Realistic Depiction of War in Movies Through the Use of Cinematography

Filmmakers adopt different methods in order to glorify and depict the horror of war. Each filmmaker, in their representation of war, adopts a method or style that has an effect on the film and the way it is viewed... Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, and Full Metal Jacket are just a few examples of such films. Coppola in Apocalypse Now (1979), Kubrick in Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Spielberg in Saving Private Ryan (1988), all try to portray a realistic representation of war. Filmmakers also use various techniques to help the viewer feel that they are actually in the war itself. The filmmakers use cinematic techniques, static camera shots, de-saturated colors, and light and dark shots, to portray these realistic depictions of war.