1917 | Full Length Reaction

I so much loved your reaction. I can watch this movie everytime again for its visuals, music and just general composition. Then seeing you nerd about all that stuff was just heartwarming for me :) Btw. according to Dean-Charles Chapman the longest continuous shot was actually about 8 minutes long. And George MacKay added that after that scene he actually just set down and cried. So acting these long shots actually immerses the characters so much in the scene. Personally the pure shock and horror in Tom's face when he got stabbed burned itself into my mind. Just phenomenal acting!

KaffeeKind

Now I've seen '1917' with you and your reaction was spot on. 😉 I was afraid that the film might just be a copy of 'Gallipoli', but I can now say that it is a different film, and a very good one. Certainly there is a similar framework, both are set in the First World War and the aim is to prevent an attack, but they are very different films. Very good choice. 😊

Chris Lüders

The longest take was 9 minutes! The amazing editing and vfx, outstanding camera work and musical score made it very immersive. What an incredibly moving film! I might not have watched this without your reaction to it so a very big thank you from me!

MenuMitch

Hi Vee, please don't apologize for your tears. If that is your reaction to a movie or a scene, then it just shows how and who you are and that is why we like you. 😘 I think if it wasn't a film but a real situation in the present and you saw it in the news, your reaction would be the same and I can tell you that in today's world, more empathy and less indifference and selfishness would be appropriate. So please be who you are and show it, because that gives you strength and self-confidence and you don't waste your energy on depicting something that you are not at all 😉 ... and if someone doesn't like that (although I don't think anyone here thinks that way), he should keep it to himself and go away. 😊 Regarding the film, I have to admit, I haven't seen it yet and I won't be able to see it now, as it is 2 a.m. here. But from what I've heard about it, the story seems similar to 'Gallipoli' with Mel Gibson, albeit in a different location, but tomorrow I will see it. Besides, where did the patch come from? Did you get your flu shot? 😊

Chris Lüders

Brilliant film and very moving reaction, Vicky. I love the fact its all based on a story the director's grandfather told him as a kid. There are still places in Belgium and northern France that keep sections of the trenches as they were for people to see what the conditions were like. I went there on a school trip which was a great experience I'll never forget.

David L

Vickie, you don't need to ever apologize for being yourself, that's literally why we hang out with you :)

The Humaning

Vee, I just finished the reaction and it was great as always. They said that filming this was like being in a theatrical play. You had sets that were 400 yards or more to facilitate the shot. They had to film mostly on cloudy days cause it’s how the movie begins and it’s the easiest lighting to shoot in so if it wasn’t cloudy they were rehearsing. Because the takes were so long, if something happened that wasn’t rehearsed like someone missing their mark or tripping they had to keep going. They couldn’t afford to cut in the middle of a take. The moment he runs into that soldier when running down the line wasn’t suppose to happen. The scene with Lieutenant Blake at the end was his first take. The actor who play him and his younger brother were both in Game of Thrones and were amazing there as well. I highly suggest watching the featurette for this movie. As it’ll just blow your mind. The director of photography was Roger Deakins who was director of photography for Shawshank Redemption, O Brother Where Art Thou, and Blade Runner 2049. He has been nominated for an Oscar 15 times and finally one for his 14th nomination with 2049, and won for 1917 (his 15th nomination). Can’t wait to watch the next one. Take care Vee and don’t worry, I cried a lot too.

panacamanana

We are all here crying with you!!! Don't apologize for the tears.

David Martin

At the end people were tripping and falling from no explosion because they were being shot :)

Mithroll

We're here for the tears!

James M

speaking of the convergence of the 2, has anyone watched the tolkien movie that came out, is it any good?

Kelvin

Find it nice that you watched this movie after watching Lord of the Rings. The Author of Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien, was also in WW1 and he based a lot of the events in Lord of the Rings off of his experiences in WW1. So the mission they go in in this movie trying to deliver a letter to stop an attack, is much like the journey with Frodo and Sam trying to deliver the Ring to Mount Doom and stop Sauron.

Ah, my favorite ww1 walking simulator.

Kelvin

I love how its made to feel like one continuous shot in the way its filmed, id recommend Rope 1948, Birdman 2014 are similar, Children Of Men in my opinion has the best one take scenes

Matt

Please add "Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War" (2004) to the your watchlist. It is about the Korean civil war, top tier film. Very underrated due to being a foreign film.

Nathan

Don’t apologize for having emotions and feeling those emotions. I’m excited in watching this!

panacamanana