Oral Presentation part 2 and 3

II. Historical and Institutional Factors-

1. What are the institutional factors that may be important?
   1. as a production of a specific producer (i.e. Walt Disney), institution (Disney Studios), specific economic factors (Studio Film), or a political background? (U.S. politics 1959)
2. What is the film’s historical significance?
   1. as a document of its time?
   2. as a part of history of film?

III.  Socio-cultural context

1. What is the film’s socio-cultural context?
1. as a work from a specific country?
2. As a work from a specific culture?
3. As a work representing a specific part of its society?
4. As a work made for a specific audience?
5. As a work made for a specific reason?

II. Historical and Institutional Factors-

1. Institutional factors of importance could possibly include the studio works of DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. Having Spielberg as a director, these two were very inclined to present them with a large budget, knowing that Spielberg wouldn't disappoint in making this movie successful. This allowed him to film in grand settings across  Europe. He also didn't have to cut back in having top notch effects for realistic battle scenes.

2. The historical significance of this film represents America and its involvement with other countries concerning war. The film represents that of World War II, which was a great historical moment for America. However, the film was being produced in '99, and this was around the time in which tensions increased that led to the War in Afghanistan in 2001. Spielberg directed this film to act as a message to society and wake up the world about the brutality in war, and how we're sending in men that will never be the same if they make it out of the war.

III. Socio-cultural context

The socio-cultural context of this film surrounds a patriotic American war film, but has its anti-war messages as well. This film represents society through the use of innocent individuals as the troop that we could easily relate with. They are represent all the individuals that our country sends to war, and how war itself heavily affects the individual's emotion and mindset. The reason for this film is to awaken our society of the brutality of war, and that although we have national pride, the effects war has on the individual is too overbearing for one to take. No man can enter war and come out as the same man. Being in war causes great emotional struggle for each individual as they learn to form the warrior within them.