I have been on First World War battlefield tours and there are parts where the ground has not been distributed since 1918. One Canadian padre actually bought a parcel of land where he served and just left it. It is where a large Canadian memorial is. You can see the trench outlines and shell holes. There is, undoubtedly human remains and unexploded ordinance under the top soil. Very emotive. As are all the military cemeteries .
Apparently the movie was shot in +/- 12 minute takes- the breaks hidden behind walls, trees, etc. Roger Deakins is a master cinematograher...after about 14 Oscar nominations (check the list of movies!) he finally won for this, receiving a five minute standing ovation from the entire Oscar audience. He won a second the next year but this is his creme de la creme!
@@Flix2Us At least I didn’t see it at my local cinema which seems to hate me watching Sam Mendes films (its mere feet from the Irish Sea and we couldn’t hear the loud bits of Spectre the weather was that bad).
A couple of years ago 250 Australian soldiers were found buried at fromelles they had been missing since 1916. Buried by the Germans after their attack. We lost 5553 men in that attack out of 6000 in the brigade. That was the Australian introduction to fighting in France it went down hill from there pretty much. That shell pile is tiny to photograph s of some on the western front.
Excellent cinematography. They put you right there. By the way, I appreciate the in-depth dialogue you and your mom add at the end. It's so much more intelligent than most of the other channels that simply state the obvious. I can't tell you how many times you two commented on something that I hadn't noticed or made me think about the plot in a different way. It's really been excellent and I've learned something new each time. Thanks for putting in the extra effort!!
Fun fact: it's so common for farmers to plough up unexploded shells and bombs, on the sites of old battlefields in France and Belgium, that they call ploughing season 'the iron harvest'.
I'm so excited that you guys watched this one finally!!! I remember recommending this to you and your mom after your first Sam Mendez Bond film... I told you the cinematography was a solid 10/10! Beyond that the editing and the story and all of it was just so... intense. The one shot serves this movie so well because it is a very "intimate" style of filming and places you on the journey WITH them... and makes it so intense. I'm glad that you liked the more "focused" approach to this (as opposed to other war films) with Schofeld's "perseverance" story. And YES I am so very glad that you picked up on the juxtaposition of the world's beauty vs the horror of war. The beauty of the falling cherry blossoms in the river - only to be followed up with bloated bodies blocking the waterflow... its an absolutely INCREDIBLE piece from an artistic standpoint... and for WWI, there's very few other films that give it this much attention and recognition. I'm glad you both enjoyed it so much!!!
The background for this movie is that there was a bulge in the german lines. Due to manpower shortages, they pulled back to straighten the line and reduce gaps in their lines. As they retreated, they absolutely booby trapped the trenches and equipment they were abandoning. Many elements were fictionalized or altered, and there are no waterfalls in the area of France occupied by the BEF. My question is, how did the letter not get wet?
George MacKay was Schofield the lead man, I watched this movie because of him. Initially, I discovered him in Captain Fantastic which I also recommend watching when you have an opportunity. Dunkirk is a similar film to this if you haven't reacted to it yet. Obviously, you already have watched some of these but Hacksaw Ridge, 1917, Dunkirk, Jojo Rabbit, The Pianist, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas are my favorite History films. I'm able to focus better if the story focuses on smaller groups. Especially if they focus on World War II, which I have a better understanding of. Also, I appreciate the history clarification, my dad is the Military, History, Biography film type of person. I'm a noob in comparison so having the events clarified/ summarized is helpful for people like me who did horrible in History. There are too many dates to remember.
It was absolutely incredible, you putting Gollum’s description of the Dead Marshes over that particular scene. Tolkien served in WWI. He was actually at the battle of the Somme. Not to mention many, many others. Supposedly all the dead floating in the aftermath of those battles, the lost and the drowned in the flooded trenches and mortar holes, is actually what inspired the Dead Marshes.
I remember watching 1917 with my parents, my dad was the one who wanted to see the movie in theaters. I enjoyed the movie , a little slow but I didn’t mind overall the movie itself
During the Scene where he runs along the front lines as the charge begins, he ran into 2 extras by accident but got up and kept running. They decided to use it in the final cut. I'm really enjoying your Journey. I would recommend 2 movies 1- The Kingdom feat Orlando Bloom and 2. Kingdom feat Jamie Fox
I am an old veteran. I saw this film in a theater with my son, who is active duty, and several veteran friends. We all agreed that one scene that would have been different is when they were passing through no-man's land, and they saw bodies buried in the mud. We all agreed that some of those bodies would have been alive. And they would have been screaming.
Those bodies had been there for an extended period of time. The trench fighting was back and forth. They could have been exchanging fire from both sides from those two trenches for a year or two. Why would any of those bodies be screaming?
Belgium/northern france. On the british and belgian sectors the germans were on the defensive in french and belgian territory from 1915 until april 1918 (after their defeated offensive in 1918 the germans finally withdrew into the siegfried fortified line and in august september british commonwealth forces pushed them out of those defences, leaving berlin defenceless. On the french sector the germans were on the offensive in france at Verdun from 1916 to 1917. In september 1918 french and US forces defeated the germans and punched hole through their lines at the meuse-argonne, again leaving berlin defenceless. Because the germans on the british sectors had the luxury of choosing to fall back to whatever positions they liked, as depicted in this movie - the great withdrawal to the siegfried line of February -March 1917 - the british forces were always forced to follow them and face the new german defences. The germans, naturally enough, always retreated to the high dry ground for their trench systems, which they had almost always spent a year fortifying, which meant the british and belgian forces always had to make their trenches in the lower wet ground with a high water table, facing significant german fortifications. Despite that advantage the germans still lost. Thats why german trenches look more solid than the british trenches. It wasnt that the germans were better or more disciplined at building trenches it was just that because they got to choose their positions, the british were always in worse conditions down the bottoms of valleys and hills where it was almost impossible to build substantial fortifications. The only exceptions were the really flat territory near the somme where the water table was so high neither side could dig trenches and they both had to build barricaded trench lines above the ground.
27:31 according to comments this was not an intended contact that tripped him but everyone was committed so filming had to be kept on going but it adds some much more realism to the scene. As commented else where you can see the awards it received & rightly so as it sets new standards in photography & direction making a unique looking movie.
The scene where he's running and the bombs are going off and the men are going over the top the director told him no matter what happens just keep running those guys he ran into that was real
Wow honestly you guys are the best reaction channel out there, the time and commentary the both of you is so wholesome and it’s so nice seeing you guys watch movies you guys love together. Reminds me of how I use to do with my mother when I was younger. I hope you guys never stop! I’ll always tune into your videos! The best reaction channel ever!
Great film. Glad you guys watched this one. I'm shocked this didn't win Best Picture at the Oscars. Parasite was a good movie, but I thought this was superior. If you haven't already you may want to consider watching Fury, and All Quiet on the Western Front.
Don't know if you've watched it off channel but All Quiet on the Western Front is incredible too. No idea where your 'knowledge' comes from but the first stormtroopers were German. Nowhere have I or can I find a mention of them being Canadian.
Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture, but won for
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Best Cinematography
I have been on First World War battlefield tours and there are parts where the ground has not been distributed since 1918. One Canadian padre actually bought a parcel of land where he served and just left it. It is where a large Canadian memorial is. You can see the trench outlines and shell holes. There is, undoubtedly human remains and unexploded ordinance under the top soil. Very emotive. As are all the military cemeteries .
Apparently the movie was shot in +/- 12 minute takes- the breaks hidden behind walls, trees, etc. Roger Deakins is a master cinematograher...after about 14 Oscar nominations (check the list of movies!) he finally won for this, receiving a five minute standing ovation from the entire Oscar audience. He won a second the next year but this is his creme de la creme!
I saw this opening weekend in IMAX, the Wayfaring Stranger scene reduced me to floods of tears. Partner was less happy with seeing Rise Of Skywalker.
I'd say you easily had the better time!
@@Flix2Us At least I didn’t see it at my local cinema which seems to hate me watching Sam Mendes films (its mere feet from the Irish Sea and we couldn’t hear the loud bits of Spectre the weather was that bad).
A couple of years ago 250 Australian soldiers were found buried at fromelles they had been missing since 1916.
Buried by the Germans after their attack. We lost 5553 men in that attack out of 6000 in the brigade. That was the Australian introduction to fighting in France it went down hill from there pretty much. That shell pile is tiny to photograph s of some on the western front.
Excellent cinematography. They put you right there. By the way, I appreciate the in-depth dialogue you and your mom add at the end. It's so much more intelligent than most of the other channels that simply state the obvious. I can't tell you how many times you two commented on something that I hadn't noticed or made me think about the plot in a different way. It's really been excellent and I've learned something new each time. Thanks for putting in the extra effort!!
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Fun fact: it's so common for farmers to plough up unexploded shells and bombs, on the sites of old battlefields in France and Belgium, that they call ploughing season 'the iron harvest'.
I'm so excited that you guys watched this one finally!!!
I remember recommending this to you and your mom after your first Sam Mendez Bond film... I told you the cinematography was a solid 10/10! Beyond that the editing and the story and all of it was just so... intense.
The one shot serves this movie so well because it is a very "intimate" style of filming and places you on the journey WITH them... and makes it so intense. I'm glad that you liked the more "focused" approach to this (as opposed to other war films) with Schofeld's "perseverance" story.
And YES I am so very glad that you picked up on the juxtaposition of the world's beauty vs the horror of war. The beauty of the falling cherry blossoms in the river - only to be followed up with bloated bodies blocking the waterflow... its an absolutely INCREDIBLE piece from an artistic standpoint... and for WWI, there's very few other films that give it this much attention and recognition.
I'm glad you both enjoyed it so much!!!
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The background for this movie is that there was a bulge in the german lines. Due to manpower shortages, they pulled back to straighten the line and reduce gaps in their lines. As they retreated, they absolutely booby trapped the trenches and equipment they were abandoning.
Many elements were fictionalized or altered, and there are no waterfalls in the area of France occupied by the BEF. My question is, how did the letter not get wet?
George MacKay's performance is incredibly good. He carried the film on his shoulders.
Such an excellent movie! The single shot camera work makes it feel so real and really ups the stakes. As always great commentary and reaction!
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I knew you guys would like this film. Its freakin brilliant. So glad you guys reacted to it. Btw, Happy Mother's Day Jen!💙
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Good choice! Thank y'all!
George MacKay was Schofield the lead man, I watched this movie because of him. Initially, I discovered him in Captain Fantastic which I also recommend watching when you have an opportunity.
Dunkirk is a similar film to this if you haven't reacted to it yet. Obviously, you already have watched some of these but Hacksaw Ridge, 1917, Dunkirk, Jojo Rabbit, The Pianist, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas are my favorite History films. I'm able to focus better if the story focuses on smaller groups. Especially if they focus on World War II, which I have a better understanding of.
Also, I appreciate the history clarification, my dad is the Military, History, Biography film type of person. I'm a noob in comparison so having the events clarified/ summarized is helpful for people like me who did horrible in History. There are too many dates to remember.
I couldn’t hold back the tears in this scene
It was absolutely incredible, you putting Gollum’s description of the Dead Marshes over that particular scene.
Tolkien served in WWI. He was actually at the battle of the Somme. Not to mention many, many others. Supposedly all the dead floating in the aftermath of those battles, the lost and the drowned in the flooded trenches and mortar holes, is actually what inspired the Dead Marshes.
I remember watching 1917 with my parents, my dad was the one who wanted to see the movie in theaters. I enjoyed the movie , a little slow but I didn’t mind overall the movie itself
During the Scene where he runs along the front lines as the charge begins, he ran into 2 extras by accident but got up and kept running. They decided to use it in the final cut. I'm really enjoying your Journey. I would recommend 2 movies 1- The Kingdom feat Orlando Bloom and 2. Kingdom feat Jamie Fox
13:15...Yeah it's a war and he's an enemy soldier (well airman) but would you find it easy to let someone burn to death in front of you?
I am an old veteran. I saw this film in a theater with my son, who is active duty, and several veteran friends. We all agreed that one scene that would have been different is when they were passing through no-man's land, and they saw bodies buried in the mud. We all agreed that some of those bodies would have been alive. And they would have been screaming.
Those bodies had been there for an extended period of time. The trench fighting was back and forth. They could have been exchanging fire from both sides from those two trenches for a year or two. Why would any of those bodies be screaming?
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊
Wonder Woman?? What!?
Yeah, there's a time and a place for humour, this film isn't it.
If you want something from the German side, watch All Quiet on the Western Front.
You need to watch All Quiet On The Western Front. It is HEARTBREAKING
Belgium/northern france.
On the british and belgian sectors the germans were on the defensive in french and belgian territory from 1915 until april 1918 (after their defeated offensive in 1918 the germans finally withdrew into the siegfried fortified line and in august september british commonwealth forces pushed them out of those defences, leaving berlin defenceless. On the french sector the germans were on the offensive in france at Verdun from 1916 to 1917. In september 1918 french and US forces defeated the germans and punched hole through their lines at the meuse-argonne, again leaving berlin defenceless.
Because the germans on the british sectors had the luxury of choosing to fall back to whatever positions they liked, as depicted in this movie - the great withdrawal to the siegfried line of February -March 1917 - the british forces were always forced to follow them and face the new german defences.
The germans, naturally enough, always retreated to the high dry ground for their trench systems, which they had almost always spent a year fortifying, which meant the british and belgian forces always had to make their trenches in the lower wet ground with a high water table, facing significant german fortifications. Despite that advantage the germans still lost.
Thats why german trenches look more solid than the british trenches. It wasnt that the germans were better or more disciplined at building trenches it was just that because they got to choose their positions, the british were always in worse conditions down the bottoms of valleys and hills where it was almost impossible to build substantial fortifications. The only exceptions were the really flat territory near the somme where the water table was so high neither side could dig trenches and they both had to build barricaded trench lines above the ground.
All quiet on the western front please. This is so great.
They should watch Patriots Day
Kate Winslet used to be married to Sam Mendez
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27:31 according to comments this was not an intended contact that tripped him but everyone was committed so filming had to be kept on going but it adds some much more realism to the scene. As commented else where you can see the awards it received & rightly so as it sets new standards in photography & direction making a unique looking movie.
The scene where he's running and the bombs are going off and the men are going over the top the director told him no matter what happens just keep running those guys he ran into that was real
It IS mark Strong...a nice little cameo, helping and offering excellent advice.
Wow honestly you guys are the best reaction channel out there, the time and commentary the both of you is so wholesome and it’s so nice seeing you guys watch movies you guys love together. Reminds me of how I use to do with my mother when I was younger. I hope you guys never stop! I’ll always tune into your videos! The best reaction channel ever!
Thank you so much! We're glad you enjoyed. 😁
Great film. Glad you guys watched this one. I'm shocked this didn't win Best Picture at the Oscars. Parasite was a good movie, but I thought this was superior. If you haven't already you may want to consider watching Fury, and All Quiet on the Western Front.
Our Fury reaction is on our channel. 😊 All Quiet is on our list!
@@Jen-Mom Oh excellent I'll go watch the Fury reaction now. Thanks!!!
Who would have thought that robb stark was secretly tommen baratheon's brother!!
Don't know if you've watched it off channel but All Quiet on the Western Front is incredible too. No idea where your 'knowledge' comes from but the first stormtroopers were German. Nowhere have I or can I find a mention of them being Canadian.
Your Google-fu is bad. Not the first, but the German soldiers did indeed refer to the Canadian forces as Stormtroopers.