Director
Sam Mendes
Leading Actors/Actresses
George MacKay
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch
Genre
War, Action
Language
English
Awards
The film was nominated for quite a few Academy Awards, including: Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Won), Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects (Won), Best Sound Mixing (Won), and Best Sound Editing.
Date of Release
December 25th, 2019
Producer
Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall, and Brian Oliver
Setting and Context
Over the course of one day in Northern France during WWI
Narrator and Point of View
Told from the point of view of Schofield and Blake.
Tone and Mood
Violent, Chaotic, Horrifying, Energetic, Solemn, and Sad.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Schofield vs. The German Army
Major Conflict
Blake and Schofield's attempt to get the message saying to call off the attack to the Second Battalion despite having to travel through a treacherous and dangerous no man's land to deliver the message.
Climax
When Schofield finally delivers the message to Mackenzie.
Foreshadowing
Schofield and Blake's desire to not be in the army foreshadows their getting sent on a dangerous journey.
Understatement
The effect Blake's death has on Schofield is often quite understated.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
1917 appears to have been filmed in one take (though it is fact comprised of multiple carefully edited shots), something which is very seldom done.
Allusions
Allusions to history, to English poetry, English song.
Paradox
Schofield regrets having gone on the mission in the beginning, but then becomes very passionate about completing it once Blake dies.
Parallelism
Parallelism between Blake and Schofield. They are companions, foils for one another.
