First of all, I would like to mention that the first 15 minutes and last 1 hour show WW1 battle scenes.
Filled with lots of - often exagerated - symbolism, this movie may still be considered a worthwile watch. Especially since it makes clear how (young) people were pressured in joining the army without them having any idea to what risks they are signing up to. It also shows that the rich and connected were in safe places that would mostly prevent them from getting harmed.
I think it might be worthwile if an alternative "director's cut" of this movie is created. By putting more focus on the excellent action scenes and removing much of the symbolism, this movie could very well result in a feature of 1hr30min which would easily achieve above 7.0/10. I also wonder what material is still unpublished: i.e. The "B-roll". If you see the effort put in recreating the battle scenes - including the detailed recreation of "no man's land" - I wonder what extra film material is available that wasn't included in this movie.
Filled with lots of - often exagerated - symbolism, this movie may still be considered a worthwile watch. Especially since it makes clear how (young) people were pressured in joining the army without them having any idea to what risks they are signing up to. It also shows that the rich and connected were in safe places that would mostly prevent them from getting harmed.
I think it might be worthwile if an alternative "director's cut" of this movie is created. By putting more focus on the excellent action scenes and removing much of the symbolism, this movie could very well result in a feature of 1hr30min which would easily achieve above 7.0/10. I also wonder what material is still unpublished: i.e. The "B-roll". If you see the effort put in recreating the battle scenes - including the detailed recreation of "no man's land" - I wonder what extra film material is available that wasn't included in this movie.