I saw '1917' on the day it was released. I thought that the depiction of the overall environment was excellent. It truly looked like a place where fate was indifferent to any particular individual and the value of a person's life wasn't worth a plug nickel. There were scenes that stretched credulity, but nothing nearly as idiotic as a Jerry Bruckheimer reinterpretation of some well documented event. For me, the most important thread running through the film was humanity. I liked it.