DVD Review: 1917 directed by Sam Mendes

1917
directed by Sam Mendes (DVD 1917)

There have been many great movies out this past decade covering events that happened during World War I and World War II, but this movie is among the best war films that I have seen. Set during World War I, a young soldier is given the task to deliver a message to the General on the front lines to stop an attack on German forces that have led them into a trap. Unless the soldier can get through, there will be a massacre of English forces. One of the men preparing to fight the Germans is the soldier’s own brother. The soldier, Blake, and his friend Schofield know that everything depends on them. This is an extremely tense film with scenes that are very bloody and difficult to watch, but the story is excellent. I highly recommend it.

 

(If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try War Horse, Hacksaw Ridge or Dunkirk)

 

( Internet Movie Database entry for this film ) | ( official 1917 Facebook page )

 

Recommended by Kim J.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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