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<.[CDATA[Sam Mendes, the Oscar -winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to this World War I epic. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic's George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones' Dean-Charles Chapman), are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake's own brother among them.
Bonus Content:
- Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of 1917 (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.)
- Features Dolby Vision and HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color
- The Weight of the World: Sam Mendes
- Allied Forces: Making 1917
- The Score of 1917
- In the Trenches
- Recreating History
- Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Sam Mendes
- Feature Commentary with Director of Photography Roger Deakins
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Aspect Ratio : 2.39:1
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces
Item model number : BR61209848
Director : Sam Mendes
Media Format : Subtitled, NTSC, 4K
Run time : 1 hour and 59 minutes
Release date : March 24, 2020
Actors : George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden
Subtitles: : French, Spanish
Producers : Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall, Brian Oliver
Language : English (Dolby Atmos), Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1)
Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN : B082PQKG2B
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: cinemafique
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 1917 - AN AENEID FOR OUR TIME
Review: In 1917 Director Sam Mendes has left us with more than just another film of war. A clue lies with the term âGehennaâ (aka - hell, hades, limbo, catabasis) used for the title of a movement in the filmâs music score â he is clearly alluding to the layered meanings of this remarkable film.1917 is an allegory of yet another allegory nearly 3,000 years old. It demands repeated viewing to absorb its nuanced and symbolic iconography. The landscapes of dark beauty, the liturgical score and most of all the unbroken camera flow that rarely breaks from the protagonists every step work subliminally much as a dream. Veterans who have survived combat might cast a memory of war beneath shut eyes this way. It connects you to the experience of a soldier at his own level. Few other films of this genre compare.The ancient Greeks believed we come here with âsealed orders.â Lance Corporal Schofield and Corporal Blake are ordered to deliver an army command message that would save 1,600 men from annihilation. Itâs a race against time.The first hour of 1917 could be entitled âcatabasisâ from the epics of Homer â a term we can apply appropriately here to describe the sacrifice of a nationâs children in war. The graphic depiction of âno manâs landâ separating the British and German front lines leaves little to your worst imaginings.In the second hour, when Schofield awakens from a fall, he discovers his watch has stopped. Is he therefore even still alive? As he steps into Ecoust, a city of burning rubble, we enter the underworld with him. His solitary journey here is now so much that of book 6 from Virgilâs âAeneid.â For Schofield to âgo overâ he must first complete his task. He must kill to survive, shun the pleas for an orphaned infant, nearly drown in a river (the Styx?) near Crosillies, climb over an island of dead civilians, and only then in a quiet forest find the Devon Rifle Company he was seeking. A soldier can be heard singing âI Am A Lonely Wayfaring Wandererâ - a hymn of warriors free of woe, crossing "the Jordan" to return to their parents in death. It is one of many carefully engineered symbols throughout the film, each of them a paradox.In the suspenseful and relentless race against time that governs the final 20 minutes of the film Schofield staggers, exhausted, shell shocked, dogging a rain of shrapnel through the surreal chalk trenches to reach his destination and deliver the message. And also deliver another more personal message of his own.Shall all these phantom warriors yet find their way to âElysiumâ in the tender green fields of Belgium? Schofield carried with him a photo of his wife. On the reverse she had written âcome back to us.âVirgil's Aeneid was a poem of the Trojan wars. It addressed war with the subliminal aesthetics of that time as civilizationâs great nightmare, and mankindâs greatest test. It remains relevant today and going forward. That aesthetics rather than reality can leave an emotional and not only an intellectual comment is the truest definition of art
Reviewer: DPR
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: DPR
Review: Excellent show!
Reviewer: Terry H.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Well done!
Review: Another good one to get my mind off of a hard day. Left me grateful that it was just one off.
Reviewer: 8765
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Reference atmos
Review: I'm not here to review the movieThe atmos and Dolby vision were excellent but specifically the atmos authoring will showcase your overheads and bass. Truly spectacular sound imaging and immersion.
Reviewer: sixthreezy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 1917 - A Masterpiece of Filmmaking
Review: I've been putting this off for too long. Let me just start by saying that if you have any interest in seeing this film, purchase it now and watch it immediately. I have been blown away by the quality of this film, so much so that it's led me to just keep analyzing frames and shots and dialogue throughout the movie. Yes, it's just a WWI movie that takes place on one day in 1917, but it's a movie so packed with purpose and intention behind every little thing. It's astounding how much thought and time was put into making this film. It's truly a beautiful work of art that I may now regard as my favorite war film of all-time. You're immediately thinking of other, better war movies, and I'll agree that those are all great too, but 1917 is a true masterpiece of a film.Sam Mendes has done what you would think had already been done before in blockbuster war films, and that's to create an artificially "one shot" movie that follows our characters through the trenches of WWI without ever leaving them. It literally starts from the first frame and doesn't let you go, as you walk through trenches of mud and guts with these young men. The camera work is extraordinary, and whether or not you notice that there are no "cuts" or very deliberate shots, you'll see yourself mesmerized with the storytelling that this technique creates throughout the movie. There's so much to be said about the way this film is framed, and it helps to guide the viewer along on their journey with the main characters. I found so much purpose and meaning in things that weren't words being said by characters, and not even actions so much as the way things were being shown on the screen.I can't do this film any justice by talking about what it is about and the story and how it happens. It's just true beauty, it's outstanding work. I gave this movie a 9/10, and would have given it a perfect 10 had it made me cry at the end. This isn't a knock on the film, so much as a testament to the suspense it wrangles you with. The actors are phenomenal, and I love that we get to see 3 well-traveled actors make cameos throughout the film to give it some Hollywood weight. Do yourself a favor, buy the film and watch it. If you're blown away by the nerdy film stuff, watch the commentaries and you will be even more so enlightened. Though they will ruin where all of the cuts in the film are for you, they will highlight the technique of the film as you continue to wonder how a story could be so perfectly told on film through visuals in this way.This movie is not overrated and despite knowing that the visuals were the strength of the movie, I was still worried it would be over hyped and I'd be disappointed. I wasn't, and this is now one of my favorite films. It's truly a masterpiece, and one of the best war films ever made. The details of war are on full display and they never shy away from a shot. For all of the horror within, there is so much beauty in the story and just... WOW, watch the movie already!
Reviewer: Margie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 1917
Review: This is the best war movie I have ever watched.mj
Reviewer: Jerry Roegner
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works as designed
Review: Works as designed
Reviewer: crocker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good movie
Review: Good movie
Reviewer: SÅawek
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Jw
Reviewer: Electron
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: En mi Samsung de 55 y amplificador Denon, la imagen es fenomenal y el sonido espectacular, en 4K V.O. 5.1. En otros idiomas no lo sé.Solo puedo decir que me gustó más que cuando la vi por primera vez en streaming (me la perdà en el cine) y creo que es por el sonido, hay una gran diferencia del streaming al formato fÃsico, sobre todo en cuanto a sonido se refiere, de hecho, para mÃ, mucha.
Reviewer: José Hernández
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A mi juicio la mejor pelìcula sobre la Primera Guerra Mundial.
Reviewer: DJ Control
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: If like myself you watch films to also appreciate the various movie making skills on display you will find 1917 a very rewarding experience. The technical merits on show here are first rate including three Academy Awards for cinematography, visual effects and sound mixing. Your eyes and ears are truly treated to a visual and aural feast. This reviewer found the cinematography in particular was first rate. Itâs also not a spoiler to state that this is NOT an action war film, it merely tells a tale that could take place during any stand off that has occurred throughout the centuries between the different races of humans.The Blu-ray presentation of this film is also first rate with outstanding picture and bone rattling audio that will impress anyone with a decent home theatre setup.
Reviewer: enrique german fernandez castañeda
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: La pelÃcula es excelente. Sin embargo NO tiene subtÃtulos en Español. La culpa es mÃa por no revisar previamente el contenido, ANTES de comprarla!!!!.Ni modo!!!