Lego WW1 - The Battle Of Verdun - stop motion

The Battle of Verdun was the longest and one of the bloodiest battles of World War 1.
It was fought between the Germans and the French around the city of Verdun, in eastern France.
The city of Verdun was both strategically and culturally significant to the French.
The German high command knew that it would be a crushing blow to the French morale if they were to capture it.
On February 21st, 1916, the attack began.
The Germans opened fire with hundreds of artillery guns to bombard the enemy line. They then attacked with huge waves of infantry, which easily overran the destroyed French positions.
Within a few days, they had captured Fort Douaumont, one of France's largest fortresses.
The twenty-year-old fort was no match for this new type of warfare and was quickly destroyed by the German's massive guns.
Eventually, the French were able to reinforce their positions, halting the German advance.
Both sides constantly pounded each other with massive artillery barrages, which made infantry attacks extremely costly.
This also turned the surrounding landscape to mud, which further impeded infantry advances.
For the next few months, the two armies would attack and counter-attack each other, without either side gaining the upper hand.
On July 1st, 1916, the British began the Somme Offensive.
In order to focus on this new threat, the Germans had to revert troops and supplies away from Verdun, relieving the French.
Shortly thereafter the Germans called off their attacks at Verdun.
The French began counter-attacking, and by December 18, over 9 months since the battle began, they had retaken most of the ground they had lost.
Some of the worst fighting conditions during World War 1 were seen in this battle, leading to the deaths of around 300,000 men, with many more being wounded or captured.
The Battle of Verdun showed the strength and determination of the French, and revealed to the world the chaos and destructiveness of modern war.

[@benjamindover2601]

Let's be honest, this is what we all saw in our minds when we played with Lego as kids.

[@kprk4102]

Uhm...well, depends on what kind of lego set you got from your parents.

[@technoman3564]

If you had a city set you will feel like a mayor

[@enjibkk6850]

I wish there were ww1 or ww2 sets as a kid (we did have toy soldiers anyway so the moral question was already moot)

[@kprk4102]

@@enjibkk6850 Well, if it interests you. There's a polish building block based toy Company called "Cobi", which focuses it's sets more on ww1, ww2, cold war and modern day military. They have almost everything what a military history enthusiast could desire: Tiger Panzer, M4 Sherman, T-34, Yamato etc. All the favourites from the Allied Forces, Wehrmacht, Red Army and Imperial Japan.

[@potterj09]

Hahaha yeah i used to set up lego vs plastic armymen battles. Lego would always win by bias lol

[@robfromjersey7899]

"And the battle's just begun, nowhere to run, father and son fall one by one..."

[@TwoStrokeViking]

..under the gun, thy will be done!

[@HogBurger]

Fields of verdun

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

(Thy will be done!) And the judgement has begun, nowhere to run, father and son, fall one by onw, Fields of Verdun!

[@paolomoraschinelli7643]

Thou a million shells have scarred the lane, no one has the upper hand

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

@@paolomoraschinelli7643 From the ground above the trenches Where the soldiers make their stand!

[@BrentKulak]

6:15 when the best German soldier and the best French soldier were fighting the fact that they both died proves that there truly is no winner in war

[@Celestyn_Ravalli]

Very well put message in the video

[@bishalgurung4356]

The duel intensifies and the French solider got the upper hand, but German mange to outsmart him. Before they know it, the German Artillary reached their position, killing them both.

[@tarektechmarine8209]

France won

[@tugalord]

​@@lewisandeviesfuntime1931they died from artillery at the end

[@tugalord]

@@lewisandeviesfuntime1931wouldnt affirm that with such certainty, he could be dead or badly injured. Also if the french soldier survived it could be a metaphore for the costly french victory in the battle.

[@jessicama5180]

This will forever be an important part of Lego WW1 History and will be honored. This will forever be an legendary masterpiece.

[@maverickloggins5470]

The attention to detail is insane, even having the Chauchat jam and the clip thing slide through the Hotchkiss gun. Not to mention the French and the Germans having accurate rifles. Crazy

[@enjibkk6850]

The clip for the Hotchkiss is indeed a really nice touch

[@MB_ACTION]

Some of the figures are from United brick I think

[@kanepreton9588]

I was creaming the whole time

[@oxbowxylophone6380]

The German helmets should have brow cloth on them

[@my.phoneisglitching]

Also the little bits like the soldiers moving around in the very first clip

[@BeyondtheBrick]

Another fantastic animation. Great work!

[@hugotheimpecileone]

quite!

[@soapmactavish5355]

wow, never expected to see you here!

[@StarWave2]

Hello

[@therealcalebcooper]

That was awesome work

[@InsightedwithSalt]

Shut up you guys have zero standards for good builds

[@gibsoncook3609]

Let’s all stop to appreciate how long this would’ve taken him to make these! They’re incredible!

[@jessedevries7625]

Yeah I agree

[@partiallyfrozen3425]

Im a little late, but the way you ended this was spectacular and hugely symbolic. I absolutely loved the character development of the final 2 soldiers. The way it ended sent an incredibly powerful message about futility and told an incredible story. Well done.

[@ShmootheJoo]

Even something as kind and lighthearted as a children's toy can't begin to mask the brutality of this war.

[@longshot7601]

I was amazed at how Lego bricks and lack of blood and gore better illustrated the brutality of battle better than many movies that had an over abundance of blood and gore.

[@jerryalbus1492]

Tbh I found the Lego version more gruesome than the reenactments

[@ComputerAnarchy]

Right? That was heart-racing and horrific.

[@endersblade]

It's funny you think Legos are children's toys.

[@kyleminks6374]

@@jerryalbus1492 5:40 there’s your violence

[@amonamarth4107]

I cant even imagine how terrifying it must have been to wait for a signal, then charge the enemy lines. The tension must have been horrific.

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

From what I gather, you go through every conceivable emotion, then just accept you are already dead, and use the anger of that acceptance to take as many enemy with you as you go.

[@pedrosilveira1440]

@@MrRedeyedJedi That's horrifying... i can't believe people did that, and in the aftermath, it only brought up another war even worser than the first one...

[@draconisthewyvern3664]

verdun was more urban and flat land fighting. trench fighting wasn’t till around the end of the battle. germans almost won but their high command decided it was too bloody and ordered a retreat

[@tomasnovotny4108]

@@draconisthewyvern3664 I wouldn't say it was urban and flat land at all. I have been there and it is lots of hills and forests (not there by then).

[@neurotic3015]

The way I imagine it is that, in a weird and ironic way, it's probably so overwhelming that you're calm, if you get what I mean. There's just so many things to panic about, so many things to stress over that you can't even organize the thoughts and so you just turn off, you stop thinking about those things because they're so difficult to think about and instead you just get tunnel vision on the fighting.

[@andrewgrant2948]

3:15 notice the fallen soldier's feet go up slightly before falling to the ground...amazing detail.

[@jordanbopp3340]

Incredible quality of animation. The movement of the set as well as the movement of the camera, the nuance of each shot, and the consistency through the whole animation are all fantastic. That last shot with the 2 talented soldiers fighting to the death only to be blown up together by an artillery shell- that is some excruciating genius. Bravo 👏

[@wolfgangfalck1250]

I just can't imagine the number of hours one would have to work for this brilliant stop motion movie. I just hope you earn some money with it. The amount of detail and little mini movements between shots is unbelievable. Kudos to you and your crew.

[@jimr9499]

For real. Like around the 1:00 mark when two dudes are sitting on the back of a moving truck: you actually see them jostling a little bit as the truck goes over some bumpy terrain. Incredible.

[@rskxxxxxxx]

wait how

[@LetsConquerTheUniverseTogether]

About an hour and a half, maybe two.

[@bamuz]

14 million views, they got paid 💰 🤑🤑

[@ceilingwasp1883]

@@LetsConquerTheUniverseTogether an hour and a half? Homie it used to take me and hour to get like 20 seconds of shitty ass stop motion, this had to take weeks.

[@cheydinal5401]

This lego clip is more intense than most "action" scenes in cinemas

[@JaneDark94]

Micheal Bay movies: *boom boom boom fireball fireball BOOM*

[@ruthlessgaming3869]

im your 100th like im sorry i just had to say it forgib meh

[@captainobvious1961]

you might want to watch the movie: 1917

[@beastybacon199]

You just be watching rated G movies then

[@VANTARTS]

roight roight

[@austinbrady]

This is what i wanted to make as a kid. Not only is the lego stop motion impressive but the use of cinematography principles and storytelling is so good.

[@andrewgrant2948]

5:35, I don't know the medal of honor equivalent for the French Army but it sure seems like this gunner should be awarded it....

[@yannickoliveres5556]

The Legion of Honour. My Great Grandfather was awarded it for bravery. I still have it.

[@Vob.]

its like your the only machine gunner in the game

[@creationfantastique75]

C'est avant 5:35, et il y en a deux c'est des allemands à 4:08 un tireur d'élite (d'ailleurs je m'étonne de son casque différent des autres, car il me semble que ce genre de casque n'arrive qu'en 39-45), et 4:19 un tireur fusil classique de combat voilà.

[@JimmyJonJillakers]

That was some of the most convincing melee combat I've ever seen in stop-motion

[@eppur_simone]

Its non stop motion

[@netsider]

And it's WAY better made than the LEGO movies too. The characters movie weird in those movies! 😜

[@Bollibompa]

@@netsider That's on purpose.

[@PrimeMover_]

I can tell you haven't seen the last 5 minutes of Jason and the Argonauts.

[@Belle-le8ql]

I remember my history teacher making one anecdote about how nearing the end of the battle a newly arrived soldier had on average 14 hours to live. It was no battle it was a slaughter

[@lawliet4578]

Y también depende del frente en el que combatían

[@DeutschlandMapping]

Fun Fact: In German "battle" and "slaughter" are the same word. "Schlacht"

[@zikalokof1challenge414]

@@DeutschlandMapping So, Kaiser's Slaughter?

[@NONO-oy1cu]

@@zikalokof1challenge414 both are yes

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@rook...]

This is one of the most well crafted, amazing, smooth animations I have seen in a long time. You were very sensitive to the subject, and it made me think about all those lives lost during the war.

[@J1_471]

Very beautifully done! And at 3:16 I love how that soldier hit the weapon after it got jammed to get it fire again. Nice detail right there!

[@brandonzhou2233]

It’s also very accurate, as the machine gun he is using is known as the chauchat. It was notorious for being having a slow firing rate, high recoil and frequent jams, all of which were depicted in the video.

[@thomasecker9405]

​@brandonzhou2233 True, but the massive jamming was due to how dirty the magazine got in the trenches. Soldiers running on the field with it reported that they had no problems with the Chauchat jamming. Sadly, the American Chauchat was even worse due to the way the magazine was structured.

[@dapperfield595]

Damn that French machine gunner going in with a bayonet to cover the retreat of his comrades was both badass and heroic. The expressionless face showing determination to save others was strong enough that being hit with a club and 2 shots merely fazed him.

[@scp-foundation1]

soldier

[@scpfoundation8972]

They shall not pass.....

[@darkcreeper1472]

@@scpfoundation8972 i don't think so

[@scpfoundation8972]

@@darkcreeper1472 what do you mean

[@alexanderhaas9940]

a Got Man

[@JDBrickProductions]

I finally finished, hope you enjoy it!

[@mythicplayz110]

IT WAS AMAZING

[@timothytan4257]

small error @JD Brick Productions : By this time all German troops at Verdun wore the Stanhelm. the Pickelhube was alrdy phased out. Still like the effort. But if not at least ½ of ur minifigs should have the Stanhelm

[@DukeofDenmark2]

Can u make the battle of Yaux?

[@timothytan4257]

@TheLucky02 TheLucky02 Cant only the officers just wear Pickelhaubes. Most of the regulars should wear the Stanhelm.

[@aelcial4750]

Wow this is amazing

[@user-ro6ou5vo6b]

for a lego animation, that ending was more powerful than speeding shrapnel. truly displayed the horrors of war, and how there is no real winner. superb job.

[@Cow707]

Rip to all of the solders who fought in WW1

[@DevDeStefano]

I really appreciate the fact that you put some context after the animation was done. These animations are always so interesting to watch, but understanding the grim and dark history of it can only provide more context to such an important topic.

[@NotOliverXII]

It was great that he did that

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@myverycoolusername]

fr it made me emotional asf, cant imagine boys my age were sent into this. horrific

[@nurkhamidah5360]

@@EEEEEEEE v0

[@hashamkhankhan4102]

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[@miguel.sa_]

when the two heroes of each side, the german officer that cut the barbed wire and the french guy with the chauchat were fighting, i saw the greatest duel of all time.

[@der_benson4478]

And I loved that neither won, and both were killed by a stray artillery shell. Because that's just the reality of this terrible war.

[@thatyorkshirelad3589]

True

[@defnotbigman]

Yea

[@kevindowling157]

I love how the Chauchat jams too because it was badly designed for trench Warfare and he has to smack it.

[@gazmothegoblin]

@@kevindowling157 key words are trench warfare, it was a decent gun as long as you could keep it clean, and as you know you can't do that while living in a trench.

[@MoonstruckGhost1]

I never thought Legos could be made to create something so profound. Thank you for this.

[@jonahshepard6627]

The stop motion was FANTASTICALLY done and with the little history lesson afterwards really made it a good video.

[@hadishstreet3066]

That was not only an absolutely outstanding piece of stop motion cinema but also the sound design was exceptionally effective. The way the soldiers just drop suddenly and without screaming was scary as hell. Loved the slide show at the end too. As someone who visited many of the WW1 battlefields as a child, I found this was actually very touching

[@Loy_Otterton]

The sounds of the shells klinking in the box was such a nice touch, sound design was on point for sure.

[@miriadlamentations]

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. John 10:11 💙✨ But if ye will nоt hear it, my sоul shall weep in secret places fоr your pride; and mine eye shall weep sоre, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive. Jeremiah 13:17 Every tree that bringeth nоt fоrth gооd fruit is hewn dоwn, and cast intо the fire. Matthew 7:19 Parable of the Tares (Matthew 13:24-43)

[@christiancigarroa2549]

Jesus Christ loves you and all

[@lightningcrush7795]

@@miriadlamentations Do not try to spread the gospel on random videos on youtube, it only turns people off from it. Spread the gospel somewhere that people listen, so that they actually turn to Jesus. To be fair, it takes almost no time to write a few verses in a comment section. But I would be surprised if it worked for 1/10000 people.

[@djochnick]

​@@miriadlamentations The end where the germen their and the french battle was really good you never let your fans down

[@AvoidTheCadaver]

The most insane thing about Verdun, Somme and Passchendaele was that the one of the main objectives was to literally grind German manpower down. French and British forces numbered roughly the same as the German army but the British could count on the arrival of commonwealth forces from their Dominion territories, so there was a near constant stream of soldiers arriving the reinforce the allies but for the Germans they only had the unreliable Austro-Hungarian and ottoman forces which weren't even in the same theater. Somme and Verdun were literal meat grinders

[@crazytomato4845]

Exactly, that's why WW1 was so horrible, the allied powers said, we think you'll run out of bullets before we run out of men, the Germans thought pretty similarly too

[@louis-henriguidor4153]

Partially true comment, because in 1914, the German Empire was twice more populated than France or UK. That's the reason why the German have handled war on two fronts (west & russian east front). And could still launch massive offensives in 1918, after Bolchevik revolution.

[@robscarrow5108]

Don't forget, one of the First Battle of the Somme's main aims was to relieve pressure on the French at Verdun. The single most deadly day in British military history, to relieve pressure elsewhere. I understand the French wer almost at the point of mutiny, which was at least prevented... until 1917.

[@szymonziolkowski5967]

France bleeded out. It was a nightmare for France.

[@joegaming4483]

I do not agree, during the battle of Verdun, the British forces represented only 10% of the forces in combat, it was the French who did all the work, so please respect the French soldiers and I would respect the English soldiers

[@Sultan-Zaviyar-Rehan]

Am I the only one who's rewatching this MASTERPIECE Again ??

[@BraydenM014]

That chauchat gun guy was a hero. The jams were too realistic. The way he just says "fuck it" and goes commando was badass. Love the realism and the attention to detail

[@nocod100]

"History comes alive with Lego's" is a sentence I never thought I would utter... but WOW some amazing work depicting just a small portion of the longest battles fought in a war that has shaped the world in which we live, and sadly is often overlooked. Well done!

[@user-cz6bp4zu3i]

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[@megagracz3512]

hey hey i have a question, do u know where did he buy this minifigures? or where i can buy minifigs like this??

[@maddawg5016]

@@megagracz3512 he probably made them because lego legally can’t make army soilders anymore

[@jamaalally5835]

the way they load the artillery is so satisfying

[@megagracz3512]

@@maddawg5016 but how? 3D printer? i saw bad opinions about bricks from 3D printers

[@qrzone8167]

I just can't imagine what it must have been like to be one of those infantry men. Those horrific trench conditions were one thing, but knowing when that whistle blows, you may as well be already dead is something else entirely

[@minkorrh]

You really have to question the sanity of the commanders, to think that standing people up in front of automatic weapons like bowling pins would have any other outcome other than annihilation. It enrages me to think that they simply sent young men out there to die.

[@haitaelpastor976]

@@minkorrh Not only them. Check what feminist icon Emmeline Pankhurst did.

[@Unreelme]

@@minkorrh Paths of Glory is a great film about the obsolete and borderline inhumane military thinking of the time. It is Kubrick's first big film and has kirk douglas as the leading actor.

[@huguesjouffrai9618]

This war completely traumatized a whole generation. Had I been born exactly one hundred years earlier, my chances of dying on the battlefield were 25%. And if I was among the survivor then most of my comrades would have been wounded at some point and psychologically scarred for life. Makes me think of those poor Ukrainians living under Russian shelling and assaults

[@mitchell4745]

@@huguesjouffrai9618 or people from Syria, yemen, Iran, Afghanistan, Bolivia, other non white folks

[@Anonymous-hv9yw]

I love coming back to this. Best Lego stop motion based on ww1

[@pixart_king]

From the Smooth animation to the accuracy of the history, this is both amazing and scary to watch.

[@Zogerpogger]

Some of the scenes in this film gave me chills. Even though they are just plastic figures they convey quite a bit of emotion. My thoughts turned to All Quiet on the Western Front, which I recently read. Though war itself is quite depressing, The Great War is unmatched in its ability to instantly cause dejection.

[@Dan-Martin]

Having the word “great” infront of war is the cringiest thing. I know that’s what it’s called but I feel like we need to not say it lol. Nothing great about war.

[@Zogerpogger]

@@Dan-Martin "Great" in this context means "large". It refers to the magnitude of the conflict, it does not have a positive moral connotation. "The Great War" is the historical way to refer to it as well, given that it was not "World War 1" until the second one happened. I agree that there is nothing great about war though, only that we must study it.

[@amx2311]

The odd thing is how many people voluntarily signed up. The documentary "they shall not grow old" tells the Brittish side and even after the war they said they would do it again. It goes beyond understanding how the apetite for destruction lives in us all.

[@Zogerpogger]

@@amx2311 Yes, good comment. Nationalism is a potent destructive force. Our friend @Daniel Martin here with his Statue of Liberty profile picture would do well to think about this rather than making ill thought-out statements about war while displaying the symbol of a warmongering nation.

[@amx2311]

@@Zogerpogger The time to buy is when there's blood in the streets.

[@tyler5580]

Me before the video: "Oh cool, a Lego video of WW I!" Me after the video: "Wow." Struck more emotions than I thought it would. Went from watching an epic and action-packed battle, to realizing this was an actual bloody battle where thousands of people died and feeling sorry for all of those people. Amazing job.

[@uncle7215]

Yeah man, I can't imagine what my Great Uncle went through in this battle. He was at Verdun in the French 99th Infantry Regiment. He arrived as part of a reinforcement wave in October 1916 after his unit got nearly wiped out at the Tavannes sector. His regiment spent all 10 months at Verdun along with the 151st Infantry, and they became known as “The Verdun Regiments”.

[@strike3fishing142]

I like your comment

[@strike3fishing142]

This is so cool how do they do this

[@andrewdussault2315]

Thousands? Over 300,000. Nearly a million total casualties.

[@elite9potato467]

@@andrewdussault2315 yea more like hundreds of thousands

[@larrygeorge3988]

can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of detail that went into this

[@bonfireanimations51]

I would say in my WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE this stop motion has given me the MOST inspiration in my life every time I watch it I get my camera ready to do a stop-motion and one day I aspire to be as good as you.

[@chris_h1990]

This is simply breathtaking. The amount of time, effort, and detail you put into this is unreal. You're going to have a very long career in film and animation!

[@mrEtuthian]

so realistic I had a hard time watching it full :O

[@exa0710]

I just realized the sniper reticle is in fact historically accurate

[@thechildrenofthebasement3433]

Yeah it’s astonishing

[@KaiUndMoritz]

or just animate it and no one would notice xd like if you actually did good animation like in the lego movie

[@exa0710]

@@KaiUndMoritz but u gotta appreciate it anyway cause the sound design really slaps

[@poptat]

Props to the cameraman for turning himself into lego and recording this WITH COLOR

[@nitrofire-bs]

Lol

[@SteampunkKitten]

That cameraman is a legend!

[@anotherfriendlyshikikan6960]

And with more frames that I’d get when playing on my ps4 or xbox

[@VikingLord101]

Yes

[@CaptainBenzler]

Potata

[@ix8750]

Okay I wish there was like thousands of videos like this I'd watch every one. I'm blown away and even a little emotional after watching this. Really good quality video.

[@kallan6382]

this is the best stop animation i have ever seen and great amount of thanks to all the men who went to war for us

[@BruneSixtine]

For the first time in history during this battle the French introduced a mecanized supply line with thousands of trucks. Along the 72 km of the "Voie Sacrée" (Sacred Way), transport vehicles were on the move day and night ferrying troops, armaments, and supplies to the Verdun battlefield. During the initial crisis of 21 February to 22 March, 600 trucks per day had already delivered 48,000 tons of ammunition, 6,400 tons of other material and 263,000 men to the battlefield. Beginning on February 21, all horse drawn traffic and troop movements on foot had been ordered off the road leaving it open for truck and motor car traffic only. After March 1916, one truck passed every 14 seconds, submitting the road to considerable wear and tear. Quarries had to be opened nearby to supply the road with crushed stone. Over the course of ten months, 16 labour battalions worked to keep the road in good shape and order. A special unit responsible for controlling traffic and servicing the vehicles numbered 300 officers and 8,500 men. The rolling stock was made up of 3500 Berliet and Renault trucks plus 800 ambulances, the latter often being Ford Model T's. Thirty breakdown trucks remained on the road at all times with repair crews stationed besides them. Any disabled vehicle was immediately moved to the roadside so as not to interrupt the flow of traffic.

[@user-zk1tb1yx2e]

Incredible! Thanks for the history

[@juliantheapostate8295]

The Germans had the opportunity to bomb the Sacred Way, but Erich von Falkenhayn wanted it open because his objective was to 'bleed the French white'. What a disgusting war, compared to any other I can think of

[@GM-by7tc]

Nice info!

[@Void_Wars]

Strategy wins the battle but logistics win the war.

[@dr_mafarioyt4313]

Im sorry, but…. TL; DR

[@raypolaris3381]

The amount of historical accuracy and attention to detail in this video is very impressive. I can tell the person who made this cared deeply about the subject matter.

[@reinga.]

amazing job! I never knew stop-motion animation could be this amazing!

[@CJbrickfilms]

Arguably the best lego stop motion ever

[@johnathanmphoto]

That is some of the best stop motion I've ever seen. More than just stop motion, you had the right FOV, camera shake and other elements that gave it a strong feel. I like that your stop motion technique was more incremental than others and had more motion throughout. Jason and the Argonauts, Sinbad and Clash of the Titans have been the benchmark for a long time for me, but this rocks!

[@sovietunion6530]

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[@floorman7076]

Don't forget the terrain and people and artillery

[@johnathanmphoto]

@@floorman7076 You know, I'm watching this for a second time and again, this is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! I am very curious as to the lenses that were used in this, 100mm Macro, f/1.2 50mm prime, tilt shift lenses, etc.? I would love to know more!

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[@floorman7076]

@@johnathanmphoto I know nothing about how this was made, but there is something we can all agree on: this is magnificent.

[@minkorrh]

In the beginning I was laughing and thinking how well done this was. When they got to the trenches I realized that this was definitely no joke. The fact that they're little plastic men does nothing to alleviate the sense of horror and sadness that I feel as this ends. I'm 54.

[@d744._.]

Cap

[@Joey-js3og]

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[@Historybrickfilms]

War is an unforgivable and terrible thing to enter

[@morbin_timeX]

​@@Joey-js3oghes saying that minkorrh is lying that hes 54

[@morbin_timeX]

minkorrh is lying though

[@chrisspiers1]

This should be up for an Oscar, outstanding piece of film making 😢

[@vscpmt1777]

the attention to detail is brilliant, the slow rate of fire of the chauchat with jamming and progress of the ammunition tape of the benet-mercié machine gun. really great

[@Lunageldia]

okay this was legitimately one of the best bits of WW1 era moviemaking i've seen. absolutely impressive that you managed to capture the horror of Verdun using LEGO.

[@seppijessup9563]

I went to Verdun on a school field trip while living in Germany. There are still areas you are not allowed to walk in because of unexploded ordnance.

[@calumsomers4337]

Cool

[@ntfoperative9432]

Im pretty sure they are still digging up bones from the verdun and Passchendale battlefields Also hi from America

[@Brentisimo]

Artillery blew so much earth into the air that it buried alive the men in nearby trenches at Verdun. Happened so fast that filled trenches could be seen with bayonets pointing up out of them, held up by the soldiers who were standing ready in the trenches the moment the earth rained down on them. Those trenches became instant graves, May those brave men rest in peace.

[@thatyorkshirelad3589]

That happened in a farm once apparently one almost below up

[@sErgEantaEgis12]

A lot of the soil there too is poison because of all the lead, poison gases and dead bodies and horses.

[@theproguy1827]

One of the bloodiest battles and 300,000 dead in WW1. Then you have Stalingrad in WW2 and damn it's not even CLOSE. Absolutely phenomenal video btw, very well done.

[@maglara5007]

Such great editing! Nice sound effects! A masterpiece!

[@isaacyoder4137]

The fact that I'm feeling actual emotions and an arc with freaking legos is amazing

[@crusellweber]

Same for me OO

[@Scott-sx9qq]

i was thinking the exact same thing

[@PaulBlaise]

It's because it's based on real history. At least this is how I would explain it. But I find it still impressive from the author to convey those feelings through toys.

[@demian9715]

As a kid nothing gave me more emotions than playing with my Lego Star Wars Toys. I imagined the biggest galaxy battles with only two Lego Jets in my hand

[@Scott-sx9qq]

@@demian9715 damn that kinda gave me shivers lol. very relatable though. i personally was a master of sound effects haha

[@brictator]

it's like the movies are supposed to be. shell rattle in the truck will warm many hearts

[@milanmericskay8003]

Hey, love your videos bro, do you plan to continue the series on the 100 years war ?

[@mrmoc7616]

Wow,he is still alive, i thought ypuvwere dead

[@pressstart1490]

Hey Brick Dictator please come back

[@LoganGrimmnar]

"Shell rattle in the truck will warm many harts", lolwut? That makes no darn sense.

[@laggovich]

what you make / made is / was amazing dude, love your content

[@niiaowwwaaow]

chilling. the info at the end too was a chef’s kiss, cherry on top

[@ValCronin]

Our imaginations couldnt come up with a more gruesome activity than the reality of war itsself. This is just excrutiating to watch and think about. Incredibly well done. My favorite part is the muzzle flash that actually reflects off of helmets and such that shows it was not just added cgi. If it was cgi then it was masterfully done.

[@HTphyzycs]

So much story in 9 minutes that most Hollywood films can't do in 2 hours. Well done.

[@Kropolis]

1918 depicted WW1 fantastically

[@adn5249]

@@Kropolis Wasn't it 1917

[@Kropolis]

@@adn5249 yeah shit it was lmao

[@Sultan-Zaviyar-Rehan]

True

[@ModernGamesSuck]

@Dez Well, if they joined NATO during Operation Iraqi freedom they probably would get some respect but old wounds and all that. Which I find to be a shame. I'd love to see a big-budget Hollywood film about Napoleon.

[@jesusofbullets]

I saw the beginning of the clip as it autoplayed, and thought “eh, looks alright, might as well check it out.” I’m very glad I did. The animation alone is amazing, but the audio pairing, the sound effects, and the fantastic music chosen really brings out the feeling, until at the end, I’m quite invested in these two awesome nameless soldiers fighting, duking it out to the bitter end only to both be wiped by an unlucky artillery shell.

[@BVK.]

End up being in the same situation, what a great surprise!

[@leafgreensniper13]

Yo, really smooth animation, I’m sure this has thousands of frames! Great work!

[@kadeeyacphil3680]

Très belle animation faisant sourir au début par le jeu robotique du petit soldat... Mais on est pris très vite par l'absurdité de l'histoire car ce fut une réalité. Le combat fini au corps à corps et l'on ressent toute la cruauté de ce qu'on pu endurer nos soldats... Que l'Allemagne et la France soient unies à jamais dans le souvenir de cette incroyable souffrance.

[@gabriellyonnet]

Le monde d’aujourd’hui est du bulshit car tous les pays auraient dus êtres libres unis et unifiés depuis la nuit des temps 😡😡😡 J’emmerde tous les gouvernements de la nuit des temps jusqu’à aujourdui, ici le jeudi 14 septembre 2023 à 01:12 du matin, MEDRE !!!

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

When you get emotional watching a Lego battle it’s a testimony to the skill in this animation. Incredible work!

[@MrJugular]

Ruhe in Frieden, Soldaten. reposez en paix, soldats Rest in peace, soldiers

[@RandomAussie-dx9fj]

@@MrJugular Truly.

[@campbell2895]

I’ve never been more enthralled by a LEGO knife fight in my life

[@bumblebeeeoptimus]

Well I've never been whatsoever for that matter

[@huss1054]

Lol ikr I always find these exciting

[@lazybones7485]

Besides it being legos, this is actually pretty accurate. Like how the officer got hit by his sides artillery, because back then where the shells would land was more or less a guess.

[@tylerlane4587]

This was awesome, man. I love what you did with the history quotes at the end

[@The88Cheat]

3:24 Animating small movements like the legs bouncing here adds immensely to the realism.

[@UnbrokenCheese]

This is amazing. Really magical storytelling. By about 60 seconds in, the Legos faded into the background and I was no longer watching a Lego reenactment but completely engrossed in the story.

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Same here

[@Hydehunt]

Same and only the way the rifles have to be held in the minis hands broke the immersion for me

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@adamcai1102]

After watching all is quiet on the western front, I still think this is a masterpiece

[@Filip_stefam]

yes

[@whatisthis6259]

All I could think of were really compliments. I give this a 8.5/10 for just the purpose of being a short film ish. And a 10/10 for it being a Lego film. I rated it a bit lower for the normal film because you are still bound to Lego and (I presume) a small crew. But you turned your negatives to positives. The blend of the brown, grey, and small bits of black fits so greatly to make a unique background, but make sure it doesn’t over power or take away from the main focus or what is at hand. And how smooth the animation is, OH GOD! It is probably the best I have seen in these Lego films, and I like how they actually have somewhat realistic movements, and how in the one scene the soldier really got a bit low and covered his ears, I also like how whenever there is artillery or some major gunfire the camera shakes a bit, it isn’t too much, but it is visible and makes it so amazing! And how you perfectly timed the destruction of the land, and the gifs of exploding dirt is amazing to the point to where only if you knew Lego wasn’t that flexible you would think it was the Lego itself, and how the explosions really changed and destroyed the land, and how the craters and gunfire posts weren’t cut and clean like a robot made it, but it was found and had subtle but sometimes sharp curves, how it slowly elevated instead of it seeming artificial and cut and clean. And how you really captured the sense of sorrow and grief and battle, but made sure it doesn’t overpower the main action, but became the sub action almost. And how you blurred the background to really draw the eyes towards the task at hand THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST SO GOOD! But one thing though, I think you may have blurred it a little too much, or at least lowered the quality, because on some cases the back, back ground was really blurred and low quality, and the film suffered a little bit because of it, but like I said, this is just a WORK OF ART and you DID SO WELL!

[@jaytwokay3265]

The fact that this is better action than many movies/shows today really says a lot. Very well done!

[@garyslayton8340]

Well it's definitely better than the halo show

[@jayo3074]

What a stupid and overused comment

[@skittlesplzubitch5229]

@@garyslayton8340 didn't even know there was a halo show

[@lostxj]

The number of frames used in the stop motion is incredible.

[@gabebennett9473]

@@garyslayton8340 I thought the halo show was fire

[@KOBUN40]

For those who would mock the major defensive line that France built after this war, it actually wasn't an unreasonable idea considering the experiences here. Of course as nobody wanted a repeat of this, tactics completely changed.

[@bugfighter5949]

Many say the error was to not extend the Maginot line. It relied heavily on the cooperation of Belgium and the fortification of the Germano-Belgian border, but the king of Belgium broke the accord they had with France for a petty reason

[@rascototalwar8618]

The thing is that France if they could have been ready would have been more then able to beat the Nazi attack. They had tanks that where better then the Germans in terms of armor and firepower. I don't think them building the Maginot line was incorrect, just they did not adjust fast enough to the Germans tactics. I have far bigger issues with the claim the French where cowards who ran.

[@andresvalverde5182]

@@rascototalwar8618 1. This is WW1, no nazis. 2. French tanks were NOT better. You're talking about their heavy tanks, which where the only tanks which could do anything against the germans, but were really slow and had very limited fuel. They could more be used as static pillboxes. Let's look at the more numerous tanks of France during WW2. R35... complete joke, even during the interwar period. It had mediocre armor and the shittiest gun, basically steel targets even for the likes of PZ IIs. The Germans were tank wise completely superior. They could out-maneuver and take initiative because all their tanks had radios, they did not put their money on ineffective one-man-turrets and they did not design their tanks to go only 17mph max on the road, they did not equip their tanks with low pressure guns straight out of ww1, they had superior suspensions... French tanks sucked!!! They were not adopted to a second world war.

[@rascototalwar8618]

@@andresvalverde5182 Read the topic before you go into this. Here is a key point in the first post of this thread "For those who would mock the major defensive line that France built after this war". So yea not WW1 but WW2. I specified for tank on tank engagement and specifically said armor and fire power not mobility or reliability. It was not the equipment that let them down but the complete change of tactics the Germans used. Where as the common tactics of the Allies was to spread the tanks out to support the infantry and fight a slow grind. The PZ II had 40mm of penetration at 100m. The R35 had 40mm of armor so no not something that was used as target practice by the German tanks. The R-35 could penetrate the PZ II at 500m. So in terms of firepower and armor the R-35 was better and that was one of the lightest tanks in the French army. The anti tank weapon the Germans used in the Blitz was the Stuka not the PZII.

[@cerridianempire1653]

@@bugfighter5949 the fact that the Nazis had to avoid it meant that it technically worked

[@phatman4191]

This is so smooth and cinematic, incredible work

[@TheTrueMr.Chicken]

This is way smoother than a lot of other Lego animations, nice job

[@adamnelson8645]

I like how the new French solders jumped at the sound of the artilry guns well the older ones didn't

[@whotao3047]

Yeah the details

[@adamnelson8645]

@Visna Yerla be gone thot this is a Christin comment

[@Jose-kb2yy]

The dude with the Chauchat went down like a badass.

[@SupersuMC]

Chauchat?

[@Jose-kb2yy]

@@SupersuMC its a lmg used by the french during ww1. It was one of the worst weapons during the war because of the frequent jamming as seen in the vid.

[@RandomPerson-ob1hk]

@@Jose-kb2yy lol and I've never seen it in bf1 so it must suck in that too But yeah, he kicked butt

[@toastpuppy3491]

@@Jose-kb2yy actually the French version wasn’t terrible. The .30-06 American version tho...

[@SonOfSalop]

@@toastpuppy3491 Came here to say that... Fairly sure he just ran out of his 20 rounds in the video too, not jammed.

[@mxybemxve9011]

the fact that the camera work is so good too is incredible

[@jessicama5180]

This needs to be made into a movie. Wait, can this be made into a Battlefield game?

[@Petrified_Fox]

This is truly the best lego stop motion video I have EVER SEEN. The amount of time and effort that went into this... MAGNIFICENT

[@stangdan405]

zabawki dla dzieci pokazują jak zabijać. Naprawdę takie wspaniałe ?

[@StefanDeleanu]

Not stop motion. Animation

[@lamCracky]

@@stangdan405 dude why does it matter to you does this look like anything a little kid would watch?

[@stangdan405]

@@lamCracky ja jestem dzieckiem

[@lamCracky]

@@stangdan405 so am i

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Ah, this reminds me of when I used to play with Legos as a kid... I didn't have as many figures, and I wanted big battles. What I used to do was take the cylindrical pieces and pretend they were soldiers. Sometimes adding a stub on top to pretend it was a helmet, and to help me recognize them... I even used to build tanks, boats or drop ships with 2 or 3 pieces. I don't know if more kids used to do that, but it was great. I ended up with "battles" covering an entire room.

[@pp-jr5vn]

i did this

[@thecosmodrome4503]

I always used to feel bad having the Legos murder each other so I'd pit them against an army of those clips you use with a cloths line. (With different clipped together vehicles like fighter planes, bombers, tanks, artillery, etc.)

[@themolasser9110]

I love designing mini tanks and vehicles with 5 or so pieces

[@theetiologist9539]

I totally did this, but mainly it was with spaceships. I'd make spaceships that were like two or three pieces big. I actually re-created the final battle of the First Ones from Babylon Five with that style of building. I loved that show so much and I was trying to live it. Lego is great.

[@scp-foundation1]

Man I did this

[@LordQuintix]

You deserve an award for you work, I've never felt more emotional towards a LEGO film. 5/5. I look forward to seeing more.

[@matthewszabo1155]

Maybe it’s the case that while we’re so numb to seeing humans destroy each other, seeing innocent LEGO men behaving this way makes me very emotional. It really says a lot about war.

[@rangerriggs5066]

It's so impressive how far the Lego stop motion scene has come. I remember 10 years ago watching The Battle of Remagne and others with crude stop motion and audio lifted from popular ww2 movies. This is incredible.

[@soul0rison536]

nice pfp

[@Cobbsterner]

fancy seeing you all here

[@Chiefbeef98]

@@soul0rison536 I second this. If it’s hostile, you kill it.

[@michaelkeaton5394]

Let's remember that hills in the surrounding area of Verdun and the battle of sommes lost Five to Ten meters of elevation because of the bombardment, some part of the battlefield are still not safe for agriculture or any other kind of use due to the amount of ammunition and bombe still in the ground...

[@SupersuMC]

Dang... We're still cleaning up their mess over a century later.

[@texan_nerd8168]

@@SupersuMC there still some old underwater mines in the baltics from both world wars

[@theodorep9569]

Go look at aircraft or satellite images, they’re appalling. This war was such a tragedy.

[@michaelkeaton5394]

@@texan_nerd8168 I live in a city called brest in Britanny France, and it was (and still is) a big military harbor in a bay, so during WW2 the Germans put a shit tonne load of underwater mine in the bay, one wasfound and set off a few month ago, military officials assume there is still at least a few dozens mine in the least used part of the bay to this day...

[@texan_nerd8168]

@@michaelkeaton5394 oh I bet

[@cleonclink6811]

Wow! This was an amazing production. Heartfelt and devastating for being made with our beloved legos. Good work 🫡

[@bluelightstudios6191]

Parents: "Naw, he's playing with his legos" 10 year old me:

[@Jerremiahmorris]

Incredible. Well done!

[@JDBrickProductions]

thanks!

[@VladuhaProE]

Да, реально очень круто получилось! спасибо!

[@plast_cars7471]

@@VladuhaProE привет ты руский?

[@VladuhaProE]

@@plast_cars7471 угу

[@plast_cars7471]

@@VladuhaProE а я нет, я казах

[@gabrielagustinhomas]

Damn, that one French soldier with the Chauchat machine gun that kept on jamming was REALLY brave. He even killed several Germans with one little trench fighting knife.

[@lesurvivordelextrem7053]

some french soldiers really fought like that, it's crazy

[@thunderbird1921]

World War I was just pure carnage at times.

[@bigmoniesponge]

@@thunderbird1921 yup.

[@channelmemequityt5358]

He's the real heroes

[@KiitzyDoesStuff]

Problem is, that hardly happened, the distance between enemies would be 250-350 meters

[@Rip_Blox5]

This has to be the best lego-animated video ever to exist

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

Very well made video. Though on one interesting account, the soldiers actually grabbed their entrenchment tool as their main melee weapons.

[@LCMhistory]

Finally got a time to watch it... Well, JD is a #1 in lego war films, no doubt! Like a hollywood movie. Great motivation to improve my own skills!

[@crasylego9224]

Дмитрий,и вы тут!

[@LCMhistory]

@Soviet Memer If you are still interested in history - welcome, just uploaded new Napoleonic history brickfilm

[@sleer6306]

@@LCMhistory big fan

[@LCMhistory]

@@sleer6306 seen Waterloo part 1 today?

[@sleer6306]

@@LCMhistory no, I’ll check it out now 👍

[@energyplayz7485]

“Anyone who says he enjoys this kind of thing is either a liar or a Madman” - captain Harry Yoxall “In war there is no place for a god of love, no time for the softer emotions, and no inclination to worry about the future when the present is a hell that the devil himself would be proud to reign over” -Private J. Bowles “One has indeed personally to come under the shadow of war to feel it’s oppression” by 1918 all but one of my close friends were dead” - 2nd luitenant J. r. R Tolken Ww1 was everything but pretty, 9 million soldiers never came home, 15million scarred for life mentally and physically. There are no true words to explain how mad humanity has become. Let us all pay respect to these men.

[@mihapetek3418]

I am so grateful to live in today's time, when we have the most peaceful world since ww2. But times are changing. I hope humanity can get through these hard times and that love and compassion will prevail.

[@minkorrh]

@@mihapetek3418 The saddest part is we are now so soft due to our grandparents love and courage that we simply have no idea how to defend ourselves, either from external entities or those that are even more powerful...... the ones who reside beside us.

[@shuba2931]

Родной на носу 3мировая так что расслабься

[@yasininn76]

Lol "most peaceful since ww2" yeah sure bud keep living under a rock will ya

[@serialkillerwhale]

"Frankly, I had enjoyed the war. - Adrian Carton de Wart, Boer War, WWI, WWII Veteran, Madman.

[@apertioopening3425]

Nice video! 👍🏻 The production quality is insane, and I appreciate that the video kept a respectful tone

[@jebus456]

the animation is so smooth, very well done

[@TheTabOfChads]

The amount of production value that this had and the small attention to detail, then the history and pictures at the end is amazing!! Way to turn a hobby into a history lesson!!!!

[@joshola353]

honestly!

[@curlyhairboiakabaddude8922]

“We don’t do any thing based on war” -Lego

[@Xenomorthian]

Star wars "hi"

[@AatiNiiranen]

@@Xenomorthian lego castle- Hola

[@Waterenjoyer1308]

JD brick productions : *fine then I’ll do it for you*

[@randomnessman3514]

@@AatiNiiranen Indiana Jones has entered the chat

[@captainchrisp4205]

@@Xenomorthian infinity war: bonjour

[@blank557]

I would hope this would dispell the ongoing joke that the French were cowards who dropped their house weapons and either ran away or surrender at the first shot of battle. Even in WW2 it was their generals fault, and not the lack of courage among the average grunt. Plenty of examples of the Free French forces fighting heroically, as well as French citizens risking their lives hiding Allied pilots and sabatoging German units

[@phoenixgamingyt1044]

Nice effects you added in your animations really appreciated :)