917 is an interesting story, filmed in a bit overly acclaimed, but undeniably interesting technique. William is not just a soldier.

He is above all a good and loyal man who finds himself in the hell of war, which can be a parable for life itself. He gets a task in pursuit of which he invests a lot of effort and he is ready to die for the task. He experiences a great deal of grief and meets many people along the way, who are not moved by his task. Their responses are cold, superficial, bearish, but he's not like that. He is an emotional, loyal, sacrificial man. This is a film that requires a psychological approach from the viewer and thus requires much too much, so it is difficult to identify with the main character even for a deeply empathetic person.

The problem is that the film fails at an extremely important element .... The viewer simply does not in any way become William. We don't adequately identify with him. There are probably more reasons for this, I personally did not get to know this man enough in the movie. Too bad, since the story and the protagonist deserve to be understood. Maybe even that is the purpose of the movie. To leave you cold, cold, as others were to his task.