Modern Example of The Emperor's New Clothes

Rating: 5/10 (2 August 2017)

I just want to start off by saying that going into this movie I wasn't very excited about Dunkirk in the first place.
I saw the uninspiring trailer for this film a few weeks earlier and thought very little of it. It looked like a poor-man's Saving Private Ryan in all honesty.
But what got the audience (and the friend sitting beside me) all riled up was the presence of Christopher Nolan's "glorious" name in the sequence. I knew this movie would receive extra praise even before it's release just for that reason.
I want to also say that I like to see every movie I can, especially those that are highly praised and recommended by others, in order to give them all an equal chance.
So I went to see this movie to give it a chance. I've actually been surprised by many movies and I was eagerly waiting for this movie to surprise me. So I waited. I saw some mediocre, unoriginal and non- unique characters get introduced. I waited more. I saw some ships blow up. And before I even realized how boring and uneventful this movie was, it was over.
I sat there in disbelief, thinking maybe I had seen the wrong movie. I looked to my left and right, only to hear my friends and others praising this movie. Had they not seen what I had? Were they not also bored out of their minds? They unfortunately could not pinpoint exactly what made this movie so unique and amazing. I suspect that maybe, again, it has something to do with the fact that it was made by Christopher Nolan.
It really is unfortunate that movies like this receive so much praise and will most likely win many Oscars, though they do not deserve them. All because people go into the theatre with preconceived opinions of the movie. Afraid that if they do not like the movie they will be labelled as fools.
It's The Emperor's New Clothes all over again...