curious to see if i was watching the same movie

Rating: 2/10 (21 January 2018)

I watched this movie because of the history and the director.
I found it difficult to watch and confusing. The editing seemed all over the place.
All the actors had american accents. The pace seemed like no one was in a hurry to leave or just waiting for the tram .
From what i read in history there were hundreds of merchant boats and british family owned boats and dingies all who sacrificed their lives to bring their country men off the continent. the beginning of the movie should have been like saving private ryan in reverse. Acts of desperation and fear. the horror of the loss of young life and the bravery young men and civilians trying move off the beach. A dozen aircraft at the most. Six lines of men, maybe 2000.
I never felt any of this, a single boat sailing calmly over the channel. There was no visual or emotional indication of the scope of this event.
Compared with all the WWII war and antiwar movies, this one falls short way short.
I wanted to see if the critics were watching the same movie, coming here the audience have seems to have.
Das Boot, Letters from iwo jima both films to me show what war does and how is brings all sorts of emotions that are really difficult to describe. This was the greatest generation regardless which side the soldiers are on. It's just unfortunate, so many had to die.