April Leigh and I went to watch the late show of Nolan’s latest film release: Dunkirk. Based on the 9 day successful(?) evacuation of over 300,000 British and French soldiers from a treacherous beach front early in World War II. Some thoughts:
- The film is essentially 7 stories. 7 scenes really, told in a time bending multi-layered format that is compelling and keeps the film moving. April mentioned she wished the story had been portrayed a bit differently, I will say the storytelling style did feel a bit like a roller coaster…but I like roller coasters so…
- Nolan channels Hitchcock, this is my favorite review of Dunkirk.
- Wood chrome on boats is fiiire.
- This guy:
Looking to become a leader of people? Doesn’t matter whether it’s military, politics, business, or ministry. Be this guy over and over again. Understated, faithful to the end, steady, funny, and steely eyed. - BEA.U.TI.FUL cinematography. See this film on as large a screen as possible. In particular the airplane scrum scenes are works of minimal beautiful mastery.
–Luke
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