I watched the movie 1917 today, and I will just say this: wow. I have not seen a lot of movies regarding World War l. My dad and I have always loved historical movies, fiction or not. Saving Private Ryan is among my favorites. 1917 was very different from the others.
At first, it started out as all of the others. Men in a dirty camp, scared for their lives. Some mission comes up, and people are chosen to complete it. Only this time, only two men were chosen. I do not want to spoil it, but one of those men die early on. This being said, most of the movie is with only one man.
There is nothing but silence and the sound of war for most of the movie. It shows the struggle of being alone. It shows the struggle of war. Most of all, it shows the struggle with the strength of a man's heart. He risks his lifetime and time again to save the lives of many other men. It shows the battle most war movies do not portray directly, the battle inside the individual.
This made me think. I do not remember the movie, but someone said: "Wars are fought with weapons but won by men." 1917 is a direct example of this. It was not the resources the man had that saved people, it was what was in his mind and heart that did. The combination of what is in the mind and heart is what will save the world. People need to remember that.
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