The only thing arty about 1917 is that it appears to be filmed in one continuous shot. Predictably, that is what people were talking about after the movie instead of the movie itself.
Worth seeing.
Some dialogue, especially early on, was hard for me to understand. Wondering if anyone else experienced that.
some may struggle to follow the heavy Britsh dialect used in the film, especially in the dialogue-heavy introduction.
So it wasn't me. Don't let it dismay you or cause you to walk out. It's really only that initial bit. If you can understand it, I bet it's really good dialogue.
The one continuous shot aspect has me curious to see it.
An earlier film with a remarkable single-shot battle sequence is Children of Men. It’s set in a dystopian future England and troops are clearing out rebel fighters who are holed up in buildings in a partially demolished city block. It’s an amazing shot with tons of stuff happening. I want to say the director won an award or some kind of industry recognition specifically for that shot.