Dunkirk movie

[Olle]

Wow... the review in USA Today is really as politically correct as it can possibly be: "the fact that there are only a couple of women and no lead actors of color may rub some the wrong way". Movies should obviously be politically correct, and not historically correct: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...ion/482574001/

In any case, I saw it the other day, and it's a really good movie. However, there are some details that detail oriented geeks like me will find more distracting than the lack of diversity. For example, I got serious "Battle of Britain" vibes from the Bf 109s being HA-1112s with Hispano-Suiza engines. Another annoying detail is a burning Spitfire without engine and the propeller mounted to a long piece of pipe. The dive bombing technique used by the Ju 87's seemed to be quite a bit off as well, to me it looked more like strafing runs than actual dive bombing. On the flip side: The aircraft in the air battle scenes appear to be the real McCoy, not some cheesy CGI.

I only have one real complaint: The movie throws you right into the action, without much explanation of what lead up to the event. If you're planning to see it together with someone without much knowledge of WWII, you may want to explain the history behind it. I saw it together with my son and his buddy and I'm glad I told them about the background while we were on out way to the theater. They still had a lot of questions after the movie, like why the Germans didn't just roll in to annihilate them while they had the chance.

[Zorba]

Originally Posted by Olle

The movie throws you right into the action, without much explanation of what lead up to the event.

WORD.

My wife and I saw it today - great movie, but the above was my thought as well.

[Eugen]

Originally Posted by Olle

Wow... the review in USA Today is really as politically correct as it can possibly be: "the fact that there are only a couple of women and no lead actors of color may rub some the wrong way". Movies should obviously be politically correct, and not historically correct: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...ion/482574001/

I just saw the movie last night.

Yes, that USA Today review and comment regarding diversity is puzzling. Just how diverse was the British army and British citizens and other Allies engaged in that battle in 1940? When I watch a film set in time I look more for historical accuracy
and less for diversity for diversity sake.

The jerking of the scenes and time lines became a bit confusing for me...not to mention frequently annoying. The action was disrupted.

As Olle mentions the opening could have provided more background to set the stage for the movie and especially the characters. Boom there you are in the middle of some fight.

The only glaring prop bungle was the burning Spitfire. I guess the engine disappeared and the propeller was just attached to some long pole.

While the movie was entertaining and enjoyable for a guy that likes war movies and action adventure genre, I would not rate it very high.