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"4.7. 2021 Two young British soldiers are ordered to deliver an important message that may save lives of thousands of people. Sam Mendes's cliched but hypnotic war film focuses on personal sacrifices and responsibilities of both groups and individuals during chaotic times. "
" Notes: Like many other heralded movies released in 2019, even if I really liked the damned thing, it didn’t really blow me away though. The point was that, sure, it was indeed visually and technically impressive. However, even though the story was decent enough, to be honest, it was nothing really original or amazing. At least, the plot wasn’t as ridiculous as it was in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (a movie with an amazing intro but otherwise seriously overrated). Indeed, everything happening"
" Notes: Like many other heralded movies released in 2019, even if I really liked the damned thing, it didn’t really blow me away though. The point was that, sure, it was indeed visually and technically impressive. However, even though the story was decent enough, to be honest, it was nothing really original or amazing. At least, the plot wasn’t as ridiculous as it was in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (a movie with an amazing intro but otherwise seriously overrated). Indeed, everything happening"
"Based on Sam Mendes’s grandfather’s experience during World War I, "1917" follows the two soldier boys, Will Schofield (George MacKay) and Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) who are assigned to deliver a message to Colonel Mackenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch), declaring a halt to a scheduled attack on the Western Front. Discarding the great performances by Chapman and MacKay and the brilliant cinematography and visual effects, "1917" has similar structure to another movie from the same decade. You"
" The best way for ending this particular year. I'm happy and reassured cause, finally, the great american cinema still exists. Thanks a lot, mister Mendes, for this visual shock! "
"Tremendous cinematic achievement. Incredible cinematography (Deakins), pacing and direction (Mendes) and one of the best acting performances of the year (MacKay). Really nothing negative to say about this... maybe the scene where it goes from dark of night to day time in a matter of minutes. "