But even under those circumstances, the moment that George MacKay takes off on his long sprint alongside the trenches of World War I still emerges as a showstopping set piece that helps cap off a masterpiece working with the tragedies of war.
You really could pluck any scene from the narrative of Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ script and it would show off the dedicated hard work that all parties put into the pot to make 1917 a stew of cinematic excellence.