I might be the odd one out, because most people seem to be in awe of this movie/project, but I ultimately found it to be fairly unsatisfying.
The technical achievement of restoring WW1 film footage to a somewhat modern looking film is impressive, but wasn't good enough to really work for me - the outcomes of the technology employed are generally so wonky, noticeable, and artefact heavy that I found it more distracting than impressive.
In terms of showing us the lived experiences of trench warfare in WW1, this didn't really add to my appreciation of the horror that was (the first) war to end all wars. We know conditions were brutal. This just shows us in colour. In my case, that didn't add enough to make it required watching.
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I might be the odd one out, because most people seem to be in awe of this movie/project, but I ultimately found it to be fairly unsatisfying.
The technical achievement of restoring WW1 film footage to a somewhat modern looking film is impressive, but wasn't good enough to really work for me - the outcomes of the technology employed are generally so wonky, noticeable, and artefact heavy that I found it more distracting than impressive.
In terms of showing us the lived experiences of trench warfare in WW1, this didn't really add to my appreciation of the horror that was (the first) war to end all wars. We know conditions were brutal. This just shows us in colour. In my case, that didn't add enough to make it required watching.