DUNKIRK (2017) Reaction & Commentary - FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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Hope you enjoy my first time watching Christopher Nolan's DUNKIRK (2017) starring Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy.
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The events of The Mole take place over a week.
The events of The Sea take place over a day.
The events of The Air take place over an hour.
"Britain's Fathers taking to the sea, to rescue Britain's Sons" Not my quote, but a bloody good one.
That is a great quote!
Charles Lightoller the Titanics second officer took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk with his motor yacht. He saved 127 men on a boat licensed to carry 21
I believe the Moonstone is representing Lightoller , as a silent nod to him.
Here in the UK, when “home” arrived, the whole theatre’s had a tears in their eyes.
The film "Darkest Hour" has some nice overlaps with this movie from a totally different point of view. If you are interested in Gary Oldman's performance of a lifetime as Winston Churchill, it's definitely worth a watch. If you haven't seen it already, that is.
Yeah, it's a great double feature.
Funny that you mentioned Titanic at the start of this reaction, the older man captaining the small boat who rescued the soldier suffering PTSD was loosely based on Charles Lightoller the second officer on the Titanic who actually survived the sinking and took part in the Dunkirk evacuation
My Grandad was at Dunkirk, he was part of the rear guard (which this story didn't really touch upon) of British and French troops who held a cordon to keep the Germans away from the beaches. He was captured and thankfully survived 5 years as a POW in Poland. Im thankful that this film keeps the story of Dunkirk in the public eye. Its part of the national mythmaking about WW2 but it is important to remember events such as this and this film does a really good job of feeling authentic.
What I love about Hans Zimmers score is that he uses something called a Shepard scale. Basically, it's a way of making it sound like a musical pitch is perpetually rising. He stacks several ascending scales on top of each other, each separated by an octave, and as the scale progresses, he fades the higher notes out and the lower notes in. So he makes it sound like it's endlessly rising up the scale without the audience noticing the octave shifts. So with that he uses three of them, on three different timescales to build tension, but playing at the same time to represent the three stories, all building to a climax at the same point. It sounds awfully complex but you'll notice it more now on the second watch :)
Do you have any links to examples of this? I'm curious to learn more.
Thank you :)
I’ve seen a lot of reaction to this film and it’s really good to see a reaction of a man who knows and understands what’s going on. Great reaction
I've watched a few reactions to Dunkirk, as its one of my favourite films, and this is by far the best one. I went to watch this a few times when it came out in the cinema and it was up there with the best cinema experiences I've had. The sound of the planes heading down, the explosions and of course the Zimmer score... Nolan invited some vets that were at Dunkirk to the premiere and he said their reaction was 'validation' for making the film. I could go on about this film for ages. Quentin Tarantino says the film is a work of art. The Michael Caine cameo as the airforce commander on the radio speaking to Hardys character is a nice bit of trivia. Love this reaction Neil. Keep up the good work.
Wow, what a reaction. I was crying right along with you. Having ordinary regular civilians stepping up to rescue people is such a heroic act. There is a video narrated by Tom Hanks documenting a similar sort of boat rescues during 9-11. It worth a watch.
Excellent review sir, on a truly great film, my uncle was captured at Dunkirk, my father told a story how they didn't know if he was a live, until he walked through the front door 5 years later, thank you for sharing this
Loved this reaction, I love how you break down some of the film making too, it’s something I don’t think much about when I watch films so it’s super interested to get some behind the scenes insight from you. Super recommend that you watch 1917, aside from how incredibly interesting the filming of it is (one continuous shot) - it’s a really really good film and the mood created with some of the lighting in that film is insane. I think you’d absolutely love it. Even as someone not obsessed by war films I thought it was incredible. Saw it in the cinema and it felt like I was having like a 2 hour long heart attack
So powerful for me! My father served in the Merchant Marine out of the Dominion of Newfoundland (a British Colony, not yet a Canadian province at that time), as were three of his brothers. A fourth brother left Newfoundland for England at the start of the war and joined the British Navy. His was one of the ships torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Channel. He was below decks and was killed, along with dozens of his shipmates. To watch the horror of such a death was terrifyingly real to me. Much respect and gratitude to them all. "We will remember them." 😢
I've avoided watching this movie because I knew it would be heart-wrenching. Your emotional reaction partly justified this avoidance, but has also made me more determined to watch it. It feels like an important movie. Thank you.
The thing that is often overlooked when people are learning about the Dunkirk Evacuation, is that not all of the troops were to be evacuated. My Granda (who at this point was in the Royal Scots Fusiliers) was amongst troops who were redirected to Le Harve and told that they were to dig in and wait for the Germans. Luckily after a week or two it was deemed that the Germans weren’t coming and so they were brought back to the U.K.
About a year or so later the reconnaissance regiments were created and my Granda was amongst the first in their ranks as a Sergeant. In 1944 during the Normandy Landings the reconnaissance regiments weren’t used in the initial wave and so it was a couple of weeks later when he found himself aboard a ship called The Derrycunihy with anchor weighed, waiting for the weather to clear so that they could dock. It was during this short wait that there were acoustic mines set around the ship which were triggered by the propeller starting up once the weather cleared up enough. This ripped the ship in two, with half instantly sinking whilst the other half remained afloat. My Granda was on the half that sank, only managing to escape the hold he was in because a bulk head had been blown off and was able to swim through the hole but there were very few survivors and it was the largest single loss of life at sea during the Normandy Landings. The accounts that I’ve read online by witnesses from the floating half, states that the water was alight from the fuel spilled into The Channel from the vehicles that had been on board that were damaged in the explosion. (Though on a purely personal note, I do have this to thank for being here, as my Granda was sent home to recuperate, resulting in my Dad and his twin brother making an appearance the following March.) My Granda was 19 when he signed up for the T.A. in 1939 during the lead up to the war and just 25 when he was demobbed.
I also have a Great Uncle who was awarded the B.E.M as a cook in the Merchant Navy when he and another got a torpedo in a blanket and threw it overboard when they were under attack whilst crossing the Atlantic in 1941, the ships name was Pacific Grove.
My Dad also had a cousin who was a Lancaster Bomber Pilot who was killed in action January 1944 when his plane was shot down over Brunswick, he was 20. My Dad remembers visiting his Aunt and Uncle during the 50’s and the theme from The Dambusters came on the radio and it being to much for them to bear as the grief of losing their only child was still too raw.
Wow Lynne, amazing family recollections there, you must be very proud of them as we all are. Respect from an RN Veteran. 👍🇬🇧
Thank you @@Ghostdancer4444 Sadly, there is no-one left alive in the family who knew or even just met my Dad’s cousin, so his death is all that we know of him but we are proud of him all the same and wish that we had known him. My Great Uncle passed when I was just a baby but stories are told and laughter generated by them and my Granda was loved and respected by many, with almost everyone in our wee town knowing him. I have never known a reason not to be proud of any of them.
the "damit i hear ya peter" line hits too hard on second watching, he`s probably trying to save his son in every man in rescued from Dunkirk.
I felt more emotional rewatching this with you than I did in the cinema. Thank you for you incredibly thoughtful reaction.
Fantastic reaction to a great movie. Your analysis as always is intelligent a heartfelt. Really enjoyable to watch.
You might want to give the "other" Dunkirk a go for an interesting comparison. It was made in, I think, 1957 and is regarded as a classic. It is obviously very different but it still holds up and you might well enjoy the different perspective it gives, not only of the event but also in terms of war movies and how they've changed over the decades.
The Spitfires were used during that time. There were many different variants. The ones in the movie are either the Spitfire Mk I A or Mk II A. Fun fact about the German 109s is that the iconic yellow nose was not used till around the Battle of Britain. Nolan chose to implement the yellow nose so that it would be easy for viewers to distinguish an ally plane vs an axis. The other thing I love is the He 111 bombers were actually remote controlled models instead of an actual plane. My biggest critique of the film is that I think Nolan could have done CGI to add more people on the beach just to make it feel more clustered and make it feel that there are 400K soldiers on the beach. But I have high respect for Nolan and the lack of CGI he uses in his films. Wish more would go the practical route.
I think this movie highlights that practical and CG can and should be allies. Nolan did the right thing except for the beach. This film is an overcommitment to a principle
Still, a great film. Just literally fumbled the ball slightly in being too dogmatically obsessed with practical effects
@@BD-yl5mh I 100% agree. I have the utmost respect for his dedication for using practical effects. Wish more directors would follow in his footsteps.
Hi Neil, you may be interested to know that Cmdr Bolton (as played by Sir Kenneth Branagh) is an amaligmation of several Naval officers including cmdr James Campbell Clouston, a Canadian (from Qubec) servinh in the RN. He was piermaster, was evacuated made a report to the Admiralty and promptly went back to Dunkirk to continue the evacuation. He unfortunately never made it as his boat was bombed on the way back. He and all but one of his crew died. He was posthumatly mentioned in dispatches.
Bit late so i will likely be repeating something you already know by now, but just in case.
"Didn't spitfires come later!?"
Dunkirk was their baptism of fire, but they were very new. Hurricanes were the main workhorse for the first couple of years of the war.
"Looks like great CGI"
Nearly all effects in this film was practical including the destruction of real aircraft and the sinking boats/ships.
I love this movie, and 1917, that should definitely be on your list. Phenomenal camera work, in fact I think it may be the best shot movie of all time.
Great reaction Neil - I loved this film, and I'm not usually a 'war film' fan. The harrowing, haunting atmosphere made this film an epic for me, I barely drew breath as I watched it. I had heard of the 'little ships' endeavour, as my grandfather crewed one of them. He had lost multiple fingers on both hands during 1939 in France, so had to take a non fighting role for the rest of the war. When he heard of the effort to rescue those trapped in Dunkirk, he didn't hesitate and was allowed to crew one of the small boats - On a lighter note, when I was a young child of 4/5 I remember asking grandad Ben how he lost his fingers. He used to say, "Do you like sausages? I used to make them" My mum and dad used to curse him for saying that. I knew he played a part in WW2 as I saw the photos of him in uniform, with his medals, and when I got older he told me. To this day he is my hero!
The RAF fighters were Spitfires, when the Admiral is asked, what can you see, and he replies, home, the music being played incorporates a few notes from a piece of music called, Nimrod, it is a special piece of music to a lot of Britons, as the film goes on you can here more and more of Nimrod in the score, I was in floods of tears when I saw the film in the cinema.
At the end when the spitfire was landing on the beach the music was Elgars Nimrod …..A beautiful piece of music!
They were Spitfires those planes going across the channel. I think the first Spitfire was made in 1937, they definitely existed before the war started but they weren’t famous until they were used.
I think the Lancaster Bomber came along in like 1942 and then a few jet engine planes appeared later on.
I think those flyers falling at the beginning might have been dropped by the British because there was a lot of that done by the British especially at the start, basically telling people that Hitler was lying to them and trying to get people to turn against him.
Although having just looked it up those particular planes may have been called “Seafires” possibly with a different bottom design enabling you to land on water, the bottom of the “Spitfire” was a slightly different shape from what I gather, apart from that they’re exactly the same plane.
It’s 22 miles at the narrowest point from Dover to Calais, I think Dunkirk is slightly further (about 24 miles)
That glider almost sums up the “Never Surrender” attitude of the British, if you can’t fly, glide, you keep going while you still can, even when the engine goes your gun hasn’t!
This was the last film that I watched in IMAX. It was incredible -- particularly the "big" shots in the air or from the air.
Glad its.not just me who chokes up watching this film. The spitfire out of gas but still flying out of sheer resolve is a beautiful analogy for britain at this time. The nimrod theme just breaks me. 😭
"Almost 5 more years of this war" Hard to fathom...
Funny you mention Titanic, the man on the boat going back and forth to Dunkirk is based on Charles Lightoller, who was also the second officer on the Titanic!
Wow Neil I wasn't expecting this, very nice surprise! and you cut it up brilliantly (-to where i actually noticed things I didn't before, so thank you!)
The Mole - One week means all the scenes at the mole take place over a week, The Sea - One Day, same principle, and etc etc
My grandfather was at Dunkirk, he was pulled out the sea naked after his ship sank, he never elaborated how it happened
Great Job, Neil! I really enjoyed watching this again with your reaction comments! Thanks!
Darkest Hour goes well with this; also Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Hacksaw Ridge, (the first concientious objector to win the MOH).
The wheels on MK 1 Spitfires was raised and lowered by a handpump that's why he was struggling to get the wheels down as if he started to lower them earlier the drag would have made him land among the troops. You got me I subscribed. Great reaction.
I've only just realised that was Michael Caines voice speaking on the radio. How did I miss that?
If you enjoy WW2 documentaries, please take a look at these - 'What Does It Take To Earn The British Medal Of Honor? | Victoria Cross: For Valour | Timeline' and 'The Legendary Commando Raid At St. Nazaire | The Greatest Raid Of All Time | Timeline'. Both fascinating
As far as I'm aware there are no visual effects which made parts of it look amazing - although I'm not a fan of the director's decision to not use VFX to at least make the beach look a bit busier as it would have been. It is actually filmed in Dunkirk as well which is great but you have to remember at the time the town would have been in ruins at the time, takes away from it a little bit but still an overall great movie!
I have the same thing about Tom Hardy haha, I'm never sure that its him and I'm often googling after I watch a film was that Tom Hardy? I love them having Cillian Murphy in this kind of side role and I love the dad and the kid on that boat, they were great in this. Aside from Harry Styles I don't immediately recognize any of the actors playing the young soldiers and it really does help not to have a "movie star" in those roles, you see them as just kids thrown into this terrifying situation.
Spitfires and Hurricanes were both in service well before the war began and remained the main RAF fighters for almost the entire war, albeit with revisions.
Also, I watched an incredible film a little while back that I’d really recommend “Land of Mine” (original title “under sandet”) a danish/German film in which young POW Germans are forced to clear a beach in Denmark of the landmines they’d planted there during the war (of course not those boys personally) - super messes with your emotions because, while they were the ones who planted them originally, you can’t help but feel so sorry for these terrified boys. Everyone did horrible shit in the war - interesting to see a different side of it. And the events that transpired AFTER the war! Really excellent film. A piece of history I didn’t know anything about and again a super emotional film.
Thats a great film.
Agree, very good film. My favourite foreign language film is The 12th Man.. beautifully shot and acted
@@crage92 right! i keep telling everyone to watch it hahaha. ah, I’ve not seen this, will have to keep an eye out for it!! Thanks for the recc!
@@charlottetisdale you won’t regret it. Another true story based in Norway during WW2, it really is a work of art.
Love your reactions Neil. Watching all the way from Ontario
There were squadrons of Spitfire's in the Battle of Britain (10 July - 31 October 1940), Dunkirk was 26 May 1940 - 4 June 1940. The Spitfire entered service 4 August 1938...
tom hardy doing an airborne flintstone to shoot down the german plane was amazing
To Prawn Toucher (see below) ... your Grandad's experience mirrors exactly that of my father's at Dunkirk. ie. captured with the rearguard and then surviving 5 years as a POW in Poland.
I wonder if they ever met ?
I described the experiance of watching this in the cinema as "stressful"
Great great commentary on a miraculous film. I appreciate so much your passion and heartfelt, intelligent insight of this footage.
Thank you.
This one is fantastic, it was amazing to see in the theater, the score is brilliant and its Hans Zimmer, no surprise
First heard about the Dunkirk rescue from an old movie "Mrs. Minivier". Didn't really remember learning about it high school history class, so did some research on my own. Very compelling and inspiring. I think good historic movies should inspire you to research and learn more.
Nothing makes me more proud to be British than the story of Dunkirk 🇬🇧
No CGI in this movie mate. Nolan made it as real as possible.
Good film but I preferred the 1958 "Dunkirk" for historic content and the charactisations in two parallel stories, one of a group of soldiers retreat to Dunkirk and the other a collection of small boat owners in England organising for the rescue mission.
I think it's kind of beautiful that a German componist of jewish descent, writes the most epic music for a british-american produced film, about the fight end evacuation of the British troops from the coast of France.
In the nine days from 27 May to 4 June 338,226 men escaped, including 139,997 French, Polish, and Belgian troops, together with a small number of Dutch soldiers, aboard 861 vessels (of which 243 were sunk during the operation).
Personally I prefer the 1958 version... Being more graphic does not make it better...
Whilst there are reports of a Spitfire gliding over Dunkirk in the usual over the top reinvention of history that comes from large budget recreations it was all mangled with sensationalisation and incredulity... It was heroic enough without stretching credibility beyond reason and having a gliding Spitfire shoot down anything!
If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend watching/reacting to 1917.
My paternal grandfather went through Dunkirk, later joining 1st Arborne Division as a paratrooper. My perspective is definitely shaped by my family history (my Dad was also a British Army Para and my mother's uncles fought in WWII with the New Zealand 2nd Division through Greece, Crete, North Africa, Italy and Austria. I have other relatives who served in the NZ Army in Korea, Vietnam, Somalia and Bosnia. To me they were all bloody heroes, and so were their allies who joined the fight against the Nazis from the beginning. It sticks in my craw the way the the Merkins love to pretend it was only them that won the war when they only joinedin when it was half over, and only because they were attacked. India, Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand all immediately declared war on Japan and declared themselves the USA's allies. The Merkins infamously never declared war on Germany and only - reluctantly - joined in when Hitler declared war on them. (I've been known to cause offence to Merkins by pointing out that George Washington was the dictionary definition of a traitor and a lifelong slave owner.)
I was stationed at SHAPE, the supreme military headquarters of NATO for four years and was absorbing military history like a sponge. I've been to Dunkirk, and actually ate lunch in a restaurant on the boardwalk, ca. 1971. Most who don't know the military history don't understand that if the British had not pulled-off the evacuation, we may not have won WWII. The NAZI's would have invaded Great Britain, given that almost the entire standing British Army was surrounded at Dunkirk. There would have been no place to stockpile men and armaments, stage bombers. There was almost no green-screen or CGI. No water tank used for ocean shots (Harry Styles and Fionn Whitehead commented on feeling like fish for days after in interviews). Cameras were mounted on actual aircraft for the dogfight scenes. It wasn't faked. Score was overwhelming. Loved every second of it.
Great, heartfelt reaction, Neil.
I think you would really appreciate the Victoria Cross documentary, too
Check “Timeline Jeremy Clarkson Victoria Cross” (approx 1 hr) - it’s an astonishing piece
One of the great things about this film is that, although the enemy are the Germans, the real enemy is the water.
12 rifles weight of one soldier on the boat.thats why rifles were left
Spitfires came into production just in time for the start of the war .There are quite a few spitfires flying today but only one that actually fought in the Battle of Britain air war ,of which Canadian pilots did more than their share shooting down many German aircraft Canada was in at the start along with Australia New Zealand South Africa and other nations .The Battle of Britain air war was perhaps the most vital battle in the war because if the R.A.F. had lost Germany would have had air superiority for the invasion of Britain which they would likely have won and then no D-Day for a start.Leningrade was important but if Gemany had occupied Britain Leningrade could have been a German victory.History could have been so different if the Battle of Britain had been lost.
Hey Neil, seeing this reaction has reminded me: I've been meaning to ask; when are you going to do a "1917" react?
As soon as it wins a poll on my Patreon! It came second last time and is in a neck and neck race with Get Out as we speak.
@@NeilTalks Oooooh you're sneaky! Getting me to sign up for your patreon! I appreciate it :D *signs up just to spam the poll*
They had real ships/planes. The actors said they didn't have to act a lot, it was terrifying for the planes to fly overhead.
No flyable Stukas exist ..so no they where not real Stukas ..
Stumbled across this reaction defo one of the best reactors I've seen. Hope u watch 1917 soon and of Cillian Murphy he's awesome in Peaky Blinders if u haven't seen it would recommend.
This is Britain's greatest moment.
loved your reaction...truely geniune
They used vintage WWII aircraft for Dunkirk. They were Spitfires, but you are right the first Spits came in a little later. There were limits to how far the production could push these 75 year old arcraft, so that veterans have said the dogfights were not as impressive as the real thing. HOWEVER, Nolan shot it all practical with huge IMAX cameras specally mounted on the aeroplanes. this meant he could only get a few seconds of footage during each sortie.
The beach scenes, impressive as they are in terms of marshalling extras and using 'trompe l'oeil' tricks wth cardboard cutouts, are sorely lacking in authenticity. The wide open beaches with orderly lines of men don't look at all like the photographic evidence that has survived of the event. You should check out 'Atonement' or better 'Weekend at Dunkirk' (if you can fnd it) or the BBC series 'World On Fire' to see a better representation of what it might have looked like. The Belmondo film from 1965 (Weekend a Zuydcoote) is my favorite. Finally, the Mark Rylance character s based on second (?) officer Tolliver from Titanic. The man took his boat to Dunkirk to help evacuate the soldiers. The name of the character was changed because Nolan fictionalized a lot of the events surrounding him.
Sir Mchael Caine (one of Nolan's favorite actors, who appears in all Nolan's films snce Batman Begins) came in to do the voice of RAF pilot Fortis leader. His character is killed in the initial dog fight and pretty much off screen. Tom Hardy (another of Nolan's guys) plays the heroic Spitfire pilot. Fun fact. Caine played another RAF pilot in the famous movie 'The Battle Of Brittain'.
Great reaction it was very moving. I second what some commenter recommended: Darkest Hour is a very good complementary movie surrounding this events.
Also, have you watched A Thin Red Line by Terrence Malik already? I would be interested by your take on it...
masterpiece.
A masterpiece imo.
You should check out the behind the scene documentary, you wont believe how much practical work was there practically no CGI
What a shame
Try and find the cruel sea it’s a old WW2 and one of the best movies ever made
Mole is a pier.
love this channel.
i would be interested in watching you do a a reaction to "Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan" (2019)
Amazing film. Thank you for your reaction.🇬🇧🇺🇸
Hey Neil!
I dont supouse you havent seen The Prestige, have you? Also, by Nolan.
Cause if you haven't i mean THAT would sure be a killing movie to watch and react to.
For Sure some of the finest of Nolan.
Cheers
I have, and it's brilliant! I agree, it would have made an excellent first watch for the channel. Thanks for the suggestion, though!
The movie gets the representation of some of the settings a bit wrong in some annoying ways. It’s not just like “oh they used the wrong brand of rivets on the spitfire” kind of stuff either. The beach is way too empty. In his insistence to go the practical route, he neglected the chance to use some CG to show that the actual beach was PACKED with men and equipment. The town also shouldn’t have looked like a freaky pristine ghost town. It had been pretty thoroughly bombed and shelled by the time of the evacuation, and even despite that there was still a civilian population. The RAF was also more than 3 planes, but it’s true that the Luftwaffe managed to more or less maintain air superiority over Dunkirk for most of the evacuation. The RAF flew plenty of sorties, but many of them were able to get intercepted and tangled up in diversionary dogfights away from the town and the beach where ground attack aircraft were able to still carry out their missions largely unhindered
All that being said, still a great movie. The soundtrack in particular I thought was amazing. The tension was just beautifully cranked up slowly over the course of the whole film never really being released until the end
Edit: Random input to one of your later questions about the movie. The wheels on the spitfire come down so slowly because the engine has stopped. I don’t know the ins and outs of it really but I fiddled with a WW2 flight sim at some point. Without the engine power to assist the hydraulic system, the landing gear needs to be manually cranked out by the pilot. (Might not be the lack of engine that’s the problem, but maybe the hydraulics were damaged by some of the hits the plane took)
Also Also: love that we still got our Michael Caine over the radio to our boys in the Spitfires
SPITFIRES!
love this movie!!
American war movies are about victorys you would think they won in vietnam going by the films
They were Spitfires.
MY Grandfather was killed at Dunkirk. We have been there several times but have never found his grave.
Yeah, there's nothing I can add to this. I don't know if you've seen Jarhead (movie about the 1990 Gulf War) and the short TV series Generation Kill about the launch of the Iraq war, but they are special to me despite or because of their moral complications - Especially the Iraq war.
very very little CG in this movie. love Nolan for this reason
war movies...have you seen "Steel Helmet"? Are you aware of Samuel Fuller 's war experience as it concerns his war films, like "The Big Red One"?
“To make a real war movie would be to occasionally fire at the audience from behind the screen during a battle scene..."
8:28 They had Hurricanes and Spitfires by this time.
Churchill was half American.
The anericans were not in the war this happened just before the summer of 1940 the USA entered the war in december 1941. At this moment the allies were the French and the British. Great Britain had sent its soldiers to help the french to defend France but they were defeated and they were pushed on the coast. soon after this France surrendered and the British (who managed to save their army at Dunkirk) were alone in the war and had to defend themselves from an invasion that they repelled in the Battle of Britain. Hitler never managed to invade the British Islands.
By the way it was a great victory because the British managed to do the impossible thanks to the courage of their people and because of this they could defend themselves for the rest of the war and fight the nazis.
And for the British the ideal of Dunkink is resiliance never surrender like Churchill said in his famous speech. By the way at the moment of Dunkirk Churchill had just become the new prime minister of the UK.
And the Spitfires were already there at this time (they were completely british planes) they fought the Battle of Britain even if the bulk of the Royal Air force fighting planes was made by Hurricanes. You can see Spitfires in this movie.
A great reaction to a fantastic film!
Glad you think so!
I'm not British (I'm American), but this movie makes me admire the British (and French) resilience so much! For a long time, the United Kingdom was effectively....alone. The Nazis had taken most of Europe. The Soviets were out of it (until the Nazi invasion). Ireland, Portugal and Spain were out of it too. The U.S. remained out of it until Pearl Harbor. It must have been something to live in the U.K. during the first couple of years of the war. The spirit of resilience is amazing.
When I read or listen to Churchill's "fight" speech, I admit that I get teary-eyed. When I was in college (just a few years ago), it seemed that so many people needed "safe spaces." Our university designated certain areas "free speech zones" and everywhere else was "safe" (according to some groups). Yet, these young men and women were the same age -- and they were risking their lives against Nazi oppression and for the people of their country.
Great reaction to an amazing movie…. Could you also react to ‘Hacksaw Ridge’? It’s one of my favourite war movies of all time which tells the story of an incredible soldier called Desmond Doss. The film is so realistic and doesn’t shy away from showing the horrors of war, whilst also showing the best of humanity through Desmond’s incredible story! Thank you!
Thank you so much! I have already seen Hacksaw Ridge, and I agree, it's incredibly compelling. Great suggestion!
The best Dunkirk film is the John Mills 1959 version.
1917 next lad
Need to do band of brothers
The movie isn't that bad with accuracy, but it's main failing is the complete lack of equipment (and people) on the beach. The beach should be a mess of people, wounded, equipment, like the Dunkirk scene in Atonement. Dunkirk should be shelled and a mess. Everything is too clean and ordered. This is one instance where I think Nolan's anti-CGI stance had it's negatives.
If I may suggest a war movie, Unknown Soldier, Finnish movie from 2017. Since there is'nt decent reaction you could be first to do it :D
dude literally talked for 5 minutes
btw at 9:03 I think those guns once belonged to the dead men laying in rows a few seconds back
If you are asking a french what does he tinks about this movie...... already in "The king" the distorsions applied to the History was already pretty insulting and with this one........ The fact that the french seem to be absent is kinda of upsetting.......... I mean no wonder that the "surrender joke" is that common of you don't even mention the part that allowed the mission Dynamo to succeed at such lengths...