Coming out of the likely Best Picture winner this year, 1917, I wondered to myself why I found it so powerful.
Not the cinematography, masterful as it was (Deakins likely to win his 2nd).
Not the rousing nature of the piece, as it actually isn't the kind of movie that wants to give you any kind of Hollywood sugar high.
Not the "single shot" concept, which …
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