1917 Stressed Us Out! | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching! | George MacKay

[@Eggrollofdoom]

I played as one of the extras in this movie. We didn't get paid, but they did feed us. We had catering every day and I got to keep one of the set props, too.

[@imhere2360]

That's amazing!!

[@vivianthuyday]

Hard set! Must have been an amazing life experience 🥰🥰🥰

[@Captianmex1C0]

Awesome what prop did you keep and what scene were you a part of?

[@DerekSansone]

OMG, that's awesome! What a great experience that must have been. Since you have pull in Hollywood, try to get 'em to make an epic "1918" film abt the Allies (including American Doughboys) breaking the Hindenburg Line in the 100 Day Offensive. :)

[@daniirage1382]

wow thats cool

[@heyheyjk-la]

This was the last film I saw in a theatre before the Covid lockdowns started and it was amazing seeing it on the big screen. The making of this film is just astounding. They basically found a big open field, and then spent a long time walking with the actors and GOAT DP Roger Deakins, etc., to see where they had to build the trenches on each end, the town, etc. And the work they did to make it all appear as one, well, two, long uninterrupted takes turned out so perfectly. If you haven't already watch some of the BTS videos on it. That last run Scofield does above the trench will always be one of my favorite film shots of all time. Great reactions to a great film.

[@sourabhmistry748]

I am one of the lucky guys who experienced it on big screen

[@hiddenvalleyranch775]

I'm jelly. Also missed Gravity. :(

[@stevenhenry9605]

Me, too. Last movie I saw in the theater. Magnificent experience.

[@Cookie-monkie93]

ME TOO!!

[@spdcrzy]

I saw this in theaters and it literally took me an hour to build back up the physical energy to drive home. I was as exhausted as you described - it was a transformative film in so many ways, and the one-shot strategy wasn't just a gimmick. It was meant to make you feel just as exhausted as the characters were, and it worked.

[@terminatrix92]

Im so glad Kristen could answer Vivien's question on why the Protagonist isnt just yelling at everyone to stand down; in the military that is not how decisions are made. When 100 000 men are running into gunfire there has to be order, which means following rank. And these are men that have already been through so much, there would be so many people contradicting orders, scared out of their mind. But in WW1 that got you executed by your own side! And even now questioning orders on the front line is a big no no. it has to be for a Unit to work together effectively. I appreciate that Vivian was thinking as a human, not as a soldier. This kind of rationality isnt humane its inhuman. Strict authoritarianism only really belongs in war

[@MySerpentine]

And war should not exist.

[@terminatrix92]

@@MySerpentine well yeah, but unless you have a solution for all cultural clash, diminishing resources and environmental catastrophe war is inevitable… then it just comes down to whether your side is better than the other

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

The Australian Army was the only one that didn't have capital punishment in WW1. It was due to the Breaker Morant legal case in the Boer War (great movie of the same name about the legal drama). General Kitchener ordered the counter-guerilla units not to afford any POW status to captured Boers, which the Australians followed after discovering a spy and other shit went on including the mutilation of an Aussie soldier by the Boers. The General then to have a bargaining chip in negotiations had the commanding officers tried and executed for murder. It set legal precedence that stands in military law globally today and was the reason Australians involvement in WW1 was on the basis that Aussies wouldn't be held to trial by British tribunals.

[@matthewcharles5867]

Morant and Hancock were executed for killing a priest as well as other civilians. Visser the pow they killed wasn't all that unusual in the boer war. He was killed simply because Morant didn't want to cart around prisoners while chasing the Boers. The British commander of his unit was well known for doing worse things but too well connected to get shot for it. Australia would have went into ww1 regardless of anything that happened in the boer war. In many cases our senior officers were British and some of the worst mistakes were made by our Australian officers like the lighthorseman at the nek. That whole debacle was due to a Australian officer in charge of the lighthorse, antill who had served in the boer war and should have known what would happen the place was a death trap.

[@partridge9698]

The only reason war occurs is because one leader or another has too much power and too much ego.@@terminatrix92

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

Truly a cinematographic masterpiece. It really is the full package

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture, but won for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing and Best Cinematography.

[@charlesh796]

I am a combat vet and I have said this before . When you do this kind of thing to a lot of us it's very therapeutic. Seeing a non combatant view for me at least helps me think things through . thank you both for this and may god bless you both for the rest of your lives .

[@jeffehren]

I never saw the film in theatres, and then the pandemic and life happened. So, this was my first crack at it. I watched this reaction during my lunch break, and luckily no one walked in on me because I was crying. I love this reaction duo!

[@Jordashian93]

The cinematography is spectacular!

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

The best part of making it seem like a single shot was that there was nothing else to take your focus off of the main objective. No other side stories or other scenes to worry about.

[@Bangpath247]

it was a Single shot. longest 1 take movie in history.

[@jaysekhon8014]

@@Bangpath247 actually its 20-30 shots merged in together digitally

[@kentslocum]

The film was absolutely exhausting to watch.

[@Mekiback]

Nope, there are a lot of cuts just like any movie, they're just well hidden ​@@Bangpath247

[@AidanAshby]

Possibly my favourite film. I cried with you at the end of this reaction video too, it's so powerful. I love the perfect artistic restraint of UK made war films. No bombast, just lots of heart and a steely eye.

[@GhostWatcher2024]

23:40 "Tell them! Tell them!" Scofield telling the noncoms wouldnt matter.... they have their own orders and Scofield is not their commander. Can you imagine the chaos if every corporal or sergeant can just shout out countermanding orders?

[@herbsuperb6034]

He would've quickly been shot by his own officers for being insane, and mucking up the works. It wouldn't be tolerated. Many were summarily executed, in every army that fought that war, for mutinous acts in the trenches.

[@thewackykid]

yup... especially i would imagine many of them doesn't want to go out there and just wanna go home alive would try to cook up some story claiming that the attack is called off... hence u are just not going to listen to anyone...

[@danajacobson3956]

The early scene in no man’s land is all the more gut wrenching when you consider that this is a point in time where they didn’t have antibiotics yet.

[@B1RDSEYE]

5:16 “we call that ‘the stranger.’” 😂 amazing!

[@FOXHOUND1871]

A point about the German pilot, they were briefly discussing killing him right on top of him and many Germans understood a little English especially the kind of men that would be able to become pilots in that time. Also during the World Wars and beyond, it was rather well known that if you were captured by people who didn't look like they could afford to babysit prisoners, you were not likely to last long. American paratroopers executed German prisoners during the Normandy Campaign of 1944 because they had no way to safely keep prisoners since they themselves were dropped behind enemy lines with no supply lines at all. This guy crashed into an abandoned farm with only two British soldiers in sight far away from their lines and it happens that these two are also on an urgent mission and carrying written orders that can't fall into enemy hands. Realistically, both parties likely knew one would be forced to kill the other. With the German he spared in the town who gave him away anyway, that man could never be sure Schofield was alone. If one British soldier was suddenly in their lines, there could be dozens and that was typical of night time action by this point in the war called infiltration tactics.

[@ПлатонУченик]

Kristen and Vivian, you girls ARE our faves on this channel, you're the best pairing, you're like hand and gloves, like Turner and Hooch, like Laurel and Hardy, like Jaby and Achara...you get the idea.

[@tak-mashido5202]

Watching this Masterpiece on IMAX was a dream come true! I wish they re-release it soon

[@SemiOff]

Fun fact : The people running into him and him Falling was not part of the script .

[@alexprendes7370]

One of the most beautiful movies i’ve ever watched

[@Bodyknock]

As good as the film looks in just this reaction, you really do have to watch the film in its entirety to really see just how amazingly well crafted it is to look like the entire film is done in about three continuous looking extremely long shots. For instance, when you see the whole thing it really does look like there are literally no cutaways from the very beginning of the film all the way until he gets knocked out in the tower by the sniper. Absolutely incredibly well done.

[@fredbloggs4896]

My ancester Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928, it was not ready to be used until 1941. However, Fleming was a medic all through WW1 especially interested in reducing infection from wounds. Study his experiences in WW1 and you can see that he developed into an expert in this field, he knew what to look for and which area to focus research hence how he eventually stumpled upon this "mould". Doubtful he would have got there without his WW1 service. Madame Curie has a similar story.

[@BlueShadow777]

“Ancestor”

[@johnwjr7]

Exactly right about the chain of command. Even if he told everyone what was going on, they would still have to go until the Commander told them otherwise.

[@Fight_Brandon_Fight]

This film is an absolute masterpiece. I saw it for the first time in theaters, and it was one of the greatest cinema experiences that I’ve ever had.

[@EleventhCubFan]

That end run 🙌

[@daveb947]

The actor and extras made the entire run so realistic. May have been real screw ups in the filming, but reality is never clean.

[@mrinal6917]

​@Xbsu-dh7nbBruv what?? That's the first time I've seen a bot say those words

[@nicolelawless9942]

I remember feeling really stressed out and even begging him to get there. Seeing this in theatres was the best experience of my life and today marks 4 years since I first watched it

[@falcon215]

I saw this on the big screen when it first came out and it was amazing. The local armory put on a drill in the aisle for us in full period uniform and a display of WWI artifacts was showcased in the lobby. A great experience. Wonderful reactions ladies.

[@Mottleydude1]

Something that should shock you is that they actually down played the horrors of trench warfare and the macabre conditions of trench fighting in WWI. If you want to get a closer idea of just how horrific it was read Winston Groom’s (the author of Forest Gump) historical non-fiction book on The Third Battle of Ypres ( AKA Paschendale). It will keep you awake at nights.

[@picturehousescreen2979]

This is by far the best WW1 film I've ever seen. Well worth seeing on the big screen in the cinema. An incredible experience.

[@billbusby3180]

I grew up in the military also. I remember when the infamous black car would come down the road how everyone stopped what they were doing just waiting to see who's house it would stop at.

[@theartsygamer5224]

It is known as the movie filmed in one solid shot. "One take" which is insane the fact that they use CG to fill in the places where they actually cut is masterful. But it is all filmed in one shot so that the audience really feels like they are there, and in the war with our two protagonists. It was a phenomenal watch for me who had no idea what it was, I expected some guns blazing war movie but I got an absolute masterpiece. Something to go on the mantle for sure. I'm extremely happy that they noticed the one take the beginning, what kind of bummed that they didn't notice the fact that the entire movie was filmed in "one shot" even still, phenomenal flick

[@paxonearth]

Loved your reaction. The first time I saw this I cried like a baby when the first wave ran out of the trench, getting blown to bits for nothing, as Schofield was just minutes too late to save them. Incredible movie. Most of us have no f*cking idea what our ancestors had to go through to give us our cushy lives.

[@theawesomeman9821]

This movie is based on the memoirs of the director's grandfather who served as a dispatch runner during WWI. How much of the film is faithfully adapted to the memoirs I don't know.

[@rebeccabailey527]

Very little. The Germans did do a tactical retreat in that area, but the western front didn't move. There was no way 1800 or how many ever brits got behind the German lines. (And it never actually happened) There would also not have been some mission to warn them. For example, on the first day of the battle of the somme, the brits had 57,000 casualties. By the end of the battle 140 days later, there was over 1 million casualties in total. The British, French, and German commanders did NOT care at all about human life. The movie is 98% fiction.

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@rebeccabailey527 really? 98% is fiction? The Infographic Show channel did a break down of the movie compared to the memoirs and it seemed like most of what happened in the film was adapted from the memoirs.

[@Dreyno]

@@rebeccabailey527The film didn’t say they were behind enemy lines. It was that they were walking into a trap. Which happened quite often. One side would make it look like they’d retreated and if or when the enemy advanced they were cut down. Sending messengers was standard practice. Field telephones were frequently out of action or not connected to the right place. Runners were used all the time. The movie plot was that he was skirting enemy lines and wandered offside. As unlikely as that would be in some sectors, in others, it was possible. The idea that in a war involving millions of men that anyone should think they know of every documented event is silly. To think that anyone could know of all the undocumented events as well is beyond silly.

[@kevinmatthew1050]

Saw this movie in IMAX. It was one of the best theater experiences i ever had in my life. What an incredible movie.

[@kentslocum]

I was blown away by the difference between the British and German front lines on either side of No Man's Land. The British side was hastily thrown together, patched up and falling apart. It was temporary and fragile, dirty and muddy. The German side, in contrast, was well-placed and meticulously planned. The telegraph wires were strung straight, the sleeping accommodations were snug and safe, and the artillery was massive. It just showed what the British were up against; that they had to fight tooth and nail to claw back every inch of land, while the Germans had the luxury of falling back for miles and laying traps and ambushes, content with simply lying in wait. 😢

[@TacitusKillgore1]

1 of my top 5 of all time, saw this in the theatre with my family and my father who did two tours of Afghanistan.

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!😊😊😊😊

[@MrTremewan]

That neck crack -- I felt relief all the way across the web.

[@jermainesneed1002]

One of my favorite in theater experiences

[@Kingswayfire]

@terminatrix92 hit the nail on the head. It was a different time .A soldier could be shot for disobeying an order .Schofield had to get the message to command . My paternal grandfather (Incidentally born in Newburgh NY .) Came home to enlist with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers . His reward for surviving Gallipoli & Suvla Bay was to be posted to the western front . He had issues when he came home . No one had heard of PTSD in those days .😢

[@Stacy55ish]

The director was very clever in the way he shot the film to appear as a single shot.

[@eli-de9wx]

The fact that the brother was trying his hardest not to cry was heart braking

[@gordondafoe3516]

If my older brother was out there, I would say "no loss, I'll stay here for now". The bastard stole my inheritance!

[@johnjameson6751]

Your emotional reaction was the same as mine - I shed many tears, but this is how we become more compassionate.

[@damienspectre4231]

Starts with Schofield resting his head against the tree Ends with Schofield resting his head against the tree

[@cosmicconundrummm]

"OMG the editing is so good!" - what editing? :D

[@nubbin0036]

Just a beautiful movie. Really well done.

[@scottdarden3091]

I'd like to recommend another WW I movie War Horse about a young British lad and his love for his horse. Cassie from Popcorn In Bed loved it.😊

[@emonahmadi208]

Would you tell me the name of that movie. I think i have seen it but not sure if its the same..

[@scottdarden3091]

@@emonahmadi208 War Horse

[@emonahmadi208]

@@scottdarden3091 thanks

[@scotthiggins112]

Warhorse is a fantastic movie.

[@Cookie-monkie93]

I just realized at 15:27 his helmet was grazed by the bullet

[@charlize1253]

A lot of movies use long unbroken takes as a gimmick to show off, this one uses it to make you feel the clock ticking down on their mission. Every time they get delayed, you feel more and more stressed. Absolute genius.

[@mattmc5069]

I like how laid back the commander is at the beginning. He talks about men dying casually like it was sports. They saw it everyday and where no longer affected by it. You either couldn't handle the chaos and broke down or you turned off the switch and dealt with it. Back then it was known as "the great war" as WW2 hadn't happened yet. Also facial reconstruction surgery began during this war due to many peoples faces torn by shells. It makes me wonder what it was like for these men returning home, that was another battle all its own. Imagine leaving a Christian home with a wife and return with horrific injuries and your girl doesn't want you anymore. Or talking about death and intimate encounters right in front of your shocked family because you can't turn the switch again. Mentally and physically they where never the same men again.

[@iCortex1]

4:48 Penicillin doesn't exist yet, this is 1917. Penicillin was invented in 1928.

[@philmullineaux5405]

What beautiful movie.

[@daneelolivaw602]

Excuse me if it has already been seen, or suggested, but the Film, Dunkirk is a good film to see. Not much dialog, and, i think, just as emotional. I really enjoyed your reactions to this film, (i was crying at the end, although i have seen it a few times) thank you both.

[@aidendunkley-wy2su]

when this came out, i toke my oldest brother to go see it he was nervous of the effect it would have on him our family served and he also served he got discharged as he got shrapnel on left side of him. and we both sat there is tears and after we sat there for solid 20mins someone came in to ask everything ok? and we said ye just need a moment and left and sat in car for maybe 2 hours talking about stuff. i just randomly saw this vid pop up at side and i was drawn to watch it and "that feeling, memory came flying back"

[@Molix1981]

This is probably one of the raw war movie I ever seen, cruel but amazingly good...

[@johnyd1911]

Such a spectacular movie on all points. Was astonishing in Imax. Liked your reactions as always but this needed more say "Screen Time" here. Way to short.

[@JCokoro]

Watched this on release it hurt my feelings, you guys should watch The kingsman next

[@sean3691]

👏👏👏👏🙂❤️ Loved watching you watch this xx

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Forêt indeed! Your accent sounds great.

[@LLJWLLLP999]

War doesnt determine who is right Only who is left

[@Saxon007]

If you guys enjoy watching war movies then Lone survivor staring Mark Wahlberg is another brilliant master piece ❤

[@captainofdunedain3993]

I can watch all reactions of Kris! She is adorable

[@matthewsmith6929]

The part when his hand goes in the corpse makes me die inside every single time I see it

[@daviekuklatv]

1600 men, not bad....En'tant lost 57,000+ on the first day at the Somme, and half a million for 6 miles at Passchendaele that was eventually re taken by german forces

[@Satyam2105]

The entire movie is one shot! They obviously didn't shoot it in one but it is shot and edited to give that illusion. The only cut is when Schofield passes out due to the headshot.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

I thought it was so funny when Cumberbatch told the guy to f off. lol...

[@mark2graves-movies689]

I would love to see you ladies react to the behind the scenes videos for the filming process. Also, this movie is based on stories that Sam Mendes' Grandpa told him.

[@justinnbucano5443]

Yay Vivian is back

[@loadventureslife5090]

Great job. Such an amazing movie.

[@earendilthemariner5546]

I know people don't like watching war movies, but we must. WWI and WWII movies especially. We must not forget

[@ghostlee6434]

The things that are happening in the world right now is because people don't remember or want to explore their history and as the saying goes those who forget their past are doomed to repeat it.

[@1thedeadzone]

You two should definitely check out the monuments men and a quiet Place and Dunkirk

[@mukadarmansuri5222]

A few recommendations.. Saving private Raye.. fury, Dunkirk.. ..

[@waynejones1054]

Brilliant reaction.👍👍

[@PowerDiva]

This and Hacksaw Ridge are two of the best war films out there. Everyone likes to talk about Saving Private Ryan, but I would say that's a distant third. Also, George Mackay is such an underrated actor. He is so great in this.

[@grantnealon5101]

Great reactiuon Ladies.. A very hard film to watch... Best wishes from France

[@jasonjones3638]

Great movie, but I lost 3 Great Uncles in it, and to be honest, the carnage that went on, we were losing more men in 1 day than we were losing in 2 months in WWII. Horrific, which is why very few know much about it.

[@mukadarmansuri5222]

Always love your reactions.. lots of love from India..

[@dalj4362]

One of the best WW1 movies ever made.

[@ennesshay5040]

34:25 ... Tell that to the soldiers under the command of Major Jack D. Ripper, in the film ''Dr Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.''

[@classiccricketmatches152]

You guys really need to do a reaction to "Predestination" 2014. Trust it will be the best one yet.

[@kmvoss]

Great reaction.

[@hughfuller8416]

Yeah….this movie will do that to ya.

[@David_D.926]

King Tommen and Robb Stark together again.

[@samirkumarsaha7714]

You should watch fury. Another great world War film(ww2)

[@davidpyorkshire]

Maybe have a look at Dunkirk directed by Christopher Nolan. It's also shot beautifully and is equally poignant.

[@nathanmeece9794]

I believe you misspoke when you said Blake pulled the German pilot from a helicopter .

[@adrianhughes8143]

You can't just tell the troops that the attack is cancelled because he is not an officer and they are just regular British troops, the attack needs to be stopped by the commanding officer of the Devon Regiment. That is why he has a letter from the British General to order the Commanding Officer to stop the Attack. The Order has to be delivered to the colonel from the General to order to stop the Attack, that is the normal way that orders are given on a Battlefield all the way back in military history. Ordinary soldiers cannot stop an attack or give orders as it doesn't work like that in Wars or conflicts. 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@TheMajestyD]

great film

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

I recommend that you watch Dunkirk, another epic movie.

[@KevDaly]

WWI has always seemed stupid - a Serb murdered an Austrian so obviously my grandfather was required to invade Samoa. I've often wondered if the fact that the rationale for it was so tenuous was one of the things that kept it going - people didn't understand what they were doing it for so they didn't know when to stop.

[@ennesshay5040]

That Franz dude must of been the MOST bestest friend of EVERYONE on the planet - to cause a WORLD war !!!! Coal powered ships were being converted to... IT. Maybe a reason ? Lawrence of Arabia and it's sequel 'A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia.' [ the latter available in full on yt. Starring Ralph Fiennes ]

[@batbrick3949]

Honestly, the way all countries were preparing for wars, massing their militaries and forming alliances, it feels like WWI was almost inevitable. The killing of Franz was the spark, but the powder kegs had been filling for a long time.

[@Renoistic]

Most of the countries involved were basically looking for any excuse without realizing how modern technology + outdated tactics would be catastrophic for everyone involved.

[@thewildgoose7467]

There's a book called "War is a Racket" written by Major General Smedley D Butler, the most decorated US marine in history until his death in 1940. He served in WW1 and he explains what war is REALLY about? It's only a short book and is available as a free PDF, and after reading it you will know why there are wars.

[@walterlippmann6292]

3:48 "this is horrible". This is WW1. Often overlooked bc of WW2. WW1 was the most brutal thing the western world ever experienced, and we're still living with the scars.

[@saadanees7989]

You have to watch Saving Private Ryan!!!

[@antondzajajurca7797]

...so Lanisters and Starks were related after all O.O

[@robfinlay8058]

WW1 was the Great War and this is a Great Movie.

[@Brent_P]

@07:00 100% *PROJECTION!*

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

Having a Higher rank though, doesn’t always mean he or she is necessarily wiser or better in military planning..

[@johnmc128]

Why couldn't he have just sid it , lol only the commander can call it off.

[@alexamerling79]

Such a great movie. Really shows the horror of WWI.

[@kendricmcbride2374]

The movie SISU is another good one to watch

[@personperson.7744]

The only mistake I’ve seen in this is that they call the Sergeant “Sarge” rather than “Sarnt”which is the name in the British military

[@Dreyno]

When women were demanding to be allowed into frontline combat units, I always thought “Have at it. Next war, men can stay at home.” Being slaughtered because politicians failed isn’t something to aspire to.