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  • First time watching and reacting to Dunkirk
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  • @aidanvickery7308
    @aidanvickery7308 Год назад +62

    There was another Nolan regular in the film. When Tom Hardy is talking on the radio to his base back in England, the person talking to him is Michael Caine.

    • @ralphtijtgat3233
      @ralphtijtgat3233 Год назад +5

      Michael Caine wasn’t back in England, he was Fortis 1.

    • @richieclean
      @richieclean Год назад +6

      ​@@ralphtijtgat3233Fortis Leader; Tom Hardy is Fortis 1, the Scotsman who goes down is Fortis 2, but yes you're correct. The voice we hear is the other pilot, not someone on the ground.

    • @abecadloabc1
      @abecadloabc1 Месяц назад

      I was in cinema. This movie is shit

    • @bricksflygood5949
      @bricksflygood5949 3 дня назад

      ​@@abecadloabc1why? It's in my personal top 5

  • @FrancisXLord
    @FrancisXLord Год назад +38

    Hitler made a devastating miscalculation at Dunkirk. If he'd allowed his tanks and infantry to advance to the beaches, very few soldiers would have survived. Instead he decided to show off the Luftwaffe, allow the planes to deal with them. They were effective against the some of large vessels, but the smaller the boats got, the harder they were to attack.
    I believe I read that something like 400,000 men were eventually evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk - practically the whole of the British Expeditionary Force. Had we lost them all, chances are we would have lost the war. It was a year before America even joined the war. Hitlers first mistake of World War II I'd say - fortunately, many more would follow.

    • @TheCsel
      @TheCsel Год назад +7

      Well the germans had not expected to be that successful with their breakout and advance. The tank commanders were supposed to stop, but disobeyed and kept going past what their supply lines could handle. So eventually that caught up to them and they had to stop because they were running low on fuel and in a vulnerable position. Then later at Dunkirk the same thing happened, they advanced faster than expected and this time the tank commanders really did fear a counter attack, they needed to wait for the infantry support to catch up to them to continue. Hitler approved the order, but the Tank Commanders had requested the pause. It was smart in a sense, they didn't know a counter attack wasnt coming.

    • @SNIFFMYBADGER
      @SNIFFMYBADGER Год назад +3

      @@TheCsel This is very accurate. James Holland's book, The Battle of Britain .talks about the whole advance from the German and British points of view with memoirs and letters from high ranking German military. An absolute fantastic read.

    • @bearcatXF
      @bearcatXF Год назад +5

      Hitler didn't "decide to show off the Luftwaffe".
      From The West Point Atlas of American Wars, 1959 Volume II:
      "[T]he record reveals that Rundstedt -probably influenced by Kluge and Kleist - had recommended to Hitler on 24 May that the infantry continue the attack alone. The reasons for this incredible halt order are not clearly established, but it seems that Rundstedt, more cautious than the panzer leaders, was concerned with readying his troops for the campaign in southern France. Hitler considered the Dunkirk area unsuitable for armor; furthermore he seemed almost frightened by the magnitude of his success. Underestimating the British, he considered the Luftwaffe capable of completing their destruction."
      What cost Hitler the war was not even knowing he needed to replace Raeder with Doenitz in the 1930s and build the 300 U-boats Doenitz wanted.
      Doenitz almost succeeded in starving Britain out of the war - and he started with only around 69 boats.

  • @theaikidoka
    @theaikidoka Год назад +9

    I have made this comment in other Dunkirk reactions, but the one thing you don't get at home vs the cinema, is that the cinema plays a constant, slow bass track. You feel it in your chest as much as hear it, and it gives an amazing feeling of dread. After 2 hours you feel exhausted. You can't replicate it without cinema-grade speakers.

  • @aidanvickery7308
    @aidanvickery7308 Год назад +74

    Such a beautiful reaction from you Dasha. The thing to remember is that it is based on true events, here in England when you do something extra special to help in a bad situation you are said to be showing 'Dunkirk Spirit'.

    • @davidcooks5265
      @davidcooks5265 Год назад +1

      I know she made me cry a little, and I've seen this film a few times 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @patrickfreeman8257
      @patrickfreeman8257 Год назад +2

      I love that attitude.

  • @billthomas478
    @billthomas478 Год назад +40

    "he's so young" - my Opa was 14 when he was forced to "volunteer". Out of 87 people in the family/extended family in 1932, only he and his sister survived. Most were killed as "traitors to the Reich".

    • @cdsl7763
      @cdsl7763 Год назад +11

      my grandfather was like 15-17 when the the germans invaded poland and he had to pick up arms and he fought against both soviets and germans and somehow survived the whole war.

    • @thejamppa
      @thejamppa Год назад +9

      I can relate that:
      My great grandfathers uncle and 37 people from the extended family left between '27-´31s to build glorious worker´s paradise in Soviet union, were eventually shot by NKVD as traitors (small kids born in there were lost in system) during Stalin's purges that began in 1934. '39, rest of the family had to abandon all the land, fields and farms near Viipuri when Soviet union invaded and during the Moscow peace all family's land were lost forever. Because of Stalin, my family lost so much. Winter War 1939-1940 and Continuation War 1941-1944 cost 12 family members dying Soviet bombings, sickness or in war front My extended family was pretty much down to 7 by end of war. My Grandfather lived with nightmares of his service till he shot himself due PTSD in late 40's when alcohol wasn´t enough to suppress nigthmares. Every time I hear someone glorify Stalin or I see propaganda poster idolizing Stalin I feel like someone kicks me in stomach

    • @bearcatXF
      @bearcatXF Год назад

      You have to understand: At least in America: People are ignorant and idiots. They've been brainwashed to believe that WW2 was purely "good vs evil" - There's nothing more to it. You were either on the "right" side or the "wrong" side.
      Poland being invaded from the east in '39?
      The ultimatum from Stalin and the Winter War?
      The annexation of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in '39 -'41 and what the NKVD did there?
      "Never heard of that."
      When this was happening at Dunkirk 22,000 bodies were already rotting in the pits at Katyn.
      Only because I had an interest and studied history on my own do I know the things I've just mentioned. They are not taught in school. Kids learn other things these days like how many genders there are... And that white kids are 'oppressors' and everyone else is "oppressed".

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 Год назад +8

    9:19 "Oh, what the _hell_ is going on?!"
    All too often, that's something you find yourself _wondering,_ in the midst of war.

  • @nigelhyde279
    @nigelhyde279 Год назад +23

    Some of the small boats in the film were actual “Little Ships” that made the journey in May 1940.
    The character Mark Rylance played was based on Charles Lightoller who was also Second Officer of RMS Titanic on her fateful voyage.

  • @fubarghost13akawoz44
    @fubarghost13akawoz44 Год назад +25

    A good film to explain the lead up to this miracle is “darkest hour” from 2017. I love this film though it shows Britain when we had community spirit and we wasn’t just out for ourselves and we could pull off a impossible task. It also featured a little green fishing smak “a type of fishing boat” with the boat number LO41 the letters signified what port and the number what fishing boat LO stands for Lowestoft the most easterly part of Britain and the town a large portion of my family are from and where I now live. The fact we got a mention in this film even though it was something most people watching would never notice is such a proud thing for me as we are not mentioned as much in “the little boats” story yet so many of the boats joined the call. And having had family who was fishermen from the port is also makes me proud. “The picture is at 20:04 if you wanted to see it in detail” thanks for another great reaction and keep up the great work. Finally I’d like to just say… They shall not grow old as we that are left shall grow old age shall not weary them nor the years condemn them at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. 🇬🇧🌹

    • @fubarghost13akawoz44
      @fubarghost13akawoz44 Год назад

      @@11BscoutNG it was always going to be a rocky start America being like a son of ours getting mad at us for trying to organise its life having a big falling out with us then making up with us just as a family bond always will… just remember who ya daddy is… 😉🤣👌🏻 much love to all our brothers and sisters in the u.s and all our allies armed forces thank you all for all you will , are and have done for us all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌🏻💪🏻

    • @fubarghost13akawoz44
      @fubarghost13akawoz44 Год назад

      @@harrybirchall3308 I don’t know what you have been taking but it seems kind of strong 🤣 as someone who actually has spent “lots” of time not only in museum’s dedicated to this period but also talking to people who lived this period “including poor working class east end Londoners” I can categorically say that although yes there was looting black markets etc it was not on the level you are making it sound like and the whole working class v Royals and “the right” by your reference is nonsense of the highest order if this was the case why would 95% of stately homes and manor’s be used as field hospitals and evacuation stations for especially the very people you talk about…? The underground was mainly used by the working class as most upper class had Andersen shelters in the garden or they used cellars this is all documented fact and has come from the very people you seem to think you need to stick up for… and don’t forget it was those that you are sticking up for running the black market and looting and causing the small spike in public disorder “not because they needed to as most of them that did ended up after the war very very wealthy” the exact sort of people you make out to be terrible in your comment wile trying to stick up for them🤣🤣🤣 personally in my own opinion if you are just going to make wild accusations without any evidence “real evidence not just extreme left propaganda” than it’s best you stick to what you know and in your case it seems that is strong substances 🤣🤣🤣

  • @MrGadfly772
    @MrGadfly772 Год назад +7

    This was perhaps one of the darkest moments of the war in western Europe. France falling, and the British army fleeing and dying as they were surrounded at Dunkirk. The civilians did indeed turn the darkness and made it into a miracle.

  • @TheCsel
    @TheCsel Год назад +7

    It's probably already been mentioned in the comments, but the character Mr Dawson who had the civilian boat, he is inspired by Carles Lightoller a real civilian who took his boat to help. But more famously Charles Lightoller was the Second Officer on the Titanic and was in charge of lowering the lifeboats.

  • @MichaelJohnsonAzgard
    @MichaelJohnsonAzgard Год назад +20

    This is a great cast and the civilian fleet sailing across the English channel to save their men, is one of Britain's greatest moments.

  • @Swissswoosher
    @Swissswoosher Год назад +10

    2:40 The planes that attacked the beach were Stukas, they were recognisable because of the noise they made when they dived down to attack. They used a siren for that. It gave many veterans PTSD.

  • @bigfrankfraser1391
    @bigfrankfraser1391 7 месяцев назад +2

    my grandfather was a dunkirk veteran, lived just long enough to see dunkirk, and he said:
    "thats the first time anyone has made a film that puts you into the actual state of mind of us, i saw my own brother along with a dozen other lads walk into the sea and never come back, i saw lads younger than me staring at there guns with dead eyes as if they were ready to shoot themselves, and when those civilians arrived i saw tears and i heard about some lads that shit themselves from relief, the stress on that beach was so bad that knowing you would live was enough to make grown men fill there trousers like a baby with a diaper, this film really shows how hard being a soldier was back then and i bloody doubt i will see any other like it"
    he passed just 2 weeks after the premier, and hte last thing he said to me was "that films all i needed to know the hardships we went through will be remembered"
    edit: above my fireplace in a frame is a bullet the medics pulled out of his gut, he kept it because the nurse that pulled it out he later married, and as a kid he would say to me "i wish i could thank the german who shot me in the gut, because of him i met my lovely wife"

  • @rufus5966
    @rufus5966 Год назад +6

    The reveal at the end that the pilot was played by Tom Hardy was a big surprise for me. After re-watching it though you can hear his voice.

    • @richcarrCCC
      @richcarrCCC Год назад +1

      03:22 - But I too missed it so, yes, just like you, I thought seeing Tom Hardy at the end was a "Reveal" and also, like you, it caught me by surprise and even more heartfelt because I knew he was too far up the shore, well into the German occupied area and his fate would be a dreadfully miserable one... although the movie depicted him being 'captured', I thought he would be shot dead upon landing or immediately thereafter... one can debate which fate was worse at that time.

  • @markhill3858
    @markhill3858 Год назад +8

    it is often called by historians "The Dunkirk Miracle" ;)

  • @sheldondyck8631
    @sheldondyck8631 Год назад +18

    Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance (who’s also in Dunkirk) is a pretty good Cold War era spy movie. I’d also like to suggest watching 1917. One of the best war movies I’ve ever seen.

  • @steved6092
    @steved6092 Год назад +21

    Unfortunately I'm only allowed to give one thumbs up for your reaction Dasha but it deserves two 👍👍... Wonderful and thoughtful as always

  • @Thane36425
    @Thane36425 Год назад +7

    Fighters were supposed to open their canopies before ditching for the reason seen here.
    They were probably more worried about the oil being pulled into the system that cooled the boat's engine than setting the oil on fire.
    There were other ports British and French troops were evactuated from, Dunkirk was the biggest and best known. The others sent off a good number of troops and also had close calls. Lots of other troops, mostly French but also some British, never got near the beaches. They were to the south, ironically driven back to the positions they had prepared during the "phony war". They had been sent forward into Belgium when the Germans invaded there. Then the Germans cut through the Ardennes and those Allied troops had to fall back fast.
    In so doing they lost a lot of equipment. By the time they were back at the old positions they had lost big guns, ammunition and a lot of men. Still, they held out as best as they could since they were tying up German troops, preventing them from either going for the ports or getting deeper into France. They did a lot of damage to the Germans but many of their own units were wiped out.

    • @Robinderocker
      @Robinderocker Год назад +1

      also mostly forget that Belgium at the time already capitulated. however they helped defend the east flank. and even Belgian citizens also helped with there vessels alongside Belgian beaches. I'm Belgian and I hate that is always forgotten. I'm proud of the Belgians who continue the fight even after capitulation!

  • @Atlas2911
    @Atlas2911 Год назад +7

    Saw it in the IMAX. It was really something else. The sound design the pictures etc out of this world. I didn't dare to watch at home again because I'm a bit scared that I think different afterwards

  • @neilgriffiths6427
    @neilgriffiths6427 Год назад +6

    Thanks Dasha - if you want to understand the British, this is one of the biggest stories of our past - like the Russians/Soviets not giving in at Stalingrad, for Britain this was a dark time that was no victory for us, but we just scraped through because of getting our boys home...

  • @missk8tie
    @missk8tie Год назад

    There is so much that is implied about Mark Rylance's character that he conveys with just his performance. I know that they based him on Charles Lightoller, but he carries the performance so well. You can tell that he's seen some sort of military service in WWI by how he remains calm when his boat is under fire, his air of command when the men eventually board his boat, and how he understands the shellshock of the first man they pick up. Also, his (younger) son says his older brother was a pilot who was killed during the first weeks of the war, which would have only been about 7 months before this - the only time he really loses his composure is when they are trying to rescue the downed pilot in the water.

  • @alainvachon6255
    @alainvachon6255 Год назад +11

    It's on second viewing of that film that I got the 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week thing.... again Christopher Nolan likes to play with time.🙂

  • @torreyholmes7205
    @torreyholmes7205 Год назад +8

    "Darkest Hour" is a good follow-up. Same story. Very different film.

  • @IMWeblike
    @IMWeblike Год назад +10

    I haven't requested "Spies Like Us" for awhile so here I go again... If you need a comedy break, from the cold war Soviet era, this is a good one with some (likely very bad) Russian language.
    There is a scene that was mimicked by Jo Jo Rabbit and I think you'll see the joke...

    • @thejamppa
      @thejamppa Год назад +2

      This is good. We need to have Dasha laugh and judge how bad/good Russian is

    • @IMWeblike
      @IMWeblike Год назад

      @@thejamppa Yes, I've requested this many times in the last year or so. I know @DashaReacts enjoys critiquing Russian language in films, even when it's cringey.
      Besides that, it's kinda like a Dumb & Dumber comedy...

  • @mrwolfgramm4126
    @mrwolfgramm4126 Год назад +5

    I never met my Grandfather but from what I've been told he was there at Dunkirk, Apparently he was a British Machine Guner and when they were evacuating one of the boats was full so he had to hang onto the outside of the boat. Also he was 16 when he enlisted

  • @brodie6222
    @brodie6222 Год назад +1

    all of the privately owned boats in Britain were called upon to cross the channel and try and rescue as many as they could from Dunkirk, Hundreds upon hundreds of small personal boats made the journey to save the boys, from fishing boats to pleasure boats. Many did not return! (not really shown in this flick, but the spirit is still there) It was the world's largest armada of ships and boats ever in history. Beyond respect to all of the civilians who put their lives and livelihood on the line to help those trapped soldiers from death.....The HONOR and sacrifice of those civilians, bares more respect to the human soul than words can convey, and to the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who survived, or died from the onslaught (Living Hell) of Dunkirk. God bless them. One and All!

  • @Tehui1974
    @Tehui1974 Год назад +3

    Keep up the genuine and sincere reactions Dasha. All the best from New Zealand.

  • @babalonkie
    @babalonkie 9 месяцев назад +2

    "192,226 British and 139,000 French soldiers - more than 331,000 total - were rescued by the 700 little ships and around 220 warships"
    It is estimated that without the civilian boats from Britain, Netherlands and Belgium of which 2/3's were staffed by civilians... only 50,000-100,000 soldiers would of been evacuated.

  • @P-M-869
    @P-M-869 Год назад +5

    The English Channel is at least 22 miles wide. England sent all the small crafts which were seaworthy across the channel, because they could get closer to shore. Germany stopped the attack because the soldiers were to tired.

  • @tfpp1
    @tfpp1 Год назад +6

    19:41 - Dasha, that's a true story, this little portion of the war really happened that way. Incredible story, easily overlooked.

  • @orarinnsnorrason4614
    @orarinnsnorrason4614 Год назад +6

    Beautiful reaction. Nothing more needs to be said.

  • @mysticramen1721
    @mysticramen1721 Год назад +7

    I recommend 1917

  • @wayne3791
    @wayne3791 Год назад +4

    One of those films that gets better and better on each re-watch. I found it a bit difficult to follow the first time I saw it.

  • @Do0msday
    @Do0msday Год назад +1

    There are a few movies that are just "different" because of IMAX. This is one of them. It was made for the big screen. Some of the shots (especially the aerial ones) are absolute cinema eye candy. It's about as well done as you'll ever see. And the sound design is fantastic. This is one of the best movies I've ever watched in the movie theater and I absolutely love this movie. It did a great job catching the human spirit of people involved in the war no matter what rank (whether military or civilian). It showed some that had lost all faith (and trust), others who were willing to sacrifice themselves, others who started off as naive, etc. There were just so many elements to this movie that makes it one of the better war movies out there. It didn't 'wow' us with violence the way 'Saving Private Ryan' did, but the stories were still great and it's definitely an emotional film.

  • @johnforsyth7987
    @johnforsyth7987 11 месяцев назад

    In the history books in England. This is often referred to as The Miracle of Dunkirk. They were able to save over 300,000 British and French soldiers. It would have been very difficult for England without those 300,000 trained soldiers. On another note: Please consider reacting to the movie that is entitled Battle for Sebastopol. This would be a different experience for you. This movie is in Russian with English subtitles. The movie is based on actual historical event. The main character in the movie is a young Ukrainian named Lyudmila Pavelichenko. She became one of the most successful snipers in the war. She became friends with Elenor Roosevelt. The wife of the US President at the time. It gives a different view of the war. (The Great Patriotic War) One from the Soviet perspective.

  • @martinbraun1211
    @martinbraun1211 Год назад +8

    Please watch "All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022).

  • @user-of5xb3ki4c
    @user-of5xb3ki4c Год назад

    7:28 its Jelly toast. Its comfort food. Not a real meal, just something you whipe up quick with a side of eggs. Im American but its the same thing. I accociate Jelly toqst with my parents getting ready for work my mom would always make Jelly Toast, Eggs and Sausage before work because she though school lunches were ok but school breakfasts were unhealthy... That buttery ass delicious toast was usually the most unhealthy thing I'd eat all day.
    Its sad because you usually get things like thatafter a really hard time. Bread butter and jam were rationed so that moment was them celebrating their survival and that was just a small token of home... Most of them would never see home again.

  • @louiscypher9558
    @louiscypher9558 Год назад +6

    The rescue of the British troops from Dunkirk is the most massive sea salvage job in all of human history

  • @fgilroy50
    @fgilroy50 22 дня назад

    The boat most likely uses sea water has a cooling system for the engine. If oil circulates through the cooling system it will cripple the engine.

  • @stevetheduck1425
    @stevetheduck1425 Год назад

    More films on this subject:
    'Dunkirk', a film made in the 1950s,
    'Mrs. Miniver', an American film about this time, from 1942; and
    'The Darkest Hour', following Britain's Prime minister during the times before and around the beginning of the second world war.

  • @dorivalcamargojr2953
    @dorivalcamargojr2953 Год назад +1

    And just remembered another movie to recommend: La vita e Bella, it's an Italian film that shows some different aspects of the war. The only spoiler that I'll give is that there's no battle scenes.

    • @mikehunt8823
      @mikehunt8823 Год назад

      I will give it a watch, is there any Italian films about their ww2 underwater warfare? The Italian frogmen and submariners are still spoken about today in the Royal Navy, very brave.

  • @omarescotto7
    @omarescotto7 Год назад

    Recommendations:
    Rome (2018)
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    Your Name (2016)
    Coconut (2017)
    Cinema Paradise (1988)
    Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    Whiplash (2014)
    Parasite (2019)
    Spirited Away (2001)
    City of God (2002)
    The good, the bad and the ugly (1966)
    The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
    E.T. (1982)
    Mulholland Drive (2001)

    • @tonyrossell832
      @tonyrossell832 Год назад

      She has already done Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, City of God and E.T. those reactions are on her channel. You should check them out

  • @jamesrippy1161
    @jamesrippy1161 Год назад +1

    Dasha needs to see
    Following-1998
    Insomnia-2002
    Tenet-2020
    Oppenheimer-2023
    And she’ll have seen all of Nolan’s movies.

  • @jeffsherk7056
    @jeffsherk7056 Год назад

    To be part of the rescue effort, a privately owned boat had to be 30 feet long or longer. Navy mechanics worked around the clock to get boat engines running if they had been sitting unused for months before the call-up for civilian boat owners to be part of the rescue.

  • @jeremiahhunt1998
    @jeremiahhunt1998 Год назад +2

    Another movie you might like is "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" from 1966. A movie about how great it would be if we could all just get along.

  • @williambranch4283
    @williambranch4283 Год назад +1

    Desperate men dealing with defeat or worse. War isn't all heroic advance from one victory to the Next. 500 RAF pilots fought off the Luftwaffe for a whole year on their own. Hitler's next decision was to invade GB or the USSR ... the USSR got short straw!

  • @portland-182
    @portland-182 Год назад +1

    You might like to try 'Their Finest' 2016. It's about a WW2 film unit making a positive movie about Dunkirk to raise the morale of the British public.

  • @speleokeir
    @speleokeir Год назад +4

    Hi Dasha,
    A great reaction as usual.
    If you want a great story, with beautiful shots and cinetography I recommend 'The English Patient' which is one of my favourite films.
    It's set during WWII, but is a drama/romance and has a great cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kisrsten Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, William Dafoe, Colin Firth, etc.
    Juliette Binoche was also in another great film I think you'd enjoy 'Chocolate', which also stars Johnny Depp and Judi Dench. It's a drama/romance but quite lighthearted with a lot of gentle humour.

  • @ObscureLego
    @ObscureLego 7 месяцев назад

    i saw this in theaters. and when those stuka sirens roar... its so fucking terrifying. Also the machinegun bursts from the planes...

  • @MICHAEL-tz9ni
    @MICHAEL-tz9ni Год назад

    "Darkest Hour" is also about the Dunkirk evacuation, and Winston Churchill"s early days as prime minister. You might like watching that movie too

  • @mehbom6332
    @mehbom6332 Год назад

    React to these movies:
    A prophet 2009
    Big bad wolves 2013
    Brick 2005
    Death on the Nile 1978
    Don’t look now 1973
    Elle 2016
    Excision 2012
    Eyes without a face 1960
    Hotel Rwanda 2004
    Insomnia 2002
    In the name of the father 1993
    Killer joe 2011
    Michael Clayton 2007
    Multiple maniacs 1970
    One false move 1992
    Out of sight 1998
    Prince of the city 1981
    Revenge 2017
    Stander 2003
    The American friend 1977
    The black belly of the tarantula 1971

  • @ManicReactions
    @ManicReactions Год назад

    Facing an entirely occupied western European theater, the British and its Commonwealth were faced with displacing an entrenched enemy alone, until the United States entered the conflict. It was vital to get the well trained, experienced British Expeditionary Force back across the English Channel. Churchhill’s expectations were they would be fortunate to save 10,000.
    Meanwhile, on the eastern front, the Russians were faced with annihilation by the Nazis at the Battle of the Crescent Moon at Stalingrad. While Stalin was a poor military strategist, they were fortunate that the German high command learned nothing from Napoleon. Even so, the journey from Stalingrad to Berlin was won at a devastating cost. While forces on the western front were confronted by 2-3 divisions at a time, the Russians never faced fewer than 20.

  • @UncleQue
    @UncleQue Год назад +1

    A very nice reaction as usual. Just hearing her say “bajillion” was worth it.

  • @patrickfreeman8257
    @patrickfreeman8257 Год назад

    Yes, the civilians DID have to be there. They all knew too well that the war was coming to them whether they liked it or not. Every single Brit, every single French, all of the citizens in Europe paid, risked, suffered and lost more than we can imagine.

  • @josecarbajal5710
    @josecarbajal5710 Год назад

    Shouldve heard that sound production at the movies. That rifle boom at the beginning.

  • @phillee2814
    @phillee2814 Год назад +1

    They stuck pretty close to the real events - the larger Royal Navy ships were too big to get close inshore and made easy targets, to a call went out for small ships and boats.
    Just about everything that would float from Dorset to Norfolk (you can look up those counties on a map, but it is the whole southeastern coast of England that was within range) responded - fishing boats, pleasure craft, light coastal cargo ships from Thames Sailing barges to the normally inland waterways Norfolk Wherries, Fire boats, Lifeboats, Motor launches, private yachts (both motor and sailing) and all set sail across the English Channel to rescue our army from the beaches - successfully. The "Little Ships" that saved an army are rightly remembered, and there is still an active Associaton of Dunkirk Little Ships, which verifies all vessels which can be positively identified as having taken part, at which point they are entitled to fly a pennant which is still saluted by the Royal Navy. About a Thousand took part, many were lost, but a surprising 114 still survive. The Honorary Admiral of the Association is HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO, and you can read the history at the ADLS website Here: www.adls.org.uk/history-of-dunkirk
    The Admiralty and British government hoped that 30-40 thousand troops could be rescued - 338,000 were, only the rearguard (one-eighth of the total) being taken as prisoners of war.

    • @BikersDoItSittingDown
      @BikersDoItSittingDown Год назад

      The Royal Navy ships evacuated most of the troops from the mole.
      The "little ships" transferred most of their troops from the shore to the bigger ships.

  • @johnchrysostomon6284
    @johnchrysostomon6284 Год назад

    The film aims to be as accurate as possible but there’s a moment where Mark Rylance as Mr. Dawson here’s planes coming up behind him and he says he knows that they are Spitfires because he recognises the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
The problem with that is the Hawker Hurricane also had the same engine.

    • @stevetheduck1425
      @stevetheduck1425 Год назад

      There are numerous inaccuracies, the one I noticed most is how all those steel helmets have no trouble floating.

  • @theaikidoka
    @theaikidoka Год назад

    One thing to bear in mind is that France and England are very close together. At closest it's only 20 miles across the Channel, and at furthest around 100 miles. The desperation of being so close to safety, yet so far, must have been agonising.

    • @stevetheduck1425
      @stevetheduck1425 Год назад

      On a clear, sunny day, it's possible to see the beaches of France from the clifftop at Folkestone, for example.

  • @tonyrossell832
    @tonyrossell832 Год назад +1

    Keep up the great work Dasha!

  • @johnchrysostomon6284
    @johnchrysostomon6284 Год назад

    It was called the Miracle of Dunkirk

  • @mrdth1987
    @mrdth1987 Год назад +3

    It's a good movie but it could have been so much better. The real Dunkirk was almost completely destroyed. In this film the town looks like it's just a quiet Sunday and the beach was full of soldiers. Watch Atonement that's how Dunkirk should have looked in 1940

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Год назад

      Yeah, I’m sure that was just an oversight by a director known for being absolutely meticulous…🤦‍♂️

    • @stefanlaskowski6660
      @stefanlaskowski6660 Год назад

      Given how little of the town we actually see during the movie, I think that's something we can live with. This is a film about people under stress, not a place.

    • @mrdth1987
      @mrdth1987 Год назад +3

      @@stefanlaskowski6660 I see what you are saying but if I see world war 2 I want to feel like World War 2 which I don't think this film did. Also the beach is way too empty. Everything on the sea and air was fantastic.

  • @mikesilva3868
    @mikesilva3868 Год назад +2

    Great review 😊

  • @johnsteed5754
    @johnsteed5754 Год назад +2

    Lovely reaction.

  • @jonnyrot10
    @jonnyrot10 Год назад

    OK, a couple of movies to add to your list, Mr Brooks, and Only The Brave.

  • @Fantomex.
    @Fantomex. Год назад

    War makes monsters of men. You're such a sweetheart Dasha. ❤

  • @YoureMrLebowski
    @YoureMrLebowski Год назад +2

    20:25 The Miracle at Dunkirk

  • @dorivalcamargojr2953
    @dorivalcamargojr2953 Год назад +1

    Hey Dasha, as you are into war movies, I recommend "Enemy at the Gates" (2001). Same war but different battle front. It shows the battle that took place at Stalingrad ( now Volgograd ) and tells the history of Vasily Zaitsev.

  • @mav1812
    @mav1812 Год назад +2

    You should do 1917 next.

  • @MrRoyboy76
    @MrRoyboy76 Год назад

    There was a Winston Churchill movie that came out near the same time this movie did, it is called Darkest Hour.

  • @jeffrogers2180
    @jeffrogers2180 Год назад +2

    Some day I'll understand what you say at the very beginning of your videos... I hope.

  • @YoureMrLebowski
    @YoureMrLebowski Год назад +1

    8:05 "especially that handsome." 🥰
    never hurts

  • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
    @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Год назад

    Hello Dasha, another fine movie that references these events is " Mrs. Miniver ". Give it a try. Greer Garson is beautiful.

  • @patrickfreeman8257
    @patrickfreeman8257 Год назад

    Always a joy to watch you enjoy something like this

  • @RyanYou-xm8hu
    @RyanYou-xm8hu Год назад

    You need to watch "Atonement" and "Never let me go"

  • @davidl7605
    @davidl7605 Год назад

    I can't wait to watch Oppenheimer.

  • @svtcontour
    @svtcontour Год назад

    Dasha brightens the day no matter what kind of day one would have had. Thank you for always sharing Dasha.
    May I recommend a movie that I think you would really love? Promise. Its the movie "Warrior" from 2011 with Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte. I hope you have not seen it and would be willing to share a reaction!

  • @danielhead8123
    @danielhead8123 Год назад +5

    Masterpiece of a film

  • @jimmysmith5418
    @jimmysmith5418 Год назад +1

    1:48 yes so young sweetie 😢

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Год назад

    TRAPPED ON A NARROW BEACH, BRITISH SOLDIERS FOUGHT ON, HOPING FOR A MIRACLE--"LIFE's Picture History of World War II"

  • @ClaudioB
    @ClaudioB Год назад

    Another film with a similar matter is *Pearl Harbor*

  • @louiscypher9558
    @louiscypher9558 Год назад

    Dasha is always beautiful but there's some especially stunning about her in today's video. And what a movie to react to today.

  • @kenlawless7247
    @kenlawless7247 Год назад

    The F1 Montreal Grand Prix is coming to your adopted country of Canada. Maybe someone knows a good racing movie to celebrate.

  • @nicholaslindsey7087
    @nicholaslindsey7087 Год назад

    One of my absolute favorite movies of all time!!

  • @Swissswoosher
    @Swissswoosher Год назад +1

    Fun Fact: the old man is based on Charles Lightholler, who served as 2nd Officer on and was a survivor of Titanic.

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 Год назад +1

    This film fell short, like the Allied defense of France. It had so much more potentially, perhaps not everything can be a Downfall, Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers. Incredibly historic story.

  • @americagreatagain818
    @americagreatagain818 Год назад

    The Warner Bros and Syncopy logos are blue

  • @mrch6200
    @mrch6200 Год назад

    beautiful film
    🤠

  • @chosipian
    @chosipian Год назад

    Dasha is the best

  • @MrTarheelbud
    @MrTarheelbud Год назад

    I love your accent!

  • @ashwinr7584
    @ashwinr7584 Год назад +1

    Next TENET Please

  • @wyrmshadow4374
    @wyrmshadow4374 Год назад +2

    Tik tik tik tik

  • @MrTarheelbud
    @MrTarheelbud Год назад

    I love your reaction

  • @user-of5xb3ki4c
    @user-of5xb3ki4c Год назад

    8:16 although medical science had drastically inproved, they still believed strange things. He obviously has PTSD but at the time, Shellshock thoery was commonly believed. We believed the constant conclusive impact from was, gun shot, artillery being fired or shell landing near you, caused actual, physiological damage to soft tissues, such as the brain. The literally though PTSD was brain damage caused by loud noises... 😂. They were kinda on the right track, its better than thinking theyre cowards, which didn't make sense. You could have a breakdown one second, then come to you senses the next and be the best soldier. They thought that there had to be a reason behind this. Cowards don't all of a sudden become brave, become a "coward" again, wash rinse and repeat. There had to be a reason. Of course we know now its a mental condition brought on by extreme stress of trauma.

    • @jsegovia
      @jsegovia Год назад

      That's not true, shellshock was understood to be quite similar to our modern day understanding to PTSD. The main difference that of course shellshock applied only to soldiers. Later we understood that anyone suffering trauma can undergo "shellshock" and thus necessitated a name change.

    • @user-of5xb3ki4c
      @user-of5xb3ki4c Год назад

      @@jsegovia What? That was the original understanding of what Shellshock was, during WWI, which that sailor probably served during, Shellshock was thought to be caused by the explosions. This is very well documented.
      Do you normally call people wrong while knowing nothing of what you're talking about? I mean, It's in the name. "Shell" "Shock". If he had a at the time, modern, understanding of it, he would have called it "Combat Fatigue"

  • @phil_j_c
    @phil_j_c Год назад

    It's a good film, but I like the original better.. great reaction though..

  • @chickendipper1620
    @chickendipper1620 Год назад +1

    Is there any films about WW2 from the Russian perspective you'd like to share? I know people suck when it comes to subtitles but there is this predominant narrative that the US won WW2 and it just simply isn't true. The western allies certainly helped, I don't mean to take away from that, but the Soviet Union did the heavy lifting. The eastern front was probably the worst place to be in all of human history and the Russians deserve more recognition for their service than they get. Russia won that war, and they took unimaginable losses to do it.

  • @jsegovia
    @jsegovia Год назад

    Yes, finally!

  • @SageVaughn
    @SageVaughn 7 месяцев назад

    She kinda look like the cash me outside girl

  • @YoureMrLebowski
    @YoureMrLebowski Год назад +2

    27:37 that _is_ beautiful. love to see your emotion.

  • @aaronrobinson1878
    @aaronrobinson1878 Год назад

    War is hell.

  • @YoureMrLebowski
    @YoureMrLebowski Год назад +1

    1917 (2019)