First, briefly discuss what you perceive to be the film's overall perspective on war in general. How does this compare with any other war-themed movies you have seen in the past? In what ways does this film humanize ordinary soldiers? Finally, at the end of the film 1917, Col. McKenzie, after receiving the orders from High Command to halt the planned attack, makes the following statement: "There is only one way this war ends---last man standing." In what ways does Col. McKenzie's anguished comment capture much of the futility of the Great War---especially as it was
