1917 (2019)

20240723:
Beautiful visually and strong score. After watching the movie I read that the movie was filmed to look like was done in one shot but it's composed of many shots - some much longer than others.

Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 4.8/5

Instant Comments:
despite the saying of smaller, sending only two men to save - I don't quite remember - 1500 men or so, seems like a lot riding on the success. Even with the info that Germans have retreated, never know who or how many they left behind [1600]
Wonder if his hand will get infected being the end of him by the end of the movie. Or perhaps just an amputation. [I wonder if he could have covered his hand in some mud to help protect it]
(There that's the front line.) This is the second time the music has noticeably picked up to help create suspense.
Hehe. "Patch it up. You'll be wanking again in no time." "Wrong hand."
Uhuh. Fresh embers.
Holy Moly. They set a trap. How clever.
(They're discussing the medals) It's such a visual movie
Interesting. Just him saying "I don't like this place" sets an eerie mood.
Oh no. Why would there be a cow there.
Huh. He drinks the milk cause he's thirsty but what about why there's even a can of milk there.
Damn. They were trying to help him and instead he attacks... I had seen the knife. I think disarming him would have been a first step.
His face is so gray.
Good thing with all these problems and such that they didnt' wait until night. Even the short truck ride doesn't sound like it helped make good time as he's still worried about arriving late.
Holy moly. (shoot at each other)
Ah... baby in a drawer.
Oh my goodness. She took in a baby that's not hers. So nice.
Wow. He's so kind to supply them with his food. And what luck he collected the milk
Mercy puts him at risk, but he took it.
Holy shit. He just told this other man about ending the attack and there's no care for it. (just as the other officer told Schofield)
Ah. So this is Benedict Cumberbatch's role
Hehe. Movie started at a tree and ended at a tree.

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1917 (2019) Sam Mendes. 119 min

Relevant Links:
1917 (IMDb.com)
1917 (RottenTomatoes.com)
1917 (Wikipedia.org)

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