1917 - One of the Best WW1 FIlms of All Time

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2020)

You had Wings as the first great WW1, and it won the first Academy Award for Best Film. And two years later, you had All Quiet on the Western Front, an interesting film based on the perspective of German soldiers. Both of those films richly deserved the award, but you have really not had a great WW2 film since 1930-31. Of course, there was Kubrick's Kirk Douglas anti-war film on WW1, Paths of Glory, but that does not match the scope of this film; a masterpiece of direction and execution of one continuous shot. Almost two hours of perfect movie-making. The acting is superb and the production values and music are letter-perfect. You couldn't make a better film. My pick for Best Picture, although it will get great competition from "Gems". Not to be missed.