The Wayfaring Stranger

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2020)

Stunned and completely lost for words. Rarely do films reach such high thrills or encompass so deep and meaningful visual storytelling. In short, 1917 is a piece to behold leaving you on the edge of your seat while never failing to grasp the profound and heartbreaking impact of the Great War.
The films compelling message is also greatly enhanced by it's Soundtrack. Composed by Thomas Newman, the score is both beautiful and extremely tense. Neither is it ever overused or absent when needed most. As such 1917's Score is a perfect blend of emotional musical cues and nerve wrecking strings.
It is hard to fathom what those brothers, fathers and friends have endured in those trenches or how they ever returned to society. Arguably in the scene where these men sing "The Wayfaring Stranger", a song about the plaintive soul on the journey through life - it is evident why they are often referred to as the 'lost generation'.
1917 is their hymn.