Thread: Dunkirk - Film Review

Forgot to mention.
When we were in London several years ago, we went for a cruise on the Thames on a small boat. On the entrance to the cabin was a small plaque denoting that this boat had taken part in the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by johntins

Were there any British people in it?

I read in today's paper that a US film critic was disappointed in there being no women or people of colour in leading roles.

Apparently, there were few of either in the real thing...... perhaps we could rewrite some more history.

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by S3ute

I read in today's paper that a US film critic was disappointed in there being no women or people of colour in leading roles.

Apparently, there were few of either in the real thing...... perhaps we could rewrite some more history.

Cheers,

Neil

Well I think the Germans should complain about being stereotyped as losing the war...lets make a movie where they win...just so we can be a bit more PC.

Originally Posted by Gordie

Well I think the Germans should complain about being stereotyped as losing the war...lets make a movie where they win...just so we can be a bit more PC.

Len Deighton wrote quite a good book where that had happened. SS-GB tells of a Scotland Yard officer trying to do his job, with the SS in charge in London. Quite a chilling picture of what would have happened if the Nazis had not stopped at the channel.

Not a PC book, by any means. Doubt if Len ever heard of that particular maligncy.

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

It just made me think how lucky we all are and how sad war is...

Hello from Brisbane.

Tend to be in full agreement on that sentiment.

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by johntins

Len Deighton wrote quite a good book where that had happened. SS-GB tells of a Scotland Yard officer trying to do his job, with the SS in charge in London. Quite a chilling picture of what would have happened if the Nazis had not stopped at the channel.

Not a PC book, by any means. Doubt if Len ever heard of that particular maligncy.

Isn't that now a TV show now?

Its a 5-part TV Series. There were some complaints about the 2nd(?) episode being too dark and the dialogue was too mumbly. Have yet to see it, but the book was good.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Watched it compliments of my son in law this afternoon.
Five stars from me.
I guess any film cannot be "ëverything to everyone", and IMHO this film did not attempt to do that, but what it did do, is demonstrate, & show, very graphically, what it was like for individual people who were at Dunkirk, some of whom survived, and some who didn't, to be at the hell that was Dunkirk.
Dunkirk is mostly looked at in a "glorious heroic" light, but the reality, for the people that were there, was so much more,....and I believe that this was demonstrated very well by this film.
Pickles

Yep, my thoughts as well. Set out to tell the story through the experience of a few. No need for back stories or a lot of dialogue. This was about a brief but horrible episode. I think it has been done very well.
Cheers
Mike