An incredible technical achievement. Roger Deakins's cinematography elevates this decent war story to something that is one of a kind. There is hardly anytime to catch your breath. The score is fantastic. I need to see the making of documentary.

Seeing this again it is still very impressive. The story is fine but the way we are always with Schofield and Blake with almost no relief makes this super tense. The score really is great.

What an experience! Incredible cinematography and directing, made to be like it was one-take. The hidden cuts were well implemented and in some cases very hard to spot. This film was very well done. The reason I gave it 9/10 was because I felt it had a weak story, otherwise it would be a 10/10, and I don't even like war films which is the surprising part. Definitely worthy of the golden globe win.

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘1917’:

1. How the hell did they even film this? A cinematic achievement, indeed. The scope of it all is insane.

2. The two young actors were fantastic. Cared about them and their fate almost immediately.

3. Other reviews mention the film lacking despite its technical marvels. I wholeheartedly disagree. The storyline may have been simple, but I found it compelling, emotional and inspiring. And the score was fantastic. It wasn’t only filmed well.

This is my favourite film about 2 men walking non-stop and telling wank Jokes. 9/10.

Sherlock and Moriarty fighting on the same front? Hell yes!

This is an incredibly personal movie. Everything in the picture is designed to make you an intimate witness: the writing, the performances, the cinematography, the editing (or lack thereof), the uniqueness of all the exteriors which never repeat, and it is incredibly effective. You find yourself holding your breath as the action plays out. The seed of this film came from the stories Sam Mendes heard his grandfather tell of his time as a message courier in the First World War. The partnership between Mendes and cinematographer, Roger Deakins, to create the movie as one long shot is award worthy and completely elevates the film above its genre. It's not just a war movie, or an action movie, or a thriller, or a drama. It's all of this things, and more. A truly intimate experience, I give this film a rating of 9 (superb) out of 10. For a behind-the-scene look: https://youtu.be/pBiq2EXxNXo)

One of the best films I've ever seen in my life! For me, it does not glorify anything about war. In the end, we see that all this effort was basically for nothing. the war is still going on Blake is dead and there are no heroes, he is just a survivor with another scar for the day. When he sits on the tree, we also feel the relief and rest that we long for throughout the film, but we are still afraid for the next day: "Will I survive tomorrow? Will I be able to go home?" we are not sure! that's just brilliant !!!

‪Every time I think we’ve seen it all when it comes to the world wars, a movie such as this comes along and moves you in a new, different way. Clearly an immense effort was put into the making of it. Totally deserving of all the recognition it got. An absolute pleasure to watch. ‬

I don't see why he won the academy award ... he has nothing .. there is no script, you only see a man running, nothing more than one effect.

Fantastic cinematography. The continuous take with the camera moves was well done. But the climax left a lot to be desired. Just thought there would be a better finish.