I kind of think of Dunkirk as being Nolan most cinematic film-- in the sense that it was made, conceived, and best viewed in a cinema, and most especially in an IMAX. This feels like a movie designed from the ground up to immerse you heart and soul with a screen that will fill every inch of your vision and a sound system that will make you jump at rifle shots and cower before a Stuka's scream. It's cinematography, effects, soundtrack, and characters are all designed to put you at Dunkirk, in desperate straits with sea foam piling up at your feet.
It's amazing on the Imax. I don't think it will really work on any kind of home entertainment screen, because none of it was designed for a home screen. Maybe a good comparison would be to say that it's another Nolan masterpiece, but while his other works are more akin to paintings with beautiful colors, copious details, and multiple subjects, this is a marble statue. It needs to be seen and experienced the way the artist intended, and while it's in some ways simpler in terms of color and subject, it has extra dimensions.
If you live in a state with a genuine IMAX screen, see this film. Because this probably won't be worth it on DVD or Blu-ray, but you might never see something like this again if you miss it now.
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For me anyway. But the soundtrack overall was really great and enhanced the experience.
