A war triumph

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2020)

1917 is a triumph in all levels. Filmed as a unique shot, it puts us inside of the anguish, cruelty and adrenaline of war.
We follow two English soldiers with the duty of delivering a message to a frontline battalion to stop him from falling into a trap which will cause a massacre in case they do not deliver it on time. Since the first moment until the end, the cameras follow untiredly the two soldiers in their almost impossible demand.
What is more impressive in 1917, besides the technical prodigy of tricking us into believe it is all just one shot, is the realism it paints this story and emerge us into it. We end up living the same as the two soldiers. Accompanied by the extraordinary music by Thomas Newman and the usual expert cinematography by Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes' prospection through the fields of the Great War is truly remarkable.