Sets the bar way too high!

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2020)

It is movies like this that make you watch the screen untill the last words of the end credits roll up. The essence of filmmaking reaches its zenith when it blossoms through such paragons. The finest technique, finest cinematography, finest screenplay. There's this thin line between something good and great. 1917 has far crossed that line. It's extraordinary. A delight to watch. Works like this, set the bar too high.
The movie reminds us that time is everything. The grotesque depiction of war in this masterpiece makes you wonder the value of human life. It's not just the countless soldiers who die in the battlefield, but families, memories and dreams. We are puny mortals in a tiny part of the universe, busy with our petty affairs. But we are involved. And that makes commitment necessary. Commitment to live. Commitment to appreciate life and beauty.