Silence to violence: What the bridge scene in ‘1917′ says about war

Silence to violence: What the bridge scene in ‘1917′ says about war

In Sam Mendes’ World War I epic “1917,” violence doesn’t always come with a warning. The film’s structure — appearing to unfold in a single continuous take — immerses viewers in a real-time mission that hinges on urgency, isolation and chance. But nowhere is that quiet intensity more brutally interrupted than during the bridge scene, a masterclass in tension, stillness and sudden chaos. What begins as a moment of eerie calm quickly erupts into a…