color), M1938 dismounted leggings, socks and long underwear. Entry The sets was that of a war-torn French village. There was a river running through the village, a bridge going over the river, blown-up houses. Most of the buildings were flat-front buildings, however some were actually built. There was graffiti placed on the buildings. Entry The overall atmosphere is gruesome and realistic creating the sense that you are actually in the war. The atmosphere of the Omaha beach was as realistic as it gets. The characters are all acting as if they were in war being shot at or killed, especially the character of Capitan Miller who is terrified, nervous, instructive, and determined to find Private Ryan. The characters fit into the setting well, looking sweaty with battle wounds, cuts, bullet penetrations, and even as far as organs protruding outside of the characters bodies. The...
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...Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1998, is a film that follows the stories of several World War two soldiers who are on a mission to find one man who is fighting somewhere else in Europe. Private James Francis Ryan, who is played by Matt Damon and Harrison Young as his elderly version has three brothers who have all been killed at different locations around the world. This situation is brought to the attention of General George Marshall and orders an immediate search. The film opens up with the prologue of elderly Private Ryan and his family visiting an American cemetery in Normandy, France. The time then quickly shifts to June of 1944 and American troops landing on Omaha Beach also known as D-Day. Once the orders of General George Marshall reach captain John Miller, who is played by Tom Hanks assembles a squad of men and starts their journey to find Private Ryan. Along their way on their journey comes obstacles they start to set out to town. There is various battles which leads to one of Miller soldiers getting injured there is no medical aid around so later on the man dies which begins...
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...In ww2 the US suffered over 2000 casualties taking Omaha Beach in Normandy, its said to be one of the most deadly battles of WW2. The Omaha Beach scene in the movie Saving Private Ryan has been hailed as one of the most realistic and brutal depictions of war. In the beginning its calm with a face by face intro of the soldiers on their way to the beach. The calmness of the scene almost creates a suspense that is slashed by the doors of the boat dropping and instant chaos. As soon as the doors drop countless soldiers are killed. To the german gunners in the bunkers, they are shooting fish in a barrel. Captain Miller, played by Tom Hanks, starts to command soldiers to jump over the side to avoid being shot. Though jumping over the side was a safer way than...
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...Saving private Ryan (1988) directed by Steven Spielberg received critical applause for its realistic portrayal of World War II combat sequences in entire film starting to the end. The scenes that are depicting at the Ohama beach troops landing was named the best battle scene of all time in my opinion. The scene in the film costs US$12 million and involved up to1,500 takes , and the director have taken some of people from the members of the Irish defence forces , and members of local historical re-enactment groups as the second battle group were cased, many people from here was taken to play as German soldiers in the movie as I read from interviews given by film crew .In addition, twenty to thirty actual amputee were used to portray as American soldier which give the clear description of involvement of the actors in every scene as it actually happened during the landing of troops from the first...
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...Saving Private Ryan Journal By coco chen The movie Saving Private Ryan is an epic war film that based on Normandy Landing in WWII. This famous battle was happened on June 6, 1944 to mid- July, 1944 between American and Germany. This movie tells us how cruel the war is. I believe no one wants to kill others during a war, but they must do it, or they’ll die. At the beginning of the movie, there is an old man is visiting Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial with his family. He is Ryan, the key person of this movie. The movie is about Captain Miller receives a mission to find Ryan and send him to take care his mother, because three of four brother of Ryan’s family have died during the war. Miller makes a group of 8 men to complete this task. In the end, Ryan is saved and he is send to his home, but 6 men of this group are died. The movie Saving Private Ryan was named “best battle scene of all time” for its realistic portrayal of World War II combat. Especially the beginning of the movie that the scene of Normandy Landing. It seems like the ocean is made by blood. A soldier throws a broken arm to someplace else. Another soldier wears his helmet with plenty of blood. These make the movie horrible. Finally, I must say it is a nice movie. If you only want to watch one movie about war, please choose this...
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...Vivian Diaz 10/21/13 Ryan White Act Ryan White was a teenager from Kokomo, Indiana in the 1980s, who drew national and, eventually, worldwide attention due to his infection with HIV. It has been speculated that the reason Ryan got so much attention was that he was a heterosexual white middle class boy who was not part of any of the regular minority groups stigmatized by the disease. I believe that he deserves a holiday because a lot of people are affected by HIV/AIDS today and are discriminated because of it. Ryan was also expelled from middle school because of his infection. With Ryan’s disease, him and his mother courageously fought AIDS-related discrimination and helped educate the Nation about his disease. They fought for his right to attend school, gaining international attention as a voice of reason about HIV/AIDS. Congress passed the AIDS bill that bears his name – the Ryan White CARE (Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency) Act. The legislation has been reauthorized four times since he died in 1990 – in 1996, 2000, 2006, and 2009 – and is now called the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. He influenced change by fighting for HIV/AIDS discrimination. People today who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS have the support that they need and will not be discriminated due to the Ryan White Program which works with cities, states, and local community-based organization to provide HIV-related services. The program is for those who do not have sufficient health care coverage or financial...
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...was the VP of Operations, James Baynard. James Baynard, according to Ryan, is one of those managers who takes credit, but does not really do anything. Unfortunately for the company, Ryan might be correct. For example, when Ryan asked to be taken off the TQM training to work on the engineering team, James Baynard refused because he wanted to keep up appearances. If you do not have a good sponsor, then the change will never work. There were too many obstacles for any meaningful change to happen. Floor workers seem to know what they needed, such as the woman who complained about the box cutter or the issues with the carts, but management stood in the way of these needs. When workers raised concerns with management, they were often ignored and a quality meeting was canceled for three weeks. When a change did occur, it took too long and cost an arm, a leg, and some of Ryan’s standing at the company. VC Brakes lacked a sense of urgency when Ryan presented recommendations to proper management. If VC Brakes really wanted to implement change, they would not take such a long time for everything. Issues being resolved over several weeks seemed to be a common theme. 2. Evaluate Ryan’s performance during the change effort. What grade would you give him and why? Specifically, write a one page email to Ryan in which you provide him useful feedback about his performance and an overall grade Hello: Ryan, this is an evaluation of your performance during the implementation of...
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...Ryan Lane Ryan Thomas Lane was born on November 23, 1987 to parents William and Jill Lane. Ryan was born deaf and when he was only 2 weeks old he was diagnosed with congenital nerve deafness. Congenital nerve deafness is a defect on the auditory nerve in the cochlea which may be present at birth or acquired during or soon after birth. Usually both inner ears are effected to the same extent. In Ryan’s case congenital nerve deafness was either caused by kernicterus (a lack of oxygen during a prolonged pregnancy, where the baby becomes jaundiced,) or was inherited from failure of the cochlea to develop properly. His sisters Hayley and Kristen both knew sign language, and tried to teach their parents and Ryan also. Though they knew ASL, they knew nothing about the background and culture of the Deaf Community. When Ryan was 6 years old he started learning ASL. He soon realized that he did not like ASL and decided to use SEE (signed exact English). Ryan’s father, William, was hard-of-hearing but his mother and sisters were both hearing. Ryan Lane won the worlds heart by communicating through SEE, his recurring role in ABC’s hit drama “Switched at Birth,” and by participating in the charity “Dogs for the Deaf” Ryan Lane knew American Sign Language but preferred to use SEE. When he was younger his parents wanted him to learn to read lips, so they sent him through speech auditory training. It was hard for him to learn anything because he could not focus, and he did not understand...
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...Entrepreneurial Mindset Shravan Manna Ryan Friedlinghaus Ryan Friedlinghaus is the founder and CEO of the world famous car customization shop West Coast Customs (WCC). WCC repairs and re-builds cars mainly for rich people and celebrities. The customers provide Ryan a basic plan for how their car should be looking like, and from there on his staff customizes the cars with a little taste of WCC. They are specialized in every part of cars, from electronics to metalwork and interiors. All the different parts are done by teams who are specialized in their jobs, and mostly they are not just working on one car but a few. They also have a strict deadline for when the car should be modified and finished. Ryan started the business by himself in 1993 originally located in Orange County, California, then he moved to Los Angeles in 1988 to the outskirts of Compton and the current location now is in Corona, California. He had a capital of 5000 dollar which he earned by working in his dad’s liquor store, when he opened West Coast Customs. From what he earned by working is now a world famous car customizing shop, and he is very successful. When he was 15 years old he customized skateboards and bikes for other kids, and after some time he started to work with cars. His first customization work was a Mazda pickup truck which was his, also at the age of 15. West Coast Customs also got more famous...
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...heroic, beautiful and dignified in Ryan Lobo's traveling experiences. Such as, the nature of justice and people in Liberia forgiving the man who had taken everything from them, the role of women peacekeepers representing courage in misfortune and hope in despair. Lastly, the firefighters, who are the forgotten heroes who act with bravery for others, however, they are never appreciated for their work. Photography is the art of capturing a moment of time, that tells us a story through the physical and emotional appearance conveyed on a photo. I trust that the primary thought and contention within these stories is that a photo is not just justified regardless of a thousand words; a photo can depict feelings and conditions of being that words can't get a handle on. They can make comprehension, tell of misfortune, demonstrate trustworthiness and invoke judgment all in the meantime. They are a standout amongst the most capable wellsprings of data we have today. Nobody can deny the story behind the photo. At the point when individuals see a photo, it is visible to the point that nobody can deny the story in it particularly the sentiments of a person in the photo. As I would like to think, words may be...
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...he Battle of Normandy refers to the Invasion of Normandy by Allied Forces in Normandy, France during World War 2 from June 6th, 1944 until the Allied breakout in July, 1944. The invasion was part of Operation Overlord during World War 2 and was the largest amphibious operation in the history of modern warfare. The invasion began on “D-Day.” Operation Overlord was an Allied landing in France that was scheduled for June in 1944. The operation had many commanders but the overall commander was General Dwight Eisenhower. Operation Overlord is not only notable for the significance it would have in World War II but also use it was an operation that required the kind of logistics that were unprecedented before it.The element of surprise was essential for the operation to succeed, keeping it top secret was a challenge however because of the many parties that participated in the landings, beside the Americans there were also British troops and members of the French resistance present at operation Overlord. The beach the americans landed on is Utah and Omaha. The Canadians landed on Jono. The attitude that the men had about the war and the mission was strong, they felt that the needed to accomplish their mission in order to earn the right to go home. During the scene with the captured German soldier the German machine gunner was made to dig the graves for the dead American and German soldiers. The American sergeant wanted to kill him (which would have been a war crime -killing a...
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...was the VP of Operations, James Baynard. James Baynard, according to Ryan, is one of those managers who takes credit, but does not really do anything. Unfortunately for the company, Ryan might be correct. For example, when Ryan asked to be taken off the TQM training to work on the engineering team, James Baynard refused because he wanted to keep up appearances. If you do not have a good sponsor, then the change will never work. There were too many obstacles for any meaningful change to happen. Floor workers seem to know what they needed, such as the woman who complained about the box cutter or the issues with the carts, but management stood in the way of these needs. When workers raised concerns with management, they were often ignored and a quality meeting was canceled for three weeks. When a change did occur, it took too long and cost an arm, a leg, and some of Ryan’s standing at the company. VC Brakes lacked a sense of urgency when Ryan presented recommendations to proper management. If VC Brakes really wanted to implement change, they would not take such a long time for everything. Issues being resolved over several weeks seemed to be a common theme. 2. Evaluate Ryan’s performance during the change effort. What grade would you give him and why? Specifically, write a one page email to Ryan in which you provide him useful feedback about his performance and an overall grade Hello: Ryan, this is an evaluation of your performance during the implementation of...
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...Indianapolis, Indiana. At first glance it may appear he used his Visionary Leadership for a higher cause; however his unethical pursuits, ultimately resulted in the downfall of his church, his followers and himself when 914 members of his congregation committed suicide after “drinking the Kool Aid”. Visionary Leadership From early in his life Jim Jones had a vision of the world he wanted to live in. Jim Jones was born the only child of a disabled veteran father and working mother during the Great Depression. His poor upbringing shaped his vision of a world in which all people were equal. As an adult he began to attend uni-racial churches in Indianapolis. In 1961 he became the first white man to adopt and African-American child in Indiana (Ryan, 2011). Shortly thereafter he became disenfranchised with the segregation, of the congregations, in the churches he attended. In response to this social norm of the time, Jim Jones visionary leadership began. He started by establishing the Peoples Temple and invited all races and social demographics to join his congregation. Jim Jones encouraged Demographic Diversity (USAF) because he saw the value of having people from all walks of life within his congregation. From the lawyers who represented him to the laborers who built church facilities, all members served a purpose within the team. In his early church we can see the groundwork for his strategic planning. Jim Jones developed a forward thinking strategic plan to bring in additional...
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