Unforgettable!!

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2020)

I saw my first movie in 1948 - Bambi :)
Over all the years since then I've seen great, good, bad and indifferent movies and then there comes along the occasional magnificent achievement in filmmaking.
I rate 1917 in the latter category.
It grabbed me right from the start and it never let go. I walked and ran every step of the way with the characters. I was so involved I never even noticed any the big names that appeared in the end credits. I was very glad I never watch trailers or clips or read reviews in advance of seeing a movie. They always give something away.
Others have rightly praised the one-shot style, editing, the widescreen cinematography, set design, the score etc. They are absolutely stunning.
Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay are very convincing in portraying two ordinary soldiers plunged by circumstances into a situation they could never have envisaged. It's not really a "war movie" in the true sense. It's a story of courage and determination in the face of massive odds.
I am beyond understanding how anyone could rate 1917 as boring. It will long live in the memory.