#dunkirk film

[uss-edsall]

A lot of the times when it comes to historical films, there’s a genuine struggle between Historical Accuracy, Movie’s Themes, and Production Price.

there are the rare times when it’s all three, but often it feels like you can only choose two and get half of the third.

I’ve been thinking again about Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. It’s a very good film, one of the best anxiety creating thrillers I can think of out there. A lot of people complain about the beaches. In the film they are completely, totally pristine. In reality they would’ve been covered in abandoned shit, vehicles, blood and bandages. The detritus of an army that has lost and is shedding itself of all that would hold it back from escaping. But the movie didn’t need to depict the accurate version. What was intended was a more thematic loneliness. Lines of men lined up on a perfect beach. So far from home and such a surreal sight. A macabre display of order where there should be disorder, a confusing, almost purgatorial like landscape. Nothing but the white sands, the sea, the queues and the pier.

It very intentionally invokes the imagery of ‘purgatory.’ A loneliness where every man is in his own world, numb, simply waiting. Waiting for salvation, or damnation.

That’s what I mean about a film choosing ‘theme’ over ‘historical accuracy.’ Nolan could’ve gone the real way - he certainly was every other way. The largest flotilla yet put on film sortied to be part of it. Real planes. 1,500 extras to be on those beaches. Authentic uniforms, even the original newspapers. But the beach… no, the beach was purgatory.

#Dunkirk film

[bluntblade]

It's been a few months, but Oppenheimer is still looming on the horizon of my brain. One of the things that has persisted most stubbornly is a similar trick to what Nolan did on Dunkirk, but maybe taken up a notch. The way that he'll use multiple timelines like a tightening screw (overtly in Dunkirk, as the week catches up to the day which catches up to the hour and you feel the film constrict around you).

In Oppenheimer, it's the way that the inquisition reaches its peak in parallel with Strauss' rant. You feel bombarded, with overlapping moments of such intensity that they feel like they should shake the film to pieces, and yet they don't quite. The impacts reinforce one another.

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[dunkirk-creators]

PROMPT MASTERPOST 

First masterpost of the 2023! We ran the challenge with three prompts this time -  character study, dreams, and first dance. Thank you to all who entered! Hope everyone enjoys x  (entries under the cut)

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dreams | ShipperTrash140109

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pairing/character: Alex/Tommy, Gibson/Tommy

word count: 3842

summary:   Ever since he was a boy he’s had trouble sleeping. He’d long ago resolved that he wasn’t insane, or mentally ill, or physically ill, for that matter. The latter two truths had only been verified after flushing thousands of pounds down the drain for a lab coat to tell him he’s just right-brained or some rubbish. He was as healthy as an underweight, sleep-deprived twentysomething with an addiction to smoking cheap cigarettes and consuming energy drinks could be. The only (small) hiccup was the other guy haunting his headspace for as long as he can remember, but like he said, that was only really very small.

Pull Me Up From Down Below | nazgularepeopletoo

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pairing/character: Highlander 3, OC

word count: 943

summary: There wasn’t always water. Most of the time it was just dark, nothing around him, nothing touching him. Those were better. Nicer. They were easier to forget. When there was water he remembered.

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[cloud3francois]

After Dunkirk

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[theuntitledblog]

Dunkirk (2017) - REVIEW

SYNOPSIS

During World War II, soldiers from the British Empire, Belgium and France try to evacuate from the town of Dunkirk during a arduous battle with German forces.

Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk has been a challenge for me over the years and it's only recently that I've managed to reconcile myself with it. Critically acclaimed upon release with some describing it as 'Nolan's masterpiece'; there's no doubt that the filmmaking behind it is very impressive and that alone is enough to admire it a great deal. The scale of the filmmaking and Nolan's commitment to utilizing practical justify some of those 'masterpiece' comments but they don't tell the whole story. Dunkirk for all its technical achievements lacks humour, romance and some of the character work is rather thin. Now while some of those elements aren't a particular necessity, it is the character work that feels somewhat of an issue here as there isn't really any particular character to be fully invested in. But Dunkirk is a film I've wanted to revisit again and it's now is a film I've come to appreciate far more than I originally did.

Dunkirk isn't a traditional war movie by design; it's a modern movie that seeks to capture the mood and spirit of Dunkirk by telling the story through 3 interwoven narratives. More than any other film he's made, this is an art house movie painted on a huge canvas that doesn't utilize much except the bare essentials when it comes to dialogue. Sufficed to say, anyone looking for a more traditional war movie with all the cliches will be disappointed by Dunkirk and it's cold realism. When it comes to the characters, we aren't given their backstory, we don't know where they've come from or who they've got waiting for them; there's nothing to be invested in other than their survival of the disaster. As previously mentioned, dialogue is rather sparse at times so it comes down to the visual storytelling along with the loud sound effects are the most essential part and Nolan's long standing insistence on using practical effects as much as possible pays huge dividends on the big screen. The imagery is very powerful; the endless rows of nearly 400,000 stranded soldiers waiting for deliverance, dogfights shot from the wing/cockpit of a real Spitfire to hundreds of real pleasure craft and boating vessels crossing the English Channel. The editing, sound effects and Hans Zimmer score all works together to capture the mood of Dunkirk and that mood is one of despair and tension.

The edits between land, sea and air across varying amounts of time (1 week, 1 day and 1 hour) help maintain a sense of momentum even when some sequences take pause for a moment. Dunkirk shifts from one set piece to another and also vary to include aerial dog fights, dive bombings, torpedoing's and even philosophical conflicts as Mike Rylance's Mr. Dawson helms his pleasure boat, The Moonstone, across the Channel much to the chagrin of shell-shocked soldier Cillian Murphy. The film is never given any extended periods to pause and contemplate, it is constantly moving and is action packed throughout and the audience are never allowed to forget what the stakes are. Scenes on the Moonstone also empathize the human cost and are perhaps the best character driven moments of the film. It may lack the traditional character beats of classic war movies but Dunkirk is a gorgeously shot and ambitious piece of filmmaking that successfully captures the spirit of the event itself.

VERDICT

A constantly moving art house war movie that bombards its audience with set piece after set piece to generate lasting tension. Visually sensational if lacking somewhat in character development, Dunkirk is a practically shot epic war movie with plenty to be admired and enjoyed.

4/5

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[fearoftears]

Tom Glynn-Carney as Peter DUNKIRK (2017) dir. Christopher Nolan

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[anthemias]

dunkirk boys

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[pastelclovds]

literally no words can describe how much i love historical war films.

dunkirk, all quiet on the western front, 1917, hacksaw ridge, band of brothers, saving private ryan, schindler's list, and oppenheimer are all done very well.

history is one of my special interests :)

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[tygerland]

Oppenheimer (2023)

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[cinepughs]

we shall never surrender ✰ dunkirk (2017) dir. by christopher nolan

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[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Fun fact of the day: Christopher Nolan aka the director behind The Dark Knight/Inception/Interstellar/Dunkirk, admitted he has a soft spot for Tokyo Drift.

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[buckyeagan]

One thing about the war content I like is it will always be gay

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[avellino]

Tom Glynn-Carney as Peter in Dunkirk (2017) d. Christopher Nolan 

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[dunkirk-creators]

It’s challenge time! We're really looking forward to this new format and what you guys will create! Remember that you are not limited to one prompt nor are you limited to just fanfic or the 'traditional' idea of artwork - anything you make we want to see! The idea is to get you to create in any way you wish!  

PROMPTS  + Character Study  + Dreams  + First Dance 

DUE DATE  Entry week will be 24th - 30th of April. During this week please send the link to your work(s) to us via message/ask box or to the designated channel in our discord. 

Further information can be found here and our messages are always open for any questions you may have! 

Enjoy! We will check in with you soon! 

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[cloud3francois]

Michael Douglas in Dunkirk

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[vibe-stash]

Dunkirk (2017)

Director: Christopher Nolan DOP: Hoyte Van Hoytema Production Design: Nathan Crowley

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