Excitement spread when it was announced that the Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes’ return to the big screen to direct the blockbuster World War I film “1917” would be in a partnership with Steven Spielberg’s production company, Amblin Partners, but until recently, details of the plot and cast had been kept under wraps.
That changed today with the release of the film’s first official trailer, and for film nerds and history buffs alike, the wait was overwhelmingly worth it.
Trepidation and pandemonium dominate the two-minute clip, with the opening seconds alone eliciting chills as soldiers with bayonets at the ready meander through a complex, dimly lit tunnel maze, quietly gliding by personal items belonging to enemy that serve as humanizing reminders of the emotional complexities of war.
