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The poem in the trailer is this recording from 1915: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9RYG-iMdx0
This reading works incredibly well in the trailer, and the tone and ascending hysteria achieved is excellent, but I have to say that I think Holmes missed the natural meter of Kipling’s poem. As I read it, Kipling was very much imitating the rhythm of the footfall of marching feet, and that’s absent here.
I think the ultimate intention was to show the descent into madness through repetition and boredom. And for me Holmes achieves that very well.
We’re foot—slog—slog—slog—sloggin’ over Africa—Foot—foot—foot—foot—sloggin’ over Africa –
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!)
There’s no discharge in the war!
Seven—six—eleven—five—nine-an’-twenty mile to-day—Four—eleven—seventeen—thirty-two the day before –
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again!)
There’s no discharge in the war!
Don’t—don’t—don’t—don’t—look at what’s in front of you.
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again);
Men—men—men—men—men go mad with watchin’ em,
An’ there’s no discharge in the war!
Count—count—count—count—the bullets in the bandoliers.
If—your—eyes—drop—they will get atop o’ you!
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up and down again) –
There’s no discharge in the war!
We—can—stick—out—‘unger, thirst, an’ weariness,
But—not—not—not—not the chronic sight of ‘em—Boot—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again,
An’ there’s no discharge in the war!
‘Taint—so—bad—by—day because o’ company,
But night—brings—long—strings—o’ forty thousand million
Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again.
There’s no discharge in the war!
I—'ave—marched—six—weeks in ‘Ell an’ certify
It—is—not—fire—devils, dark, or anything,
But boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again,
An’ there’s no discharge in the war!
Try—try—try—try—to think o’ something different—Oh—my—God—keep—me from goin’ lunatic!
(Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin’ up an’ down again!)
There’s no discharge in the war!
I could only make out like half of that from the trailer, thank you!
I’m unreasonably excited for this. 28 Days scared me shitless as a teenager and I want to be without shit again.
Please have another banger of a soundtrack. That Godspeed You Black Emperor sound really took the others from good to great.
Not watching this trailer. We go in blind, zero expectations
On the upside it doesn’t give away any direct plot points, but does have some hints, and some of the visuals might be better to go into blind if you prefer that kind of thing. One of the better trailers for sure, and I’m stoked for the movie.
Might even go see it in the theater!
Good trailer. Hopefully the movie does not disappoint.
Boyle directing a script by Garland again like 28 Days Later has a high likelihood of being fantastic.
Is there any way to find information about the company or “director” of the trailer? It is really an amazing work of video and audio editing.
Yes.
