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I got highly irritated with my complete lack of involvement in my theatrical viewing in August and had to stand in the lobby for about 20 minutes to regain my composure in the middle of the movie. I knew I wouldn't miss anything in terms of the narrative. I never like Nolan's films and Dunkirk confirmed my worst prejudices about his filmmaking style.
shareHe has a rather distant style of filming...
We don't really follow a single character in the movie, but rather get a detached, yet subjective point of view from each of the main characters... We can empathise with them if we are open to it, but we don't identify with them...
I think it works here... Instead of us rooting for the boys, the old man or the pilots because we see them as avatars for ourselves, or like them as characters, we are allowed to consider the bigger picture while understanding what they are going through... We root for them because we see their common humanity...
I liked it, but I can see how it wouldn't work for others... Do you feel the same way about Inception or Interstellar?
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I think The Prestige is a masterpiece, but none of Nolans other movies really do it for me. This one was a huge disappointment (and I had low expectations. I only decided to watch when I realized Nolan did it). Nothing special. Music was over the top. Typical Hollywood tripe war movie. They tried to sell it as having espionage/double cross/suspense angle and it was all a red herring of PTSD and leerie music. Meh. I'm no Wes Anderson fan either for the record.
Lots of scenes of soldiers standing around in lines on beaches and docks. Doubtful they weren't doing something better with their time than standing in cold water up to their balls waiting for ships not in sight.
The standing around in lines was fairly accurate... check out these historical photos (photo 3, 5, 6 & 7 in partocular)....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/kent/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8692000/8692901.stm
Not that historical accuracy matters to your enjoyment of the film...
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it's sincere... Viewing a film is a subjective experience...
Even if Dunkirk was 100% accurate (it isn't), it doesn't matter to the viewer if the viewer doesn't respond to it or find it enjoyable, though provoking and such...
I don't judge people based on what they like or how they appreciate a film... It's interesting to me to consider what people respond to in this film or how they don't.
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I see your point 👍
His attempts at heart in Interstellar kinda fell flat for most people, the bond between father and daughter... Some critics and fans thought it was passe... The romance and such within The Prestige was lost within the plot twists, but these really are the only attempts I've seen from him in any of his films...
He probably is avoiding it, sticking to what he does well... I saw The Lost City of Z and while it isn't a war movie, it has an oldschool epic feel and a lot of heart... I can't see Nolan making that kind of film, in that way...
The movie still worked for me, but I don't mind detached movies... I did see it on a large IMAX screen, so it was an experience... With the sound levels I felt that I was being shot at for an hour and a half 😉
I just felt the standing in the water knee deep with no boat in sight was a bit much. I realize it's the crux of the story, but just didn't make for a good movie and execution was nothing special. As others said below, there's just nothing to latch onto. Characters were bland. I felt no emotion.
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