Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk" (July 21, 2017) - Part 2

[Anita18]

I'm still trying to understand the movie(and I actually got Interstellar!)

I don't think fans of his could handle a "TIME TRAVEL" movie. It would blow peoples minds. Doing the adventure and then undoing things so it never happened but events follow through like it did happen. Doctor Who does this all the time but imagine Nolan and time travel.

I mean....wasn't that essentially Interstellar?

 

[StormC]

Great movie. A solid B+. My biggest issues were that half the time I couldn't understand the dialogue (both because of the sound mixing and the thick British accents), and that I felt like I couldn't track the movie's narrative, so to speak; I couldn't get a feel of when we were reaching the ending, it just sorta happens.

That said, Tom Hardy stole the show. Dude acted through the whole movie with just his eyes. Great stuff. I also really liked the boat subplot and those characters. I feel like the weak link in terms of story was the beach; there weren't really any interesting characters to latch onto. Plus all the soldiers looked alike so it was hard to tell who was who.

70mm IMAX was amazing. Not sure if I want to see it again in IMAX or wait for the Blu-Ray so I can watch it with subtitles. (A fly crawled onto the projector lens for about 15 seconds and confused the hell out of us before it flew away.)

If Nolan doesn't get a Best Director nomination then there's no point in anything.

 

[FunkMiller]

Do you guys this flick will have great legs?

Yes. All of Nolan's movies have great legs, and insane multipliers.

 

[StormC]

Wow, Interstellar had a 4x multiplier? That's crazy! If Dunkirk crosses 200M domestically that would be phenomenal.

I think I would rank this below Batman Begins as my fifth favorite Nolan film, but I do need to rewatch Inception.

 

[redhawk23]

Nolan has always had a habit of releasing his stuff during summer as I guess he feels that's where it belongs as far as summer spectacle.

He just likes those fat box office numbers rolling in as birthday gifts.

 

[redhawk23]

If Nolan doesn't get a Best Director nomination then there's no point in anything.

That academy has made a big move towards using the directing award to really focus on technical prowess the last few years, even if it means splitting picture and director. See Also: Life of Pi, Gravity, the Reveanant (Should have been for Miller!) and La La Land.

I'd say Nolan stands a good chance.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Wow, Interstellar had a 4x multiplier? That's crazy! If Dunkirk crosses 200M domestically that would be phenomenal.

I think I would rank this below Batman Begins as my fifth favorite Nolan film, but I do need to rewatch Inception.

Inception was incredible after one viewing but is damaged over time by the exposition in the script. Still a great movie overall.

Based on your comments above about Dunkirk, I strongly recommend watching it again soon. Dunkirk gets better and better with repeat viewings.

 

[redhawk23]

While there is a lot of exposition, I feel like it is actually fairly economically done. And I like the way the film structures it.

You see the opening mission and are at first given no context for what is being done or how it works. The second act is mostly Ariadne learning what the whole dream heist process is and most of the explanation is given. You also get most of the standard heist movie set up. Then, now with context, we roll on to the big mission. There's a lot going on conceptually and a lot gets borrowed from a lot of much more "arthouse" films visually and thematically but Nolan is able package and shout it for cheap seats. I think it works pretty much perfectly for its audience and the kind of film it is.

 

[Enriquespy]

Just add Chris Pine, alcohol, and a typo and you get:

Drunkirk

Get it? get it? haaaaaa!!

 

[jmc]

I've actually been thinking of a parody of this film called 'Dunkin'. Basic premise is three separate storylines of three military soldiers, one each from the airforce, army and navy, who are each trying to make it to the same Dunkin' Donuts store before it closes for the day.

 

[Deserana]

I still haven't seen it but the movie already seems ripe for rip off and spoofs. Just intercut three scenes with ticking.

 

[The Shape]

That climax when the timelines properly intersect...

Incredible.

 

[BaelaTargaryen]

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DUNKIRK: I'm definitely here for more of the greats getting massive money and total freedom to make franchise free, large scale work.

 

[FunkMiller]

That climax when the timelines properly intersect...

Incredible.

It was, wasn't it? On one level I was trying to just enjoy the story being played out in front of me, but there was a part of me constantly marvelling at the technical film making genius going on at the same time.

I may have to watch this film several more times in the very near future...

 

[Kreem Pi]

Anybody know why birthmoviesdeath have completely ignored Dunkirk? Weird.

 

[Boom]

Anybody know why birthmoviesdeath have completely ignored Dunkirk? Weird.

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/07/19/dunkirk-review-christopher-nolans-ticking-clock-masterpiece

 

[Kreem Pi]

What the.....

It's nowhere near there top two pages.

 

[antsman41]

The best was trying to figure out how he was laying over the week-long plot on top of the day-long plot... and then we get that rescue boat scene of the boys trying to get into Murphy's boat and then being giddy that they weren't saved then, because they'd actually end up dead.

The me next big one was seeing Hardy's friend land in the water and you see a certain boat floating up to him... ahh, so good.

 

[weezerspider]

Just saw it tonight. It was alright nothing huge. It's a decent war movie but it's not the epic of cinema a lot of people are making it out to be

Honestly imo if nolans name wasn't attached it wouldn't be as big a deal

It's fine if you didn't really go for it, but there are a lot of people who don't like Nolan that are calling this a masterpiece, so your last point doesn't make sense. There are a lot of ceniphiles who see Nolan as as they see Spielberg( a good, but overrated crowd-pleaser who is more entertainer than artist) and a lot of these people are calling it a masterpiece.

 

[Kreem Pi]

If Nolan wasn't attached to it the movie would be very different. The film is pure Nolan. So that point is meaningless.

 

[Steamteck]

It's fine if you didn't really go for it, but there are a lot of people who don't like Nolan that are calling this a masterpiece, so your last point doesn't make sense. There are a lot of ceniphiles who see Nolan as as they see Spielberg( a good, but overrated crowd-pleaser who is more entertainer than artist) and a lot of these people are calling it a masterpiece.

Since its Nolan I'll take that with a grain of salt but may watch it on netflix if it comes.( That's actually a pretty big deal for me to say) none of his films I've seen have emotionally connected with me

 

[The Chris]

If Nolan wasn't attached to it the movie would be very different. So that point is meaningless.

Exactly. I've always disliked that, especially in terms of directors. It wouldn't have even been the same film, especially something like this with the story structure and sound design.

 

[Boom]

I love Tom Hardy in this movie so much.

 

[titansupes]

I love Tom Hardy in this movie so much.

Same. It's crazy how good he is given the type of role.

 

[harlequinade]

I love Tom Hardy in this movie so much.

I thought everyone was fantastic but Hardy really does wonders with his role