Dunkirk (one of Nolan's best)

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2017)

Dunkirk directed by Christopher Nolan starring Tom Hardy, amongst other stars tell the real event during World War II and how 400,000 soldiers were able to escape. After watching this movie I can easily say this is one of the best of the year, hands down. From the opening sequence to the final sequence, the movie doesn't stop at giving you a single breath of air. The cinematography is absolutely fantastic and beautiful. Every shot in this movie feels completely on-point, not a single take was misplaced. In my opinion, this is Nolan's best directed film to date. To my understanding there was no use of CGI, every battle sequence was practical effect. The air sequence where Tom Hardy's character is in is absolutely breath-taking. The film doesn't have much dialogue, it rests on the amazing score by Hans Zimmer and boy, what a score he pulled off. This is a film that is about the event rather than the characters and that's where the movie for some might not work. In previous war films such as Saving Private Ryan or Hacksaw Ridge, you get to know the characters or get behind them-rooting for them. In Dunkirk, you don't get that. You don't get that one scene where you get to dig in inside a character and root for them. As I said, this film is about the event of Dunkirk. So, if you go into this film expecting great characters you're gonna leave disappointed. But if you don't go with those expectations then Dunkirk is a perfect film. For my final grade, I'm gonna give Dunkirk 10/10