A Realistic Story of Trench Warfare in WW1

Rating: Null/10 (17 January 2020)

1917 with its realistic landscape and live action depicted the horror of trench warfare more dramatically than any previous film of the same genre that I have seen. There were number of bad mistakes such how did the letters and photos in Corporal Scofield pocket survive to become readable after he was washed down a river in full flow. These and others, however, did not detract from a very human story which apparently was based true events experience by Sam Mended grandfather.
All young people of our generation should see this film to appreciate what soldiers endured in that unnecessary and fruitless war. My admiration goes to the camera crews who took many sequences in single shots following the soldiers through the trenches. A truly epic film which I would gladly see again. I recommend seeing in a wide screen format to appreciate the scale of the landscape