Watch: They Shall Not Grow Old 2018 123movies, Full Movie Online – Through ground breaking computer restoration technology, filmmaker Peter Jackson’s team creates a moving real-to-life depiction of the WWI, as never seen before in restored, vivid colorizing & retiming of the film frames, in order to honor those who fought and more accurately depict this historical moment in world history..
Plot: A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.
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A harrowing new perspective on ‘The great War’
I was lucky enough to bag a ticket to the one off showing of Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old, having watched a lot of World War One documentaries and made countless visits to historic sites across France and Belgium I was keen to see what was being marketed as a ‘new’ perspective on The Great War, it did not disappoint. Jackson chose to create a narrow focus narrative for this 1 hour 30 minute documentary to allow the viewer to delve into the fine details often missed in more sweeping documentaries trying to cover all aspects and areas of the conflict. Jackson chose to look closely at the lives and experiences of British native frontline troops in Belgium. The documentary follows a linear timeline beginning with the breakout of war and the initial volunteering of thousands of young men excited and ready for an adventure for King and Country and ends with the great sense of loss and uncertainty of the future the troops had by the end of the war. The entire documentary is narrated by records of surviving troops recorded in the 60s and 70s, this was an intentional move by Jackson that definitely adds to the ability for the viewer to connect and relate to the survivors. I especially found the stories and anecdotes about the goings on behind the lines during down time and R&R for the troops captivating as it is often over looked in other documentaries solely concentrating on the combat and horrors of war. The pain staking effort and lengths Jackson and his team went to to restore this footage not only with colour but with frame rate, sharpness and especially sound is breath taking. Taking the time to have professional lip readers painstakingly review all the footage so allow us to then know and hear what was being said truly brought the footage to life. My only issue with the film, something that is made note of by Jackson is of course because of the time in history and available cameras there is no actual combat footage available so you do spend a large amount of time just watching still hand drawn cartoons of the battles from the time, something that cannot be avoided but does detract from the immersion the rest of the film creates. I highly recommend this film to everyone, it is important we see the true perspective of what our ancestors went through and never forget these brave men and women.
Giving the Tommies a voice
Jackson’s remarkable looking documentary is an amalgam of archive footage (much of it originally staged for the 1916 film ‘The Battle of the Somme’), with only a tiny amount of actual battle footage given the early nature of film cameras in those days, plus the more moving sight of several of the soldiers staring and smiling into camera, and thanks to skillful lip-reading, speaking through interpreted voices.The slowing down to our standard 24fps and adding of voices is beautifully touching. I personally don’t know if it was essential to colourise as some of the greys in the originals are still visible, when uncolourised black and white footage is still just as immediate (the irony is that so many war films nowadays are drained of colour anyway.) Nonetheless, it is a vivid impression of life on the Western Front that Jackson helps to create, and remains refreshingly objective to its time, reflecting the general pro-war feelings at the beginning in 1914, and through carefully selected testimonies of the many hundreds of soldiers, unfolds the story of a kind of war that had never been seen before, or hopefully never will be again. Sadly humanity never learns its lesson, as the “war to end all wars” is now better known as World War I – all the more reason for history to remind us.
You watch this film, and in some of its more harrowing scenes you can see all the visual influence that Jackson drew upon for his Lord of the Rings trilogy. He dedicated this film to his grandfather who served in the war, and watching it , on the day after my own great grandfather’s birthday (who also served in WWI), it was a thought provoking moment that stayed with me for a few hours after.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 39 min (99 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 20904188
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Documentary, History, War
Director Peter Jackson
Writer Esat Ozcan
Actors Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby
Country United Kingdom, New Zealand
Awards Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 13 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1 (original footage), 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format D-Cinema (also 3-D version)