You are too young to fall asleep for ever;And when you sleep you remind me of the dead. “1917,” a two-hour movie about two young British soldiers trying to stop one battalion’s morning attack on the Western Front, is undoubtedly an incredibly shot war film. But tucked into its cinematics is a portrayal of an innocence that was so readily destroyed in those four years. World War I quickly introduced the horrors of modern artillery barrages, unwavering machine gun fire and wholesale slaughter to a generation that never truly recovered. Separated from the violence of war until one kick or shake soon followed, waking them and reminding them of where they were and what lay ahead.

Source: New York Times January 31, 2020 14:26 UTC