Review of Dunkirk (2017) by Felipe F — 06 Dec 2017
This film is a superlative piece of work; both in terms of being a WW2 movie and being a Nolan film. It succeeds at being visceral and dreading experience, showcasing the dread that people felt (and still feel) when they are on the line, despite being restricted to a PG-13 rating.
And it succeeds as a Christopher Nolan film, with him being able to told a realistic scenario of the events that occurred during Dunkirk Operation while still using his trademark methods and style to approach the plot as a mathematical formula.
It is a tight, concise, intense tale that relies purely on visuals as its main narrative. The idea of having three different perspectives being intertwined with each one to create an unstoppable tension is a great way of approaching a genre that hasn't left that much new to offer.
The movie tells us when and where each perspective is happening through visceral imagery, giving us small hints of the movie's unusual structure. Dunkirk isn't about sentimentality. It is not about patriotism and politics.
It even is not about heroism. It's a pure visceral experience that puts you along side those guys at Dunkirk and shows you the dread of being there. It's not poetic. It's not glorious. People are scared.
People are pathetic. And it shows you that dread without shoving liters of CGI blood into your screen.?
This review of Dunkirk (2017) was written by Felipe F on 06 Dec 2017.
Dunkirk has generally received very positive reviews.
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