Sam Mendes’ take on the First World War has been sweeping awards season and is a contender for Sunday’s top prize at the Oscars. It’s the way the film represents the physicality of the war, specifically the environment. Watching the movie I was struck by not just the horror of war, but the horror war does to the environment. Seeing the environmental devastation of war on full display, as you do in “1917,” is yet another reminder of everything war destroys. Memories of this trip came back to me as I watched “1917,” which has a lot to teach us about the environmental costs of war.

Source: thestar February 07, 2020 11:03 UTC