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war film, the most frequently appearing film type, but it is extremely difficult to make a boutique. Therefore, whenever there is a war film with a big hit, it always wins the hearts of the audience.
Now, there is another movie like this: "1917". The first wave of professional film reviews in the United States, which was very low-key before
, has been released, and its reputation has exploded!
IGN gave the movie a high score of 9.5 and rated it as one of the best movies of 2019. Rotten Tomatoes also gave it a 92% freshness.
is not only that, professional film critics who have watched the film called "1917" the best war film since "Saving Private Ryan", and some even commented that it is the number one Oscar player next year.
Although the film will not be officially released in North America until December 25th, such a high reputation has sparked discussion in the film circle overseas in advance.
"1917" was written by the famous British director, Sam Mendes. (Picture below) Who is
?
"American Beauty", "Road to Revolution", "007: The Great Destruction" and "007: The Ghost Party"... all came from him.
In 1999, his first solo feature film "American Beauty" (also his second film) won the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Director and the 57th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards. The best director award is amazing.
Of course, if you want to gossip a little, he is the ex-husband of Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet.
This time he and Christie Wilson-Keynes, the screenwriter of the third season of "Pulp Tales", co-wrote the script for the film, which took up to 9 months. The background of the story of
"1917" is the great event of the early 20th century-World War I. The
war was one of the most destructive wars in European history. The war lasted 4 years and involved more than 30 countries. 1.5 billion people were involved in the war, 30 million casualties were caused, and serious economic losses were caused to people all over the world. Bring heavy disasters.
The focus of this movie is on two British soldiers, one named Schofield and the other named Blake.
They must venture into the enemy zone to pass an important piece of information on the battlefield of nine deaths to prevent a deadly attack on 1,600 soldiers. Among them, Blake's brother is also among the 1,600 soldiers.
This is an almost impossible task for them, but it is a task they have to perform.
These two persistent soldiers who are responsible for saving 1,600 lives are starred by two young British actors:
George McKay (starred in "Captain Fantastic") and Dean Charles Chapman ("Power Toman in "The Game".
George McKay as the soldier Scofield
Dean Charles Chapman as the soldier Blake
In addition, a bunch of British acting sects gathered in the film: "Rolling Fu" in "Doctor Strange" and "Detective Sherlock" "Benedict Cumberbatch, Oscar actor "Uncle Face" Colin Firth!
and "Mo Niang" in "Sherlock Detective" + "Father" Andrew Scott in "London Life" (He himself also played a soldier on the beach in "Saving Private Ryan", next (Pictured), "Thunder! Mark Strong (left in the picture below), the actor of the villain Dr. Shivana in "Shazam", Richard Madden (right in the picture below), the actor of Robb, the "Young Wolf Lord" in "Game of Thrones" ……
The cast of the film is surprising and amazing.
"1917" has a huge reputation, not only because of these, but also because of its wonderful and bold shooting methods.
In the whole film, director Sam Mendes chose to shoot in real scenes without exception, empty land, harsh environment, massive explosions, smoke, tanks, crowds...
For two hours in the film, Sam Mendes boldly adopted the "pseudo-one mirror to the end" presentation method, making the film a documentary.In this way, "one mirror to the end" runs through the film.
In other words, only one shot (synthetic shot) will follow the two actors from start to end to tell the whole story.
"Business Insider" film critic Jason Galacio spoke highly of the film from a photographic point of view. He believed that "the film's photography skills will be amazing in the coming decades."
This kind of presentation is rare in the history of movies, and for creators, this represents a more demanding requirement. But for Sam Mendes, this is not a show of skills, but to better present this life-threatening war story, so that the audience has an immersive sense of substitution.
He once expressed in an interview why he adopted such a shooting technique: "I want to feel every step they have taken-inhale every breath of the air they have taken. This must have a heartfelt and immersive feeling. The requirements they received are almost impossible to achieve. The method of making this film is to make the audience as close to that experience as possible." In addition to the director, another person who also boldly accepted such a test was "1917". Roger Diggins, director of photography.
may be unfamiliar to his name, but his resume is absolutely brilliant: he has won more than ten Oscars and was nominated for Best Photography. Last year, he won the Oscar for Best Photography with "Blade Runner 2049". He has created "Shawshank's Redemption", "Ice and Blood Storm", and "The Old Nowhere". He is the royal photographer of the directors Coen Brothers and Sam Mendes.
Who would have thought that this 70-year-old man is still creating miracles in film images.
In addition, there is also the fascinating soundtrack of the movie soundtrack master Thomas Newman. He has contributed to "Shawshank's Redemption", "Sixth Sense of Life and Death", "Scent of a Woman", "Robot Story", "Tekken Man", "007" and "The Spy" "The Bridge" and other film soundtracks. An iron triangle like
presents a great film together, and even the usually picky overseas professional film critics did not hesitate to praise this film.
Johnny Olesinski of "The New York Post" highly praised, ""1917" is a classic modern warfare movie and one of the best films of the year."
Peter Debreu of "Variety" Grid said: Director Mendes’ films are often surprising. This is his focus on roles, not skills. This makes "1917" one of the most impressive films of 2019.
Moreover, film critics also compared "1917" with "Saving Private Ryan", which is already a very high recognition and praise.
"Nerd Reactor" John Nguyen said: What Steven Spielberg did in "Saving Private Ryan" and World War II movies, Sam Mendes did in this World War I movie.
Edgar Wright, the director of "The Thief of Cars", also publicly praised the film: ""1917" is a thrilling, immersive and emotional war journey. It is technically very good. , Its minimalism and often amazing.”
He also praised director Sam Mendes and director of photography Roger Diggins (and the staff), “creating a fascinating and touching The hypnotic viewing experience of
. The suffocating and fast-changing battlefield, one after another heartbreaking and shocking scenes, must be indispensable in the movie, but this War I war movie is presented through the perspective of two ordinary soldiers. In the eyes of film critics, it is so unique and amazing.
"1917" has not been officially released yet, and it has already stoked the appetite of war fans all over the world.
is foreseeable, it will be a breakthrough war film.
One word: Wait.
