“Why do you care?” “Why do you not?” “1917” is a film that you approach as a technical marvel and then are absorbed by its breathtaking humanity. You probably have heard that this World War I drama from director Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) is a “one shot” movie, with a single seemingly continuous take by a roving camera as it follows the soldiers around a vast, scarred battlefield. And at least for the first 15 minutes or so, I think that’s how you experience it.
1917
1917
1917
“Why do you care?” “Why do you not?” “1917” is a film that you approach as a technical marvel and then are absorbed by its breathtaking humanity. You probably have heard that this World War I drama from director Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) is a “one shot” movie, with a single seemingly continuous take by a roving camera as it follows the soldiers around a vast, scarred battlefield. And at least for the first 15 minutes or so, I think that’s how you experience it.