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1917 - Movie Review

 

Another Free Rental

The free movie rental strikes back from Family Video. When I was returning the Force of Nature rental, I still had a free rental that expired in a week. I had been eyeing 1917 movie for some time and decided this was the best time to watch it. When I rented it, I was told this would be much better than my previous rental. If ever in doubt, ask the friendly staff at Family Video. They will let you know what they have heard and what they have seen. They were right.

Review

A little spoiler for this movie. The movie is so well filmed that it appears the whole movie is a single shot. It is extremely well done. In addition, the cinematography is very well done. Wide shots to let you know where you are and close shots to get the characters emotions. This alone started swaying me to purchase this movie.

The beginning of the movie felt a little like Lord of the Ring with Sam and Frodo off on an adventure. This last about halfway through the movie before you are brought back to the reality of this being a war movie. There was a short period of time that the movie lost a little of its appeal but it quickly came back. Perhaps I was disappointed with what had happened at that point in the movie but it won be back shortly after and I enjoyed the rest of the movie.

I highly recommend this movie for the cinematography alone. The story and characters are very well done. There are big names like Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, and Mark Strong who give excellent performances even if their parts are limited. I will say there is language in this film but it is appropriate for the when it is used.

Rating

I have to give this movie at least a HD rating for the cinematography alone. I recommend this be added to collections who either appreciate cinematography done right or those who like war movies. I ended up using my Bing rewards to pay for the $10 UHD copy after I had watched the rental.

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