the day seemed to last forever

Rating: 7/10 (16 July 2019)

The horror of war. Everything in this movie is perfect. It's a mesmerizing and horrific masterpiece. The movie purposefully is not about characters. They barely talk, a lot of them don't have names and they all share equal screen time. Even the biggest star in the cast doesn't get any special treatment from the camera. This is a fresh new approach to war movies and portraits the fact that war is about everyone and about every single event, small or big. a lot of people miss the point and try to judge the movie like a traditional war movie. This movie is all about feeling and perception. one thing worth mentioning are the sounds of the movie....not (only) the sounds tracks, but the sound effects....the shooting - its all so loud and authentic. make sure you watch this movie at a system that has good sound, because the noise of the gun-shots and Aeroplane engines are incredible the bombs. this movie grabs you by the neck, drags you into the war with these soldiers and does not let you go until it ends. 2 hours felt like 40 minutes, the cinematography looked spectacular and the sound was fantastic, and not just the music. Bombs, bullets, screams, airplanes, it all sounded so raw and realistic and you're constantly on edge. Not one dull moment in the entire movie. Yes, there's not really a character arc or development for these characters. All these people were equally represented in this event and this is how they reacted to it. And this movie shows beautifully that most of these men don't want to go to war, they don't want to die or kill, but they have to. One of the best movies of the year.