For my project I decided to make it about a veteran who suffers from PTSD. PTSD is a severe disorder in which many soldiers contract after coming back home from war. I would represent this through flashbacks of him at war fighting to defend his country but he is constantly reminded of the loud gun shots and the terrible conditions. The movie Edward Scissorhands uses flashbacks of when he was growing up and getting the scissors as fingers. By using these flashbacks the story was easier to understand as to why he was neglected at this point in his life.
Flashbacks are essential in certain stories as they tell you information that was not clearly stated throughout the film. The flashback in our film will explain why the veteran is suffering from PTSD and will show how this has affected his everyday life since he has gotten back from war. Saving Private Ryan is another film which used flashbacks to convey an important message to the audience.
In this film the flashback shows that of the Ryan brothers there was only one that still was alive from the war.
I feel as if these representations were fair and used properly for the story line of the films. The flashbacks in both of these cases were used to show why it was important to get private Ryan back safely and also why Edward was neglected. They both have a negative flashback that show why they are the way they are as well as their significance to the storyline. I would challenge the representation of when they put the flashback in the film as it would have mad the storyline a lot better knowing more about the character from the beginning rather than figuring it all out towards the end of the movie but I would retain the use of the quick flashbacks.
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