1917 (2019)

Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes has made a variety of notable films and his latest, 1917, is an immersive recreation of a World War I stand-off between the British and the Germans in Northern France. Teaming up with the extraordinarily talented cinematographer Roger Deakins, 1917 is filmed to look like two long, uncut shots, a remarkable technical achievement; however, is it more impressive than good? Art & Zach are joined by Intern Fernando to analyze this potential Best Picture Oscars contender.

Behind-the-Scenes of The Raid

Check out this behind-the-scenes video for 1917 which answers some of the questions we had in our discussion.

TIMECODES…

00:00 - Intro

01:07 - One-Take Movies

10:29 - The plot

13:40 - Video game feel

18:03 - SPOILERS - Plane crash scene

23:58 - The last stretch

25:43 - Standout cinematography

29:38 - Technical achievement vs. artistic achievement

32:36 - Acting & Performances

35:26 - Final Thoughts