... of his eyes, the camera then cuts to a long shot of the landing craft as they approach the shore it then goes to a close up of captain millers shaking hand this is a recurrent image used through out the film. As the ramps come down the come under fire from nazi machine guns men jump over the side of the boat in an attempt to escape the gunfire There is little sound in this scene apart from the muffled sound of gunfire and the far off sound of men shouting and vomiting. This scene establishes the role of captain miller as we hear the men asking for orders. In this scene we are shown after the boat doors are open we see man after man gunned down as the Germans fire indiscriminately down the beach a over the shoulder shot from the German perspective gives the viewer a sense of power ...

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