Marching Through a Labyrinth of Death

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2020)

Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers' brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.
There is a lot of beauty in 1917. The war is catastrophic and the casualties are sickening, but it's all presented in this gorgeous light through the intricate eyes of Roger Deakins (cinematography).Bravo Roger Deakins! Thomas Newman's score is gorgeously depressing with this layer of victory sprinkled in for good measure. This is quite possibly the most technically sound film of 2019.
1917 is a visual spectacle that is sure to be brought up again and again in the years to come. 9/10