In a film is it possible to portray the real horror of war adequately? These days film directors and film producers are prepared to shell out endless amounts of money for the latest special effects and gadgets to put in their ... been there and back. Going back to the original question, "In a film is it possible to portray the real horror of war adequately". The short answer to that is yes, it is possible to portray the real horror of war adequately. If war films were anymore realistic, people would be throwing up every time they went to the cinema watched the latest war ... ...

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... Army Airborne Paratrooper Division and their mission in WW II France during Operation Overload. Like any other war/anti war series, it represents the horror and heartbreak of war. Common generic conventions of war series are POW camp experiences, submarine warfare, espionage, heroism, air dog fights, tough ... Brothers' as the main characters truly portray brotherhood. But this type of brotherhood and brotherly bonding is also seen in many of Spielberg's films, most recently produced being Saving Private Ryan. Saving Private Ryan was produced in 1998 and is based on the story that a sol...

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... true to their time, the film's portrayal of war goes a lot deeper than that. The expressions and feelings of soldiers along with their morals and ideology are depicted with the horror of war. The lives and deaths of American soldiers in the immediate part of the invasion of Normandy and the battle of Omaha Beach are illustrated more realistically than ever ... when consulting with history of the battle, that is almost exactly how the battle took place. "Saving Private Ryan" captures the harsh reality of war as authentically as possible. The films historical accuracy of the Omaha beach l...

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