FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! DUNKIRK (2017) FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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This was a gorgeous film. What were your thoughts on it?
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I loved this movie, I had many of the same thoughts you did when I watched it. A lot of audiences struggled with this movie, I think because it didn’t follow a traditional arc of beginning, middle and end, but that’s not really supposed to be what this movie is. It’s supposed to just show these events as they happened, the good and the really, really bad. It’s just supposed to put the audience in that place in time for them to experience.
Great reaction and loved your tips and advice as someone who wants to pursue more from film, looking forward to the next one!
Cheers Connor that’s really awesome to hear! I think film is a media in my opinion, the best, in terms of presenting different styles of story-telling. I think the unconventional story arc in the film helped drive the narrative even more. But even beyond the narrative I think Nolan really hit the nail on what I believe is most important in a film...feeling. This had so much of that. The good, the bad, and most importantly..hope. Thank you for that comment man, let others know of your work here since you’re a starting filmmaker. Be more than happy to shoutout your Instagram or website (in a respectful manner of course haha). Always here to support others!
Check out 'Darkest Hour.' Same story, but from the perspective of Winston Churchill.
You spoke on natural lighting. I’m sure you’re aware but wondered if you’ve seen and reacted to “The Revenant”? Tom Hardy also features in this amazing film about survival in the harsh wilderness. All shot with 100% natural lighting. Similar to how Kubrick shot “Barry Lyndon”...’75 I think? Both are some of the most beautiful shot films you will see.
I'd love to see you watch Hacksaw Ridge 🖤
The beach represents 1 week, the sea 1 day and the air 1 hour
THANK YOU i was confused for so long!! I mean i understood the movie just some parts confuse me a little. i would have googled it, but lets just say you explain it a lot better than the websites. Christopher Nolan is amazing man!!
Another amazing movie by Nolan and a epic soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.
Hans Zimmer is the legend. It’s a goal of mine to just have a conversation with him about well..everything.
Derian Jones Well, he did just do BR2049 so it does make sense.
@@georgecampbell9638 Well, you have the right to an opinion, and I respect that.
Harry Styles is a surprisingly good actor
I was surprised too! He fit the role perfectly
@kshamwhizzle I've listened to at least some of the music from all five of the guys, and I liked it all.
@Om Patel Meh, I liked Watermelon Sugar. I like Sign of the Times, too.
@Om Patel I definitely disagree, I think it was very catchy, and not all song lyrics have to make sense. Look at Bohemian Rhapsody, after all!
@Om Patel I, with all due respect, my lad, disagree. Fine Line is a beautiful album. You should give it a shot. 😁
Watching this film on IMAX was the best theater experienced I ever had. The immersion was unmatched. The huge IMAX frame forces you to look around and be invested. The sound design and music was felt everywhere. Nothing like it.
I was lucky enough to also see this film on a true IMAX screen. Unparalleled film experience.
I miss it and wish I could experience it again! I saw the film twice in IMAX and seeing it at home just can't compare. I _felt_ the gunshots along with the characters! I swear my eardrums aged a decade per viewing.
Took my 12 year old son to see this in IMAX. We were immersed in the fight as much as the soldiers.
Regret not experiencing this in IMAX, will definitely go if it gets re-released.
yes! you could feel the planes flying above you it was great sound design and mixing
The German Stuka Fighter/Bomber had so called "Jericho Sirens" attached under their wings. Their sole purpose was to create that awful sound (you hear during the air attack in the beginning), while diving at the enemy and thus intensifying the psychological aspect of the attack.
Well it was most definitely effective. What a terrifying sound. Thank you for the info!
@@JamesVSCinema Also, that sound effect is sometimes added to any aircraft possible in various media where audio is used. Be it propeller planes, jets or even helicopters diving or falling out of the sky.
Guess it sounds "urgent" and "intense". haha :D
@@JamesVSCinema Memoirs of allied (mainly British, Polish, and French) soldiers described the sound as horrific, to the point where many wouldn’t even run for cover the first time they heard it. They’d just fall to the floor and cover their heads. Those same people usually said that the sound was more of an annoyance after hearing it so many times, and it even gave away the planes occasionally. The sound at night was louder than the noise from weather conditions and allowed anti air crews to find them more easily.
As for the German pilots, they really only complained about the noise. After all, the siren was basically just a small propeller that was powered by the air resistance. There was no brake/block to stop it from spinning. The only way to get it to quiet down even a little bit was to fly way more slowly. But if you were in the cockpit, it was a constant, high pitched, incredibly loud whining that was louder than the engine. And the pilots knew that the psychological effects really only worked once, but they kept them on because there were almost always men on the ground who hadn’t encountered the siren before.
So people still debate how effective it truly was after the initial stages of the war. Apparently the Germans thought it was effective enough to not remove it. So what more can be debated, really? I’d pay attention in other films with any planes in them. Because even James Bond films have added the Stuka siren to single seater civilian planes. It’s almost always added for dramatic effect. But once you notice it, it sorta ruins immersion depending on the type of story it is.
@@RyanRyzzo yeah because Hollywood does Hollywood,ile the frog noise (frogs dont all make the ribbet noise, most are silent) and the bomb dropping siren noise (British put sirens on there bombs no one else)
Yup, and the sound TIE fighters make in star wars was inspired by them
The biggest thing for me was that my Great Grandfather was there, and he survived it.
Good on him then. He went through the wringer and came out strong. Mad respect to him.
@@cyanoticspore6785 Thank You
That's awesome!
Same mine. Had blue stained parts of his face from shrapnel wounds. Was medically discharged and ended up a volunteer fireman for the rest of the war.
@@damedusa5107 That's incredible
This movies is literally an entire third act. One of the most immersive experiences I’ve ever had in the theatre. Man this movie doesn’t give you any warning or head up. From minute one it just puts you in the middle of Dunkirk and just hammers you with intensity. What I also appreciated about this movie that contributed to the immersive experience is that in a lot of war movies it cuts to generals back home or the families of soldiers contemplating the situation. This movie keeps you on the beach, sea and in the sky and therefore never breaks the experience or gives you tension relief that those soldiers I’m sure never got. Lastly, the sounds of those planes! Oh my god! Experiencing that in IMAX was one of the most terrifying things I have ever heard. I was holding onto my seat for dear life. What an experience this movie is man. A masterclass in visual storytelling cause there is minimal dialogue in this movie. Like you said, show show show.
I loved this film but then I’ve always been moved by the story of Dunkirk and the little ships who answered the call to bring back , not just our army, but our fathers, brothers and sons. I thought it was a clever way to combine the stories. The men on the beach was over a week, the boat was over a day, the air was one hour, the amount time the fuel lasted.
I enjoyed this and have subscribed.
I would be interested in you doing ‘1917’.
my grandad was a fisherman who knocked out his captain to steal the boat to sail to dunkirk, he got fired from the crew but the soldiers he saved that day all stood up for him, and the local barracks bought him his own fishing boat, im the captain the boat now, and it will stay in the family, its known in the family as the "dunkirk spirit"
Love the vid and all but can u not block the screen with ur face cam half the time but again love the vid great work
@@bigfrankfraser1391 hell of a story I love it
@@bigfrankfraser1391 your grandad is hero man. You must be very proud
@@DubFreakFreer i am, my grandfather was a bloody saint, and this boat is what keeps me proud of him, everytime i take the "fightin' fraser" out to see, i feel a sense of pride rise up knowing this boat was a gift from the men my grandfather saved
It's the quietest war movie I've ever seen.
It is also one of the scariest
The Older man, is based on Charles Lightollar, famous for being the senior most surviving Officer aboard RMS Titanic. He served as a Naval Officer in WWI, and like the film depicts, he and his sons used their personal cabin yacht to ferry soldiers at Dunkirk. His yacht still exists.
The Sundowner
"I feel like I'm having a panic attack"
Me: Nolan hit his mark
I made the mistake of taking my grandma to see this. She cried the entire time but refused to leave the theater.
Christopher Nolan truly honoured our ancestors with this film, it was done with such authentic respect.
This one brings me to tears every time; it breaks my heart that those brave young souls thought people back home would be ashamed of them for withdrawing.
To see our people turning up in their little sailing boats to rescue their sons, it chokes me up big time.
Those cognitively dissonant moments of beauty in the air, the beauty of the world simultaneously contrasted with the horrors of human affairs is so strange.
A couple of things about the movie:
Mr. Dawson (Mark Rylance) is supposedly based Charles Lightoller, who was the Second Officer on the RMS Titanic and was the senior most officer to survive the disaster. As an older man during the Dunkirk Evacuation, he took his motoryacht and managed to extract over 100 soldiers from Dunkirk.
During the scene where "Home Comes to the Beachhead" the music that Zimmer uses is a variation on Elgar's "Nimrod" which is considered a song of remembrance in England. Every year in November on Remembrance Sunday a number of surviving British veterans march down Whitehall and lay wreaths to remember their comrades that didn't come home at the Cenotaph. "Nimrod" is one of the musical pieces that is played. I thought Zimmer and Nolan using that piece of music was genius, because it hit me right in the feels.
i like how nolan is one of the few directors who can inspire a sense of awe without it seeming forced at all
Exactly! Really well said on how Nolan’s work can effect an experience!
As a Brit the moment where the theme plays when the British boats come in has to be the greatest moment in film for me ever. Great reaction James, treated this film with great respect.
As much as I appreciate this movie choice and your insights, I don’t think you get enough credit for things like the beginning of the vid up to 1:35. It’s the little things like that and the way you interact with people in the comments that I really appreciate about you, James! Great content as always.
I really do appreciate you noticing Steve. I’m doing my best in hopes that this is a place for people to come for a little joy in their lives. I know it’s probably difficult for everyone so I’m hoping this helps with me being genuine! Cheers Steve!
In case anyone hasn't mentioned it, the reason the German Stuka divebombers were so scary sounding is that they were equipped with sirens as a psychological weapon.
Seems effective to me.
The old guy running the boat was a officer on the Titanic, no stranger to disaster, you could say.
Every time I watch this movie, I forget that the pilot doesn't drown. Every time!
😂😂😂 HE’S ALIVEEEE!
Nolan: I need a lot of tension in this movie.
Audio Engineer: Let’s try a shepherd’s tone, where would you like to use it?
Nolan: Yes
Excellent video, James.
My maternal grandfather was at Dunkirk.
It was an incredible achievement to get so many men back home to fight another day.
The siren during the bombing runs is called a stuka siren, used to invoke fear when they would come in for bombing runs
I heard it in some vids and tbh I was scared to death 😭
That crashing boat scene gave me a hearth attack
Super intense haha. I’m right there with you!
At 3:49 the heartbeat in the score changed to the sound of the propeller as the plane is revealed
Oh every time Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer create something together, it is always a masterpiece. What I love about their work is the intensity you when watching or listening to their work. Your heart beat increases and you feel like you are in the movie almost.
Exactly hahaha it was intense nearly all the way through!
@@JamesVSCinema it was for sure, I cant wait for your reaction on movie 1917 now. I was waiting eagerly for the Dunkirk.
I don’t know if it’s been said yet here, but the coolest part about Zimmer’s score for this film was his use of the “Shepherd’s Tone” to create the tension in the score. “The Shepard Tone creates the illusion of continuously swelling sound, which can build tension or suspense. ... The term refers to an auditory illusion of a sound that continually ascends (or descends) in pitch.” It’s so brilliantly used in the score, I felt like I was holding my breath the whole film because the notes never “resolve” they just keep going.
Also, what’s really cool is the constant ticking of the watch in the score is actually Nolan’s own watch recorded! I love how the clock is ticking the whole film and it finally stops when they are on the train and he falls asleep.
Zimmer/Nolan is such an incredible duo.
So, the ‘Home’ when Kenneth Branagh sees the little boats arriving. Musically, that’s spot on. For older Brits, the choice of music to merge into a piece composed by Elgar (famous British composer) is spot on.
Hats off to Hans Zimmer (a German) and his collaborators to nail the music. I suspect that music choice brought a tear to the eye for many people my age (40s) and older.
The fact that Shape of Water beat this movie for film of the year should be a crime.
Agreed
In my opinion, this is Nolan’s best film. Also, I can’t wait for Tenet.
Excited for that too! Much love Brandon thanks for the support!
I don't believe you actually see any German soldiers at all in this movie.
I'm sure you do at the end when the pilot is captured
@@jp975 You see the silhouettes of their bodies but it's blurred and very impersonal.
@@johnnyjohnny6174 yeah but you still see them
@@jp975 Yeah kinda. For a second.
That was actually done on purpose, they wanted to make them seem like a kind of spectre, a hidden villain that is always there but never seen
My grandad was on that beach, thank God he made it back. God rest the souls of those who didn't.
It is a visually impressive film and, for me, the pilot in the flooding cockpit is one of the most tense movie moments I’ve seen.
Nolan is one of my favourite directors because he knows exactly how to fill a scene with emotion, I love when the soundtracks just fit so well in their scenes. For example this film had me in the edge of my seat the entire time not many films can successfully make the audience feel like they're in the movie like Nolan that's why I love this man
I saw this film in the largest IMAX cinema in Australia in 70mm film projection. It was one of the greatest viewing experiences I've ever had.
seeing this in an imax theater was UNREAL. I felt like I needed a sedative afterwards
Saw this 3 times in the cinema. One of the best cinematic experiences seeing this in IMAX
This movie is chalk full of chill inducing moments, bravery and resolve on full display to see the rescue through until the bitter end. Tear up every time at the end when the pilot uses his last bit of fuel to make that last desperate save and the final fly by at the beach as he's met with joyful cheers from the grateful soldiers at the beach...truly a "Legend" as you said in your reaction bro, my thoughts exactly. Nice work once again sir. I can head in to the weekend with some positive momentum from this lol.
Indeed.
I loved the men at the street roadblock in the beginning. The French soldiers who wish our POV character 'bon voyage'...the 12th Motorized Infantry Division. They would hold the French sector of the line, massively outnumbered, for nine days...until finally being captured on the beach.
Anyone who calls the French soldier a 'surrender monkey' doesn't know anything about real history.
So interesting tidbit of undisclosed information. The older English man we see on the little boat who takes it upon himself with his family to go across the channel, is supposed to be Charles Lightoller. WHO WAS ACTUALLY the second officer on the Titanic when it sank. He saved countless lives during that incident. Following the Titanic sinking, he was a naval officer in WW1 and was highly decorated.
2:19 had me in tears. Reaching in just for a cigarette stub, just to get shot at before he can light it. Just made me feel those little moments are their escape from the hell they are in.
The guns and spitfire engines sounded incredible in theaters. The mixing was my favourite part honestly.
That’s because those are REAL spitfires..No CGI, that’s what they sound like
Not a huge Nolan fan, but this is one of my favorite films. Saw it three times in theaters. First time truly blew me away. Thanks for your videos and insights!
Anytime Drew I’m happy I was able to shed some insight! Hope you enjoy the day my friend!
Can't recommend this movie enough. Even many who loves Nolan work skips this one sadly.
From the US love this fkin movie. It ratchets up the intensity in the first 10 seconds and never stops for the entirety of the movie.soundtrack is awesome.
the air scenes in this movie are, in my opinion, some of the most beautiful shots ever put to film
the idea of time in this film from Nolan's words was that each timeline represented a different length of time. But they all overlap in the end of the film.
Air Battles: 3 minutes
Boats: 3 hours
Beach: 3 days
Ahhh! That’s really interesting thank you for telling me this!
@@JamesVSCinema Just to correct myself there, the time theory works as such: one week out (the beach), one day out (the boats) and an hour out (the air)
@@JamesVSCinema So you still enjoyed the movie w/o knowing about the time differences. Interesting.
@@jp3813 Well he noticed everything in the movie had something to do with not having enough time and loved the integration of the different stories or different sides of the same story actually. He just didnt notice the fact its hour, day, week. The movie is really enjoyable without knowing that. I knew less when I first watched it in theaters and still enjoyed it a lot because of the story and resemblance to the real events that happened at Dunkirk we learned about in school.
Great reaction to a great movie about an extraordinary moment in history that more people should know about. 👏🏼👍🏻
I saw this in the cinema and was blown away. So tense the entire film, felt like I held my breath the whole movie. The only issues I draw with it are the scale. Nolan wanted to shoot at Dunkirk for authenticity which is great... however modern Dunkirk looks nothing like how it should have looked in the heat of a war. It just looks like a town, that takes me out of it in home viewing. Also the number of men on the beach is too dam small! There's supposed to be hundreds of thousands of men not a couple hundred... those stunning aerial shots portray that issue quite starkly. See atonement for a pretty amazing view of how rammed dunkirk should have been! Other than those ponts which I feel are fair historical points (as in I woulsnt care if uniforms were slightly off, or dudes were using the wrong guns or whatever) but when the film explicitly says there are x-hundred men on this beach and your eyes and brain are like.... where?! It drags me out of the movie a BIT. That's an area I think even Nolan can learn to compromise on, the use of cgi where it can enhance a practical effect as opposed to replacing it! That's my 2 cents
The other issue of scale is the opening scene. If the Germans had been THAT close to the beach - just one or two hundred metres or so - before the evacuation began, nobody would have ever got off. But having the infantryman fleeing from combat was an important plot point, so I forgive it.
First commentary/reaction vid in which I actually learned things about filmmaking. Great job. Cheers.
Thanks friend! That really means a lot to me. The fact that you learned something makes the video so worth it. Much love!
One of the things I like about Nolan films is his desire to film as many effects in camera. He did use some miniture airplanes, and cardboard solider silhouettes in the wide shots on the beach. He also used the real Dunkirk beach for a lot of the filming and even rebuilt a section of the mole (aka seawall)
"Dunkirk" is one of those movies that is SO GOOD that you kind of forget how good it is until you start watching it again. The finale always gets me.
So, so glad I watched this in theaters. The movie is tense as is, but something about the big screen and big sound really took it to another level. One of those theater experiences where the entire audience is captivated and immersion is never broken. Nobody took a bathroom break. Plastic candy wrappings weren't opened. Just silence and appreciation.
Great reaction dude, especially welcoming to see a filmmaker's perspective and insight on it.
Glad to hear it! Thank you
I love Nolan because he can make something so complex yet so accessible to mainstream audiences.
Only two problems I noted with this film:
1) Nowhere near enough people on on the beaches. I get they wanted to go practical, but the beaches looked nearly empty when in reality they were completely packed with desperate cornered men.
2) Flying low and slow across the channel was kind of like walking through school with 'kick me' written on your back. Bf109s were built for diving on the enemy, blasting them with the 20mm cannon and climbing away. Spitfires were meant for quick climbing to altitude where they could turn the altitude into speed and sharp turning dogfights. Given the same starting altitude, the Spitfire would have a major advantage, so the 109s could really only dive away and escape. Flying that low would be handing the advantage to the Germans in a seriously dangerous way. I suppose the only reason that makes sense is fuel.
This is the most beautiful war movie I’ve ever seen. Its not my personal favorite war film, but it is the most beautiful.
I watched this a couple of times at the cinema when it came out in part because of the amazing soundtrack... Zimmer on top form. Nolan invited some war veterans that were at Dunkirk to the premiere and their reaction was that it really did take them back. Both my grandads were serving in WW2 (1 Japanese POW and the other a Desert Rat in north Africa) and this film always makes me emotional and makes me really proud of them and in awe of them... and for that reason this is my favourite Nolan film.
So the first soldier the civilian boat picks up in the water, is played by Cillian Murphy, who also played on Nolan’s Batman movies as scarecrow.
This and 1917 are my favorite war films, now. Breathed such fresh life into the war film genre. Just like 1917, I was able to see this in IMAX, and it was so worth it!
This is one of my favorite films. I've watched it a bunch of times, but watching you react to it gave me a new appreciation for it somehow.
I was very lucky to see this in IMAX, which made the experience even more terrifying. I don't think until that point, I'd ever watched a movie that had given me such a sense of fight or flight. This film managed to, without blood or gore, portray events as terrifying and gritty. That is what truly makes me respect this film so much. I also have a bit of pride because they got some of the Sukas they used for the film from a guy in Texas, my home state. The soundtrack is also perfect for the film.
Just an fyi this movie was not shot digitally. It was a combination of 15 perf 70mm IMAX and 65mm film. And there was no colorist in post. The negative was developed photochemically with a timer and that's it.
I really enjoyed watching your reaction to this film. I'm English, and Dunkirk is a historical event that is very important to us, and both my grandfathers and great uncles fought in the British army in WW2. I have family members who were on that beach, and it was great to see this story told in a film.
Not typically a Nolan fan, but Dunkirk, The Prestige and Memento really work for me 🙌🏻
Ay that’s awesome to hear!
James VS Cinema as always man, really love the channel, can’t wait to see what’s to come 🙌🏻 for the channel and your career as a filmmaker.
The music contributed so much to this movie - "Nimrod" from the well-loved Enigma variations by English composer Edward Elgar during the "Home" sequence and when the spitfire pilot glides his empty aircraft to land on the beach.
Seeing this in imax was overwhelming but fantastic. The most suspenseful movie I’d ever seen.
There is a reason why they were called the greatest generation and Nolan captures it.
I think Tarantino called Dunkirk one of the best films ever made and I gotta say coming from one of the best directors, especially one that makes completely different styles of movies it's got to carry a lot of weight and is at least worth a watch by anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
Dunkirk has to be one of my favourite films ever. A heart-stopping thrill ride of raw emotion throughout, filled with amazing shots, terrifyingly realistic effects, low-key acting, and quietly poignant scenes in a smartly constructed narrative. It and 1917, though recent, have already established themselves in the pantheon of war movies.
I loved the way the story lines converged on this. And relatively small as they are, the aerial scenes I think are the best ever made for a movie.
Omg I just subscribed! You’re awesome at breaking everything down and reacting to what you’re seeing. I also love the extra tidbits about filmmaking, especially as a beginner myself who wants to get into that industry. Thanks so much for the great content! Much appreciated and can’t wait to watch more of your stuff! 😊🙏🏼
Just found your channel, watched your 28 Days reaction and really liked it, now really liking this one too. I saw Dunkirk the day it came out in theaters in IMAX surround sound. Worth every goddamn penny, one of the best war films ever made in my opinion. Really like the technical insight and analysis behind the mood and theme of shot choices that you bring to the table, super interesting and insightful stuff. Subscribed. Would love to see a 28 Weeks reaction :)
one of the funniest things ever was when me and my dad went to go see this in the theatre and in the beginning when they first got shot at the guy next to us came out of his skin it was like the biggest jump scare ever.
Hahaha!! Oh man, yeah I can only imagine how this must have sounded in the theaters. Honestly my soul would’ve left my body 😂
Bro, I freaked out! Had to legit cover my ears at one point. Amazing experience watching this in the theatre.
Hahaha yo that was my reaction seeing Blade Runner 2049 in theaters. Do you know how many times my soul left my skin that day!? 😂
@@JamesVSCinema ok actually true tho like why was blade runner of all movies like the loudest movie ever the fans on the ceiling where shaking.
Saving Private Ryan next for sure
Watched it twice in the cinema. I was just stunned by how the sound and the pictures worked in the theater. Probably my fav Nolan. Btw Great Channel bro🙏 greetings from germany
Greetings my friend! Welcome to the community!
This isn't just a movie. It's an experience.
9:27 , In case you were not aware, Nazi Germany refereed to them as "Jericho Trumpets" two propeller driven horns attached to the wings of Junkers (or Stuka) dive bombers, that generated a screeching sound, essentially a psychological weapon to weaken enemy moral and enhance the intimidation of dive bombing. Even bombs had fin attachments sometimes to get a whistling effect.
Less is more! Another amazing film by Nolan. When I watched it on an IMAX screen the experience was unforgettable.
Absolutely stunning film, I watched it in the theatre when it came out and the initial dive bombing scene was beyond insane. The soundtrack and sound design here are phenomenal. Good reaction/advice too
Happy you dug the advice! It’s an incredible film, had such an emotional experience with it.
I'm glad a bought a bunch of popcorn over the weekend. this is going to be a fun Week reacting to you my man!
Hahaha that’s good to hear! Happy being able to brighten your day during these strange times! Much love!
Hoyte van Hoytema, the DP, is a master at his craft. One of my favorites of his is “Her.” Can’t wait to see what he does with Tenet.
Really excited to see what Tenet will look like!
Nolan is the guy that gave me the idea to be a filmmaker, found your channel 2 days ago you remind me of Brandon Likes Movies you guys just appreciate the art of the film.
Hey Ramon! Glad to have you along for the journey my man. That’s what’s it’s all about! I’m hoping to shed some light on the craft of filmmaking both the bad or good! Hopefully inspiring or educating others along the process while educating myself as well! He’s awesome, would love to do a cool collaboration with him someday.
10:46 The amount of commitment Nolan had with the aerial combat scenes is unreal because there are no air worthy Heinkel He 111 bombers left on the planet that can fly, nor are there any JU 87 drive bombers, so Nolan opted to use radio controlled model planes and make sure the framing and scaling was absolutely spot on In every scene which is why the film only ever shows the dive bombers at a distance preparing to start the attack or a really quick shaky cut of a fly by
Dope reaction. Love this film. I still prefer Interstellar more. Nolan is so great at creating an epic, cinematic scope, while still being intimate and cathartic. Can't wait to see Tenet someday 😩
Appreciate this comment Steven much love! Happy you dug this as much as I did brotha
Just saw this movie yesterday and it's completely changed me. One of the greatest, if not the greatest film I've ever seen. This is Nolan's masterpiece for me.
My biggest problem with the film is the number of people on the beach- 338,226 were rescued, 40,000 captured, but the beach looks deserted. Despite the dialogue stating 400,000 on the beach it doesn't back that up visually or convey the sheer scale. Sadly this took me out of the movie. It was a 10 mile long beach so 40,000 per mile, it would have been similar to a football stadium crowd every mile.
James , your videos makes me happy man ! Keep the positive vibes bro ! 🤙🏽
One of my favourite movies. The order of events is amazing. At the start of the beech, our guy helps the other dude bury someone, we think it's a friend or just another soldier who he took the boots off, then later realise he was french stealing an English uniform to escape.
The shocked soldier on the boat who is aggressive, we understand shellshock and terror but are still somewhat against him because of the boy hitting his head, and then we are put inside a boat hit by a torpedo and really understand it, especially as he is seen taking charge there.
When the second pilot goes down, Tom hardy sees his hand waving and thinks "oh, he's fine" but the reality is that he's stuck and drowning.
I love everything about this movie.
Yes! I actually commented about that in the Uncut version!
@@JamesVSCinema
I really just love that each event has both a calm (though still powerful) and chaotic side.
Calmly burying a body, paired with being trapped and shot at inside a small, leaking boat.
An image of a lone survivor on a ship, and being inside a ship as it sinks to a torpedo.
Calm flying in the skies in the lull of a dogfight, to see if your friend is okay, paired with drowning.
I'm not a filmmaker, but those pairings are the key examples of why I love it. Calm and chaotic to show the terror of war.
I think another one of Christoper Nolan's signature elements is time. Memento, Inception, and Tenet especially all play with our understanding and navigation of time. Time is not as central to Dunkirk but it's still present with the troops waiting on the beeches and the uncertainty of if/when they will be able to leave.
No one can deny that Nolan can deliver an emotive ending with the sublime assistance of Hans Zimmer score. The other day I saw an interview of Nolan in The Reich Eisen Show where he emphasized his interest in exploring the theme of time in his movies. Other detail is that Zimmer based the score for 'Dunkirk' on the ticking of the clock.
The story of this movie is about survival and racing against time. The sad thing is that most for those who survived the evacution it wasn't the end but the beginning of the war. To start a war with a huge and demorilizing defeat must have been a great deal to endure. But to their credit Great Britain managed to avoid falling until USA enter the war.
The British and Germans had different fighter tactics at the beginning of the war. The British flew in flights of three. The reason for this was that most of their fighters at the time had 6 to 8 machine guns, usually .303 caliber. Later they had larger guns. The object was to have the three fighters in formation target a single bomber and concentrate all those guns on it. It may have worked for that, but it was a difficult formation to maintain and took a lot of concentration. That meant less time looking out for enemy planes. It also meant if the group broke up, on plane was left without backup.
The Germans used a four plane group which could break up into two groups of two. This was an easier to maintain and more flexible formation. In time, all air forces adopted it.
The plane was a Stuka dive bomber. They had small sirens attached to each wing that made that winding sound when they started a dive. It was meant as a fear tactic or psychological weapon against ground troops.
This is the first video ive seen of yours and i really enjoyed it, keep up the great work man👍
Thanks Dean! That means a lot to me brother, welcome to the community!
Master and Commander is another film to critique due to its uniqueness
I remember watching this in the cinema in Sweden. I was pinned back in my seat when the stuka's came down. I remember trying to not cry at the "home" scene, knowing I was likely one of the only Englishmen in the cinema. Blew me away.
You mentioned the color and how it looks like film. It’s because it is film. IMAX AND 70mm film. I saw this in IMAX 70mm when it came out. Greatest experience in a cinema I’ve ever had
Cinematography was done by Swiss Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema- he also did films like Interstellar, Spectre, Tenet, Ad Astra
Definitely got the same feel of colour from spectre, thanks for the insight
He is part Dutch, actually. Makes me proud!
Dunkirk is the only movie that makes me cry at multiple times during every time I watch it. No other movie has hit me that way.
Yesss about the color! Having photographed with lots of film, including expired film, the color cast in this movie has some of those quirks of film. Like the cyan in the shadows and the orange-ish grading. Absolutely love it.
Not the most masculine of films, but I think Atonement is beautifully shot and starrs James McAvoy and Keira Knightly. A sad premise, but I remember it mostly for just one prolonged shot on the beach after battle (however not a war film) much love 🏴
Dunkirk is my Favourite war movie of all time. It's more realistic in a sense how everyone experienced in World War.