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Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Harry Styles, Tom Hardy, and Fionn Whitehead, is a World War 2 movie based on the historical Battle of Dunkirk which took place in Dunkirk, France, between the Allies and the Nazi Germans. Christopher Nolan portrays the horror and heroism of the battle with cinematography that ranges from frightening, sudden gunshots to personal loving dialogues within a normal family.
If you have a running list of phobias, you might tick a lot of them off after seeing this film. Fear of heights, drowning, fire, compacted spaces, abandonment—you name it. Dunkirk captures the realism of any regular soldier during World War 2 where the Allies are fighting the Axis powers. “The movie did show the real events of what actually happened in Dunkirk,” agreed senior Andrew Renfrow.
In May 1940, Germany had advanced into France and was trapping allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. With air and ground cover from the British and French forces, allied troops were slowly evacuated from the beach using every usable naval and civilian vessel. With this heroic mission, over 400,000 French, British, Belgian, and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk.
**SPOILERS AHEAD, BE SURE TO WATCH THE MOVIE BEFORE YOU READ!**
In Dunkirk, hundreds and thousands of French and British soldiers are trapped on the coast of France. A few French soldiers are guarding the entrance to the beach from the Germans while the other Allied troops are waiting for destroyers to arrive. Each of the countries is taking care of their own: the British go first and the wounded are the primary target for boarding. The only problem in Dunkirk is that there is only one dock to board the destroyers. While escaping, the French soldiers need to protect the dock from incoming German air bombs. Four stories are featured: first, one of them is Commander Bolton, one of the top British Navy officers on the ground, who knew that his men were sitting ducks when the German pilots were bombing the shores of Dunkirk. His only thought was to bring back as many British soldiers as possible, in case the Germans started to advance onto British soil. In the second story, a squadron of three RAF fighters engaged in dogfights to protect the Allied soldiers on the shores with limited air resources. To ensure success, the pilots took care of what was left, measuring the fuel level, in order to make their time in the air as efficient as possible. In the third story, two soldiers met on the shores of Dunkirk. The soldiers knew they needed to find a way onto one of the destroyers or else they wouldn’t last long on the beach. In the final story, Mr. Dawson, his young-adult son Peter, and their 17-year-old friend George are on Dawson’s pleasure boat making its way to Dunkirk to participate in the war effort. While traveling to the beach, they undergo thoughts of whether or not to participate in the war effort or focus on personal problems.
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With a whopping of $410 million in the box office, Dunkirk captured the realism of the Battle of Dunkirk during World War 2 through next-generation cinematography. You have to watch this movie if you love historical battles during World War 2, especially in IMAX. This is a satisfying, dramatic and action-packed film on a historical event, and is sure to be at the top of most lists of movies in 2017.
IMDb: 8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Metacritic: 94%
David Stars: 3.5/5
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