A History Teacher Reacts | "1917" Movie Trailer

[@jemc4276]

Everyone just HAS to go and see this movie in a Cinema. In a Maxi or V-Max or similar over sized cinema. It is simply breathe taking!!!! I shit you not, this is the best movie I have ever seen....

[@timn6484]

Completely agree. A masterpiece.

[@giovannihoc7979]

I was able to catch this at an IMAX theater. I didn't feel like I necessarily watched a movie. I felt like I experienced the journey with them. It was terrifying and beautiful at the same time.

[@lukeborst2751]

I went to the movie in theatre I jumped with every time there was a shot (mostly because I wasn’t expecting it) lol was such a great movie

[@F14DTomCat]

Best ww1 movie ever

[@warcrafterhd]

100% agree. The single-take cinematography was new and quite the experience. Lacking scores also create a more immersive atmosphere. Best movie of 2019!

[@liamedwards8394]

I was a extra in this film, great honour.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Oh shit.

[@liamedwards8394]

@@vynx1610 No first wave at the start :-)

[@MrBruh281]

Yeah, totally

[@mabra33]

@@MrBruh281 but why not? Are these people not supposed to exist?

[@mabra33]

@@MrBruh281 and he has a video on his channel

[@TheBrickBaron]

Midway looks like it will focused more on the massive action scenes, while this one is more about a personal journey of some soldiers. I think they'll both be enjoyable

[@MichaelDelvalle-nt4gp]

midway seems like its gonna be more like an intense yet fun to watch movie, while this is gonna be a lot more intense, personal, and gritty

[@TVgamesandvids]

The real difference is that one is a piece of shit and the other is a technical masterpiece

[@rupman27isback]

Nicely said..Midway is typical Hollywood war movie.. 1917 was something special.

[@AdnanKhan-ty2sl]

Midway looks like a B movie

[@user-hp5hk6jy3n]

Midway should've put all that money into a better CGI. Unwatchable garbage

[@ghostface8798]

I want one of these WW1 movies from the German perspective, there aren’t many of those, especially modern interpretations about that. It would be great to see that. Great video btw

[@Ocrilat]

'All Quiet on the Western Front' was from the German perspective. The 1930 film was pretty great. I don't remember the 1970s one very well. I read somewhere that a modern remake was in the works.

[@ghostface8798]

Ocrilat that would be great.

[@bloodydjehuty]

Joyeaux Noel was about the Christmas ceasefire. and told from the german, french, and english perspective.

[@Ocrilat]

@@bloodydjehuty Nice! Netflix has it...ordered and moved to the top...thanks, man.

[@bloodydjehuty]

@@Ocrilat hey no problem. this became my go to Christmas movie.

[@peacekeeper7778]

I saw this movie a couple of days ago. I won't say anything save for GO SEE IT! It's worth the cash to go spend on it. One thing I HAVE to mention is the entire movie is done in one go. As in the camera follows the characters the entire time rather than cut to other scenes. Oh it'll tug at you, that's for sure.

[@jackson7421]

Peace Keeper jus saw it too. I’m going to have to see it again, then buy it too

[@MacSvensson]

I saw it a couple weeks ago. Opted for IMAX screen. Boy, it DID NOT disappoint. Great attention to detail.

[@sirmalus5153]

Every time the actors are NOT in scene, that's when the cuts in the filming were put in. Their very quick and very easy to not notice, but they are there.

[@aidandaniell5859]

Peace Keeper yeah the movie has hundreds of cuts that were edited to look like one shot

[@Felix.s.t.the-bridge]

They say it was shot in one go but it was shot to look like it was in one go

[@eduardodejesus8811]

Sending my love to all history teachers. The only class I would pay attention.

[@simonebye8789]

Same here lol

[@adrianoliva6469]

Don't send it to all, just the good ones. The one we unfortunately have has very boring lessons, simplifies the most important parts of history (World Wars, 30 Years War, modern history) and rather talks about those that interest him (prehistory, Mezopothamia...), and some facts he said are literally wrong. Yesterday he told us that the Battle of Verdun lasted 3 weeks, but I know it was 303 days, so I told the correct facts at least my friends.

[@swargpatel7634]

I mean in reality both Math and Science as well as English are more important. So maybe pay attention in those more.

[@biscuit340]

mine was boring as hell

[@nathanbuttgame]

I appreciate your pursuit of knowledge. I stumbled on the channel, and you remind me of my high school American History teacher. I hated history until his course because he talked about the stuff that wasn't in the propaganda text book as well as what was. And we discussed the contrast a lot. The truth, ACTUAL history, not just the sugar coated stuff. Anyways, you remind me of him. And thanks for the vids.

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

I wish i ever had a good history teacher. Pretty much all i know is self taught.

[@nathanbuttgame]

@@edoardoprevelato6577 other than that one man in tenth grade I've never had another good one. Everyone else, it was just reading from text in the book and testing. Pretty lame stuff. Unfortunately my teacher retired that year and I didn't have the opportunity to learn more from him in later years. Everything since then is self taught. Unfortunately, there's not enough good teachers in the world it seems.

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

@@nathanbuttgame you know your history teacher is useless when you learn more by playing age of empires

[@nathanbuttgame]

@@edoardoprevelato6577 damn. 🤣🤣

[@maxstone2380]

@@edoardoprevelato6577 Hoi4 😂

[@dominicdraper683]

Sam Mendez did the James Bond movies Sky fall & Specter he also did American Beauty way back

[@alisonrandall3039]

My great granddad was in the Royal Engineers. He was a sapper. Basically he helped to dig the trenches on the frontline. He was a professional soldier. He was already in the army when the war started so he was not conscripted. He survived to the end of the war. He kept a diary. He talks about men getting gassed. His mates being killed and wounded in front of him. Escorting rations carts through Ypres at night. Pack horse blown to smithereens. Heavy shelling everywhere. Huge battles at Ypres. Apparently according to my Nan her dad hated gardening. I am very proud of him and all the men and women. Animals as well who served in the First World War.

[@tazzie165]

I watched 1917 movie yesterday. by far the most moving movie with such a large impact on you due to how it's filmed. Quite literally a masterpiece that deserves all time status

[@meokater]

I would like to suggest you to see "They Shall Not Grow Old" too. Just watch the Trailer and you will understand why I suggest it!

[@airstrike9002]

Hey Mr. Terry, could you put both parts of Germany couldn't win WW2 in the poll?

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

I have not seen those videos, but the title seems fishy. There were A LOT of close calls. Dunkirk, air-battle for Britain, operation Barbarossa, pearl harbor... Yes there absolutely was a point of no return (probably Stalingrad), but at the start of the war, it really was a lot closer than most people think.

[@airstrike9002]

@@noneofyourbusiness3288 well he talks about some arguments that people use as to how Germany could've won. Like people say that if the allies had more losses at Dunkirk, Sealion could happen or D-day was impossible but in reality Sealion was never going to work because the UK had a superior fleet and could maintain air superiority over the channel. D-day still would've happened, because the Americans could still easily fill the gaps of troops and supply more weapons.

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

@@airstrike9002 The thing with Dunkirk is that it could have left the UK with too many losses to defend against a possible invasion of the British Isles, which you would need as a staging point for D-day. Dunkirk would have increased the chances of an operation Sealion, which also was a lot closer than people think. (Germany decided to focus more on bombing civilian targets instead of military ones, as payback, but it did not succeed in breaking the British fighting spirit, so it really was wasted bombs)

[@airstrike9002]

@@noneofyourbusiness3288 Noneofyour Business well except that it still would be too hard to invade, the Kriegsmarine would never be able to support a full scale invasion since it's a lot weaker than the British fleet. And the British maintained air superiority due to a lot of reasons, for example the one you mentioned. As soon as the Germans would make an attempt to invade their ships would be sunk before they even landed. And even if they landed they would be without any supply. There's also a reason why Dunkirk was a failure for the Germans. The trapped french soldiers held them off until the bitter end so the British could escape. and the invading Germans ran out of supply which stopped them from attacking because their flanks might get exposed. Also don't forget that the majority of the war is played on the eastern front, so even if a D-day would be impossible, (which would already be surprising) the Soviets have the Germans on the run as soon as 1943, way before D-day. All that would've happened is the Germans lasting for a few extra months.

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

@@airstrike9002 yes of course there are a lot of breaking points to the German war effort, each of them could single-handedly spiral into defeat. As you mentioned: the eastern front. The straw (or rather massive freaking log) that broke the camels back was declaring war on the USSR while Britain is still no occupied. There is a reason for swift action against the USSR, as you dont want to give them time to reorganize their army after Stalins purges and give them time for their economy to switch into war-gears, but a 2-front war is probably always a bad idea.

[@coyote47713]

You should really watch the Extra History series about WW1: The Seminal Tragedy

[@Diceboxx]

They really should make a movie about it. To see how much that German ambassador to russia trying to prevent the war

[@michaelzheng5250]

The movie...absolute legendary, if any of you haven’t seen it, go watch it *NOW* !

[@jerbear3915]

I noticed there's been a few history movies coming out this year

[@blumie006]

American troops had the M1917 helmet in 1917 was the same as the British helmet

[@Galistarwater]

I can't wait for this movie, not because Benedict Cumberbath, my favorite actor from Sherlock, is in it, but because I, too, am a history buff, and this looks like one of the more authentic and well-researched history films. :D

[@grahamarnhem8659]

If you are a genuine history buff you'd know this film is utter rubbish

[@Seygem]

@@grahamarnhem8659 and how so, exactly?

[@edgarolmedo7166]

r.m.a history you must be fun at parties

[@jspike-y2e]

Absolute incredible movie. I agree in that it's good to finally see a movie focused on WW1.

[@zorodex5873]

Please do an afterthoughts video on the film going over your impressions

[@matthewlafondfamilyanntics]

Sam Mendez is greatly skilled and creative. He grew up hearing stories from his grandfather. His grandfather was a front lines messanger. He personally wrote and directed this. It also is filmed as a single take! I think it'll be crazy intense. Massive work went into the entire project. There are incredible things like, there is one entire scene that the only light source is actual flares being fiired into the sky. As the veiwer, you get the exact amout of light that the soldiers would have...they dont add any light...

[@thomahammer9581]

1917. A masterly produced movie that is easy to follow. Since it it a continuous shoot, you feel like you are right alongside the two key actors. It is one of the best stories of perseverance reminding me of the Revenant...but even more intense. I highly recommend it and predict it will win several Oscars. Cinematography was outstanding.

[@JW-ki8md]

I’m currently reading “Hundred Days” by Nick Lloyd, great book so far. He emphasized how by 1917 as the Americans made it to the front how the French and British were taken aback by the physical size of the US soldier. So, yeah, by 1917 the French and British were filling the front lines with very young men, so much so they physically hadn’t matured yet. Great video!

[@MichalBreslau]

In this movie is imho reference to "All quiet on western front". One of German soldiers is called Baumer. Main character from book was Paul Baumer. They could pick another name but they picked that one for reason I believe.

[@beerman9473]

All of my history classes in both high school and college sucked at teaching history. They grazed over everything. We barely spent 2 days on one topic as they just tried to cram as much of the basic information about everything as they possibly could instead of spending the time to dig deep into each event. There are a few reasons why I am interested much more in WWI than WWII. The first, to put it in the words of Mr. Terry, is because of how much WWII "painfully overlooks" WWI. There is so much in how warfare changed with the use of trenches, the mass use of shotguns in said trenches by the U.S., the introduction of handheld machine guns, long-range artillery, and being one of the first wars to reach death tolls in the millions in such a short amount of time. Another reason is because for almost a year now, I've been playing Battlefield 1 (which is based around WWI locations/battles, weapons, and vehicles), which is what really got me interested in the Great War because I knew almost nothing about it beforehand. Now, I find it more interesting than WWII.

[@emorynguyen1583]

Oh my god same, history is my favorite subject and I wait forever to cover certain topics and time periods and then they brush over it in like a few days I’m just like bruh I have to learn history on my own because school history is shit. Some of these things I’ve been waiting like my entire life to learn about and I waited to cover it in school because I thought that would be better than trying to learn it myself. Also probably because I’m not in AP not making that mistake again I’m joining AP history next year hopefully it goes in more detail and doesn’t just cram stuff for the tests

[@emorynguyen1583]

And yeah WWI a big shock for the soldiers involved in it, no one was expecting war to be like this. Last major war in Europe was the Napoleonic wars and last one in America was their civil war, both fought with muskets, cavalry, and cannons. The veterans from that war were still alive at the time WWI started and you can imagine grandfathers telling their grandchildren war stories about their time and these children grow up with that idea of what war was like. The men grow up, WWI starts, and they’re so excited to join up but then they get thrown into this completely different era of warfare that’s terrifying and nothing they could’ve ever imagined. Guns the size of houses, constant bombardment, machine guns, the introduction of tanks, poison gas. These men truly suffered and aren’t really remembered that much today(in America) hopefully this movie gets WWI the attention it deserves

[@beerman9473]

@@emorynguyen1583 Couldn't have said it better.

[@alisonsmith4801]

@@emorynguyen1583 But that's not true here in Britain, we never forget the terrible sacrifice that the men and woman made in WW1 and every City, Town, and Village in the UK has a war memorial to honour them and every Remembrance Sunday ( the Sunday nearest to 11th of November) we honour their sacrifice with the laying of the poppies wreaths, and proudly wearing our poppies, and at 11 o'clock the whole country takes a 2 minute silence in their memory. We do it right here in the UK.

[@cuhurun]

When I first saw the trailer for this movie, being a WW1 militaria collector, the first thing that struck me was the fact the 'Brodie' helmets have been moulded from a period item with slight striations visible on the curve of the bowl and a wider rim than the WW2 issue British, Indian or Belgian helmets usually used in film productions... that's A1 attention to detail !

[@hobmoor2042]

WWI is not forgotten in the UK (or in the Commonwealth or in France). Every little town and village has a memorial commemorating it's lost sons and it's heartbreaking to read them. Even small places lost multiple young men, out of proportion to the places' populations. Every 11th November poppy wreaths are placed on the memorials and the whole country remembers. Lest we forget.

[@Jerrsy57]

i recommend the end battle in paschindel movie, Canadian made

[@PHOTOGRAPHYBYDEREK1]

The only good part of that otherwise outrageously shitty move.

[@redthered3242]

Paschaendaele? idk how to spell it either uuf

[@martinshephard6317]

In the UK particularly we do remember our WW1 soldiers including the valuable and essential assistance we had from America in the last year of the war when the allies were finally able to get out of the trenches and fight more mobile battles. I’d suggest that anyone who hasn’t seen a Stanley Kubrick film called “Paths of Glory” with Kirk Douglas, does so soon if you plan to watch 2017, it’s an incredible film on many levels. You made a comment about the UK conscripting soldiers early in the video, this actually started in 1916, half way through the war as the original BEF (British Expeditionary Force) had been decimated and the enthusiasm for the war was starting to wane. If you google “pals battalions’ you’ll read about the lengths the UK had to go to find enough soldiers and the terrible consequences for small towns and villages. By the way, if you review “The King” don’t think for a minute it reflects real history, it doesn’t !

[@joshf2218]

The motivation of war was waning... then the US joined, Germany was destroyed, brutally punished at Versailles which created the resentment that lead to WW2. Thanks Woodrow Wilson.

[@cyborgrat]

Plus in mid 1916-17 it transformed into kill the most and someone will give up kind of war, not as much about conquering land.

[@assassin_rk42]

You can thank the French for the Treaty Of Versailles their "colonial" and "imperial" pride is what caused every war since ww1 and ww2.

[@nanopixel6460]

"US bad"

[@MrDeath5300]

Dont forget the russian revolution was caused by this war as well

[@assassin_rk42]

@@MrDeath5300 Which destroyed centuries of culture in monuments and city names as well.

[@itsjustcris5497]

Im always more interested in WWI than II. It just interests me more with the huge change in warfare. It also helps that its always overshadowed by WWII in media. Its just such a cluster of crazy factors with such a menial action sparking it as well as the new style of warfare and the position of monarchies entering the 21st century. Definitely looking forward to learning about it in AP Euro this year.

[@ghostface8798]

ItsJustCris also, the Great War was more of an objective war with no good or bad really. It really emphasized the horror of war, a war that shouldn’t have happened. All because of built up tension, alliances, a wrong turn.

[@itsjustcris5497]

@@ghostface8798 Exactly. It just feels more complex when it comes to motives

[@collinb.8542]

I also enjoy the more monarchical style countries at the time. It makes it feel in my opinion as though its almost a bridge between the colonial times and the art of modern war.

[@Voron6ify]

I love how Mr. Terry can make a 2 min video to almost 15 min

[@alefnull]

just as a note to those who are convinced the film was done in one shot: it wasn't. there are cuts. it was just edited to look like a continuous shot.

[@kissfan8675309]

WW1 deserves way more movies and shows about it.

[@hotcocoandart]

What's fun about this movie is that the day it starts on is April 6th, the day the United States declared war. But it doesn't affect the story at all.

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

If anyone here is interested in an in-depth look into WW1, I highly recommend checking out Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History series called “Blueprint For Armageddon”. Easily the best podcast I’ve ever listened to.

[@jeffreytoman5202]

Robert Courtemarche

[@reichtangle7734]

I think the channel The Great War is good as well as it goes over the war week by week 100 years after the events they cover.

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

Seeing what it's about, the film is telling a story in a 1917 setting. It's about 2 men (I think) warning an ambush that is set during the Battle of Passchendaele. Feels like a little special operations kind of mission, but I'll see how this film turns out. I'm very much looking forward to see Midway, but 1917 is something I could see for myself.

[@rogueriderhood1862]

It's not the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) it's set in the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, early in 1917, although it remains to be seen how accurate it will be. The storyline of British soldiers deep in enemy territory and having to be warned that they will be walking into a trap sounds doubtful. Still, I'll probably give it a shot, of only to shout at the film when they get it obviously wrong.

[@trevorlewis29]

@@rogueriderhood1862 your correct this cant be Passchendaele also the devons were preparing in arras on the 6th april for the 2nd battle of arras which started on the 9th of april

[@alisonsmith4801]

@@trevorlewis29 My Great grandfather died at Arras, it was either the 17th or 27 April when he was killed. RIP, JT Nicholson.

[@trevorlewis29]

@@alisonsmith4801 do you know what battalion he was in as I 've done a lot of research on this and might be able to tell you some more

[@alisonsmith4801]

@@trevorlewis29 Wow, all we know was he was in something called Hawk Battalion and Tyneside was in there somewhere, as we all come from Tyneside, but any other information sadly has been lost other than we know ofcourse he's buried in France. He was a miner who volunteered and was 25 or 26 when he died.

[@davidm5646]

Full movie reaction, when?

[@RedcoatT]

This is a snippet about the story of when the German's withdrew back to the newly built Hindenburg defensive line. It's a fictional account of the role Mendes grandfather had in WW1, that of a runner, a messenger who operated around the front line.

[@patriciamccormick9321]

He was a Signaler. They used phones but he volunteered to cross no man’s land to pass on orders to 3 other units about an attack when his unit was separated from them out of a feeling of duty to his battalion He went and gave the message are returned unscathed. He later was decorated for bravery

[@sumvs5992]

The policy from WW2 that Mr Terry mentioned was due to the death of 5 brothers dying at the same time due to them being posted on the same ship. The story was heavily publicised in America, leading to family members being posted to different sections of the army to prevent another loss like that

[@lordlenny2009]

Could you do a review of the movie or the book "All Quiet on the Western Front ". It shows the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front.

[@MrTerry]

I used to show that every year in class. A great and important story

[@willfoster578]

They Shall Not Grow Old is now shown to all school children in the UK. Worth viewing for context. BTW the helmet worn was also worn by US soldiers, in fact see footage from Pearlharbour and look at what some of the sailor gun crews were wearing......just saying.

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

Hm now I kinda want a several season long tv-show, that follows different character throughout the war (maybe a German politician, a French soldier, an Austrian noble, a Russian farmers-wife etc) something like that could be cool (also: I want that for the Punic wars, like seriously the Punic wars read like a novel)

[@202215jaffe521]

Can Mr Terry react to the new King's man movie trailor as well? That one is base on WW1 too

[@xanathrojas9487]

I wish we could see your reaction to the entire movie , I love your channel!

[@jenniferbloomfield3656]

I believe it comes out 23rd December 2019 I think in America so they can try and get in before the Oscars. In Britain it comes out sometime in January 2020. I think it comes out after that to the rest of Europe.

[@Zievereir44]

I recommend Rammstein's new song, called "Deutschland". Definitely suits your channel. Also, I'd like to say, congratulations with the rapid growth of you channel! Already 82,300 subs! I'm almost getting nostalgic to the time I just got to know you as a small channel ...

[@anthonyvee9267]

I’m excited for both films I love history especially during the world wars. I’m more excited for “1917” as there are not many major WW1 films. & the fact that Roland Emmerich directed “Midway” doesn’t give me much hope. He is very hit and miss with films and is like Michael Bay, needs explosions every 5 mins.

[@obsidianace9976]

Its funny. Over in the us there is more talk about WWII whereas over here in Australia most of the stuff that is focused on is from WWI especially Gallipoli and France

[@Ltuhkeeo]

Same is New Zealand

[@obsidianace9976]

@@Ltuhkeeo funny how different parts of the world put emphasis on different wars

[@brandangoertzen3967]

Here in Canada we also learn more about the First World War because it is what helped us gain independence

[@AntoanPenelov]

Thank you for your insight! Helped me understand a lot :)

[@mredits7707]

Your channel is great, keep it up

[@ScipioAfricanusI]

US declared war on April 6th. The end of the American Civil War, Petersburg resembled WWI. The British were also running out of men. On the Eastern front there was a great deal of maneuvering. The book I am working on now is the role of the anti-war movement post WWI and its effect on the Washington Treaty and naval policy. Definitely looking forward to 1917. Did not know it existed before this video. Thank you. I am waiting for a Jultand or Scapa Flow movie (about the scuttling of the High Seas Fleet!)

[@AlasdairGR]

Sam Mendes has done American Beauty, Skyfall, and Jarhead. He’s working with cinematographer Roger Deakins on this film.

[@newloon]

Don't forget Road to Perdition

[@ThebelgiumgamerFTW]

I would highly suggest you to check out the movie "Kongens nei" or "the King's choice": it is a movie about the Norway campaign of WWII, but through the rather untold perspective of the Norwegian army

[@he-bear]

I reccomend watching the behind the scenes video. It should relieve a lot of doubts

[@MrTerry]

A behind the scenes video of the trailer?

[@he-bear]

@@MrTerry yes!

[@RitualCat]

I am an history major and this movie is incredible

[@nigeltrotter2886]

Aw man the teacher is gonna tell me about my favorite war. The first big one. The one, Milne and Tolkien was in.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Don't forget C. S. Lewis.

[@nigeltrotter2886]

Wow!!!

[@SuperTyrannical1]

Also historically accurate to send 2 runners to increase the odds of getting through. Was usually a last resort if communication lines were severed due to artillery and such. And pigeons would often become targets for enemy troops.

[@jjwatcher]

@@hendrikscheepers4144 Wrong, they did use pigeons.

[@ritwikreddy5670]

@@jjwatcher you can't send pigeons to a new place. They are only trained to go from a place to another and fly back. Only two places

[@khoinguyentranmai2178]

I am looking forward to see the movie midway a bit more, mostly due to the fact that i am really enjoy naval warfare

[@Ltownjhawk4]

Surprised nobody is talking about how this movie was made in one take! That’s so impressive. Can’t wait!

[@charis3970]

You should have perhaps mentioned that a lot of these 'men' were in fact younger than 18 - some of the youngest were 15 and 16. I spotted quite a few soldiers in the film who definitely looked around that age. Also conscription had a huge impact on British soldiers, I think the comment at about 6:45 that conscription affected Britain less was a little unfair.

[@The_Warnderer]

Colin Firth? Benedict Cumberbatch? WW1? Sign me in!

[@sueweisberg1474]

Sorry they are only briefly in it Enjoy them while you can

[@mikkiduf]

Andrew Scott, Richard Madden

[@malcolmanon4762]

Ironically, 1917 saw the final pieces of the combined arms attack come into place, with its "debut" at Cambrai that year.

[@Gwynbuck]

The film is fiction but has truthful elements in it. In 1917, the Germans withdrew to what they thought was an impregnable position called The Hindenburg Line. In doing so, they abandoned their trenches and blew up their own guns - that is shown in the film. Although it is possible to characterise the war as a massive stalemate, it is also possible to characterise it as a huge learning curve. By this stage of the war, the Allies had perfected the rolling barrage - firing shells just in front of an infantry advance. The purpose of this was to deny the Germans the opportunity to get out of their trenches and man the machine guns. The Brits, in particular, used spotting from aircraft, coupled with sound ranging and trigonometry to pinpoint enemy gun positions and knock them out with accurate artillery fire before an attack had begun. These were just a few of the lessons learned. By 1918, the trenches were abandoned and it became a much more mobile war, with stormtroopers and flame throwers (both German innovations). In that sense, it paved the way for how subsequent battles were fought.

[@okayge_]

My grandmother was born in Austria during WW2 and my great grandfather was a priest during WW1. This movie is very sad, but what's even sadder is that a story like this one has probably happened in real life and more than just one time. This movie is another reminder of how fucking awful war is and why we don't want that shit to ever happen again.

[@aikighost]

So Mr Terry did you see the actual film? What did you think?

[@musketbal]

My grandfather was in WW1 in the U.S. Army. His brigade was quarantined because of the "Spanish Flu". By the time they were released the War ended. He left the Army 11/18/1918. I went in the Army 11/18/1985.

[@mosshomran3591]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER!!!

[@davidviner4932]

When the British used tanks for the first time (tank was the name the British used to disguise the vehicles, ie water tanks) that was the turning point, the Americans arrived when it was already over for Germany

[@hurdan3907]

Lol no

[@alisonsmith4801]

@@hurdan3907 Yes it was,

[@25dimensionsfrancis42]

I am 71 and my father was a sergeant with the Lancashire Fusiliers in WW1 which i believe is a little unusual perhaps because Mum was in her 40s when i came along in 48' all my brother told me was that he was gassed which likely was one cause of his early death,i was 6 when he died and he never spoke to me of course about that war. I remember many men in wheelchairs when i was young perhaps a left over from that war and my next door neighbour had a metal plate in his head due to WW1 .

[@Reece_Hart]

6:38 I just want to touch on your comments of countries affected by conscription. For WW1 Australia and New Zealand both sent conscripted men to fight together for the British crown, Australia specifically sent 416,809 men. At that point in time we had a total population of around 4.9 million which works out to be about 38.7% of our entire male population aged between 18 - 44 sent to Europe to fight Britain's war. During the period of the 4th of August 1914 to the 11th of November 1918, there were 59,357 deaths. On average 38 members of the Australian armed forces died per day during the 1,560 days of the war. For countries like mine this absolute insanity of wasted life defined our nation.

[@exexpat11]

Gallipoli is also a very good WW1 movie.

[@MichelangeloBedetti]

But did the British or any other nation actually changed and updated the age of conscription?

[@FantaFruitBoi]

Am I not the only one suspecting this is taking place either during the battles in Flanders or right before the Third Battle of Ypres (or better known as Passchendaele)?

[@23GreyFox]

Are these NES games in the backround?

[@DCGMatthew1]

Yes

[@Pitcairn2]

Saw it last night (Imax). It is like you are in the trenches with them.. amazing.

[@SLCtica]

A like and a new subscriber, love your take!

[@outsiderkk]

I would also suggest The Water Diviner Directed by and starring Russell Crowe if you haven't already watched it.

[@nigeltrotter2886]

Like Milne said-One Archduke was shot and then a lot of non Archdukes were shot.

[@mateogarciarodriguez9903]

When im watching this video it has 1917 likes. No Joke

[@nigeltrotter2886]

Thank you!!!!! The teacher gets. The whole theater and glamour od World War 2 powers coming together and the who bad guys good guy lines were easier to understand so the second big one was talked about more, which really is a shame because those trenches were where it went down.

[@midnightkt5133]

This is quality content here guys.

[@jackson7421]

Watching this is January. I checked and did not see a reaction video to the whole movie. Please tell me there’s one coming!

[@christopherrousseau1173]

In 1917 Germany tried to break the Allies will and resolve by attrition. The reserves from Russia built super bunkers well behind the trenches, built new trench systems, and then retreated. The Allies followed and then as they were getting into the trenches, Germany bombed the hell out of them.

[@paulmk2290]

The British were conscripting hard from the beginning, and taking on very young men (boys) from the start. As others have suggested, you should watch They Shall Not Grow Old if you are a historian. You will see that the attitude of the recruits before and after the war was extraordinary. My own Great Uncle enlisted aged 14, and had his horse shot from under him. My grandfather took a shell through the knee and lay on the battlefield for two days before being carried off. From documentary evidence, most were more than glad to serve, regardless of their fate.

[@justgemthings]

1917 looks like a single player linear video game while Midway is a mmo.

[@thrash208]

As a history buff myself I always found WW1 more interesting than WW2. Maybe it's just because in my country we learn more about our contributions in the first WW than the second. But I always found it fascinating

[@MrTerry]

I also enjoy studying WW1 more than WW2

[@bigb8230]

I'm really into wwl and wwll and I know so much about midway and I cant wait until this movie comes out

[@ex-navyspook]

Awesome movie. Saw "Tolkein" the day before...another one I highly recommend.

[@rupman27isback]

Where's the review of the movie already!??!?!

[@jamesknighton4489]

Oh we made, 1914 to 1917

[@marsultor6131]

You should watch „The King“ Trailer!

[@huoncampbell-ellis8147]

This movie has no cuts

[@huoncampbell-ellis8147]

@Yuri DeKhed yeah that's true especially the scene were the guy gets knocked unconscious.

[@LunaRose1312]

Didnt they also have a policy of not letting siblings serve together to lessen the chance of wiping out a family line

[@chips1889]

Please remember that the old British tEmpire provided 40% of the soldiers and all volunteered. So much for how bad the Brits were to the world.

[@chips1889]

@@geoffreyjohnernestirish210 The old empire supported us when we needed them. And they would again.

[@reygonzalez4719]

Of the two war movies I'm looking forward to most is 1917, now taking out my bias against Roland Emmerich and overly CGI designs, the trailer for 1917 gave me more suspense and enticed me to the point that I want to see it, but like you said other two world wars world war 1 is the one that gets glossed over more and doesn't get as much coverage as World War II, so I'm also more interested in seeing something about the first World War.

[@theepicoshawott]

I'm so excited to this movie, especially it being one continuous shot. If it's PG-13 I'll get to watch it in theaters with my friends, which would be absolutely amazing

[@DCGMatthew1]

It's a gritty WW1 movie, it's not going to be PG... Just go anyway, they don't care, they get money out of you.

[@theepicoshawott]

@@DCGMatthew1 wow, thank you for misinterpreting what I said. Because I'm still in High School, I'm not old enough to watch it if it's rated R. Did that clarify anything?

[@DCGMatthew1]

@@theepicoshawott I already knew that's what you meant, that's the point of my comment... Most theatres won't care if you're under the age. 15 year Olds went to watch IT. Just go man, they don't care.

[@DCGMatthew1]

@@theepicoshawott I already knew that's what you meant, that's the point of my comment... Most theatres won't care if you're under the age. 15 year Olds went to watch IT. Just go man, they don't care.

[@theepicoshawott]

@@DCGMatthew1 It's my parents

[@ussling]

"Tora! Tora! Tora!" 1970 and "Midway" 1976 are the ones to see. "Pearl Harbor" 2001 and "Midway" 2019 are CGI Saturday morning cartoons. Do a review of "Battle: Los Angeles" 2011 for modern urban warfare.

[@EDProductionsYT]

Sam Mendes did JAMES BOND SKYFALL AND DUNKIRK

[@TomCamies]

No Christopher Nolan did Dunkirk.

[@DanParkerFilms]

I've seen both 1917 and Midway. I would advise seeing 1917 IN THE CINEMA. Seeing it any other way wont do the film justice, and it is a fantastic piece of cinema. In regards to Midway, yeah it's a film. Nothing too special about it but nothing too bad about it. Would suggest if you can only see one of the two, make it 1917.

[@chillios2222]

As the work that went into making this film I truly appreciate it

[@WhyIsThisTrue]

If you like to read - Hidden History The Secret Origins of the First World War by Gerry Docherty & Jim Macgregor

[@kaisercommisar9714]

1917 is beautiful please do a reaction on the movie

[@nottmfunguy]

I don't think Americans really understood WW1, hence not so many movies. If you asked how the British became involved, they wouldn't have a clue. Britain was one of the last European countries to declare war. It wasn't until the Germans invaded Belgium, Britain was the Belgium protectorate and base the BEF there. British boy soldiers were an average of 14 to 15 years old. Then the government was pressured to make a stand and ordered the Army to repatriate the boy soldiers.