One of the most complete, well-crafted films ever created.

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2017)

There was not a second of this film that seemed unnecessary or out of place. I have no idea how Christopher Nolan has managed to create such a seamless film, but in my eyes "Dunkirk" is cinematic perfection. In watching "Dunkirk", you experience the hopelessness of being one of the hundreds of thousands of British soldiers trapped on the wrong side of the Channel. The cinematography is the best of any Nolan film; the colours are vivid yet muted, and the shots are packed with emotion. This is a phrase tossed around often, but Nolan does a superb job of humanizing war; "Dunkirk" is filled with unimaginable acts of heroism, yet there is not a moment that feels detached from reality. In perhaps his greatest triumph, the horror of the Second World War is meaningfully illustrated without the crutches of gore and excessive brutality. Just see this film. I believe every human alive should.