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| Scene from 1917 |
Even as the decades and centuries rage on, filmmakers have been attracted to the idea of the war film. In recent years, The Academy has awarded films like Hacksaw Ridge and Dunkirk as these harrowing journeys into the frontlines of some of the 20th century's most visceral moments. And for good reason. It's a challenging feat to make war into something new and engaging in cinema. It may be what helps director Sam Mendes' latest, 1917, stand out as one of the most groundbreaking films of the genre. With the promise to look like one smooth long take, 1917 is promising to be, if nothing else, one of the most unique war movie experiences of the decade. The first trailer has a lot of explosive moments to tantalize us, and hopefully, they deliver on the exhilaration.
