1917

[skinjim123]

Well I'm gonna be quite honest with you all I'm surprised this had no thread here yet. This is probably the best piece of cinema I have seen in a long time. It's edge of your seat stuff, it makes you dread what will happen next while making you want the protagonists to keep going and reach their goal. 

If you haven't seen it yet please do you will not be disappointed and definitely watch this in IMAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 12, 2020 by skinjim123

[Awful Waffle]

you didn't even mention the fact that the entire movie was filmed as though it were a single, continuous shot.

it's not literally. the production was spread out over months. but that's how it is presented technically. from beginning to end, there's no obvious cuts or change of camera, while most of the important dialogue/action scenes are filmed using long and uninterrupted takes.

[Mister Pink]

Yes, this is definitely my next choice in the cinema. Recently enough when going to see The Irishman on the big screen, they actually had instead of a trailer, a featurette behind the scenes with Roger Deakins.  I just watched it that once as I want to see the film before I remember or see again the how they-did-it part. 

 

Actually, here it is. 

 

 

[skinjim123]

On 1/12/2020 at 11:52 AM, Mister Pink said:

Yes, this is definitely my next choice in the cinema. Recently enough when going to see The Irishman on the big screen, they actually had instead of a trailer, a featurette behind the scenes with Roger Deakins.  I just watched it that once as I want to see the film before I remember or see again the how they-did-it part. 

 

Actually, here it is. 

 

 

Just watched it again. What an incredible film this is. Adrenaline is still pumping even after seeing this

[Is this The Guy?]

Saw it yesterday and wow I loved it.  The shots, the visuals, the wardrobe, the acting, and even the sound were all incredible.

Since it was all viewed as one continuous scene it kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time.

 

There was one time lapse in the film when he got knocked out falling down the stairs after shooting the sniper but that was it.

 

I however did not expect Lance Corporal Blake to be killed so early in the movie.  George McKay did an excellent job carrying the movie the rest of the way though

[skinjim123]

21 hours ago, Is this The Guy? said:

Saw it yesterday and wow I loved it.  The shots, the visuals, the wardrobe, the acting, and even the sound were all incredible.

Since it was all viewed as one continuous scene it kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time.

 

 

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There was one time lapse in the film when he got knocked out falling down the stairs after shooting the sniper but that was it.

 

 

I however did not expect Lance Corporal Blake to be killed so early in the movie.  George McKay did an excellent job carrying the movie the rest of the way though

 

 

Glad you liked it. Spread the word this film is unmissable.

[XxElBigMex913xX]

The one shot cinematography by Roger Deakins in this film is gorgeous I ain't gonna lie. 

[Awful Waffle]

so the average Hollywood movie is often filmed and completed within 4 to 6 months.

during the production of 1917, it took 4 months alone just to map the blocking for each major shot, as they had to rehearse all significant dialogue on-location by memorizing the exact pacing and speed of their speech. each of the major action sequences was timed down to the last second, considering how long it would take for the actors to move through each space, and arriving at the beginning or end of their speaking lines in the same place for every single take.

 

 

[paperbagdude]

I am definitely looking forward to watch when it hits the Blockbuster app, as I am especially down for some WW1-themed movies.

 

However, as I progress towards being more political, why is literally every major WW1 or WW2 movie always revolving around the allied forces? Every Hollywood movie within this genre and category is always like ''uuhh huuh german soldier evil, iz shooting target'', which I think is wrong. Germany as well as the remaining central powers/axis is always ridiculously dehumanized and generally considered bad guys, without considering how most of these men were just as honorable, human and victimized by war as any other allied force. I guess what I want to say is, that I believe it is unfair how these kind of historical movies always are portrayed by one side and not the other. I think it would be healthy for people to see that history is not just written by its victors, but also its losers whom suffered just as much. We all need to see some more Hans-stirbt-für-den-Kaiser rather than the usual Jimmy-in-the-trenches.

 

 

 

 

[skinjim123]

18 hours ago, paperbagdude said:

I am definitely looking forward to watch when it hits the Blockbuster app, as I am especially down for some WW1-themed movies.

 

However, as I progress towards being more political, why is literally every major WW1 or WW2 movie always revolving around the allied forces? Every Hollywood movie within this genre and category is always like ''uuhh huuh german soldier evil, iz shooting target'', which I think is wrong. Germany as well as the remaining central powers/axis is always ridiculously dehumanized and generally considered bad guys, without considering how most of these men were just as honorable, human and victimized by war as any other allied force. I guess what I want to say is, that I believe it is unfair how these kind of historical movies always are portrayed by one side and not the other. I think it would be healthy for people to see that history is not just written by its victors, but also its losers whom suffered just as much. We all need to see some more Hans-stirbt-für-den-Kaiser rather than the usual Jimmy-in-the-trenches.

 

 

 

 

Please don't bring politics into this it just derails threads. I would advise you to watch it in cinema it's unbelievable

[paperbagdude]

1 hour ago, skinjim123 said:

Please don't bring politics into this it just derails threads. I would advise you to watch it in cinema it's unbelievable

To correct myself, the issue is more likely cultural than political, but you're right, no need to derail the thread. Sorry man.

[skinjim123]

On 1/19/2020 at 9:42 PM, paperbagdude said:

To correct myself, the issue is more likely cultural than political, but you're right, no need to derail the thread. Sorry man.

It's currently doing really well at the box office domestically and worldwide

[Tonesta]

On ‎1‎/‎18‎/‎2020 at 9:31 PM, paperbagdude said:

I am definitely looking forward to watch when it hits the Blockbuster app, as I am especially down for some WW1-themed movies.

 

However, as I progress towards being more political, why is literally every major WW1 or WW2 movie always revolving around the allied forces? Every Hollywood movie within this genre and category is always like ''uuhh huuh german soldier evil, iz shooting target'', which I think is wrong. Germany as well as the remaining central powers/axis is always ridiculously dehumanized and generally considered bad guys, without considering how most of these men were just as honorable, human and victimized by war as any other allied force. I guess what I want to say is, that I believe it is unfair how these kind of historical movies always are portrayed by one side and not the other. I think it would be healthy for people to see that history is not just written by its victors, but also its losers whom suffered just as much. We all need to see some more Hans-stirbt-für-den-Kaiser rather than the usual Jimmy-in-the-trenches.

 

 

 

 

Without bogging the thread down too much.....

 

…...fair to point out that Clint Eastwood did exactly this.

 

He made 'Flags of our Fathers' and 'Letters from Iwo Jima' back-to-back to portray the same WW2 conflict from both sides.

And although Letters was in Japanese, and in black & white, it received much more acclaim and award recognition (at least in the form of nominations). Not really surprising, as it was a much, much better film.

 

It's a rare example, but shows that Hollywood will do it.

 

[Awful Waffle]

On 1/18/2020 at 7:31 PM, paperbagdude said:

However, as I progress towards being more political, why is literally every major WW1 or WW2 movie always revolving around the allied forces?

because winners depict themselves winning. they don't spend a lot of time depicting the losers losing.

the answer is a lot more simple than you're making it.

 

if Germany had won the wars, you might be asking the question "why is every major WW1 or WW2 movie always revolving around the Axis forces?"

it's not about "dehumanizing" Germans as people. it's about not glorifying a failed ideology or a failed state that was responsible for unspeakable evil. you're not going to find a very large audience willing to be sympathetic to the plight of an individual Nazi soldier regardless of how much a 'victim' he might have been of his own circumstances. Hollywood is in the business of selling tickets, not producing niche documentaries.

[Arrows to Athens]

The cinematography reminds me of Children of Men.