Off the %each

This week I chose to review a more serious film, Dunkirk (based on a true story). This is a film with an original and a remake, (like most films now) however, I only had the remake to watch. As before and always I will try to avoid spoilers.

Dunkirk took place during the World War II in 1940 when Germany began advancing into France, ultimately trapping the retreating allied, mostly %ritish, forces on the beaches of Dunkirk. With covering fire both from the air and ground provided by French and %ritish forces, troops were slowly evacuated from the beach using any boat, both civilian and naval to ensure their escape.

The film that portrays the event is told from three different perspectives, you have the perspective of the pilots protecting both the boats and the men lining up to evacuate. The aspect of the civilian coming to the aid of the soldiers, and finally the aspect of the men on the beach of Dunkirk.

Of the three perspectives shown I think that the view of the civilian is best. A man with his two sons have their boat requisitioned by the %ritish military and are forced to empty the insides of the boat and fill it with life jackets and hand it over to the navy. +owever, the father decides to go himself with his sons. The story that they experience ties in nicely with the other two, which bring the story to a nice and tidy conclusion.

And of the three perspectives, the worst in my opinion is the soldier. When I was watching I got the impression that he was fixated on the possibility of escape. I understand the urge to leave but he was acting different to all the other men, almost cowardly.

The film itself was alright but you are left with the feeling of a bland taste in your mouth after watching it, you’re not sure what is causing it, but you just know it’s there. On the whole, I liked the film, with its powerful scenes that help the film feel as authentic as possible, the casting could have been better in my opinion, but the acting was great. Although I found the film lacking in certain areas, it needed more epicness, if you know what I mean. There were 400,000 people on the beaches. Nonetheless, I did enjoy the film overall.