A brilliant masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2018)

I saw this in the theater and was completely haunted by it's painful realism. I have yet to see a war movie that captures the raw emotion of war with such honesty as does this movie. It was extremely uncomfortable to watch a a result, but like I said, I was haunted. So, I had to see it again. I just finished watching it again, and without the shock and awe effect it had on me the first time, it's even easier to see it's brilliance. Which is why I am amazed at all the 1 start reviews! People are complaining about the lack of dialogue, which to me is one of the features that brings the film such a human touch. I know that when I personally have had a difficult day with little sleep, I'm not much for conversation, and that's a "difficult" day at work or with the kids- not fleeing an occupied France after watching friends get blown up, getting shot at multiple times a day, running for safety when there is none, all with little to no sleep, water, food and with no end or hope in sight. For all those who crave dialogue from the soldiers, I ask you, what would you like them to say? Seriously. What is there to say? They're in complete survival mode. They aren't thinking about their families, or some girl they left at home. They're thinking about what they have to do to survive at that moment. They're living inside their heads-like most humans do when under severe physical and psychological stress. The movie is intense and real. It's chaotic and ugly. It is a perfect depiction of war, and tells the history changing story of Dunkirk perfectly. It is truly a masterpiece.