An epic for the small screen?

Rating: 6/10 (6 August 2017)

My short comment here might fly in the face of others; at least from what I've read on F'book. First I liked Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, and felt its volume (and drone power) were excellent. Also in (contrarian) hindsight, I would say wait and watch this on your small screen. Of course, with headphones that is.
So many scenes herein stressed a sense of claustrophobia. Shot in dogfight cockpit battles, or caught up in the hell of water-bound hulls....even aboard the mighty Minnow, er I mean, Moonstone...that's tight quarters. Big faces don't necessarily mean the big screen for me.
That being said, Mark Rylance was excellent by the way, and that's not just my AARP card talking. More of his level of noble honor in the most savage of situations would be welcome in fact and fiction.
Took my boys and some friends to the film, one of whom is quite the WWII "enthusiast" (well there may be a better word than that, but I remember kids like that when I was young and there is a degree of enthusiasm that strikes me in hearing them discuss authenticity and strategies.) For folks like that of any age, well you've already seen this film. For others, perhaps wait on renting after this film gets its Oscar nomination but before it fails to win Best Picture?? Also a fun fact, apparently the Germans were the enemy. (Yes I'm sure it was Nolan's intent, but I haven't read yet why, and honestly I'm not all that interested in the rationale behind his choice.)