1917

Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 25, 2019

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 954 Ratings

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BroyaxMay 16, 2020

C'est l'un des films de guerre les plus reposants qu'on puisse voir, voire même un peu soporifique... mais un peu seulement ! je ne voudrais pas entendre ou sous-entendre qu'il s'agit d'un film chiant à dormir debout, non pas, que nenni...C'est l'un des films de guerre les plus reposants qu'on puisse voir, voire même un peu soporifique... mais un peu seulement ! je ne voudrais pas entendre ou sous-entendre qu'il s'agit d'un film chiant à dormir debout, non pas, que nenni... (malgré tout de même quelques lenteurs inquiétantes) ! mais sa réalisation et son approche font que l'on survole tout cela de plus ou moins haut, détaché, ce qui conduit je présume à l'effet inverse de celui qui était recherché : loin d'être immersif, "1917" reste impersonnel et déconnecté des évènements...

Comment est-ce possible lorsqu'il s'agit pourtant ici de l'une des guerres les plus sales, dégueulasses, meurtrières du XXème siècle ? eh bien, tout simplement à casue de ce long, très long plan-séquence de presque deux heures ! on a des films qui sont surdécoupés et montés comme des merdes, genre clip MTV kikoolol ou sale publicité pour je ne sais quel sous-produit de mon cul (emballé dans du papier-cadeau, s'il-vous-plaît) et ici, c'est tout l'excès inverse...

On suit comme un hydroglisseur ou comme sur un tapis volant ces deux gars qui traversent la dévastation de la guerre totale : caméra souple et fluide, cadrage impeccable, travellings parfaits... mais pendant deux plombes ? on finit par se lasser et pourtant, c'est vraiment reposant... et un peu soporifique... à force. Mais quel beau défi technologique en tout cas, c'est assez sidérant à voir cette fluidité de tous les instants !...

Hélas, la forme a fait oublier le fond, le propos et l'écriture elle-même... comme je le disais au début, on en ressort détaché et peu ou pas concerné... sauf peut-être à la toute fin, seul moment du film où l'on se sent connecté à ce monde (horrible !). Par ailleurs, on s'étonne de trouver ici un tel manichéisme, voire carrément une diabolisation, une stigmatisation des Allemands à chaque plan, chaque séquence... c'est réducteur et regrettable. C'est avec cet "état d'esprit" que la Seconde a vu le jour...

Du coup, ça fait encore un peu plus baisser la note... car après tout, que reste-t-il à ce film à part son reposant plan-séquence exceptionnellement long ? pas grand-chose...… Expand

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WhitepopeMay 1, 2020

So WW1 biggest war of history....
no action... in the biggest war of history No politics as every army had mutinies in WW1. People were slaughtered by millions for kings and generals. The WW1 ended with russian and german revolution. ThisSo WW1 biggest war of history....
no action... in the biggest war of history No politics as every army had mutinies in WW1. People were slaughtered by millions for kings and generals. The WW1 ended with russian and german revolution. This movie has nothing of WW1. Lost 2 hours of my life.

They should have used this movie for indiana jones instead of aliens. THis is isn't a war movie ... or a movie . It's a spam… Expand

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TwiTuMar 18, 2020

The main actors are good and believable, except for a few situations that werent authentic, like soldiers in WW1 would have reacted.
And thats the only good thing about this movie.
The rest reminded me of the plot of bad video games (incl.The main actors are good and believable, except for a few situations that werent authentic, like soldiers in WW1 would have reacted.
And thats the only good thing about this movie.
The rest reminded me of the plot of bad video games (incl. massive plot holes, like one area being extremely muddy and wet and then they only move a few hundred meters further on and its suddenly dry as a desert with dust blowing up, etc.).
The action scenes were basically exactly like a video game where the main guy doesnt get hit at all (or if he does, he doesnt care much, because he just gets a healthkit) and his enemies dont know how to use a rifle or how to stop a human at all.
Especially the scenes in Écoust are extremely unrealistic, and literally reminded me of a certain video game. And the sniper scene was so bad that that German sniper should have shot that guy 20 times. Especially at the last shot, where he knew EXACTLY where the guy was gonna pop up again.
Also the main guy going out without seeking cover in a flare-lit town where everyone can see him was face palm inducing. Again he wasnt hit at all.

Also there are many reports that made all the reactions in this movie look weird: Soldiers actually were very often reluctant to shoot or otherwise kill people. Especially in situations where they didnt have peer pressure or pressure from an officer (and thats why military training was massively altered after WW1, to make people more willing to shoot other people), which happen often in this movie. But even then they wouldnt try to kill people. Does the movie try to explain the bad shots with this? If so, that would be stupid, because especially in the scene where he is caught alone by a lone soldier, they wouldnt have fired at him at all, since he didnt even make an effort to shoot at them either. Him shooting first, trying to get cover and shooting back, instead of hoping that these guys were utter bad shots, would have made sense, since hes on such an important mission. But he didnt. The funny thing is, the drunk guy was the one that placed his shot as close to him as the sniper did, while all others couldnt hit a barn door from point blank.

Then theres the scene with the airplane crash that simply was stupid. Why would the pilot act that way? It made no sense whatsoever. Pilots on both sides were actually one of the most honorable people back then. They had mutual "fair play" rules that would be impossible nowadays or even in WW2. Totally unbelievable.

All in all the movie felt a lot like Fury. Fury also had many of these unrealistic situations that simply could not be true, which made it seem like a propaganda film right out of that time.
Same with this movie.
But they obviously made a huge effort to find out if there were really many racial minorities serving in Europe in the British Army. Should have put that effort into other research, too. For example the accuracy of German rifles and the differences in training of German and British soldiers.… Expand

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GimbuJan 15, 2020

3. Not much different than your average war movie..................................

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DoxdivaJan 24, 2020

After 45 minutes of boredom, we left. What we saw was painfully slow and uninteresting...the dialogue stilted. American Beauty on the other hand was so cleverly designed and executed...what happened, Sam?

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netflicJan 14, 2020

The latest movie from a talented director Sam Mendes, who made "American Beauty", one of my most favorite movies. Nominated for 10 Oscars, it just won Golden Globe award. Our expectations were high, obviously.

How could Sam Mendes, afterThe latest movie from a talented director Sam Mendes, who made "American Beauty", one of my most favorite movies. Nominated for 10 Oscars, it just won Golden Globe award. Our expectations were high, obviously.

How could Sam Mendes, after "American Beauty", make a film like "1917"?
A question comes to my mind, Did the director watch that movie?
It only made sense when comparing to Nikita Mikhalkov.
A film that was supposed to be a serious war drama turned out to be a video game filled with all kinds of cliches.
"Saving Private Ryan" - 2 it is not.
To begin with the episode inside German bunker which made me think something like "WTF?!"
Two protagonists enter it, notice it is rigged with explosives, and immediately there is an explosion. Half of the bunker falls on top of one of the two, with pieces up to two feet each. He lied there, trapped under those rocks, not breathing. The other one starts digging him out. The way he was handling those rocks, their weight had to be a pound or two, with density of a pillow. When the first guy was finally completely out, he could not either move or see. In a few minutes his vision was back, and he could even run. As a person with first-hand knowledge what falling rocks do to a human body, my suspicion was more that justified.

Closer to the end of the movie, the same protagonist jumps into a river that looked like a calm small city river that after the jump turned into a white water torrent. Not every experienced rafter would be able to get out of it, not even mentioning wearing a backpack and high boots. Then the guy gets into a waterfall, falls 100 or so feet down and then quietly swims ashore in a nice freestyle stroke.
Even corpses of soldiers here and there cause laughter instead of horror. I do not think it was intended. A movie about WWI, a horrific and senseless slaughterhouse, that gobbled the whole generation, deserves better than a-la Indiana Jones style flick.
If you want to see what WWI really looked like, there is a documentary "They shall never grow old" made completely out of restored reels of that times.… Expand

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lunanulJan 20, 2020

Overall, this was an epic dud with an abundance of carefully-constructed visuals and set pieces that are mostly devoid of emotional impact (with a few solid exceptions, to be fair). File under 'one shot wonder': a filming technique that isOverall, this was an epic dud with an abundance of carefully-constructed visuals and set pieces that are mostly devoid of emotional impact (with a few solid exceptions, to be fair). File under 'one shot wonder': a filming technique that is practically guaranteed to land the director in the Oscars pool, regardless of content. Much of the time, the viewing experience was akin to watching a video game; sometimes, a quite silly, unrealistic video game. Those interested in WWI are advised to check out the superior "They Shall Not Grow Old" - a documentary on WWI by Peter Jackson.… Expand

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lukelewisMar 11, 2020

Very boring. Do not waste your time/money. I wanted to scream this movie sucks about half way through.

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antoniomitJan 13, 2020

Muy mala la pelicula, justo llega el momento que crees que habra algo mas y cae en picado

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Phix105Apr 7, 2021

Cinematography was horrible. I felt like they were going to run the camera up the butt of the actors any minute, plus it was shake, and make me dizzy. The story was boring. I don't know why it was rated so high. To each their own. I made itCinematography was horrible. I felt like they were going to run the camera up the butt of the actors any minute, plus it was shake, and make me dizzy. The story was boring. I don't know why it was rated so high. To each their own. I made it to the sniper, and turned it off.… Expand

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WhySoSerious54Nov 24, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An unoriginal WW1 version of Saving Private Ryan. Like Force Awakens and Ghostbusters Afterlife you feel you've seen this before and better. The single shot technique makes the movie feel drawn out and boring. I felt like a few quick edits and a flashback or two similar to All Quite while using a new original story would have helped. I watched it a second time and couldn't finish due to the obvious set up sequences that attempt to shift tone and fails. Typically you're not thrilled when falls. This i was like thankfully this annoyance is gone.… Expand

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GeoaveneJan 1, 2020

O filme tem uma paisagem linda, elenco incrível. Mas a narrativa não me chamou atenção, o filme é confuso.

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Hbrass23Mar 9, 2022

Movie is kinda boring outside of being artsy and it's hard to enjoy an artsy movie with really bad editing. There's multiple points where people are being shot at and the bullets are magically flying from the opposite direction

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