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Clemens 2022-04-20 09:01:07
A war movie with a strong Nolan style. Much of the film is depressing, highlighting the hardships of escaping. Bullets penetrated the thin iron sheet of the cabin, the scream of "Stuka", the vibration of fighter engines... These sounds make the audience feel immersed in the scene. The soundtrack is wonderful, the violin bow follows the lonely figure of the fugitive soldier, and the whole string orchestra plays in unison, and the sadness is full of disturbing modernity. The shot of "Spitfire" passing over the sea, as well as the soundtrack, are reminiscent of Nolan's previous "Interstellar", but this time it is not time and space, but the line of fire of life and death. But the overall style of the film is extremely restrained. However, there is an insurmountable contradiction between this restraint and the theme of the "main theme" highlighted in the second half of the film. In theaters, I even started to miss Spielberg, who is far more experienced in navigating big scenes and narratives full of dramatic climaxes than Nolan. With the limited elements used in Dunkirk, you simply cannot believe how the British managed to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people from the French coast. In the end, the unpowered Spitfire swept the coast of France, both romantic and symbolist interpretations that made the Spitfire comical—even in its unpowered gliding state. Killed a "Stuka". All the cold sense of reality before has been dispelled by this "Spitfire"...
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Kirstin 2022-04-24 07:01:02
It used to be long and long, now it is short and short. I remember there was a section in TDKR, coming out of that "big well", using Minimalism to compress months of time, and the time gaps were well filled by the soundtrack... and the soundtrack in Dunkirk further connected It has become an organic part of the film through multiple time and space, which is like a deformation of sound effects, like the various sounds that will be produced when a door is closed.
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Commander Bolton: Cut her loose and push her off! We can't let her sink at the mole! Push that bloody boat off!
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Tommy: It's not fair...!
Alex: Survival's not fair!