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Re: 1917
I would say that are almost different genres. One is paean to The Greatest Generation and one is depicting the utter devastation and futility of war while still exalting that individuals can be heroic though reality is much more ugly than the after action report.
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Re: 1917
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Definitely liked it. But I wouldn't compare it to Saving Private Ryan at all. It didn't remotely feel the same to me. /shrug
It was definitely a pretty slow burn. I happen to like movies like that.
Definitely liked it. But I wouldn't compare it to Saving Private Ryan at all. It didn't remotely feel the same to me. /shrug
It was definitely a pretty slow burn. I happen to like movies like that.
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Re: 1917
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Re: 1917
Saw it last night and enjoyed it. I agree with Jaymann's spoilered nitpicks. I think it's an excellent film added to the genre, better than, say, Hacksaw Ridge, but I don't see Best Picture material there.
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Re: 1917
This seen right here was frustrating for me. If memory serves he was all of 20-30 feet from the trucks. Why didn't the dozens of soldiers offer any covering fire?
What I enjoyed most about this movie was the direction and set pieces. Did you notice the juxtaposition at the start from the opening scene? I say scene because it looked to me like the 1st 10-15 mins was one complete shot.
juxtaposition = serene setting to dirt/mud and death all within 10 minutes.
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Re: 1917
I just saw this today. I thought it was good. Didn't like the ending, though.
Can anyone explain why they used the flare when they did? I thought they were supposed to use it if they needed help.
Can anyone explain why they used the flare when they did? I thought they were supposed to use it if they needed help.
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Re: 1917
Ah, must have missed that. Thanks.
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Re: 1917
So I was thinking about this because it happened at the farm house too when the entire company just appeared out of nowhere. This story came from his father and the others who were there and saw the events. I think those moments in the movie are an interesting way to convey that. For example, at the river, the person telling the story says "The convoy had to go down the road so I got out and made my way to this bridge that had been knocked down. Then I started taking fire." The convoy is gone at that point, but he didn't make a point of saying it, it's just the narrative is following him and so, then, does the camera.
At least that's my interpretation. At any rate, I prefer that to believing Mendes forgot he had an entire convoy there to cover the guy.
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Re: 1917
Yes, the convoy had already started moving. Not sure if they would have heard or cared about the pot shots one German was taking at the main character.
Overall I found 1917 to be more of a long theme park ride than a proper movie. There was really no story to speak of and the movie relied 100% on the long shot gimmick. That long shot might be designed to make the viewer feel part of the action, but for me it kept taking me out of the movie. All I would think about was "how are they going to get the camera over that river?" While I enjoyed the movie, I would never watch it a second time.
Overall I found 1917 to be more of a long theme park ride than a proper movie. There was really no story to speak of and the movie relied 100% on the long shot gimmick. That long shot might be designed to make the viewer feel part of the action, but for me it kept taking me out of the movie. All I would think about was "how are they going to get the camera over that river?" While I enjoyed the movie, I would never watch it a second time.
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Re: 1917
I was discussing nominated films this morning with an older coworker. When I mentioned my surprise that 1917 didn't win (my surprise being more that Parasite won...something I'm perfectly fine with as Parasite is amazing. But definitely not something I expected to win because foreign language films seem to have an uphill struggle at the Oscars), she blurts out "I heard it's awful!". When I pointed out it had almost universal acclaim, her retort was, "That's what my friends told me. I don't listen to critics.".
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