1917 - Andrew Scott's Memorable Performance as Lieutenant Leslie

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  • Excerpt of 1917, Andrew Scott's Andrew Scott's Iconic Performance as Lieutenant Leslie. Leslie is a world-weary, jaded man who thinks the boys have been sent on a suicide mission. He assures them that, although they’ll almost certainly die, they’ll get a medal for their efforts. “Nothing like a scrap of ribbon to cheer up a widow,” he says, with grim gallows humour. He gives them flares to shoot in the unlikely event they make it through “No Man’s Land” (advising them to throw the flares back if they’ve been shot-they’re expensive) and bids them goodbye.
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Komentáře • 667

  • @brwnipoints
    @brwnipoints  Před 3 lety +332

    Hey folks, any HD upload requests? It doesn't have to be 1917 related!

    • @biketickler65
      @biketickler65 Před 3 lety +6

      Something from either blade runner

    • @brwnipoints
      @brwnipoints  Před 3 lety +1

      @Micah Powch sacrilege ;)

    • @isaiahcruz1995
      @isaiahcruz1995 Před 3 lety +2

      Any scene from Once Upon a time in America 😊

    • @chinchy111
      @chinchy111 Před 3 lety

      Bambi

    • @Countrybananas
      @Countrybananas Před 3 lety +2

      Could you upload the scene right after Blake dies where Schofield meets the convoy held up by the fallen tree. Love the bit where the officer mentions the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

  • @MrKajithecat
    @MrKajithecat Před rokem +2086

    Leslie and his men feel like they're in their own movie and we are just passing through

    • @daiisie4ever
      @daiisie4ever Před rokem +69

      This is exactly what I thought. Lol.

    • @thffkfltm
      @thffkfltm Před rokem +32

      Great comment.

    • @alexsummers9140
      @alexsummers9140 Před rokem +56

      I would love to see that movie.

    • @murryno
      @murryno Před rokem +18

      thats because thats a copy cat scene from an old britush series. copied almost to the letter.

    • @The_New_Sean
      @The_New_Sean Před 9 měsíci +10

      ​@murryno what series?

  • @TheEndofZombieShakespeare
    @TheEndofZombieShakespeare Před 4 lety +3380

    Three years worth of cynicism, captured in a three minute performance.

    • @reveal102
      @reveal102 Před 4 lety +87

      I relate to this guy more than I should

    • @piggydc
      @piggydc Před 4 lety +40

      I loved his performance! But he seemed pretty clean for a soldier who's spent time on the front lines.

    • @radias2589
      @radias2589 Před 3 lety +1

      @@reveal102 same

    • @tigertank06
      @tigertank06 Před 3 lety +63

      Yeah. He’s so fucking done with this war. Lol.

    • @MrSpaceodin
      @MrSpaceodin Před 3 lety +7

      i don't know if he would still be a lieutenant after 3 years

  • @arminoleg1624
    @arminoleg1624 Před 3 lety +2495

    The off camera “sorry sir” was the best part.

    • @danny8930
      @danny8930 Před 3 lety +129

      He sounds like a good lad

    • @jginter00
      @jginter00 Před 3 lety +161

      “This idiot thought it was Tuesday”😂

    • @conkerlive101
      @conkerlive101 Před 3 lety +57

      What a fucking miserable life I can't begin to imagine.

    • @doritos6548
      @doritos6548 Před 2 lety +33

      Funny thing is he was correct. It was a Tuesday lol.

    • @Marklikeyouknow
      @Marklikeyouknow Před 2 lety +5

      @@conkerlive101 I can imagine by being rn in Ukraine

  • @magicwalrus4255
    @magicwalrus4255 Před 3 lety +2144

    I love that despite his cynicism it's obvious he cares about his men.
    He participates in the bets with his men to try and keep up morale.
    He wakes up Kilgour and has him get flares because he needs his men alert and on duty.
    He gives the pair of soldiers that he doesn't know a flare gun, he tells them to throw it back but the odds of that are low so he's risking useful hardware on them.
    He tells them that even if shot they should try and get back and even though they won't get them during the day, they'll try to at night which would still be pretty damn dangerous.
    The man is cynical and realisitic but he still cares for every man there which I find sad but heartwarming at the same time.

    • @82dorrin
      @82dorrin Před 2 lety +137

      And he *still* has something of a sense of humor.
      3:24
      "Through this holy unction, may the Lord pardon you your faults and whatever sins thou hast committed."

    • @FA-te4yt
      @FA-te4yt Před 2 lety +34

      I guess after years of war all you could care about is your mates and protecting them

    • @82dorrin
      @82dorrin Před 2 lety +31

      @@nomejest5919 Oh goody. An internet tough guy. You wouldn't last three seconds in a WWI trench.

    • @ThatFire9oNe6
      @ThatFire9oNe6 Před 2 lety +4

      @@82dorrin either a kid or a troll.

    • @sirboomsalot4902
      @sirboomsalot4902 Před 2 lety +4

      @@nomejest5919 He can talk to them however he pleases as far as I’m concerned

  • @chasemcnab7610
    @chasemcnab7610 Před 2 lety +921

    The fact that a junior officer can tell the germans are baiting them into a trap but a senior officer jumps at the first chance to attack the enemy and gain a win perfectly shows the disparity between the troops on the ground and the high command in this war

    • @danieltobin4498
      @danieltobin4498 Před rokem +34

      It does, but the senior officer had his reasons.

    • @guerropeuto801
      @guerropeuto801 Před rokem +45

      THIS war? Nothing has changed since then lol

    • @Imnotyabuddypal
      @Imnotyabuddypal Před rokem +6

      Ones on the front the others aren’t

    • @BigA678
      @BigA678 Před rokem +6

      @@Imnotyabuddypal right one can see the forrest the other can only see the tree in his face

    • @jenniferkeates
      @jenniferkeates Před rokem +14

      @@BigA678 you need to watch the end then, the colonel had his own reasons which were very valid if abit shortsighted.

  • @redlizerad8268
    @redlizerad8268 Před 4 lety +1965

    I never noticed how he stared directly at Schofield when he said “Nothing like a scrap of ribbon to cheer up a widow.” It’s like he knew Schofield is married

    • @palomaherrera5063
      @palomaherrera5063 Před 3 lety +112

      I didn't notice the first time but I like that in the movie are a couple of details that let you know that Scho is married and with family.

    • @gtrfreak2914messiah
      @gtrfreak2914messiah Před 3 lety +43

      he died in brecourt manor in band of brothers too that's why he acts so cynical

    • @exploreexostanexoandsuperj8096
      @exploreexostanexoandsuperj8096 Před 3 lety +20

      Wait, he’s married? Is it a secret? It was never mentioned in the movie

    • @redlizerad8268
      @redlizerad8268 Před 3 lety +58

      Explore EXO, Stan EXO in the ending of the movie it was revealed he has a wife and kid at home waiting for him

    • @exploreexostanexoandsuperj8096
      @exploreexostanexoandsuperj8096 Před 3 lety +14

      redlizerad oh thank You so much being a fast replier

  • @romilrh
    @romilrh Před 4 lety +3246

    He only appears for 3 minutes, but you can't help but imagine the countless stories, horrors, and deaths Lt. Leslie has seen to give him that attitude and demeanor. Brilliant writing and acting

    • @paperchasindude6578
      @paperchasindude6578 Před 3 lety +11

      Fax bro

    • @tincup3683
      @tincup3683 Před 3 lety +4

      Did they show him dead pictures?

    • @conkerlive101
      @conkerlive101 Před 3 lety

      Art

    • @sike1035
      @sike1035 Před 2 lety +32

      Whats funny is the actor admitter that he had to retake that scene time and time again because he was giving out too much nervous vibes for a veteran

    • @moistexistence3090
      @moistexistence3090 Před 2 lety +22

      He lost giving a shit so he can save the last bit of sanity he has left.

  • @frodobaggins9752
    @frodobaggins9752 Před 3 lety +1729

    I liked how they inserted many very well known actors for minor roles and the 2 main characters are not very well known. This is how you create good, well-reputed actors. By surrounding them with mentors.

    • @terragthegreat175
      @terragthegreat175 Před 3 lety +176

      They also made all the officers very famous a-listers, simulating the class differences between the officer corps and the enlisted.

    • @oogityboogity6644
      @oogityboogity6644 Před 3 lety +44

      A lot of directors to that bc it’s usually easier for someone to slip into the shoes of the main characters if they aren’t well know for another role

    • @burimfazliu3102
      @burimfazliu3102 Před 3 lety +1

      Exactly

    • @rynxhynx4769
      @rynxhynx4769 Před 3 lety +10

      @Frodo One of the main actors is from game of thrones. He played as the 2nd son of cercei when he was young

    • @frodobaggins9752
      @frodobaggins9752 Před 3 lety +16

      @@rynxhynx4769 I know it's Tommin but I wouldn't exactly classify him as a main character. Have you seen him anywhere else than those two performances?

  • @jackvsc
    @jackvsc Před 4 lety +1262

    Just caught the subtle thousand yard stare after “Watch out for the craters. They’re deeper than they look. If you fall in, there’s no getting out.” He’s definitely seen men drown out there.

    • @O-P-96
      @O-P-96 Před 4 lety +156

      Emphasis on "seen", since it wasn't uncommon for soldiers to reluctantly abandon the ones that had fallen into craters and shell holes, especially when it was raining, since there was often no way of getting them out.
      If I'm not wrong, in a documentary about the battle of Verdun, a soldier recalls how someone had fallen into a crater and was trapped in muddy water up to the waist, and another soldier tried to help him but almost fell into the crater too. So they had to leave the poor guy to his fate... while at the same time the water level was rising due to the rain.

    • @kllk12ful
      @kllk12ful Před 4 lety +41

      @@O-P-96 especially true during the battle of Passchendaele

    • @KP-ej7gc
      @KP-ej7gc Před 3 lety +37

      Pierre Braud that makes me want to cry. The inhumanity of it all is just devistating.

    • @conkerlive101
      @conkerlive101 Před 3 lety +8

      This guy probably spent months protecting this one scene which tells a hundred more stories itself.

    • @timovangalen1589
      @timovangalen1589 Před 2 lety +10

      Those craters were about the worst places to be in no-man’s-land. The water was stagnant and greasy. As if that wasn’t bad enough it was also toxic from chlorine gas residue.

  • @JG-kz1gf
    @JG-kz1gf Před 4 lety +780

    This feels like the intro/instruction to a level on a video game.

    • @Wigfield84
      @Wigfield84 Před 3 lety +96

      The whole movie felt like a video game in a way. We follow two characters, and along the way we reach certain people to further the story, and those people are, in this movie, more famous actors than the main characters.

    • @roadking0073
      @roadking0073 Před 3 lety +2

      You two are idiots for even remotely comparing the horror and experience of war with that of a child's video game. Jesus, your generation is stupid!

    • @crl122486
      @crl122486 Před 3 lety +19

      “Switching to your sidearm is quicker than reloading.”

    • @Bordie3D
      @Bordie3D Před 3 lety +16

      It really does, I thought so too. And gosh what a fun intro it would be. I would be so excited for a game like this. I bet they could make a game like this work. Like the cod WAW mission with Resnov and you just have to be stealthy

    • @chinatipodeesamer2776
      @chinatipodeesamer2776 Před 3 lety +24

      @@roadking0073 Your generation is imbecilic my arse. Video games cannot be compared to a war of course, but the journey portrayed in this movie resembles that of a video game.

  • @williamglass2223
    @williamglass2223 Před 3 lety +918

    Moriarty blesses two runners on their way to Sherlock’s trench, the movie.

  • @noncrediblecase341
    @noncrediblecase341 Před rokem +226

    3:07 I love the extremely subtle detail of Leslie's men getting roused from their boredom and all of them getting up to get a closer look at Schofield and Blake as they prepare to go over the top. Not only is it a break in their mind-numbingly boring routine, but I like to think it's their way of showing solidarity to our protagonists, both wishing them luck and also feeling dumbfounded/sorry that they're embarking on what they assume can only be a suicide mission.

  • @OSIRIS30
    @OSIRIS30 Před 3 lety +483

    Possibly the most accurate depiction of a salty officer ever in a war film

  • @moistexistence3090
    @moistexistence3090 Před 2 lety +402

    I love Leslie’s “Nothing like dying for nothing for the country” attitude.

    • @MrHarbltron
      @MrHarbltron Před 2 lety +5

      Poor bastard has firmly made his decision to not get himself killed and it's infected the rest of the men.

    • @kagakai7729
      @kagakai7729 Před rokem +35

      @@MrHarbltron ah yes, "not wanting to die in a meaningless war for a meaningless cause to never see your family at home again," such an _infection_

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Před 7 měsíci

      @@kagakai7729 What a soyboy cuck being tired of it all after 3 years of hell

  • @dastemplar9681
    @dastemplar9681 Před 4 lety +937

    Leslie: Settle a bet. What day is it?
    Schofield: Friday.
    Leslie: Friday? Well then none of us were right. This idiot thought it was Tuesday.
    Soldier in the back: Sorry sir.
    First part in the movie that cracked me up. Such an awesome movie.

    • @piggydc
      @piggydc Před 4 lety +38

      This was indeed a funny scene. I think it's the only one in the film though...

    • @outriser765
      @outriser765 Před 4 lety +13

      I got laughed at the same scene

    • @samuraishinobi
      @samuraishinobi Před 3 lety +38

      Sometimes you need a little humor to keep your chin up on the battlefield.

    • @Ramboost007
      @Ramboost007 Před rokem +1

      @@piggydc On a rewatch, Baumer's drunk friend oblivious to the hand-to-hand fighting going on in the foreground is kinda funny

  • @gakomor
    @gakomor Před 3 lety +626

    i like how the lieutenant can tell just by his experience on the front that this is a trap. why would they fight like dogs for every inch and then just give up miles, can see right thru it.

    • @coreyeverett5500
      @coreyeverett5500 Před 3 lety +137

      I love the level of depth. Even though he's cynical and dismissive, he gives the two main characters a *lot* of helpful information and a flare gun. I'd take his cynical, survivalist command over an out-of-his-element gentleman any day of the week.

    • @trueaspect5888
      @trueaspect5888 Před 3 lety +89

      This is typically how the command structures work, the people at the top don't understand what is really happening on the front lines because they won't go near it themselves

    • @macweldon6643
      @macweldon6643 Před 3 lety +8

      @@coreyeverett5500 What if he was the very model of a modern major general?

    • @GhostEye31
      @GhostEye31 Před 2 lety +7

      @@trueaspect5888 It's less that they don't understand it because they did once have those roles, and more that they are long removed from that experience themselves. It would've been decades since the general at the start of the film had been in the same shoes as the Lt that we see here. Probably worse back then but even in modern times thing would've changed a lot.

    • @nicholasmuro1742
      @nicholasmuro1742 Před 2 lety +7

      Didn't take him much time to figure it out either. Deduced it on the spot.

  • @Medicalguy
    @Medicalguy Před 4 lety +725

    So good. War had made him completely cynical and in three minutes of screen time he world built that entire section of trenches.

    • @kllk12ful
      @kllk12ful Před 4 lety +53

      Keep in mind that Leslie shouldn't have been in command as he is a Lieutenant then again shows how dire the Yorks situation is

  • @MotorCityPhoenix313
    @MotorCityPhoenix313 Před 4 lety +924

    3 minutes on screen and gives such a memorable performance. Outstanding performance

    • @srae1971
      @srae1971 Před 4 lety +20

      It's crazy seeing all the bigger names in this movie, him, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, give such good performances in at most 3 or 4 minutes of screen time.

  • @miguelfalbernaz
    @miguelfalbernaz Před 3 lety +193

    “Nothing like a scrap of ribbon to cheer up a widow”

  • @funkeystudiostv
    @funkeystudiostv Před 4 lety +273

    It really trips me out how they don’t even know what day of the week it is…

    • @markmclawhorn9592
      @markmclawhorn9592 Před 3 lety +38

      lol i've got that due to coronavirus quarantine

    • @Bronxite2977
      @Bronxite2977 Před 3 lety +35

      It's definitely understandable on how they did not know what day it was. There are far more important things running thru a man's mind than to remember what day it is after getting the shit beat out of you on any frontline.

    • @neogigo
      @neogigo Před 3 lety +21

      War is fucking hell

    • @trueaspect5888
      @trueaspect5888 Před 3 lety +16

      they probably only sleep a few hours each day as they have to be up all night as that is when the attacks usually happen

    • @awesomenolan234
      @awesomenolan234 Před 2 lety +8

      Aside from the stress and trauma. When you stop sleeeping your sense of time gets real fucked up.

  • @timjones1747
    @timjones1747 Před 3 lety +66

    Lt. Leslie can’t even bring himself to say, “Good luck” or anything similar. He’s convinced they’re walking into certain death and that command is just wasting more lives.

  • @user-yk7dc9hu2k
    @user-yk7dc9hu2k Před 2 lety +82

    "That is the German frontline" the way he says that makes me chuckle, like he's talking to children

  • @alexmathewmendoza
    @alexmathewmendoza Před 4 lety +366

    I loved this character a lot. A cynic but likable, and a sense of humor.

  • @TaterChip91
    @TaterChip91 Před 4 lety +258

    That is probably my favorite scene in the movie. With the amount of anxiety that builds up before this scene, just this suddle dark humor is a relief...
    "This fucking idiot thought it was Tuesday.."
    "Look for the bowing chap.."
    "Follow the stench.."
    "Bloody waste of space.."
    "Throw it back "
    Then they climb over the top and what you thought little anxiety you had now gets multiplied by 10 crossing no mans land...except his reaction when he sticks his hand "in an effing German." 🤣
    I love this movie.

    • @ProlificPops
      @ProlificPops Před 3 lety +20

      That sarcastic "Cheerio" to a smirk before he walked off was golden.

    • @sike1035
      @sike1035 Před 2 lety +1

      Dont forget the part where he anoints them in liqour

    • @sike1035
      @sike1035 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ProlificPops more like a sneer

    • @MattWeser
      @MattWeser Před 2 lety

      Also the very black comedy line of "...it was full of bodies anyway ". The casual nature of this statement is so cynically funny because it's just an everyday occurrence to these men.

  • @sufu__
    @sufu__ Před 3 lety +50

    I liked how young all the lower enlisted looked. A lot of movies have soldiers in the army look like their late 20s to 30s but the truth is a lot of lower enlisted are in the 18s to mid-20s. That was one huge wake-up call when I joined the Army.. how young everyone around looked.

  • @brendanmatelan2129
    @brendanmatelan2129 Před 2 lety +161

    I love how professional and experience Blake and Schofield are in this scene. Like when they blow off any dirt on their rifle bullets before loading them, and putting the safety on. Little details like this I enjoy seeing, and give the film some quality.

  • @dawsynlarson696
    @dawsynlarson696 Před 3 lety +79

    I fuckin love this guy 😂😂 “I do hate losing these, so when they start shooting at you could you be so kind as to throw back”

  • @murmillo42
    @murmillo42 Před 2 lety +75

    It's such a small detail I'm looking to deep into it. But I love how Schofield is smooth with his loading of his rifle. Compare to Blake who struggles a bit and takes longer than him. It just shows another reason that Schofield is more experienced than Blake. His been at this war for a long time, so loading his rifle is second nature to him. Again I may be looking to much into it but it's just something I noticed.

    • @iangillespie4013
      @iangillespie4013 Před 2 lety +11

      And as they cross no man’s land, it’s Blake that has the far more visceral reaction to all the death around him. Schofield lands next to a rat-eaten corpse in the sap trench and barely bats an eye.

    • @patricksquinlan1
      @patricksquinlan1 Před 2 lety +18

      Schofield is a killing machine. He pops the pilot with two quick shots instantly after the pilot stabs Blake. He probes the sniper with his first shot, spots him, then takes him down with the second shot. Then handles his own suppressing fire while advancing. He quietly strangles the German in the burning town bare meters from the guy's friend. His sadness and his mission understate it, but he's been killing people for quite a while.

  • @eternal5930
    @eternal5930 Před 3 lety +34

    I love how the soldier who isn't even on screen just said "Sorry sir"

  • @stsensei312
    @stsensei312 Před 4 lety +278

    Never smoked tobacco in my life. But this movie made me crave a cig so bad lmao

    • @caffeinatednation8885
      @caffeinatednation8885 Před 3 lety +31

      That's how I feel watching Peaky Blinders 😂

    • @MandatoryFruit
      @MandatoryFruit Před 3 lety +2

      Why do I feel like I see this same comment, from the same person, with the exact same reply in every comment I go? Like I'm getting a little freaked out.

    • @caffeinatednation8885
      @caffeinatednation8885 Před 3 lety

      @@MandatoryFruit
      😎

    • @randomguy-xp7se
      @randomguy-xp7se Před 2 lety

      Smoke em if you got em.

    • @iangillespie4013
      @iangillespie4013 Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah, cigarettes would be one of the few ways to calm one’s nerves in the hell on earth that was the western front

  • @harrisonthrasher748
    @harrisonthrasher748 Před 3 lety +169

    Why do I think Kilgour made a horrible mistake a couple nights before that alienated the entire unit... poor guy

  • @johnathanadams6378
    @johnathanadams6378 Před 3 lety +95

    I think that head nod right after he says “cheerio” is perfect. You can tell he sees these two young, inexperienced soldiers about to venture into hell. He doesn’t think they have a chance to survive. He even gives a little smile, knowing these two guys are idiots for even making an attempt. But hey, orders are orders- goodbye, lads.

    • @patrickcarnate882
      @patrickcarnate882 Před 11 měsíci +6

      I know its late but Schofield is actually veteran in the battle of Somme.

    • @mrskittles08
      @mrskittles08 Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@patrickcarnate882 There are many graveyards in France filled with the bodies of boys who survived Somme.

  • @jameslisle7775
    @jameslisle7775 Před 3 lety +72

    Andrew Scott deserves an Oscar for this role and he’s in this movie for only 3 minutes!

  • @I_Get_Computers_Puting
    @I_Get_Computers_Puting Před 3 lety +35

    That "Sorry, sir" was hilarious.

  • @Ligierthegreensun
    @Ligierthegreensun Před 3 lety +34

    I love the little detail of them using imperial instead of metric. They clearly tried to make this as realistic as possible.

  • @doriensutherland8893
    @doriensutherland8893 Před 4 lety +204

    I am privileged and soft. I cannot imagine the horror. Greatest of films.

    • @brwnipoints
      @brwnipoints  Před 4 lety +87

      Although I agree that we all are these days, in comparison to what our ancestors have gone through; from generation to generation we've fought for our survival. Each generation fighting to make the world a better place. Sometimes ancestors ended up on the wrong side of history, and even deservingly so.
      At the same time, it's true we've grown softer, but each generation has become softer because their parents wanted to shield them. It's only normal.
      I feel the best thing for us to do is to realize that we would have been hardened in their situation too, but that's most certainly not what they wanted for us. Therefore, we must simply keep them in our hearts and be grateful for their sacrifices, whilst ensuring that we never allow such hateful wars to ever happen again.

    • @beanseason6515
      @beanseason6515 Před 4 lety +25

      @@brwnipoints well said

    • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
      @MaxwellAerialPhotography Před 3 lety +6

      Interestingly, it was noted that officers and men from fairly well to do and comfortable backgrounds actually adjusted surprising well to the rigours and depravity of trench warfare.

    • @arielgoldfarb4118
      @arielgoldfarb4118 Před 3 lety +1

      @@brwnipoints So here the germans were the "bad guys" and the english "the good guys"? yeah sure ... first world war was an imperialist war with world superpowers trying to destroy the other one. Nothing more. Nor good or bad sides EVERYONE WAS A PIECE OF SHIT (not the soldiers the goverments).

    • @arielgoldfarb4118
      @arielgoldfarb4118 Před 3 lety

      @@brwnipoints Also winners rewrite history the way they want.

  • @dillonbernard6814
    @dillonbernard6814 Před 4 lety +52

    I just love the bit of them wondering what day it is. How he delivers the line is great.

  • @kllk12ful
    @kllk12ful Před 4 lety +310

    friendly reminder that the ONLY TIME A LIEUTENANT IS IN COMMAND IS WHEN ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS ARE DEAD OR HORRFICALLY WOUNDED LESLIE SHOULD"NT HAVE TO IN A POSITION TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE YORKS AND YET HE IS
    Also I can't help but wonder how Leslie reacted to Tom's death because he does CARE about Will and Tom and he HATES the fact that he has to send both boys to their deaths

    • @addi7812
      @addi7812 Před 4 lety +9

      My military knowledge is awful, How many ranks are above a Lieutenant?

    • @kllk12ful
      @kllk12ful Před 4 lety +25

      @@addi7812 Captain Major Lt. Colonel Colonel General and field marshal

    • @addi7812
      @addi7812 Před 4 lety +10

      Laila McManus oh dang

    • @patmooney1407
      @patmooney1407 Před 4 lety +26

      1LT is also above LT.
      O1-LT
      O2-1stLT
      O3-Captain
      O4-Major
      O5- LTColonel
      O6- Colonel
      O7 and on- 1to 5 star generals

    • @Jake-dh9qk
      @Jake-dh9qk Před 4 lety +1

      @@patmooney1407 Accurate

  • @AA-or4dt
    @AA-or4dt Před 4 lety +48

    8 people thought it was Tuesday.

  • @stefanh.960
    @stefanh.960 Před 2 lety +21

    Here's a man who has understood and realized that they're being used as cannon fodder for absolutely nothing. He's fed up and done but he's also trapped in the system.

  • @AJ8871
    @AJ8871 Před 3 lety +30

    In 3 minutes we know exactly what kind of man he is and that’s the testament to great acting

  • @ADifferentVibe
    @ADifferentVibe Před 4 lety +193

    Plot twist: Leslie survives the war, comes home, and has a family where his grandson becomes a priest in London who gets fancied by a cafe owner....

    • @therealdrachi12
      @therealdrachi12 Před 4 lety +15

      But his bond to god is stronger in the end

    • @ADifferentVibe
      @ADifferentVibe Před 4 lety +9

      @@therealdrachi12 yup. and the cafe owner learned to love herself again. #winwin

    • @khantifilms3765
      @khantifilms3765 Před 3 lety +23

      ​@@ADifferentVibe Actually Leslie had twins. But one was evil and was trying to kill a high-functioning sociopath detective...

    • @wyattwesterfield4553
      @wyattwesterfield4553 Před 3 lety +9

      @@khantifilms3765 Triplets. One ends up becoming a US citizen, joins the US Army 101st Airborne, drops into Normandy, assists a Lt Winters, but gets killed during an attack on German artillery positions.

  • @timovangalen1589
    @timovangalen1589 Před 2 lety +31

    Lt. Leslie perfectly captures the bitterness and spiritual resignation of soldiers in WW1. Three years of fighting in an unfathomable hellscape took a toll on the men. Many adopted a very morbid sense of humour to deal with it. I heard a story once about a hand that stuck out from the wall of a trench that British soldiers would high five for luck before going over the top.

  • @sinecron6684
    @sinecron6684 Před 2 lety +10

    Schofield...he's a self preservationist, badass, VERY good friend and a hero...I won't lie, the "Unknown Soldier" camera work they made certain I was there with them, this movie made me cry more than 3 times...it's brilliant ❤

  • @willlowsage9603
    @willlowsage9603 Před 2 lety +15

    andrew scott is so fantastic in every role he's been in

  • @diego1615
    @diego1615 Před 3 lety +20

    Thank god this was the last movie I saw before the theatres shut down. This movie is imo a masterpiece

  • @daiisie4ever
    @daiisie4ever Před rokem +10

    He really sounds like an exhausted officer, who is desensitized, truly tired of war and combats. Great acting.

    • @michaelshaff4095
      @michaelshaff4095 Před 8 měsíci

      And a juxtaposition to Lt. Blake later in the movie.

  • @levisedlock5939
    @levisedlock5939 Před 3 lety +27

    You know what's really starting to sink in? That he wasn't carrying on the mission for his brother, but for his mate's brother. Yeah I remember him telling his older brother at the end, but the gravity of his sacrifice only just hit me. Starting to overtake Joker as my favorite movie of 19

    • @bendavid4596
      @bendavid4596 Před 11 měsíci +1

      This was light years better then “Joker.” That movie was trash

  • @orunova
    @orunova Před 2 lety +16

    Great performance by Andrew. Coming back again and again to rewatch the scene

  • @irvinreyes669
    @irvinreyes669 Před 2 lety +6

    I like the fact that it’s one whole continuous shot, and amazed how long his line is and how he’s able to mesmerize his whole line.

  • @j.a.armour2427
    @j.a.armour2427 Před rokem +27

    I love the character of Lt. Leslie and the actor does a bang up good job of portraying him. He's so cynical & gloomy but battle wise and refreshingly real. And yet he cares about his men and his comrades. It's as though he has a crusty exterior surrounding a good heart. Intriguing character and very entertaining scene!

  • @spencerfrankclayton4348
    @spencerfrankclayton4348 Před 4 lety +36

    Should have won Best Cameo or something.

  • @clapdrix72
    @clapdrix72 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Andrew Scott's cameo stole the show for me. Such a rich performance.

  • @adamcharney
    @adamcharney Před 3 lety +16

    I like how he keeps shaking his head at Blake and Schofield as if they're responsible for being 'stupid' or something. They came down on orders from the General, ffs.

    • @RaptorRed11
      @RaptorRed11 Před 3 lety

      That's pretty common mentality seen in the military. Like 99.99% of the time whatever happens when you're around isn't your fault, but there's so much confusion and retardation going on that from the perspective of some trench grunt, you might as well be responsible for it. Its not like this LT could or would be able to question the orders himself anyway.

  • @austinsteed1581
    @austinsteed1581 Před 3 lety +17

    One of the most memorable performances in the film. Love this scene

  • @ImprovedCloud
    @ImprovedCloud Před 2 lety +6

    The "settle a bet on which day it is" shows just how little sleep these guys get. You ever stay up over the night and the next day you're wandering which day is it still? This is like that but multiple days at a time due to artillery keeping them up all the time.

    • @timovangalen1589
      @timovangalen1589 Před 2 lety

      They also used to bet on which new recruits would die. The veterans wouldn’t get attached to them because they had such a short lifespan.

  • @reveal102
    @reveal102 Před 3 lety +26

    I don’t think I’ve ever personally identified with a character more in my life.

  • @randomguy-xp7se
    @randomguy-xp7se Před 2 lety +5

    0:45 even the puppy has been made hard and stoic by the horrors of war

  • @Scribe13013
    @Scribe13013 Před 3 lety +22

    I wonder how they managed to make the dog look shell shocked

  • @felixserin7733
    @felixserin7733 Před 4 lety +44

    Didn’t know Cowboy from Band Of Brothers was able to fight in WW2 and WW1

  • @balbs724
    @balbs724 Před 4 lety +130

    oh God I fancy a... soldier

  • @carter7812
    @carter7812 Před rokem +5

    Andrew Scott really channeled his Shakespearean acting here. Flawlessly done

  • @d.s.parentsr6502
    @d.s.parentsr6502 Před 3 lety +20

    Never heard of him (the actor) before. But the guy crushed it, killed it. His blase, nonchalant attitude toward the mass death of the Great War takes my breath away with its realism. I cannot even imagine.

    • @Aloizza
      @Aloizza Před 3 lety +3

      Oh, Andrew Scott is a phenomenal actor. He's mostly known as Jim Moriarty from Sherlock and the Hot Priest from the British drama Fleabag. He's actually a stage actor and has played Hamlet.

  • @benj5762
    @benj5762 Před 3 lety +14

    a seems to be a good leader. He is a good observer and seems to understand situations quickly. By adressing the soldiers by name he appears to have a good connection to the men and watches out for them. Nevertheless he speaks very directly and without beating around the bush, although I think there is a lot that he thinks but never sais. All in all very trustworthy. For their mission he gives the two helpful advice and supports them with some of his equipment even though he thinks their mission is a lost cause. I think soldiers with this kind of Commander can be very grateful.

  • @pen5666
    @pen5666 Před 3 lety +9

    cant get enough of this

  • @okaminess
    @okaminess Před 3 lety +11

    Andrew Scott. Brilliant.

  • @disillusionz6450
    @disillusionz6450 Před 3 lety +18

    3:44 The cheerio part and the emotion just reminds me of Andrew as Moriarty!!

  • @GhostEye31
    @GhostEye31 Před 3 lety +11

    Man that unit, what I assume to be a battalion of a few hundred men if not more must've taken an absolute pasting to be commanded by a lieutenant. Also goes to show how slow info travelled back then if command wasn't aware of who commanded the unit or its battered state.

  • @arguellesargie
    @arguellesargie Před 4 lety +40

    I dont know why but everytime I see that actor I will always remember him as Moriarty from Sherlock homes

    • @BamM88
      @BamM88 Před 4 lety +6

      He obviously stole the show as Moriarty. Absolutely brilliant

    • @bradhuygens
      @bradhuygens Před 4 lety +4

      Oh absolutely I agree. I loved how this movie had 2 Game of Thrones and 2 Sherlock characters who are normally on opposite sides.

    • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
      @MaxwellAerialPhotography Před 3 lety +1

      It’s obviously his most iconic role, which really put him on the map.

    • @madtitan0825
      @madtitan0825 Před 3 lety +1

      And two kingsman actors

  • @DemonWarp65
    @DemonWarp65 Před rokem +5

    This is one of the most perfect war movies ever made. It ranks up there with The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan, Dunkirk and They Shall Not Grow Old.

  • @etloing5016
    @etloing5016 Před 11 měsíci +4

    In a war where thousands died for every inch, the fact that Lt Leslie still learned his men's names is a testament to his character as a leader.

    • @Nolaris3
      @Nolaris3 Před 10 měsíci +1

      He likely started from the ranks and made his way up quickly, though not for good reasons. During wartime this happens far often for many soldiers and it's often because the officers above them kept getting killed. For every person who gets promoted there was a person above them who was killed.

  • @samgraham2110
    @samgraham2110 Před 3 lety +15

    We need more modern movies about the Great War.

  • @cranjusmcballer
    @cranjusmcballer Před 3 lety +8

    "This idiot thought it was Tuesday"
    "Sorry sir"

  • @sinecron6684
    @sinecron6684 Před 2 lety +4

    "Past the dead horses, useful because if it gets dark you can follow the stench" 😂😂 I fucking love this guy ❤

  • @nobletaco2188
    @nobletaco2188 Před 3 lety +2

    The dry humor is perfect in this hellish scenario

  • @classifiedveteran9879
    @classifiedveteran9879 Před 7 měsíci +3

    1:16 I love the sheer lunacy of the idea crossing no man's land expressed by this cynical lieutenant. _"That is the German front line.”_ It's like simply walking into mordor. This stretch of land is quite literally the most deadly place on earth, and you two are just going to cross it?

  • @groot710
    @groot710 Před 6 měsíci

    The trust & courage on display when he holds him back at the end, when he says “age before beauty” is top-notch.

  • @erikfldt390
    @erikfldt390 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Easily the greatest, most effective lieutenant in the history of lieutenants. He's just oozes "I'm numb, I've seen enough, this is a total $hit show, and if I outrank you, don't f*** with me, and don't even it you do."

  • @MrAlex25387
    @MrAlex25387 Před 2 lety +5

    When I saw this scene in theaters this scene and no man's land was intense for me. I felt nervous and the way he explains the horrors of war. Tremendous movie they don't make them like this no more.

  • @ButtersCCookie
    @ButtersCCookie Před rokem +3

    I love the guy digging. I absolutely loved him in Chernobyl. I loved his Dad in everything.That was a treat.

  • @sloshed-rat
    @sloshed-rat Před rokem +4

    3:23 Part of me wants to believe Lt. Leslie was training for priesthood before the war.

    • @oolieboolieyeah
      @oolieboolieyeah Před 6 měsíci +1

      Could have been an altar boy, or a pupil in a Catholic school.

  • @anthonycostantini583
    @anthonycostantini583 Před 2 lety +4

    This scene immediately reminded me of the "Do Lung Bridge" scene in Apocalypse now. Like that cold reality and subdued emotion from sustained front line combat in Lt Leslie and that soldier known as "The Roach" in Apocalypse Now

    • @iangillespie4013
      @iangillespie4013 Před 2 lety

      I’ve been thinking about how this movie reminds me of Apocalypse Now, with both movies focused on a seemingly insane mission/journey though the psychedelic hell of war.

  • @markmclawhorn9592
    @markmclawhorn9592 Před 3 lety +3

    At about 3:46, you see Lt. Leslie shake his head, telling tall boy that short boy wasn’t going to make it.

  • @murphgirl8093
    @murphgirl8093 Před 3 měsíci

    for my money this is one of the most affecting and well acted scenes in the last decade of cinema. I watch a lot of movies and I just keep coming back to this scene. Every moving part is perfection but Andrew Scott, in particular absolutely nails the scene, he leaves you wanting a whole movie about his troupe and his backstory. Truly a master of his craft

  • @toddtheref
    @toddtheref Před rokem +2

    His performance really is one for the ages. TOTALLY believable.

  • @Shiroya_Rumika
    @Shiroya_Rumika Před 2 lety +7

    So Moriarty is a lieutenant and Sherlock is a Colonel

  • @evanmatthiesen7478
    @evanmatthiesen7478 Před 3 lety +7

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this was an amazing performance!

  • @tektoastium7241
    @tektoastium7241 Před 11 měsíci +2

    You can hear Lt. Leslie’s voice has an undercurrent of despair and mourning. He looks young but it’s obvious this war has made him old. War ages the people who survive it.

  • @bulletz202
    @bulletz202 Před rokem +2

    Lol love that line. “Age before beauty” take charge sir

  • @iceysuhn5503
    @iceysuhn5503 Před 7 měsíci +1

    1:28 It’s so bewildering to me how they don’t even know what day it is anymore. Almost like war is one whole day.

  • @carlhicksjr8401
    @carlhicksjr8401 Před 7 měsíci +2

    "We fought and died over every scrap of this ground! It's a trap, nothing more."
    And the Leftenant was smack dab right....
    Another thing... The single most dangerous job in the British Army in War One was Infantry Platoon Leader. The Empire expected a great deal from the 'likely lads' of Eton and Harrow, and of the solicitor's and parson's sons later on. The numerical majority of them [according to IWM 58%] died trying to fill that billet.
    I LOVE how Lt. Leslie has significantly increased his survival chances by dressing down. He doesn't have a cane, for frig's sake, and he's not wearing his service cap, just a knitted comforter much like his men. He's not wearing a tailored uniform but rather one as mud plain as he can find. And I'll bet you dollars to donuts that were the Leftenant ordered to saddle up and go over the top, he'd be wearing web gear over his tunic rather than a Sam Browne belt. No doubt there would be side talk in the mess about all this in 1914, but those men are long dead or promoted out of the muck in 1917. Down in the mud where the metal meets the meat, 'image' doesn't count for much anymore.

  • @roguenerd6858
    @roguenerd6858 Před 2 lety +2

    “Nothing like a scrap of ribbon to cheer up a widow.” Sends a chill every time 😳

  • @tonyh1718
    @tonyh1718 Před 3 lety +6

    Masterful performance

  • @todesque
    @todesque Před 11 měsíci +1

    What we really need is a film about Leslie.

  • @yespls4184
    @yespls4184 Před 3 lety +9

    This film made me want to run a marathon-- so much adrenaline

  • @thebernice6062
    @thebernice6062 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Andrew Scott really is an underrated actor. He hasn't done much in America, but all the British films I've seen him in, he was fantastic. I think his episode of Black Mirror was the last good episode they ever made.

  • @myeahonline
    @myeahonline Před 3 lety +3

    Always amazing how this man works

  • @TRockett55IRISH
    @TRockett55IRISH Před 3 lety +2

    The LT is just outstanding in this scene .

  • @packofredapples8
    @packofredapples8 Před 3 měsíci

    Unreal performance. I’ll always remember Andrew Scott from this bit. “Chin up, there’s a medal innit”.