Simultaneously beautiful and disturbing

Rating: 8/10 (15 February 2020)

An undeniably entertaining, technical masterpiece. The awe-inspiring (albeit gimmicky) cinematography elevates what would ordinarily be a fairly conventional war film, which once again re-emphases the futility of war, suggesting that the efforts of the two protagonists are ultimately in vain in the grand scheme of the war.
The emotional state I was left in by the end of this film was more the result of Deakins' cinematography than Mendes and Wilson-Cairns' script. The nature of the one shot style leaves you exhausted by the time the light come up as it feels almost like the campaign of a video game, where you are playing along.