1917 (2020) review

 

  1917 

  I don’t watch much war films yet I do watch time period films and films based on true stories, 1917 Was an honest and truly fantastic story on world war 1.

  I’m in love with the camera work as it’s a one shot film, A technique used to film one take making a full length film also called a “oney”, this was used to take a continuous action shot to show what goes on in the front lines and the challenges for our protagonist to take on his adventure.

  Yes this movie is taken place during World War One, yet it it’s particularly about a story told to Sam Mendes/director by his grandfather Alfred H. Mendes as a child who served with the British army in World War One and is dedicated to his grandfather.

  The story tells of two messengers of the British army that must reach across enemy territory in hopes to at saving his fellow soldiers in combat. As this plot comes as a part true and accurate part of the war as messengers were called “runners” who has to send letters to their commanders. 

  Acting was amazing and well performed,  really felt like watching the impossible challenges that the hero’s in the war faced and I saw that these actors showed that in their performance.

  Music was just phenomenal as “I am a wayfaring stranger” was a very memorable song. 

  The amount of detail and writing given to this film was very well done. Yet this is not the first war film Sam Mendes made as jarhead (2005) and was also his first official writing credit.

  This film was amazing and if you haven’t seen it yet then pick it up as it’s a worthy movie of putting on your movie collection.