[Movies] 1917
Feb. 2nd, 2020 09:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoWent to see 1917 with my parents this evening.
I liked it! Can't see myself jumping at a chance to see it again, but I'm glad I took the time to watch it. I do like WWI movies now and then, and this one lends itself well to the big screen.
For a good deal of the film I kept wondering where I'd seen one of the mains... George MacKay, who played Lance-Corporal Schofield. I knew I'd seen him somewhere - turns out it was in Marrowbone, which I'd watched last year. A very odd film, and a very different genre than this one, but worth a look if you liked him in this.
I've heard a lot of buzz about the cinematography, which was my primary interest in seeing it. But I found that the "continuous shot" aspect kind of faded into the background after the initial novelty wore off. Which is fine, because it's a relatively straightforward film. When the cinematography really shines, it's toward the end - don't want to go into too much detail, but those who've seen it will know what I mean. That bit was excellent.
I know 1917 is in the running for a cinematography Oscar, but so is The Lighthouse, and between the two of them I hope The Lighthouse takes it. Can't speak of the others in the list, as I haven't seen them.
I liked it! Can't see myself jumping at a chance to see it again, but I'm glad I took the time to watch it. I do like WWI movies now and then, and this one lends itself well to the big screen.
For a good deal of the film I kept wondering where I'd seen one of the mains... George MacKay, who played Lance-Corporal Schofield. I knew I'd seen him somewhere - turns out it was in Marrowbone, which I'd watched last year. A very odd film, and a very different genre than this one, but worth a look if you liked him in this.
I've heard a lot of buzz about the cinematography, which was my primary interest in seeing it. But I found that the "continuous shot" aspect kind of faded into the background after the initial novelty wore off. Which is fine, because it's a relatively straightforward film. When the cinematography really shines, it's toward the end - don't want to go into too much detail, but those who've seen it will know what I mean. That bit was excellent.
I know 1917 is in the running for a cinematography Oscar, but so is The Lighthouse, and between the two of them I hope The Lighthouse takes it. Can't speak of the others in the list, as I haven't seen them.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.