1917 (Sam Mendes, December 25 2019) Movie • Page 4

This was incredible

 

I don’t think i’d say there was no emotional depth. I don’t think this is really a film where youre meant to get attached to the characters, but i was definitely gutted for Scofield when he had to leave Blake’s body so quickly. Also thought the exchange between he and Richard Madden was great as well.

i was absolutely captivated by this from the moment they left camp to the credits.

 

I agree with everything said in here. Definitely a very enjoyable experience and it didn’t feel like 2 hours at all.

 

this movie was...wow. A masterpiece.

 

the rendition of wayfaring stranger they use in this is haunting

 

holy hell Thomas Newman’s score is amazing

 

this was the most British movie ever, just a bunch of oi mate I reckon war is bloody hell
this was definitely anxiety provoking and claustrophobic
I don't think it was emotionally lacking per se but all those corpses being nameless I guess war is dehumanizing, you just see death, but it would have been nice to have some characters with names and personalities
lost it at Benedict Cumberbatch saying hope is a dangerous thing but I think it was independent of Lana haha

 

This was something incredible. Holy shit. The cinematography, the Thomas Newman score, the set pieces, the fact that they just begun production back in April...WHERE DID THIS FILM COME FROM???

 

So excited to see this

 

yeah this was so good. that bridge/sniper scene goddamn I was sweating bullets I don't know why I watched this hungover

 

to an earlier point, re: oscar noms

we get the list monday so we will know for sure, but i nearly expect this to sweep in the technical awards. editing, sound editing, cinematography. It should be up for Score as well. Would not be shocked to see it get best original screenplay, and also would not be shocked at all to see Mendes get best director (though i think Marty is a lock).

I don’t think it’s best picture, but our county’s obsession with wartime/military movies could push it over.

 

Glad I'm not alone in loving this. Thread did a 180 after this movie went wide.

 

Tbf i think the trailer made this out to be more than it was but i still loved it

 

War movies always do well in the technical categories. It’s a lock to win sound editing, sound mixing, and cinematography in my opinion. Film editing is trickier, especially in a year with Thelma Schoonmaker’s expert weaving of The Irishman’s jumps between moments in time also in the running (I think she’ll wind up winning at the Oscars), plus it’s supposed to look like there’s no editing in this at all lol. It’ll also have a shot at visual effects.

 

Looking forward to seeing this tomorrow morning

 

Just got out of this. An impressive feat of technical filmmaking. Truly riveting stuff. The night time sequences were my favorite. All that stuff looked gorgeous with the ruined town and the lighting.

 

Didn’t do a lot for me. Deakins did great work but the uncut scenes had the weird effect of simultaneously making me hyper aware that I was watching a movie while not feeling like a real movie.

 

The best extended tracking shots are the ones you don’t even notice are happening until you’re like “wait, was that continuous? When was the last cut?”

This movie’s obligation to its gimmick results in a lot of watching this dude walk around or think and nearly every shot is a close up or mid range shot of him and it’s not dramatic, it’s not meaningful

 

World War 1 was so horrific and this movie took such great care in the details to bring that to life. Exquisite film making and truly moving at many moments.

 

I was thinking how much more interesting a story this would be if he was the lead, someone should make that movie

Also I realized Sam's grandpa was probably at least exaggerating so who knows how true to life this was

 

his grandfather told him a fragment of a story and Sam expanded into a feature-length film. it's not like he got a complete outline of story beats from him lmao

 

This was great. Beautiful & riveting the whole time. So many great moments but my favorites were the bunker trip wire, the sniper, & the strangling of the german soldier.

 

This was good, not great. Definitely wouldn’t make my top ten of the year but I enjoyed it fine. Going to be real disappointing if this winds up winning Best Picture or Director over something like The Irishman at the Oscars.