Apocalypse Now, Saving private Ryan now we can add Dunkirk to the list.

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2017)

Christopher Nolan is arguably one of the greatest movie directors in recent history and some of his movies will go down as one of the greatest in a respected genre. After his release of a highly confusing, yet satisfying Interstellar movie, we had to wait three years for another release. Dunkirk is Christopher Nolan's first war movie and shortest movie ever released and that are only some of the important facts to know before seeing this masterpiece.
Since we already know the ending, there is not much point in describing the plot. We are placed in the year 1940, when the battle of Dunkirk took place in France. The story follows three different perspectives in the World War II â€“ mole, air and the sea. Each sequence pictures the struggles of their respective units to save the wounded and do their part in the Dunkirk offensive.
In order to fully emphasize the importance of the battle of Dunkirk, Nolan used very little CGI and even used some old artillery in the movie. One of his most frequent collaborator, Hans Zimmer did the score for the movie and it is easily one of the most important parts. The rescuing scenes with the sense of Zimmer's music will give you chills. And don't get me started on the Imax 70mm shooting. Just go and see it for yourself.
Nolan managed to tell the story about WWII and he did not only manage that, but this looks like a documentary. Fionn Whitehead is not only debuting in a major movie role, but he represents the faces of all the soldiers that survived the Dunkirk attack. I firmly believe that from this day on, the term for the greatest war movie of all time will add one more title. Besides Apocalypse Now, Saving private Ryan now we have Dunkirk as well.