A masterpiece catered toward a specific audience

Rating: 9/10 (24 February 2019)

I had heard ever different opinion about this movie before I watched it. That it was amazing, that it utterly sucked, that it wasn't anything special, that it only had the attractive cast going for it and other stuff.
I loved the movie. It was a masterpiece for me. Visually, it was like being fed your favorite cake on your birthday, the acting was flawless, the atmosphere was set from beginning to end, and didn't waver for one bit.
Now to the stuff that people have been complaining about. 1. You barely get a chance to get to know the characters. In a different movie than this one, I would agree that that's a bad thing. I strongly disagree on that with this one. I donÃ¤t think you're meant to get to know the characters properly, yet I somehow managed to get an emotional connection with a few of them. And I love that about the movie. There was one very prominent thought in my head as the movie progressed. You didn't get to know the characters separately becuase frankly, they were only pawns in this war. That thought made me realize how realistic the movie feels. There were 300 000 soldiers on that beach, and many more spread out across Europe. The fact that the story didn't focus on how the characters felt about the war , being shot at, or almost drowning in a boat was a necessary thing for the atmosphere in the movie to stay consistent. In the real WW2 there was nothing but cold and harsh conditions that these men had to go through, and I think it'd only be stupid for the movie to romaticize that.
All in all, I really think you'd have to watch this movie knowing that war with the Germans was unforgiving. And honestly, I think you need to be into war movies to be able to enjoy this.