10 Pros and Cons for seeing & not worth seeing 'Dunkirk'.

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2017)

Pro:
1. The movie has an interesting way in telling the battle, through three perspectives- land, sea and air. It gives the film, a unique blend of stories that mix different types of combat, into one film.
2. The movie really does use the 'Show, Don't Tell' approach. The film nearly contain no dialogue, in order to create suspense solely through visuals by cinematographer, Hoyte Van Hoytema.
3. I love the tension between the characters on the boat. You really don't know, what the shell-shocked soldier would do. By far, the most suspenseful part of the film. It kinda remind me of 1944's 'Lifeboat' in certain parts.
4. Wonderfully shot in locations in Dunkirk. Hoyte Van Hoytema really does know, how to frame the camera to make it, look somewhat epic.
5. For the most part, all the acting in the film, was good. Just wish, they gave more material for the actors to use. Some characters seem, a bit shallow and one-dimensional.
6. I love how the film doesn't use flashy or gory effects to get the audience to fear war. Instead, it tries a different approach, by using the fear of claustrophobia.
7. I love that Nolan and his crew didn't use, much or any computer graphics, in favor, for more practical, traditional special effects.
8. Nolan use, three different styles of camera shots for each sequence, with crane & steady cam for the land, hand-held for the sea, and a mixed of both, for the air.
9. Love, how the enemy is barely seemed. It makes for an interesting watch, as you really don't know, when and where, somebody is trying to kill you.
10. A world war film produce by Americans, not told through the eyes of American soldiers. It's rare to see, a modern day war film like that. The last one, I can remember, was 2006's "Letter of Iwo Jima'. Both were amazing.
Con:
1. The movie's three perspectives- land, sea and air, can be a bit gimmicky, and confusing. Edits could be a little better. Night shots interwoven, with day shots were a bit jarring. Figuring out, what time, every event is happening is also a headache. Non-linear narrative, just doesn't work for a historic real-life event.
2. The movie 'Show, Don't Tell' approach left too much of a vague message to the film. I really couldn't get invested in any of the characters, because we hardly knew them. Some characters seem, a bit shallow and one-dimensional.
3. I believe the movie could had work better, if they show, more of the good side of the three main characters, rather than them, also cowardly about. It's OK to have them, try to escape by any means, but at least, have them fight, a little for it.
4. The music score by composer, Hans Zimmer was disappointing. I felt that, he wasn't use, right. Nolan, instead, of making a large emotional driven piece, chose to make a quiet soundtrack, full of clocks, ticking, and little of anything else.
5. The lack of blood and language was a bit odd, seeing how this is a realistic war-movie. They really could had push the limited with, what PG-13 can bring them. Instead, the film, felt a little safe.
6. Too much, fictional characters, not enough depictions of real-life characters, whom were, honestly there.
8. The film could had use historian Joshua Levine's 2011 book, 'Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk', which is a collection of firsthand accounts that are both humorous and tragic, a lot better. The film was not funny, nor sad enough to carry over, after leaving the theater.
9. In truth, the small boats of Dunkirk didn't leave much of an impact, as the film makes it, out to be. In short, most of the men, left, Dunkirk in larger vessels.
10. Movie is not really worth watching in 3D. Much of the shots, are very standard to a normal movie. Save money by watching in 2D.