He war genre has evolved a lot throughout the life of celluloid. From the historical brilliance of The battleship Potemkim (1925), to the deafening and violent realism of Steven Spielberg in the highly valued Saving Private Ryan (1998). But even today, this type of film continues to surprise us with its advances in the special effects and narrative innovations that manage to be an attraction for movie theaters and of course, for Academics. Therefore, our recommendation of the weekend is a Prime Video movie that will disappear from the streaming service in two days. And no, it's not just any story. It is a production that obtained 10 nominations in the 92nd edition of the Oscars.
The tape is none other than 1917. An overwhelming technical work that started out as the great favorite on the red carpet of a gala where great feature films of the caliber of Joker, Story of a marriage, once upon a time in hollywood, The Irish and the surprising and historic winner of the night, Parasites. However, none of them reached the visual level of this odyssey through trenches and enemy territory filmed by the already Oscar-winning Sam Mendes. Through complex machinery and millimeter measurement, the British author visually narrates this story with a succession of sequence shotsshot successively and edited in such a way that the entire story seems like one big take, orchestrated like a perfect gear. If you add to this the photograph of the 16-time nominee for the golden statuettes (winner of two of them), Roger Deakinsthe result is structured as an unforgettable piece, forming part of that type of production that one has to see no matter what, once in a lifetime. In fact, this last section would end up being part of one of the three Oscars that he would end up taking home. 1917also including that of better sound and better visual effects. Despite failing to be crowned in the final circuit of considerations, Mendes's epic proposal would end up being just one award short of Bong Joon-ho's victorious work. In the rest of the competitions, 1917 achieved a major presence in the same way. Two Golden Globes, seven BAFTA awards, critics associations, Satellite Awards… the journey through the galas was as long and stimulating as the protagonist's own journey principal.
What is '1917' about?
‘1917’ (Universal Pictures).The official synopsis of this movie that will disappear in just one hour from Prime Video is the following: «In the depths of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake, receive a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory to deliver a message that will prevent a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers, including Blake's own brother.
‘1917’ (Universal Pictures).The distribution of 1917 He leaned on two young strangers, as they were at that time George Mackay and Den-Charles Chapman. But it also had a whole cast of stars in supporting roles. There they are Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth y Andrew Scottamong others. The script is co-written between Mendes himself and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who until then had participated in the writing of the series Penny Dreadful. Cairns then signed the scripts for Last night in Soho y The angel of death. The final icing on this film cake is provided by the composer Thomas Newmanwho nourishes the plot with his musical genius. Although still, to this day Newman has accumulated 14 Oscar nominations and no trophy of this nature in his professional showcase.
The Prime movie that will disappear
‘1917’ (Universal Pictures).Distributed by Universal Pictures, the Prime Video film will no longer be available sometime next Monday December 23. Of course, for the moment it will continue to be available on the Netflix platform and via rental on Apple TV +, Google Play and later, on the same Amazon service.
‘1917’ (Universal Pictures).Lasting two hours, these two days represent a unique opportunity for subscribers to the terminal of the company founded by Jeff Bezos. 1917 It is a spectacular and beautiful trip, but at the same time tense and raw like the war itself and the instinct for survival and heroism to save hundreds of his comrades in arms. Mendes' technical virtuosity marks a before and after, reflected within an immersive experience that manages to hold your breath and activate an intermittent adrenaline, the result of a mechanic designed to make primal emotions vibrate of the spectators.
