An intense point in history during WWII as told by Christopher Nolan

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2017)

Dunkirk is the latest movie from the critically acclaimed director Christopher Nolan. Simply put, it is a true story about the evacuation of thousands of allied soldiers while they're being attacked by the German army.
One of the most important things to note is that the movie's focus, aside from the first and last few minutes, is entirely dedicated to the evacuation. The little bits of dialogue, the score, the shots, everything is dedicated to that. That is this movie's strength, but also brings a minor flaw to the table. As such, there is very little dialogue, which helps set the mood for the war. The movie was also very well acted and well shot. My favorite aspect of the movie, however, has to be the score done by Hans Zimmer. For a war movie, he does an outstanding job with making the tone of the music sound just right; not too upbeat or mellow, but just fitting enough for an intense evacuation. The weakness of the movie? The characters. The characters are very lacking and extremely forgettable. They so forgettable that the only one I remembered was the captain. The only thing I could remember about the soldiers was that one of them was that one of them was played by Harry Styles for some reason.
It's kind of hard to critique a movie about a nonfiction event when you're not incredibly knowledgeable about the movie's subject, in this case, World War II. As such, it's hard to determine whether the movie's portrayal is accurate or not. With that being said, I went in blindly and I feel like I gained some knowledge on the Battle of Dunkirk.
9/10