You seem a little too enraged for this not to be a troll post, but I'll bite.
The shaky cam was used to show the chaos and confusion of battle. Spielberg was simulating the horrific nature of war. If he had used perfectly smooth tracking shots for these scenes, then there would be no intensity. The whole point of the film would be lost. This isn't a John Woo action movie, with gracefully choreographed slow-motion. It's a war film, and the hand held shakiness is necessary.
The "fake colours" as you say, are washed out for a reason. Spielberg was going for a documentary feel of the period, where newsreel footage was grainy, grey, and guess what....shaky!
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super-sapien
8 years ago
shaky cam sucks. every scene with a shaky cam automatically sucks.
the battle in the beginning of terminator 2 was intense and it was not shaky. there's no reason for a shaky camera. i'm trying to look and enjoy a piece of art. that's what movies are. art. if i can't look at a shot and get a chance to appreciate it's beauty then it sucks.
every thing has to be real. the colours have to be just like they are in real life. i don't care what the director's stupid intentions are.
i accept black and white because they had no other choice. when the director chooses to do it in black and white for artistic reasons, that director is retarded. (raging bull)
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mistamajestyk
8 years ago
Well, now I know you're definitely a troll. Either that, or you're off your meds.
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