It features two young British soldiers who are sent over the lines of the trenches of the front, to deliver a message to another regiment. The regiment is heading for a trap, and the soldiers have to battle horrific conditions in the no-man’s land terrain of broken human bodies, rats, muck and sniper rifles to reach their destination.
Their journey is one of terror, and tension and the entire movie is shot in real-time and yet so much believable and intensive action takes place in its two hour length. It is part adventure thriller as well as whole war-picture.
An almost entire male cast appears in ‘1917’; many of them young and unknown actors, and many others well-known in short cameo appearances. All of them have talent and experience worthy to appear in their roles in the movie.
Cinematography of the vast landscape of WW1 in ‘1917’ is head and shoulders above many recent movies on offer.
The two original leads in the movie are Dean-Charles Chapman playing Lance Corporal Blake and George MacKay playing Lance Corporal Schofield. Both actors had power in their performances and are definitely ones to watch in the future, writes David Flynn.
The only place the movie falls a bit is in its screenplay because a couple of scenes wouldn’t look out of place in a Hollywood action blockbuster, but those scenes are minute and rare in ‘1917’.
There was two Golden Globes (Best Director and Best Picture) won by Sam Mendes for 1917. It is nominated for ten Oscars including Best Picture, and incidentally Best Screenplay, and also nominated for nine BAFTAs including Best Picture.
‘1917’ is unforgettable for all the right reasons, and is now showing at Athlone IMC.
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