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I think that this movie showed, besides showing the germans as barbaric/unloyal (they rescue a german pilot that ends stabbing one of them) missed a lot of what
by cassepipe 5y ago
I think that this movie showed, besides showing the germans as barbaric/unloyal (they rescue a german pilot that ends stabbing one of them) missed a lot of what made WWI, WWI. The images are beautiful but WWI seems to only provide a backdrop for a save-private-ryan story.
I recommend the not very well known Kubrick's Paths of Glory (with Kirk Douglas!) instead
- billfruit 5y agoYes, also the single take gimmick in "1917" was needlessly restrictive. It sort of prevented the camera from freely looking at the scene, by the need to have the principal character always in view. Also we are still waiting for a reasonable movie treatments of the Russian/Austrian/Italian/Turkish fronts in WWI. John Buchanan's "Mr Standfast" would make a fine WW1 film if ever filmed.
- cassepipe 5y agoYou are right I forgot about that. The movie really feels like a video game. Nice graphics and always centered on your character. Which I suspect was intended. It's a pity. Would work well for horror movies I guess.