The Compass Points Home

The end battle scene shares many elements with the final bridge battle in Saving Private Ryan. A military team is rescuing someone. The team is overrun by enemy forces. As the rescuee becomes overwhelmed and screams, the camera turns to blurred shots of team members in battle. All of this is witnessed by the team leader. Finally, the camera slowly closes on the leader as the soundtrack begins to mute before exploding with the sound of friendly aircraft that destroy the enemy. In Saving Private Ryan, we close on Tom Hanks' face just before Mustangs fly in. In Lioness, we close on Zoe Saldana's face just before two jets and a helicopter fly in.