Another Masterpiece !!

Rating: 9/10 (27 August 2017)

Christopher Nolan is legend and Dunkirk confirms it again. He is rare film maker who knows how to blend reality and fiction and keeps us glued to our seats till the very end.
He can make commercial blockbusters like the Batman series and can also make intellectual blockbusters like Inception and Memento. This guy is a genius and my favourite film makers. Interstellar may have been a small blip but Dunkirk is the maestro at his best.
Dunkirk is based on the true story of WW II evacuation of British soldiers on the beaches on Dunkirk in France in 1940. Nolan who also has written this story tells it through the eyes on different people at different time lines spread across two days. And he beautifully stitches them together at the end.
The story has everything which a war movie has i.e. patriotism, bravery, blood, death, despair, courage, cowardice, patience and finally hope. Yet its not like any other war movie. There are no long dialogues spoken between generals or soldiers, the blood shed is limited, the strategy is not discussed and there are no over the top fight sequences showing courage and bravery.
Nolan keeps it simple and tells us how war affects the lives on many and how soldiers have no choice but to fight even if they don't want to. They also want to live and not die at their young tender age. And in the end, he also shows us how pointless a war is. And finally each of us is a hero at the time of war in our own way.
The film's strength lies in its technical brilliance. The cinematography by Hoytema is mind blowing and definitely an Oscar winning work. While watching the movie, I felt I was transported to 1940 and was part of the soldiers. The art and production designer are top notch. Zimmer's music is good but was a bit too loud at time.
The star cast is brilliant with seasoned actors like Rylance and Hardy doing fine justice to their small and important roles. The rest of cast does a neat job considering the fact that many of them are not well known actors incl Harry Styles from One Direction.
The film is shot for an IMAX audience and the experience left me speechless. It is a beautiful film and a masterpiece from Nolan again. Must watch.