I saw the film this afternoon. I highly recommend it.
Very well done.
It deals with British troops only (mostly). No Americans, Canadians, French Germans, etc., no home front, no colonial troops, etc. Jackson just said he could not cover too much and cover it well, so he focused on the experience of British troops and the experiences of others was probably much the same.
The section of a WW I assault were well done and hit the viewer like a kick in the stomach.
The scene of British troops about to go over the top at the Somme, you can see one kid (and too many of these soldiers were just kids, many who lied about their age) and he is obviously scared to death (at the 1:16 in the trailer). Later, Jackson points out that all of these soldiers were in the last 30 minutes of their lives. Most of the first wave at the Somme was killed right off the bat.
Anyway, Jackson did a great job with the editing and colorization. He tells a compelling story.
It will be back in theaters on December 27 (only).
It deals with British troops only (mostly). No Americans, Canadians, French Germans, etc., no home front, no colonial troops, etc. Jackson just said he could not cover too much and cover it well, so he focused on the experience of British troops and the experiences of others was probably much the same.
The section of a WW I assault were well done and hit the viewer like a kick in the stomach.
The scene of British troops about to go over the top at the Somme, you can see one kid (and too many of these soldiers were just kids, many who lied about their age) and he is obviously scared to death (at the 1:16 in the trailer). Later, Jackson points out that all of these soldiers were in the last 30 minutes of their lives. Most of the first wave at the Somme was killed right off the bat.
Anyway, Jackson did a great job with the editing and colorization. He tells a compelling story.
It will be back in theaters on December 27 (only).