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Another difference between these films is after the departure of the landing draft the amount of resistance they meet form the German forces is very different such as in the longest day they have very little resistance because even though you see scenes of the Germans preparing there defences and getting in position ready for the allies landing but when it cuts to the allies it is as if they are not there because when the allies rush up the beach they is very little gun fire and when they pan out to show the whole beach there are very little casualties as well as the extras in the back of some shots are border line smiling and enjoying them selves which releases the tension of the moment slightly and does not make it as realistic as it should be.Compared to Saving Private Ryan known as the most violent and realistic scene put to cinema in a second world war drama.In the beach invasion shown by Saving Private Ryan the contrast is massive the second the allies debark they are met by hailstorms of machine gun and mortar fire slaughtering the allies. The scene in question is very graphic showing horrific scenes of men with there guts hanging out lost limbs and the attitudes of the soldiers is different compared to a smirk and happy attitude the man a screaming in agony and despair calling out for there mothers to save them. This scene is one of the most curate and horrific scene put to cinema and will be hard to top for the coming years.

In conclusion the appeal of war films is there if willing to accept it and as proven can show some of the most gruelling and dark scenes put to cinema. The goal of this essay was to compare to accounts made my different people of the same event in different created time periods to show the evolution of the genre and quality of the genre. The films in question where The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan made 40 years apart showing and by two completely different visionary's show the evolution of light hearted  patriotism of the 1960s to 70s and the dark threatening tone of the war genre from the 1980s to present day whilst showing the physiological effects on a soldier and how the audience will have matured over the years with the genre showing its never ending appeal also showcasing the upgrade in quality over short a small amount of time it is amazing to think what the genre will look like in another 40 years from now.

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