Yet we too were unable to adequately articulate this idea, further widening the schism between us and our veteran fathers. For it manages to truly convey the individual horrors experienced by the men who fight, without denigrating their sacrifice. The film's power is in its much-criticized graphic portrayal of what really happens to human bodies in warfare. It should, and does, make us ask serious questions about when such tactics are worthy. Janusz Kaminski's cinematography is amazing.
Blood splashes onto the camera, giving the scenes a documentary feel.
Spielberg is to be commended in that he avoids many of the clich s of war movies. The enemy soldiers are virtually indistinguishable from the Americans, rather than the cartoon bad guys to which we are accustomed. The performances are almost uniformly excellent. Unlike earlier WWII films, these guys are kids, and they look like kids. Hanks is beginning to lose that boyish quality, and the hard set of his jaw in this film promises a stellar body of work to come as his roles grow ever more sophisticated.