Camera movement

Saving Private Ryan

The use of slow motion is both a stylistic device and can also control the tempo of the movie. In this scene which shows the final battle when the audience has been shot, the director uses slow motion to show the audiences how the main character feels and what he sees in his eyes. Miller has lost his mind, he can not hear anything, and think anything. He looks through all the other characters, so that the audience can know what the situation is like in that scene. Without background sound and the slow movement, the scene became more serious and oppressive. This makes the audience feels the same way as how the character feels.

(1:28-2:47)