Sam Mendes' newest film is one not to be missed.聽
The second the movie starts the viewer is taken on a ride. Watching it is like taking an eTicket ride at Disneyland. If you have never been to Disneyland an eTicket ride is one that is interesting, thrilling, exciting, and costs a premium price.
The film is one hour and 59 minutes of intensity. I think at one point I actually had to tell myself to breathe. The concept of shooting a film to make it look like one take is brilliant. The audience is immersed in the movie because the film feels like it is done in real time.
Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns鈥� written words make it onto the screen with amazing results. The film is an homage to Sam Mendes鈥� grandfather who was a messenger in the First World War. Films that are about the world's history always fascinate me because they are like opening a time capsule. Moments in history are frozen in time by films like 1917.
It was no surprise when it won an academy award for best visual effects. The sets are so elaborate that you actually feel like you are inside one of trenches slipping in the mud. Roger Deakins genius as a cinematographer is evident throughout each scene. The techniques he pioneered for this project will live on in future directors of photography for generations to come.
When I see future projects with Mendes and Deakins stamped on them I will be buying a ticket to see the film.
Kevin Lazzari, owner of the Video Stop in Jasper, is reviewing movies for the 51暗网.
1917 (2019) won Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Picture at the Academy Awards in February. It is available on DVD, Blu-Ray and for digital download.
