Y'all aren't burnt out on WWII movies yet?
Seems like there's been at least 1 new one every year since I don't know how long.
Hell no
Being a history teacher it's another film to watch in class
Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk'
Hell no
Being a history teacher it's another film to watch in class
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
@ thinking any Hollywood movie, boring-ass Inception in particular, could be called the best of the year in 2010, one of the GOAT years in Asian cinema.Confessions
I Saw The Devil
Outrage
The Yellow Sea
13 Assassins
The Man From Nowhere
Overrated
Confessions
I Saw The Devil
Outrage
The Yellow Sea
13 Assassins
The Man From Nowhere
At the theater now. Movie starts at 6PM EST.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Overrated
You mistakenly bolded two of the movies I mentioned instead of Inception.
My review...
NOLAN done outdid himself. That said... this is a movie for exclusively for Nolan fans. He's on some fukk all that catering for the audience. This is a PURE Nolan joint for muthafukkaz that love Nolan joints! If you aren't that huge as a Nolan fan, you may enjoy it for what it is, but you would not love it. For NOLAN FANS.... OMG!
This muthafukka had me on the edge of my seat from the LITERAL GO.... like immediately within the LITERAL 1ST SECOND. You just felt that shyt was real! You felt the dread like DAMN, SON... and what's worst, the entire film is like the Germans were the BOOGIEMAN! You will not see them at all, but they make their fukking presence KNOWN... like BOO, MUTHAfukkA!! Real talk, regardless that this is based on true events, Christopher Nolan masterminded an old school, Hitchcockian HORROR THRILLER. Not the type of horror where get violence porn and see peoples guts splattered, limbs blown apart and whutnot. If you want that shyt, then this film is NOT FOR YOU. Nah this movie goes old school with the cut-aways, the implied agony, the sheer feeling of FEAR, the full tension, the outright suspense and dread throughout from an enemy you never can see which is the worst kind to have... the fear of the UNKNOWN, the dread of what could happen and the unwanted anticipation. And Nolan utilized EVERYTHING to put that emphasis in the emotional gut-wrench terror you will feel. This is right from Hans Zimmer SCORE right down to the beautifully and masterfully shot cinematography and sound and editing....You literally FEEL bullets flying by, you really FEEL like you in the middle of this nightmare. And that's the very POINT that Nolan wanted to do. Any one can tell a war film from a 3rd person perspective, but this film is so it can be seen from YOUR PERSPECTIVE directly. That's why the emphasis on characters is next to none! To most films that maybe viewed as a negative, but the fact is the MAIN CHARACTER IS YOU. It is telling you what you would of actually WENT THROUGH if you were that soldier stranded on the beach, or that fighter pilot up in the air, or that civilian that volunteered to sail across that English Channel to rescue those stranded hundreds of thousands of soldiers there. Nolan want you to actually FEEL the experience for yourself and not from off-hand like most movies do in general.
I LOVE this film...there's not really a flaw that I can personally identify with. That being said, I could understand if those who aren't big fans of a war film (and this is a PURE war film, despite the unique yet signature way Nolan tells this story) or aren't big Nolan fans to begin with that may rather prefer something more LIGHT, something more of a popcorn fun entertaining film, or even one where it is heavy in character where this film is almost a silent movie for the most part. Very little dialogue is used... which is rare for any Nolan film EVER made. But the ONE THING I want every SINGLE PERSON TO DO is to see this in an IMAX SCREEN. You will do a disservice to yourself by seeing it any kind of way. You have to MAXIMIZE everything that IMAX provides to fully get the that authentic experience that this film presents... the only thing that was missing for me was the shaky vibrating seats.
NOLAN done outdid himself. That said... this is a movie for exclusively for Nolan fans. He's on some fukk all that catering for the audience. This is a PURE Nolan joint for muthafukkaz that love Nolan joints! If you aren't that huge as a Nolan fan, you may enjoy it for what it is, but you would not love it. For NOLAN FANS.... OMG!
This muthafukka had me on the edge of my seat from the LITERAL GO.... like immediately within the LITERAL 1ST SECOND. You just felt that shyt was real! You felt the dread like DAMN, SON... and what's worst, the entire film is like the Germans were the BOOGIEMAN! You will not see them at all, but they make their fukking presence KNOWN... like BOO, MUTHAfukkA!! Real talk, regardless that this is based on true events, Christopher Nolan masterminded an old school, Hitchcockian HORROR THRILLER. Not the type of horror where get violence porn and see peoples guts splattered, limbs blown apart and whutnot. If you want that shyt, then this film is NOT FOR YOU. Nah this movie goes old school with the cut-aways, the implied agony, the sheer feeling of FEAR, the full tension, the outright suspense and dread throughout from an enemy you never can see which is the worst kind to have... the fear of the UNKNOWN, the dread of what could happen and the unwanted anticipation. And Nolan utilized EVERYTHING to put that emphasis in the emotional gut-wrench terror you will feel. This is right from Hans Zimmer SCORE right down to the beautifully and masterfully shot cinematography and sound and editing....You literally FEEL bullets flying by, you really FEEL like you in the middle of this nightmare. And that's the very POINT that Nolan wanted to do. Any one can tell a war film from a 3rd person perspective, but this film is so it can be seen from YOUR PERSPECTIVE directly. That's why the emphasis on characters is next to none! To most films that maybe viewed as a negative, but the fact is the MAIN CHARACTER IS YOU. It is telling you what you would of actually WENT THROUGH if you were that soldier stranded on the beach, or that fighter pilot up in the air, or that civilian that volunteered to sail across that English Channel to rescue those stranded hundreds of thousands of soldiers there. Nolan want you to actually FEEL the experience for yourself and not from off-hand like most movies do in general.
I LOVE this film...there's not really a flaw that I can personally identify with. That being said, I could understand if those who aren't big fans of a war film (and this is a PURE war film, despite the unique yet signature way Nolan tells this story) or aren't big Nolan fans to begin with that may rather prefer something more LIGHT, something more of a popcorn fun entertaining film, or even one where it is heavy in character where this film is almost a silent movie for the most part. Very little dialogue is used... which is rare for any Nolan film EVER made. But the ONE THING I want every SINGLE PERSON TO DO is to see this in an IMAX SCREEN. You will do a disservice to yourself by seeing it any kind of way. You have to MAXIMIZE everything that IMAX provides to fully get the that authentic experience that this film presents... the only thing that was missing for me was the shaky vibrating seats.
I saw it too, pretty much agree with everything you said. Definitely not a mainstream film as it doesn't really have any superstars. It was pretty damn intense.
What did you think of
The way the story is told, with 3 perspectives that take place within a week, a day, and an hour? To me it was dope as hell, but I heard murmurs in my theatre where people were confused as hell, lol
SuikodenII
Where's Suikoden VI??????
It was good. I can see it winning music and cinematography awards.
I prefer war movies that focus on specific people/missions/events that are on a smaller scale but this was dope. Wish I could've seen it in IMAX...
I prefer war movies that focus on specific people/missions/events that are on a smaller scale but this was dope. Wish I could've seen it in IMAX...
I loved it, but at the same time.. it's like Nolan's film trait. It didn't confuse me, but I love how it manipulated and gave you some misdirection, especially when
all the civilian ships made it to Dunkirk and you ASSUMED that the old man's ship was with them but really it didn't
Just saw this in LieMax. And man this shyt right here....brehs. This shyt right fukking chea
I'm not even sure how to describe this film. I'm still trying to get my thoughts together. Just some quick things on the production aspect
- I can't wait to pick this up in 4K Blu-Ray. I think there was more IMAX footage than anything else. I could be wrong about that but if I am, then the changing aspect ratios were really seamless. Just beautiful scenery all around. If you didn't see this in some form of IMAX for your first viewing, you cheated yourself. This the type of movie where I'd actually watch the behind scenes to understand just how this was made. Incredible.
- The score was fukking amazing. By itself, nothing really "stands out" but it manages to draw you in every time when you know some shyt is about to go down.
- The sound was LOUD and I loved that shyt. It's exactly what's needed for a film like this. shyt felt like I had bullets flying past me. This the type of shyt that makes you want to upgrade your sound system before you watch it at home. I'm telling you if you're reading this and you're gonna go watch this. Make sure you watch it in IMAX or the best theater you possibly can. I've seen nothing like it in theater. I wasn't able to catch Interstellar in theater (for reasons) but this is the most incredible experience I've had.
I'm not even sure how to describe this film. I'm still trying to get my thoughts together. Just some quick things on the production aspect
- I can't wait to pick this up in 4K Blu-Ray. I think there was more IMAX footage than anything else. I could be wrong about that but if I am, then the changing aspect ratios were really seamless. Just beautiful scenery all around. If you didn't see this in some form of IMAX for your first viewing, you cheated yourself. This the type of movie where I'd actually watch the behind scenes to understand just how this was made. Incredible.
- The score was fukking amazing. By itself, nothing really "stands out" but it manages to draw you in every time when you know some shyt is about to go down.
- The sound was LOUD and I loved that shyt. It's exactly what's needed for a film like this. shyt felt like I had bullets flying past me. This the type of shyt that makes you want to upgrade your sound system before you watch it at home. I'm telling you if you're reading this and you're gonna go watch this. Make sure you watch it in IMAX or the best theater you possibly can. I've seen nothing like it in theater. I wasn't able to catch Interstellar in theater (for reasons) but this is the most incredible experience I've had.
NobodyReally
Superstar
I liked it a lot. Great editing, great acting, great cinematography. It's a nice tightly wound short story and there's a constant undercurrent of tension that prevents you from really relaxing, and that was fun. My only gripe is that I can't understand the heavy English, Dutch, and French accents. I need to see this movie again with the subtitles on. However, I will give it to Nolan, you really don't need a lot of dialogue to understand what's going on because it's a very visual movie.
I have to say though I found the music annoying. I understand Nolan was trying to emphasize the constant threat and dread of being on that beach, but for me it actually lessened the tension because it just never stopped. It was always ramping up like in a horror or suspense movie and sometimes nothing happened, so when it started ramping up again, it didn't really have the impact I think he was going for, it just became irritating. Or maybe that's what he was going for, the constant anticipation and how tiring it could become.
I think he made some interesting statements about history and the way it gets told, particularly
I do have a few questions for those of you who have seen it:
I'd give it a 9/10 for great suspense and an immersive experience of this tense event, points deducted for unintelligible dialogue and the irritating use of music.
I have to say though I found the music annoying. I understand Nolan was trying to emphasize the constant threat and dread of being on that beach, but for me it actually lessened the tension because it just never stopped. It was always ramping up like in a horror or suspense movie and sometimes nothing happened, so when it started ramping up again, it didn't really have the impact I think he was going for, it just became irritating. Or maybe that's what he was going for, the constant anticipation and how tiring it could become.
I think he made some interesting statements about history and the way it gets told, particularly
the death of the young boy who was knocked down by the soldier, but was hailed a hero in the local paper. What does that say about the way history is in the hands of whoever perspectives we have to rely on, not necessarily the truth.While we saw some true heroism from that young man who was treated like German spy and ultimately died a no-name.
I do have a few questions for those of you who have seen it:
In the beginning when the boys were getting shot down in the street by a sniper and the one boy made it- were the people shooting at him the same guys who shot his friends. I get that he was running away from the gunfire into new gunfire, but the new guys shooting at him at first didn't seem to care. To me that implied there was a lot of friendly fire that went down.
Was Tom Hardy's character based on a real life pilot, and if so what happened to him. It implies he was captured and became a POW, but if anyone know anymore about that, I'd love to know.
Was Tom Hardy's character based on a real life pilot, and if so what happened to him. It implies he was captured and became a POW, but if anyone know anymore about that, I'd love to know.
I'd give it a 9/10 for great suspense and an immersive experience of this tense event, points deducted for unintelligible dialogue and the irritating use of music.