When it comes to war movies, I am normally not a fan. I never saw Saving Private Ryan, or Inglorious Bastards, or Fury, or Lone Survivor, or any of thr other big war related movies. But something about the trailer for 1917 made me see it. It looked way more thrilling than the others so I gave it a shot and I was really glad that I did.

In fact, 1917 had it's wide release this month and I've already seen it in theaters twice, once in a regular format and once in a premium format.

There were lots of aspects that I really enjoyed about 1917. The biggest aspect is easily the choreography because much of the scene looked like it was all one continuous shot. In fact the first scene where it looks like there could have been a break is like 20 or so minutes into the movie. Even that scene looks like it's continuous because it's just the camera panning past a rock.

The first scene is our two stars being woken up in a field, walking through the field, and then walking through a large trench. It's all one shot that's perfectly timed. The actors are walking while sayinf their lines and avoiding all of the distractions of the other soilders. That takes a great amount of skill to remember every little thing plus all your lines.

The acting is also top notch, especially by George Mackay, who is the movies lead. You would have never guessed that he was an actor, you woukd hsve thought he was a trained stuntman because of all the things that him and his body go through. There are scenes where he's covered with rocks, scenes where he's struggling in a river, scenes where he's sprinting 100+ meters with a hundred others running past him from his left. After watching 1917, you would think that the actor put himself in danger a lot.

1917 was a job well done by director Sam Mendes, who had a larger stake in the movie than most directors. First of all, the last two movies that he directed were the most recent James Bond movies, so he's proven to everyone that he can put out dramatic and thrilling movies. Secondly, 1917 was literally his own.

He didn't just direct the film, he wrote and produced it too. Not only that, but the story itself was inspired by a story that his grandfather told him as a kid. His grandfather had a similar role during the war and was acknowledged at the end of the film.

The music and sound of the movie was also really good. Sometimes the music really drove home the point of how thrilling a certain event was or it would build up the amount of dread. Other times there was no music or sound at all which had the same effect.

The score was composed by Thomas Newman. This was the seventh time that Newman composed a Sam Mendes movie. He's a legend when it comes to music, especially for dramatic movies. He was nominated for the Best Original Score Oscar 14 times and won six Grammys.

Right now, 1917 is my 2nd most favorite war movie of all time and i don't expect that to change for a while because of how crazy it is. It's full of thrills and suspense and features great acting, music, and directing. Overall, my grade for 1917 is going to be a solid 90 out of 100.