Peter Jacksons "They Shall Not Grow Old"

[99call]

This is just brilliant, Hopefully this will become a part of international education, and help the new generation recognise the sacrifice of previous generations, and more important how to recognise tyranny of modern day, and how it all starts, and how it all ends. 

 

[OZCUBAN]

Thanks for posting absolutely brilliant 

“lest we forget”

 

[RDB]

This film is an absolutely astonishing achievement. For those who don't know the backstory: it's entirely constructed from WW1 archive footage and interviews with soldiers. It has then been coloured and digitally enhanced, but very sensitively, with some sound added in places. It is literally hair-raising in the way it brings back to life people who experienced things which are very hard to imagine, more than a hundred years ago. Instantly recognisable as a future classic and strongly recommended, but note that it is often graphic and upsetting, and certainly not suitable for smaller children.   

[99call]

3 minutes ago, RDB said:

with some sound added in places

Apparently, they also, got lip readers in, to get actors to add the sound on, just amazing

[HopeUgood]

Anyone ever watch the Ken Burns documentaries on The Civil War, WWII, or The Vietnam War?  They always blow me away. 

[RDB]

Yes to Ken Burns. The Vietnam one is particularly impressive, but the Civil War one is stranger because so distant in time. The big difference here is that there's no narration in the new Peter Jackson film: it's all first person interviews with participants.

[MD Puffer]

UK release only it appears.  Maybe they'll release it online

[foursite12]

Scheduled for theaters in my area (Chicago suburbs) starting Dec 17.