Cinematic Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2020)

A movie which you just don't watch but become a part of. After watching the trailer of the film in 2019, I was sure that I will watch this film on a big screen. Although the trailer style did look like Dunkirk but the objective in the movie is completely different. This is a one shot film which means there are no cuts throughout the film, except for the forced cut during the interval by movie theatre.
Movie starts with a wide shot like one of a windows wallpaper, which makes you feel comfortable watching it, but as soon as characters starts walking from wide plateau towards narrow trenches, we start getting uncomfortable with the space and feel more claustrophobic, thus we become part of it as we as a character feel what's happening in the film and this is without any fancy 4DX setup. As we move in the film, there are many more instances which makes us go WOW.
There are many movies made before this film which were one shot, Birdman was one of them. But unlike Birdman, this movie has very less camera pans in dark alley to make a cut, plus changing lighting conditions and landscape makes it more complex. Credits to Sam Mendez (Director) for having a vision of making a war film in one shot and full credit to Roger Deakins (Cinematographer) & Lee Smith (Editor) for making it happen. Truly a masterpiece.
This movie must be experienced in IMAX for true cinematic experience which will stay with you for longer period of time.