Nolan Dictates. Zimmer Orchestrates.

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2017)

When Christopher Nolan makes movies, the bars are always set high. Dunkirk might have a simple plot about survival, but its about how Nolan delivers rather than what he delivers. Dunkirk is based on the rescue of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other allied soldiers from the French seaport of Dunkirk during the World War 2. However the characters in the movie are not directly correlated to any of the survivors.
Dunkirk could easily pass off as another world war based movie and join the ranks. But what makes Dunkirk standout is a simple story with no subplots (however Nolan has made sure to test our intelligence yet again with the screenplay) with some outstanding cinematography with a breath taking background music score by maestro, Zimmer. Watching Dunkirk in IMAX will almost make you feel like one was in Dunkirk experiencing the horror. The lead characters in the movie barely speak and Nolan lets the situation and surroundings does the talking. The movie looks like it focuses on the lead character played by the newbie Fionn Whitehead but, as the movie goes on other characters become fairly important. There are many main characters in the movie, but Tom Hardy with barely any face expression to portray makes a big impact yet again. Veterans Mark Rylance and Kenneth Branagh have quite interesting roles. Harry Style's acting debut doesn't showcase much of his acting talent but he has done his job.
Dunkirk is a very intense and emotional movie. Its almost like a War Musical with Hans Zimmer's brilliant music and sound effects. Watch Dunkirk movie for the cinematic brilliance that is and not for the weekend entertainment.