Dunkirk (2017)

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  TheReelBurke

  8 / 10

  This film is incredibly realistic. From the jump, Nolan immerses you in the gripping fear and hopelessness of the situation. The visuals are stunning. This is a film that needs to be seen in IMAX. The way Nolan uses the changing aspect ratio to make you feel the claustrophobic nature of the moment. The score of this film borders on sound design. It's almost a character itself in the film. It grates on your ears making you feel the panic. When bombs drop you want to cover your ears. When gunshots ring out you flinch.
  
  Yet even with the immersive sound and expansive visuals, the film was still missing something. There was very little dialogue in the film. Nolan wanted the focus of the film to be the gravity of the situation, but that gave the film almost no character development and the audience no characters to connect to. In fact, I don't think I can remember a single character's name. And with no characters to connect to the structure felt unfocused, jumping back and forth between perspectives to show the same events felt repetitive and it released the tension prematurely in a few scenes because you already had the knowledge of the fate of certain characters.
  
  While many people are hailing Dunkirk as a masterpiece, I won't go that far. Dunkirk is a director's film full of breathtaking visuals, realistic and immersive sounds, and bold narrative decisions. This film isn't for everyone and the lack of character connection is a major flaw.

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