I love Roger Deakins body of work, his cinematography is superb but must also have been hell to plan on how to shoot at first!the storytelling is one of Mendes good things he does!he usually shows and not tell!

Truly, one of the best of the 21st century so far. Not much of a horse race, compared to the 80s and 90s when I was growing up. But it stacks up well against any film ever made. Fired on all cylinders. A masterwork made by cinematic masters who knew what they were doing.

I completely agree! I have a movie pass where I can see any movie and as many times as I want with a monthly payment. I swear I saw this movie probably 15 days in a row in theaters because it was so amazing.

It was incredible theatres. I didn’t live the language but it is a war movie. Still enjoyed it tho

I agree. I went to see it a week after it premiered with my stepdad. It was one of the most amazing cinema experiences I’ve ever had.

Amen brother. But its not to bad watching this in 4K on an OLED.

SO TRUE! It is the only way to watch this film. I had the pleasure of seeing it in a theater. It was epic.

True. Unfortunately Schofield is exacerbating it by dragging him around and putting strain on it. I learned in First Aid training that in what's called a 'catastrophic bleed' the priority is to patch up the wound, I'd use two bandages on him at least and apply pressure

Then I'd lie him down, raise his feet above his head and try to cover him up to keep him warm.

Yeah. Not much different than being badly gut shot. Without a hospital, he's not coming back from that. Schofield figured that out pretty quick, and did what he could to re-assure his friend before it was over.

Um, I think it's Wayfaring Stranger written by Johnny Cash. Init?

@@davemcbroom695 no no, Johnny Cash reprised it.

Omg thank you soooo much!

It's possible, but personally don't think it was internal bleeding. Last week I completed a First Aid certificate for work, and I can tell you that a situation like this means that Blake was suffering a 'catastrophic bleed' from a severed vein in his torso. In that situation you need to put pressure on the wound to stem the blood flow, put a dressing on the wound and if that bleeds through, put another one on, and if that bleeds through, find where the pressure needs to be and apply until blood flow can be stopped. Then you'd need to lay him down and lift his legs above his head, probably prop them up on a chair or something from the farm. The worst thing you can do is try and move them since that puts too much strain on the injury, last thing you need when you're trying to stop a life-threatening bleeding injury. Later on in this scene, Blake is showing signs of 'shock' due to massive blood loss and in that situation once the blood flow would be stemmed you'd need to try and keep him warm and comfort him. Unfortunately, Schofield isn't a trained combat medic or first aider so he's not able to help, and is still occupied with the mission so there wasn't much he could do. 😢

For a missing limb, perhaps. But not a gut shot. So much internal damage, that stopping the bleeding would amount to nothing, and more damage would be done. It's just a wound you're not coming back from without a blood supply, and a hospital, and a skilled surgeon. Early in the war, German Soldiers were issued bayonets with triangular (3 edges, instead of 2) blades. They left HORRIFIC wounds that were nearly impossible to mend, and God only knows how many British and French troops died from wounds they might have otherwise survived. Allied soldiers, on many occasions, were known to summarily execute captured German troops caught with these weapons, because they hated them so. They were eventually outlawed.

I think there’s something like 34 (well) hidden cuts

Not a fixed magazine, a detachable magazine.

@@waratahdavid696 yes you are right it is removable when the weapon is taken apart so fixed might be the wrong word but when the rifle is in operation the magazine isn't removed to be reloaded

@@charliekk3377 it was as common to remove and replace the magazine, as it was to charge it in situ.

@@waratahdavid696 then why reload using striper clips or individual rounds ?

@@charliekk3377 I did a bit more research, you are kind of right. It was more common to strip feed than mag change, except some units carried a spare mag ( Australian light horse). It is really easy to remove and reinstal the mag though.

Yeah, but they're not that comfy. I did a short student project playing one of these British soldiers and it was super itchy. Very warm though, they're good at keeping you warm when the weather is cold.

@@invisibleman4827 It isn't about comfort, it's about style. You think Starched collars were with a tux because it was comfortable?

@@Alte.Kameraden Some truth to that.😂 The French had red trousers in 1914 and went into battle wearing them, made them a very easy target.

@@invisibleman4827 I mean Men started the whole High Heel trend back in the 17th Century. So interesting enough women are walking in men's shoes not the other way around when women today wear heels. Styles come/go I guess, but today we are dressed more casually than we've been dressed for the greater part of 500-600+ years. Style doesn't equal comfort but comfort has been the driving force for the increasingly casual dress code we see in today's society.

@@Alte.Kameraden Yeah, people walked around in 3 piece suits 100 years ago in day to day life, nowadays we're happy with a T Shirt and shorts that was pretty much the same as their underwear back then.

Thank you so much!

Yes, and British Commonwealth countries, also call Warrant Officers "Sir".

I also know there's a Swedish actress Britt Eckland, sorry if that's all I know at this moment in time

Thank you so much! Indeed I’ve seen Dunkirk, amazing movie 🤩

Thank you so much!

Yeah. A story that everybody should know. It seems unbelievable, what that man accomplished. But it was all true. One of the most remarkable war stories of all time.

When elephants fight, only the grass suffers.

Thank you so much!

I've quoted that Kipling Poem (The Winners) to three different people who complained about having to go someplace alone. None of them had any idea what I was talking about 😞

@herbsuperb6034 I get that problem. All the time, when I say stuff like that and they just look at me like "You're weird" Uh, actually I'm cultured, but whatever.

@Max Masteller I know there were cuts at specific scenes.

@Max Masteller Wasn't there a cut where he jumps into the river? I know there was one that you wouldn't notice and that's when the bomb goes off in the tunnel. At least those two along with him getting knocked out look like cuts. But like you said, they did it in a way to create the illusion, so I probably didn't notice.

I’ve already seen those unfortunately🙈

@@AnnaLorentzen watch schindler's list. Have you see that one

@@Robert-yr2tw I have seen that yes, and saving private Ryan🙈

@@AnnaLorentzen ooo ok thanks for the reply

They actually mention in the movie that the German army cut the telephone wires and that's why they had to hike it. Maybe you should rewatch it.

@@isaiahgonzales9989 It's called a wire repair team. Wires were cut all the time. Even if they couldn't get a message to the frontline trench using the field phone there is no way they would send runners half way across the bloody world but would have sent runners from the jump off point of the unit they were trying to contact. Like I said, It was a good representation of the western front up until they got out of no mans land. They should have had more bodies and parts of bodies laying around though. A British veteran of the western front said he would look at the kilt of a Scots soldier hung up on their barbed wire to see what direction the wind was blowing to see if he needed to put on his gas mask. He also said he liked the smell of the German gas because it smelled like pineapples. He couldn't figure out how he didn't smell himself to death. You need to watch "BBC The Great War (Enhanced 1964 BBC Documentary)" here on KZfaq. It's 26 episodes and interviews the people who were there and not a bunch of history revisionists.

@@loganinkosovo If you're so concerned with how a historical fictional film treats its plot, maybe you should just stick with those documentaries. This movie was made for Gen pop, not history buffs who get their feathers ruffled over a well written plot point that NO ONE else has a problem with.