Golden Globes 2020: Sam Mendes' war movie '1917' wins best film

Sam Mendes' 1917 won best picture, drama trophy at Golden Globes on January 5. Universal war flick stole show at 77th annual awards show, beating record of Martin Scorsese's Irishman in final category. Mendes during his acceptance speech said that it is a very big thing for movie. He added that it is very difficult to helm movies without big superstars in lead role. Mendes depicts tale with two relatively unkwn actors and one extremely long continuous shot in flick.. 

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About plot

story revolves around two British soldiers (played by George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman) who are sent on a suicide mission to warn of an impending German attack. twist in story is that soldiers have very little time left with m to save ir comrades and action unfolds in real-time. Sam Mendes' first World War drama, 1917 made headlines for director's unique approach in shooting film. film was shot in one continuous single take to create a kind of atrical effect. Mendes who has directed two James Bond films teamed up with visionary cinematographer Roger Deakin for Oscar-tipped movie.

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Deakin told media that at first, he thought it was a publicity stunt by makers but he realised it later that it was t a gimmick, it's a way to get sucked into story. While Mendes said that re were days when he thought, "Why did I do this to myself".

film is based in part on an account told to Mendes by his grandfar, Alfred Mendes. film is set in year 1917 in rrn France where two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible task of delivering a mess to ar British battalion of 1,600 men, which includes Blake's own bror. 

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