... and feeling to the soldiers to make the story feel more real. In the opening battle scene they use handheld cameras to make the audience feel that they are one of the soldiers on the beach and not just someone watching from the sidelines. At the beginning of the film the only thing we can hear is a military snare being played, but as the grandfather moves across the grass a violin and brass section are added. When the violins are added it suddenly helps to make the audience feel sorry for the man even though they do not know what has brought him here. As the man crouches at one of the graves the camera moves in for a extreme close up on his face and then just his eyes. When the camera moves in on his face the military music fades away and is replaced with the sounds of ...

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