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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

A Masterpiece!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This is definitely one of the brilliant underrated,overlooked films.It tells the true story of a courageous, intelligent young woman who lost all her beloved ones during the first world war and later on became one the war pacifists. I have not read the book, but I did some reading on Vera Brittain, I should say that the screenplay has touched on all the key parts of her story at the time.The best way to tell if a film is succesful is the beginning and the end, and this film has has excelled beauty and strength in both. It should have definitely at least won an Oscar for best screenplay/leading actress, and funny but it has received no awards for screenplay or directing. It is even pointless to applaud Alicia Vikander's acting ,it was that excellent, she could have easily received a best leading actress Cscar with this one.I don't want to think that it was totally missed for telling a woman's story and hope that was not the case. I can watch very few films more than once,and this is one of the few films I can do so burst into tears each time It is that powerful.Don't miss this film.

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times. Vikander's and Harrigton's terrible love chemistry and the whole World War I plot that goes nowhere is what makes Testament of Youth a boring and bland love drama that doesn't do things different or keeps the viewer entertained. (0/10)

Alicia Vikander is an embodiment of heavenly beauty, but that's exactly the problem at the bottom of the movie industry. Good looks of the protagonists at all cost and almost all the time detract from even good productions and make them less credible as works of art. A quick glance at the photos of the real people portrayed in most bio-pics or other film genres reveals that many of them were quite average-looking. I can excuse this trend in movies made strictly for escapist entertainment, but those that have any artistic or historical verisimilitude intentions fall down on their face by doing this.

Though fighting might not be the right word. The movie also seems to go a completely different direction at first, with the now Oscar winning actress in the front row. It remains about her and her feelings throughout, but you might think it would concentrate on another aspect of life. On the other hand, when war happens, everything else seems to not matter anymore. Even things you fought very hard for.Some decisions are not understandable, especially the way they are "explained" by the characters, but irrational thinking does hit us from time to time. The question is, if we can bounce back from mistakes (or if we're allowed to). This also shows how grim war can be and what toll it takes, especially from the young (as the song goes: "War? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing"). Powerful performances make this a drama that is worth a watch