3 Recommendations and 3 reviews (War Film/Bélica) #iamacreator

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory” - ('Apocalypse Now')


I hope you like these 3 reviews, in case you have seen any of the 3 movies I would like you to give your opinion on what you thought, I would be happy to read you in the comments so we can discuss these 3 good recommendations.

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1. 1917 (2019)

An amazing film!. That while the product is sold as a movie that consisted of a sequence shot to carry the whole plot (But it has its tricks that I'll talk about later in this review). The plot is simple but precise to what he wants, where there is an almost suicide mission that they give two soldiers to go to point B of the war to deliver vital information. But in this film what stands out is the rest of the things

We start by talking about the setting: From the dressing room as the setting plus the music do something impressive, the believable thing about the corpses rotting, the battles around in the air and on the ground, with lighting influenced by bombs and flares, soldiers running through the trenches. Truly a visual spectacle from start to finish. 

The protagonists are very good. Director Sam Mendes was not looking for heroes, here is the opposite, he shows us the two messengers as simple boys who had to fulfill a mission, but far removed from being war heroes.



Choosing to make the movie in sequence shot (Which while it is not a sequence shot entirely why are there some other shots), what is a sequence shot? It is a cinematic resource that consists of a sequence filmed in continuity, without cuts, for a long time. Continuing with the film, here you get a very different experience of war cinema. You feel what they are suffering from and the moment of tension of the protagonists is transmitted to the spectators. Besides, the film has good effects and chords, that makes there are spectacular parts in the visuals, as happens in a particular scene at the end when the protagonist runs among all the soldiers who go out to fight.

It is worth highlighting and parenthesizing the performance of George Mackay, that although it comes out of the film to a certain extent, his performance is what really makes you empathize with the story and give that mission a greater reason. 

A well-made war movie. Brilliant direction by Sam Mendes, with good rhythm, setting and worthwhile visualization.

 

2. Dunkirk (2017)

It's the year 1940, the Second World War unfolds. On the beaches of Dunkirk where hundreds and hundreds of British and French soldiers are trapped and surrounded by the advance of the German army that has taken over France in an incredible way. Trapped and filled with tension by this situation, with the sea cutting off their way and trying to survive every second by the bombing of the Germans, soldiers will only be able to survive with the help of their countries receiving support and ships to return to their homes, on the contrary they will face a very complicated situation as the enemy is approaching.

It is a game film with timelines that help you see the different problems of war with different points, Nolan undoubtedly knows how to manage space and time in his own way (he does it very well, he really knows how to do this), full of a composition that is masterful; land, sea and air melted into an action of attacks, and with intense silences. The wonderful talent of Hans Zimmer and spectacular sound with a set of impeccable photographs. While the performances are lost a little but this happens because of the way the plot unfolds, which seeks to express something totally different, focuses on the details of the war. Survival, the terrible and ruthless struggle. Who is a friend and who is an enemy when it comes to survival? totally full of anguish.

It is not the best of genre, but it shows us something different in its genre. You enjoy it because of how the plot is presented, so that's why I placed it in the recommendations, so if you still want to see it do it with a good sound and pay close attention to that beautiful edition.

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