One shot in the end is nothing new at all today. The debate on the advantages and disadvantages of one shot in the end is also in two camps like film or digital, so this also makes one shot the most attractive of "1917". place.
Of course, the so-called one-shot in "1917" is not a one-shot in the true sense, but is composed of dozens of long shots. In my impression, one-shot in the true sense can be called a movie. It should be "Russian Ark".
Although "1917" is a fake one-shot to the end, the connection between the shots and the exquisite scene scheduling make the film reach the ultimate artistic beauty of incompleteness in the theme of war. Really brutal but at the same time feel the aesthetics of light and shadow in the scene.
To analyze this "1917" in depth, it will involve minor spoilers, so don't worry that it will not affect the viewing of the movie.
"1917" is based on the memoirs of director Sam Mendes' grandfather Alfred, who was a soldier sent to France in World War I and trained as a signalman. Take charge of traversing enemy territory and finding other missing soldiers.
Of course, the two protagonists in the film are fictional. The story of "1917" is actually very simple. The time background is set on April 6, 1917. Two soldiers were suddenly ordered to pass through the enemy's war zone and tell the other side. The British army's new combat plan, otherwise it will fall into the enemy's trap.
Yes, it is just such a simple sentence to finish the story, so the director adopts the one-shot tracking method, and uses "real timing" to let the audience experience the urgency of the task. In other words, the movie we watched 119 minutes, It is the same 119 minutes that the protagonist experiences in the movie.
It is worth mentioning here that it takes 8 hours to walk from the protagonist's war zone to another war zone, but how to present 8 hours of time content in a 119-minute film? The method is switched, but it does not affect the viewing effect of one mirror in the end.
During the shooting process, because the weather in real time must be consistent, the entire film must be shot in a cloudy sky, and the tone and light and shadow have been achieved.
All scenes are also created in real scenes, but the non-repetitive feature of one shot to the end makes all realistic war scenes appear only once, which also makes the film an irreversible magical viewing journey.
Director Sam Mendes has created a lot of new gameplays in the scene scheduling, superimposing the character shaping and emotions of the protagonist, and the emotional processing of several characters is still very moving. This immersive shooting , and also let the audience be more exposed to the cruel and real war world of World War I, without montage editing, as well as the usual multi-camera explosions and high-speed pictures of war themes, the audience is truly breathing with the protagonist every minute and every second. destiny.
Sam Mendes, who just won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, I think the big reason for winning the award is that in the scene scheduling, the whole film follows the shots, the camera revolves and rotates with the protagonist, and the camera position follows the scene. The switching of the protagonist changes the panorama, mid-range close-up, flat shot, tilt shot, and tilt shot. In short, regardless of the shooting distance or angle, the director tries to break the plane space of viewing the movie and present a three-dimensional free war to the audience. space.
All of these require the perfect cooperation of weather, actors, photographers, special effects blasting and other aspects to achieve the most perfect results, otherwise you have to start all over again, so in my opinion, Sam Mendes won the Golden Globe Award the most A good director is more inclined to express achievements in technology.
One shot in the end is of course the most arduous work. Roger Deakins, the Oscar's best cinematographer, is to a large extent one of the promoters of "1917" winning the Golden Globe Award for the best picture. If this time Oscar again I wouldn't be surprised if Roger Deakins was awarded Best Cinematography.
Although Roger Deakins did not have a big surprise in the first shot, the use and composition of light and shadow are still Roger Deakins' trump card, especially the effect of the flash light moving with the shadow in the night, which made the photo shoot. People have experienced the aesthetics of light and shadow that is incomplete in war.
In fact, from the very beginning of the film, the audience has been placed in the World War I, which is a more visual art expression. The display of war weapons in the film, the uniformity of soldiers, and even the composition of each corpse in the picture have been carefully arranged. Coupled with the director's favorite orchestral music and the cooperation of the original soundtrack of the cello movie, it created a small climax in the movie. Although the war was brutal, "1917" can be said to be very pleasing to the eye.
The quietness and some lonely moments of the protagonist in the film make people more aware of the silence and cruelty of the death of the war. From the scenes in the ruins, we can also imagine the trauma that the war brought to people at that time.
Of course, when it comes to regrets and deficiencies, "1917" is also very obvious. For example, there is no room for further sinking in the shaping of characters. Although the film uses many events to reflect the inner world of the protagonist, the importance of the film's mission events Sex, or more than role studies.
This is also the reason why everyone said that "1917" was an unpopular winner and won the best Golden Globe Award. Compared with the films that were shortlisted at the same time, "1917" frankly did not stand out.
Generally speaking, films that have won the best picture in the traditional sense are basically nominated for the best performance at the same time, so as to make the best film more three-dimensional, and more achievements of "1917" are technical awards, performance awards There is no qualification to be shortlisted, and when the film won the award, it was not released but was screened, which also made "1917" less popular.
And in the shortlist for the Golden Globe Awards, "1917" is a war theme of World War I (this year's weather vane?), and it is a non-Netflix movie, which makes "1917" very lucky. It is said that after "1917" won the award , the pre-sale box office of the public release has increased by 5 times, and the film arrangement rate has greatly increased. This is really a perfect film arrangement plan.
If the Golden Globe Awards continue to play the role of the Oscar vane, then "1917" is estimated to continue its luck, and maybe it will have the last laugh at the Oscars.
Next, I will expand the plot, which will involve more spoilers. If you are interested, you can collect it first and watch it when you come back after watching the movie.
The film begins with two young soldiers, Schofield and Black, who receive orders to pass the highest order to the commander of another battalion to abandon the German attack because it was a trap, and Black's brother, Right in that camp.
So we followed in the footsteps of the two soldiers, dug out of the trench, and walked into the area where the German army retreated. Under such battle-damaged ruins, most of the time we did not encounter the enemy, and it was the fear and hesitation of the two soldiers about the unknown. .
They walked into the German trench hole, but accidentally detonated a tow bomb planted by the German army. The explosion caused the trench to collapse, and the two escaped in a panic.
Afterwards, they came to an orchard full of cherry blossoms, and accidentally encountered two army planes in the air exchanging fire. A German plane fell right where they were. The plane caught fire, and the German pilot was about to be burned to death. Humanitarianism, the two rescued the German army, but they caused a fatal accident, and Blake was stabbed to death by the German army, so at this time, only Schofield was left as the protagonist.
I was really surprised when I saw this. Originally there were few protagonists, and there was a hard flaw in one shot. Many characters that the two soldiers met could not be repeated again, so many characters in the film appeared like a revolving lantern only once. Now that Blake is dead, it turns the film into a one-man show and makes shooting even more difficult.
Afterwards, Schofield met the British troops from other battalions and hitched a ride for a while. He got off the bus halfway and crossed a river when he encountered a German soldier hiding in the building. The two began to exchange fire.
It is said that the German marksmanship is really bad like the Stormtroopers, so Schofield hit the German soldiers with a few shots.
However, when Schofield entered the building for investigation, the German soldiers were only injured. The two shot at close range. Schofield fell down the stairs and fell into a coma. This is also the ingenious design of the film. , there is no sense of time, time jumps here, and it is night when he wakes up.
The flashlight flashed back and forth in the air at night. Schofield avoided the shooting of German snipers in the back and forth of light and darkness. After that, he hid in the hiding spot of a young French woman, and finally a female character appeared here. So Schofield gave all of his food to the young woman and moved on.
As a result, they continued to be pursued by German soldiers. In desperation, Schofield jumped into the river, and the river continued to flow to another unknown location.
But coincidentally, that was the camp where Schofield was going to convey the instructions. The original 8-hour distance was shortened by Schofield's ride and drifting.
When Schofield was going to convey the order, it happened to be the moment when the first wave of the British army attacked. This was also the most powerful ammunition in the whole film. Most of the time, the protagonist was wandering in the war wreckage in no man's land. .
In the end, Schofield successfully completed the task, conveyed the retreat order, and finished the film.
"1917" is not actually a so-called war blockbuster. There is no big scene where the two armies are fighting, nor is it a famous battle in history, and there are no legendary figures. Therefore, "1917" was filmed in a very quiet atmosphere. I have always been accustomed to seeing the explosions and big scenes of war-themed films, and suddenly there is such a small and quiet "1917", which is also considered a novelty.
Moreover, the time background of the film is placed in World War I, which is also distinguished from the war films that have been based on World War II in recent years, so that the audience can also re-understand some of the people and events of World War I.
In general, "1917" is the strongest war movie in 2019. If you like war themes and want to find a movie editing point, don't miss this movie.
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