I just saw the movie "
They Shall Not Grow Old"
and I think it was outstanding!
But, just so you understand, I don't think its for everyone. If you are a history buff, interested in our past Wars or are into old photographs, I think you will enjoy it.
It's a two hour movie made up entirely of original WWI film and the original voices from interviews of survivors of "The Great War". The original film has been processed to remove jitter and get the speed correct so it looks like something done today. It was colorized in some cases and parts are even in 3D. They used lip readers to put sound to some of the people too! The original photographers used a wide view and the production here focused in, and panned the scene to make it even better than original. How they improved the original film, which was in some cases so dark that it wasn't worth looking at and brought it back so fine detail like small nuts & bolts are plainly visible is simply amazing.
The use of original material (100% original video and voice) makes this absolutely unique and, to me, extremely interesting.
But after it concludes, stay seated through the lengthy credits at the end because the production methods are explained afterward and that amounts to another 20 - 30 min. The production technique used is as interesting as the film itself.
Based on the very limited attendance, I don't think this will be in theaters very long, so if you have an interest I suggest you see it soon.
Movie review - They Shall Not Grow Old
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