What Dunkirk Teaches Us About War

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024

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  • @mingusog7036
    @mingusog7036 6 лет назад +433

    That's the thing I really liked about this movie, and I'm glad you mentioned it: the fact that you never see a single German soldier (save for the end) the entire movie, yet their presence and power is felt throughout the entire movie. A force that you know is there and you know can hurt you, but you can't fight back against, almost like a demon. Really helped portray the feeling of helplessness.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +13

      That's a really good way to put it!

    • @richardphilpott1013
      @richardphilpott1013 6 лет назад +4

      Yeah, and IMO that's why Nolan didn't need to use CGI to recreate Dunkirk as it looked during the evacuation or to create the 300,000 soldiers trying to escape. He just needed to stick to the point. The Germans were bearing down on the Allies, and they could either surrender or try to escape. Of course, escape seemed impossible with the Luftwaffe constantly bombing them and the U-Boats sinking the British warships bringing the men home. Maybe they didn't actually cheer when the Little Ships came into the harbour in real life, but the movie conveys that sense of joy and relief in a moment when there was little to no hope.

    • @MrAsh1100
      @MrAsh1100 4 года назад +11

      @@richardphilpott1013 And one very important thing to remember. Its a movie, not a documentary, and its storytelling, not a stats sheet. Something about the negative criticisms always irks me is that they try to compare this movie as a documentary

    • @chrisd2051
      @chrisd2051 4 года назад +2

      True and like the whole time you know, almost instinctively that just in the distance over the smoke. They're there and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.

  • @ianharvey8025
    @ianharvey8025 6 лет назад +2172

    I like that there's no silly love stories to ruin it

    • @bladfadsfblaadsfsadf900
      @bladfadsfblaadsfsadf900 6 лет назад +35

      ian harvey dude! Pearl Harbor 11/10!

    • @ianharvey8025
      @ianharvey8025 6 лет назад +27

      Bladfadsf Blaadsfsadf awful movie

    • @bladfadsfblaadsfsadf900
      @bladfadsfblaadsfsadf900 6 лет назад +19

      ian harvey sarcasm? I think that movie is garbage.

    • @jofall91
      @jofall91 6 лет назад +8

      Bladfadsf Blaadsfsadf to be fair I thought you were serious too. This comment has me laughing 😂

    • @MelHyde
      @MelHyde 5 лет назад

      So true

  • @TNNATLIST
    @TNNATLIST 6 лет назад +1

    "there are no heroes in war, only survivors". what a quote. Great video. Subbed

  • @Werkvuur
    @Werkvuur 4 года назад +2

    This is easily my personal favourite Nolan film. The whole thing is a feast for the senses.

  • @totolino85
    @totolino85 4 года назад +3

    i've loved Dunkirk since the very first time I saw it , for me it's simply a masterpiece but I was never quite able to put down in words why . you did it for me :) thanks

  • @Amtran727
    @Amtran727 6 лет назад +2

    I loved this movie! Saw it twice in the theater and bought it on DVD. I think you summed up perfectly how various components were brought together to make this a really good film.

  • @chriswyatt9869
    @chriswyatt9869 4 года назад +3

    I still remember the first gun shots when watching it in the cinema. Thought I went deaf lol

    • @ezscootrr
      @ezscootrr 4 года назад +1

      Also the immersion. It's way better than 3D.

  • @OSEAN_AIR_DEFENSE_FORCE
    @OSEAN_AIR_DEFENSE_FORCE 4 года назад +1

    I don’t know why but I keep wanting to watch this again again and again

  • @livf891
    @livf891 6 лет назад +2

    I never expected for this movie to impact me as much as it did...

  • @seaworthysloth2375
    @seaworthysloth2375 4 года назад +1

    Hearing Churchill’s speeches gives me goosebumps

  • @Frserthegreenengine
    @Frserthegreenengine 3 года назад +1

    The more I watch this film, the more I love it and appreciate it for what it is. While the film does have it's problems with accuracy (especially with the lack of scale and scope of the event), a lot of people criticise it for the wrong reasons or don't really see the bigger picture.
    Also something that needs to be clarified. The filmmakers did not destroy real aircraft. In the end only five real aircraft were used, 3 Spitfires and 1 Spanish variant of the Bf-109, disguised to look like a German Bf-109 and a two seater trainer fitted with cameras to act as a stand in for exterior shots. All the aircraft that were "destroyed" were RC model aircraft.

  • @bobblehead7002
    @bobblehead7002 6 лет назад +2

    I’ll be honest, while watching this movie in theater some parts made me tear up from the sheer intensity and the fact that this kind of stuff actually happened

  • @SNIFFMYBADGER
    @SNIFFMYBADGER 5 лет назад +1

    My friend worked on set for Dunkirk in the special FX department. He told me a few interesting stories, such as Nolan would leave the extras on the beach in the cold for hours longer than they were supposed to, so he could get some really fed up, tired faces on camera. He also told me one day Nolan decided to strap an Imax to a plane and catapult it off a boat and into the sea, unfortunately, they left the divers who were meant to retrieve the camera on the beach, but luckily the managed to salvage it.

  • @fatbasterd5195
    @fatbasterd5195 6 лет назад

    This movies is an instant clasic! It's not a story, it's a journey. It's pure emotion. The moment I saw it I knew I would love to watch again in the future.

  • @domtubecom
    @domtubecom 6 лет назад +5

    Excellent piece of commentary.

  • @CasualJohn521
    @CasualJohn521 6 лет назад +2

    Another, seemingly underappreciated, war film that I think deserves more attention is Netflix's Original "Sand Castle." People say it is boring and just average, but I think they are missing the point of this movie. It is a commentary on modern war and is one of the better representations I've seen recently.

  • @ohpatriote5622
    @ohpatriote5622 3 года назад +1

    General Georg von Küchler, commander of the XVIIIth army of the Wehrmacht, entirely engaged around Dunkirk, this is taken from his war diary:
    "Despite our overwhelming superiority in men and hardware numbers, the french troops are counter-attacking in several places. I can't understand how those soldiers, sometimes fighting at one versus ten (or even one versus thirty in some areas), can find enough strength to assault us: this is simply amazing ! I see in those french soldiers the same energy than with the veterans of Verdun in 1916. For several days now, hundreds of bombers and guns are pounding the french defence. But, it's always the same thing: our infantry and panzers can't break through, despite some local and ephemeral successes. The french high command has very smartly set up his troops and artillery. I fear that the Dunkirk operation could be a failure for all of us: almost all the BEC and the biggest part of the french 1st Army will escape, because a few thousands of braves block the path to the sea. That's distressing, but that's it !
    Dunkirk brings the proof that the french soldier is one of the best in the world. The french artillery, already dreaded in 1914, demonstrates once more its efficiency. Our losses are terrifying: numerous battallions have lost 60% of their men, sometimes even more !
    By resisting ten days or more to our much bigger forces, the french army has accomplished, in Dunkirk, a superb achievement that you must pay tribute to.
    They have certainly saved Great-Britain from the defeat, by allowing the british professional army to reach the british coast."
    -
    General Franz Halder's diary, one of the chief of staff of the Wehrmacht:
    "May 18th 1940: the Führer still worries a lot about the southern flank. he's furious and claims that we take the best path to make the whole campaign fail ! The french troops never stops counter-attacking.
    May 21st 1940: that day starts in an extremely tense atmosphere: reports indicates a serious pressure on the northern flank of the IVth army. The VIth army faces a solid front.
    May 22nd 1940: our tanks, that are currently fighting in the south, have met a powerful enemy. Our panzerdivisionen suffer too many losses and attack without being required to. Stress is growing.
    May 23rd 1940: the losses for the tanks of our ten panzerdivisionen reach 50% ! The french resistance is fierce."
    -
    So what more beautiful homage than to receive it from its adversaries ...
    As for that of his so-called English or American allies ... like French : better not to talk about

  • @muhammadshofwan5309
    @muhammadshofwan5309 3 года назад +1

    It's SCARY AF. Especially those stuka siren

  • @csongorottodande9384
    @csongorottodande9384 5 лет назад +1

    I think it is important to mention that not seeing the enemy is another technique of creating tension.

  • @manueloliveras1608
    @manueloliveras1608 4 года назад +1

    Great analysis! I was thinking the same thing, but you put my thoughts into a great video. Good job!🙌🏼

  • @marveluosunderscoregal
    @marveluosunderscoregal 3 года назад

    Thank you for making this video and the explanation!

  • @RailPreserver2K
    @RailPreserver2K 4 года назад

    The one scene where the yacht Sundowner evacuates troops is referencing Titanic Survivor Charles lightollers efforts to help in the evacuation

  • @monkeydude3987
    @monkeydude3987 6 лет назад

    GREAT perspective and review! My wife and I saw this in the theater when it first came out - it was intense and immersive. I know they changed the stories to the film, but I think it all worked together to give the sense of urgency at the events they were portraying.

  • @harrybautista8212
    @harrybautista8212 6 лет назад +2

    Very Inspiring, And great wording. Impressive.

  • @raftaarsingh8892
    @raftaarsingh8892 3 года назад

    The collaboration between Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan make them something more special in Hollywood.

  • @wrylyturkeybaster67
    @wrylyturkeybaster67 4 года назад +1

    "all we did is survive, That's Enough".

  • @outwithjohn7038
    @outwithjohn7038 2 года назад +1

    I read the book and watched the movie and I do have to say it's on of my top 10.

  • @Thomas-dr9nn
    @Thomas-dr9nn 5 лет назад +1

    4:11
    2 big oof right there,
    1. The planes could not agree with an ideology, making them appear by the country of origin, not what people used them, so not Nazi aircraft, german aircraft
    2. They did not destroyed planes, they used RC planes instead, for example, the Ju87 diving to his death after the Spitfire took it out near the beach was a RC (cause there's no more surviving Ju87), as well as the He111 (no surviving planes as well).
    The plan was to crash a Hispano Buchon Ha1112, which is a spanish version of the Bf109, but because of the backlash it made, they crashed big RC instead, the 3 Buchon were sold to private collector by Platinum Fighter Sales, those were used as well for the Battle of Britain movie.

  • @jonnytheodorou7720
    @jonnytheodorou7720 6 лет назад

    The scenes where there is no score like 3 seconds gave such an impact

  • @jserrano51
    @jserrano51 5 лет назад

    I was on the edge of the seat the whole time. I loved it.

  • @jakethefinn2353
    @jakethefinn2353 6 лет назад +14

    8 dislikes were 8yr olds

  • @camward9293
    @camward9293 4 года назад +1

    He didn't destroy the airplanes, those were RC models that crashed. Do you really think anyone would actually let him crash a museum piece into the English Channel? And how would they do that? Drop it from the underside of a plane? Make it remote control? It's far easier to just use large scale RC models instead of the real thing for the shootdown scenes. Hell, when the Stuka crashes at the end of the film, you can clearly see that it's an RC plane. It doesn't create that big of a splash, and it looks very tiny compared to the mild waves on the water.

  • @olilea5522
    @olilea5522 4 года назад +1

    What got me at the end of the film was when the real WW2 veterans in the audience started crying during the credits. If a film can make the real survivors of WW2 emotional from realism, then its a damn good film

  • @TheCh1212
    @TheCh1212 5 лет назад

    I agree with OP's conclusion that Dunkirk is a movie about communal achievement, but, in analyzing Tom Hardy's character, I wouldn't go so far as to say that war is without its heroes. The pilot is a hero, and yes, he's a hero because of his allegiance to the whole, but he is a hero nonetheless.

  • @rutherhood5961
    @rutherhood5961 6 лет назад

    It’s about the event, not characters that’s what people missed, I think you made this point but I agree

  • @Z54
    @Z54 6 лет назад +1

    George's Death was sad

  • @MartinWhite1957
    @MartinWhite1957 4 года назад

    Yes people die in wars - of course - and never in Hollywood style - hence Private Ryan - reality as this film is - it is just wonderful that history is being recorded and reproduced as accurately as is possible for future generations to see and understand....

  • @howardbowen-RC-Pilot
    @howardbowen-RC-Pilot Год назад

    It taught me that the Spitfire Mk1 could glide for about 90 minutes no problem. Either that or the film was technically incorrect. Plus I preferred the 1952 film, also called Dunkirk.

  • @connorgolden4
    @connorgolden4 5 лет назад +2

    What an amazing film.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  5 лет назад +1

      Yes! Which Christopher Nolan film is your favorite?

    • @connorgolden4
      @connorgolden4 5 лет назад +1

      A Matter of Film The dark knight is such an iconic film and interstellar was quite the adventure but I must say Dunkirk takes the cake. Seeing it in imax was something else.

  • @srmohanty7460
    @srmohanty7460 6 лет назад

    my all time favourate interstellar and dunkirk. nolan rocks

  • @Integrelle
    @Integrelle 6 лет назад

    Question, was the soldier, near the beginning of the movie, who was burying someone and taking their clothes, was he a German or someone trying to escape their squad?

    • @seanjones2524
      @seanjones2524 6 лет назад +1

      He was a French soldier trying to survive.

  • @2idiotsandamicpodcast661
    @2idiotsandamicpodcast661 6 лет назад

    It could be argued that Tom Hardy's character was the stereotypical Hollywood hero. He sacrificed himself to save the ships and the men on the beach and was taken by the Nazis.

  • @NameNik223
    @NameNik223 6 лет назад +1

    You need more subs

  • @mohammadrezaazadi1208
    @mohammadrezaazadi1208 4 года назад

    Alas, how empty is our lives right now.
    Imprisoned inside our home, and if a war really happens, we will be wiped out without a chance to fight, whether it be nuclear or biologic or chemical bombing.

  • @ciaranspiano
    @ciaranspiano 6 лет назад +1

    It upsets me that you would reference Interstellars soundtrack as a conventional one. That's my only problem though, great video.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +1

      I don't mean to say that it's average. It's one of my favorite soundtracks. It has a conventional structure. Dunkirk's score is pretty much a constant rising tension that leads to "Variation 15", the only melodic piece besides the first part of the end titles. Interstellar's score has a basic narrative structure where you have ups and downs, themes for characters, and the combination of these two. I just want to add that the process of creating Interstellar's theme is not conventional at all. We might do something about Interstellar's score some day. Thanks for the feedback, awesome to hear you enjoyed the video!

  • @coolgie5651
    @coolgie5651 4 года назад

    Hollywood WW2 Movies: Nobody is being left alone.
    Actual reality: fuck this shit im out

  • @malfadan4455
    @malfadan4455 6 лет назад

    7:33 rupert grint

  • @katherinejanusch2328
    @katherinejanusch2328 5 лет назад

    It was definitely an awesome movie

  • @kylebuhay_
    @kylebuhay_ 5 лет назад +1361

    "That there are no heroes of war, only survivors."
    That really hit me hard.

    • @taistelusammakko5088
      @taistelusammakko5088 4 года назад +10

      But the ones in the front were heroes

    • @groovyshiveyeshiz8143
      @groovyshiveyeshiz8143 4 года назад +6

      @@taistelusammakko5088 yeah n the true heroes were the blacks and Indians who fought this war for the British...Fuck Winston Churchill and anyone who think he was great

    • @Leatum
      @Leatum 4 года назад +18

      @@groovyshiveyeshiz8143 typical edgy bullshit answer from someone who knows nothing, the answer is some much harder than if Churchill was great or not ? Your talking about a whole world at war at a time when so much was already wrong with planet.

    • @taistelusammakko5088
      @taistelusammakko5088 4 года назад +4

      @@groovyshiveyeshiz8143 i remember one german soldiers diary from the eastern front, he wrote that everyone there was a hero. I just kinda refferenced him in my comment.

    • @groovyshiveyeshiz8143
      @groovyshiveyeshiz8143 4 года назад +3

      @@LeatumI don't blame you dude ,cz you don't know nothing ...I know much more than they feed you dumb brains....I am telling you what they hid....why did not show any blacks or Indians in the movie

  • @Cryptic_
    @Cryptic_ 6 лет назад +1302

    Buys real planes and destroys them
    Respect for realism

    • @yeffweykins3283
      @yeffweykins3283 5 лет назад +43

      Except the "German" planes they used were either Spanish planes that were copies of the German designs or RC planes

    • @ajamcan7264
      @ajamcan7264 5 лет назад +13

      They just should’ve made replicas of all of the planes. They can work just like the real thing with no problem

    • @pocketwingman
      @pocketwingman 5 лет назад +38

      The German aircraft were Spanish aircraft, but they look pretty close to a 109.
      The Heinkel 111 was a remote control, since there are no more triple 1's.
      All the exterior shots of the aircraft were remote control aircraft.
      The "Spitfires" were actually two seater planes, the pilot at the front, and the character in the back.

    • @francisl7339
      @francisl7339 4 года назад +12

      @@pocketwingman Thanks for the clarification. Can't imagine burning a real "veteran" plane that experienced WWII for a film.

    • @suityboi2126
      @suityboi2126 4 года назад +4

      Dakotah Hutchinson they didn’t destroy any real planes, only models or rc planes

  • @leovanilla6833
    @leovanilla6833 6 лет назад +993

    When watching this movie, I felt like it was...an experience. Like you are in the moment, but just one moment of this war. Felt real. Grounded. Nolan is a damn fantastic director.
    Great video too.

    • @jasem8221
      @jasem8221 6 лет назад +6

      Emilio Vanilla Exactly! I don't see why one should compare it to any other movies or even Nolan's movies. It's truly a haunting yet magnificent experience. With all the cinematic universes going on in Hollywood, this is something we should treasure.

    • @pattheegreat
      @pattheegreat 4 года назад +1

      Indeed... Totally agree

    • @sethbennett617
      @sethbennett617 4 года назад

      @David McConville keep in mind that if a bomb lands within 15 meters of you you dont hear it. All you hear is a ringing . Because of the way sound waves work and the fact that if its close enough the air doesn't come in waves it just comes in 1 blast that compresses your eardrum completely and doesnt allow it to vibrate so therefore you dont hear it. That phenomena was discovered in ww1 when explosive shells were first truly put into use.

    • @arnaldogonzalez1678
      @arnaldogonzalez1678 4 года назад +2

      Watching it imax was one of my favorite memories in recent cinema

  • @miguelf.6827
    @miguelf.6827 6 лет назад +671

    The moment that i best remember because i got impacted was surprisingly the last pilot decision. As you said, this was a survival, the soldiers were desperate to leave the beach. Theres a moment when the RAF pilot looks at its fuel and realises that theres enought fuel to go home. He could leave the combat. Go home with his family. Sleep in his bed. But he turns back and goes to help his british brothers. He was above all of them, he could 100% survive. So he risked his life to save the poor soldiers and in the end he becames prisioner

    • @ardhendushannigrahi9493
      @ardhendushannigrahi9493 6 лет назад +31

      Miguel Fernández nice summing up. Tom Hardy's character is actually better than all of the others except the old man.

    • @1320crusier
      @1320crusier 6 лет назад +19

      He was a warrior. Warriors get everyone home by any means.

    • @controllerhead47
      @controllerhead47 6 лет назад +6

      German POW camps for officers (especially British airmen) are fucking pristine haha. Chances are the bed he'd get would be better than the one at home.

    • @kingjor09
      @kingjor09 4 года назад +27

      @@controllerhead47 You've spent too much time on 4chan

    • @flyrice1
      @flyrice1 4 года назад +7

      Miguel Fernández it’s True and You’re right but the good news is that the RAF Pilot actually didn’t get taken as prisoner or die but instead he was able to join the evacuation and return to Britain in real life

  • @starwarsroo2448
    @starwarsroo2448 6 лет назад +395

    Tom Hardy crashed his plane, with no survivors

    • @starwarsroo2448
      @starwarsroo2448 6 лет назад +14

      Ruzaini BinYusof of course, Dr Pavel refused our offer in favour of yours, we had to find out what he told you

    • @darthsidious4807
      @darthsidious4807 5 лет назад +7

      @@starwarsroo2448 He said nothing!

    • @marquisdelafayette1929
      @marquisdelafayette1929 4 года назад +13

      He didn’t have enough fuel to make it back if he wanted to continue fighting, so decided to keep going. When he runs out,
      He landed the plane and set it on fire (so the Germans couldn’t use it or see the tech ) and waited to be captured.

    • @starwarsroo2448
      @starwarsroo2448 4 года назад +7

      @@marquisdelafayette1929 woosh

    • @zpezar8532
      @zpezar8532 4 года назад +8

      Marquis de Lafayette They were all referring to his introduction scene as Bane in the Dark Knight Rises which Tom Hardy played as

  • @siamteatlantei7718
    @siamteatlantei7718 4 года назад +71

    Dunkirk: Realism, sad truth of war and struggles
    Hollywood: F L Y I N G T A N K

  • @jamie1968100
    @jamie1968100 6 лет назад +364

    Dunkirk is an absolute masterpiece.

    • @strangerui4009
      @strangerui4009 4 года назад +14

      It's a masterpiece of art. But sad fact is we don't get these movies very successful. Christopher Nolan made it succed

    • @Mattwon
      @Mattwon 4 года назад +9

      The Dunkirk spirit is still with us brits till we die

    • @paulwilkinson4073
      @paulwilkinson4073 4 года назад +3

      Mattwon2017-2 yes and that saying is still used today

    • @eriksmith5740
      @eriksmith5740 4 года назад

      It’s okay very visually stunning but there needed to be tension... even in the death scene it’s just a slow burn that at the end you’re like... and?

    • @Bruce-1956
      @Bruce-1956 4 года назад

      With container cranes in the background, modern ships, undamaged Dunkurk, etc. Hardly a masterpiece. The Godfather I, II, III are masterpieces, as are many other films, but Dunkirk, no.

  • @grokopf142
    @grokopf142 6 лет назад +472

    Great breakdown. I remember a lot of folks saying 'i wanted to know if this character was married, what his dreams were' etc etc like you mentioned but they just didnt get it. Great film.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +6

      Thanks, Viggo. Great movie, indeed.

    • @327legoman
      @327legoman 6 лет назад +6

      Viggo The Impaler Yeah but I imagine that's mainly US viewers who probably find it a lot harder build a mental image around each character. Nolan made sure to give each of them very 'stereotypical' appearances and voices. True showing and not telling which I don't think American viewers pick up on all that much. This alongside with the timing of Brexit also makes it 'seem' as though it's a film about and for British people. I'm not one to try and make things political and see politics when they're not there, but the timing of paying homage to the last time we left Europe in the name of independence and self government, being released just as we do the same once again is something which is hard to ignore. Would be one outstanding coincidence.

    • @grokopf142
      @grokopf142 6 лет назад +1

      jamie M I think I totally agree with you, the timing is pretty telling

    • @huwguyver4208
      @huwguyver4208 6 лет назад +13

      Yeah. I think think characterising the individual soldiers would have bogged down the pace of this movie. Not all films need to be, or should be, character driven. This was about the event.

    • @grokopf142
      @grokopf142 6 лет назад +4

      Huw Guyver that's exactly right

  • @FOXTROTALPHA2412
    @FOXTROTALPHA2412 4 года назад +54

    I think the moment at 7:02 is quite touching:
    The soldier says “all we did was survive”
    “That’s enough” is the old man’s reply.
    when you think about his age, it’s very likely he fought in the First World War, and he too “just survived” and faced a similar welcome, with people calling common soldiers “heroes”. He knows the realities of war, it’s true, there are only survivors, which is why that’s it’s enough. It’s survival, or nothing.
    EDIT: Forgot to say, you did a great job on the video. You know it's a good video because it makes you think and you hardly *realise* it's a great video. So thank you. You and Nolan and the soldiers of Dunkirk and everywhere.
    Survival is enough for me if it means someone's son, bother, father, husband comes home again.

  • @plartoota4584
    @plartoota4584 6 лет назад +174

    I interpreted that these characters could’ve been anyone. Any soldier or airman or civilian could’ve had stories like this. I thought each character representing each prospective was reperesenting the whole perspective through their characters

  • @EyebrowCinema
    @EyebrowCinema 6 лет назад +664

    Good analysis on how Dunkirk distinguishes itself from other war films and why that's important. Your emphasis on the lack of characterization is crucial to what makes the film tick. You mention Saving Private Ryan, and while that film is certainly a landmark, I think Dunkirk does an even better job conveying the frenzy of warfare. Where Private Ryan's battle scenes are intense and chaotic, the film is still structured around conventionally developed characters and a familiar "men on a mission narrative". Plus, the bookends with an elderly Ryan asking his family if he's a really good person moralize warfare a lot more than Nolan does.
    Anyway, great stuff. This is one of your most accomplished videos.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +4

      Eyebrow Cinema Thanks, Daniel! I'm still looking forward to your new videos :) Hey, is there any movie you'd like us to talk about?

    • @EyebrowCinema
      @EyebrowCinema 6 лет назад +3

      New stuff should be coming hopefully this week. I made a video essay that one of my profs used in class so now that that's over I'll be posting it soon. I was also slowed down by some computer troubles but they're resolved so I can get back to editing (at least when I'm not playing Dark Souls III again).
      As for a movie I'd like to see you tackle...as far as recent stuff goes, I'd be interested in a take on mother!, especially given the mixed reception. Plus I'd be interested in seeing you both tackle a full-on horror movie. Given your video on Se7en, it'd also be neat to see you tackle the other 90s horror/thriller about detectives chasing a serial killer; The Silence of the Lambs. But for the most part, just keep on keeping on. You both have yet to make a video I'm not interested in so I trust your future topics will still interest me.

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +2

      Eyebrow Cinema Cool! You too keep going, man. I'd really love it if you uploaded more often. Regardless, your videos are awesome.

    • @EyebrowCinema
      @EyebrowCinema 6 лет назад +5

      "I'd really love it if you uploaded more often". I would too. One new video will for sure be going up in the next two days. After that, I'm hoping to get something up relatively quickly, ideally within two weeks from now. Thanks for the kind words!

    • @jumpmanajf
      @jumpmanajf 6 лет назад +1

      Eyebrow Cinema I have to disagree with private Ryan having conventional character development . Only backstory we get is on Tom Hanks character. A lot of the characters are undefined much like the characters in Dunkirk

  • @AMatterofFilm
    @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +191

    What do you guys think of Dunkirk? Did you enjoy the video? Tell us more about what you would like to see in the next videos!

    • @leovanilla6833
      @leovanilla6833 6 лет назад +3

      A Matter of Film Have you done The Last Samurai? It's a beautiful film that displays Tom Cruise's acting on another level than his typical action hero persona. I think you should make a video on that.

    • @ShengTheCraftsman
      @ShengTheCraftsman 6 лет назад

      last scene of the plane burning is wasted they didn't even bother to make the engine, is just a burning shaft

    • @SineCordis
      @SineCordis 6 лет назад +2

      Great video! The $5m vintage plane being destroyed isn't true though, Nolan dismissed this in an interview. He would never do such a thing.

    • @AnonYmous-cf2ci
      @AnonYmous-cf2ci 6 лет назад

      Why does ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING have to be viewed through the lens of social justice? Cognizant of it, or not, this reeks of SJW interpretations of heroism.

    • @Bruce-1956
      @Bruce-1956 6 лет назад

      Container cranes in the background, undamaged buildings in Dunkirk, sparkly white teeth, train coupe, etc. etc. film is filled with 'errors'. Don't get me wrong, it was a entertaining film more so than anything from Trumpland. Maybe Nolan could try remaking 'the Dambusters', as I have just read that virtually nothing in the 1954 version is true, basically because it was still all 'top secret'. The way 'Nimrod' was ensconced in the music was excellent.

  • @ParzivalTheThird
    @ParzivalTheThird 6 лет назад +554

    That it’s really loud.
    Like, seriously, did anyone else see this in IMAX?

    • @lemarchedesbananes8082
      @lemarchedesbananes8082 5 лет назад

      Parzival yup

    • @a05odst62
      @a05odst62 5 лет назад +33

      Yea with my family, it was insane...
      When enigma played the whole cinema was cheering.
      Made me proud to be British!

    • @jaydens.2526
      @jaydens.2526 5 лет назад +1

      A05 ODST Why were you proud to be British?

    • @aerrow179
      @aerrow179 5 лет назад +13

      I watch it in a regular cinema and the first gunshot scared the crap out of me! I’ve never seen a film like Dunkirk.

    • @towersthetoad2161
      @towersthetoad2161 4 года назад

      no and i am so dissappointed i didn't know about this movie until it was too late

  • @michaelrennie1320
    @michaelrennie1320 6 лет назад +281

    Many people criticise the glorification of this event and describe it as a military failire. For me it can only be described as the valiant effort to get back up after being knocked down, we did not give in or give up. Unity prevailed.

    • @yamapopi
      @yamapopi 6 лет назад +6

      You are completely right, it was an amazing propaganda piece at the time to make believe that it is the British people that saved themselves. But the fact is that the vast majority of the soldiers were saved by french and British military vessels, only a small portion by french and English civilians ships, most of which had been requisitioned by the both the military without asking the owners.... There was no such thing as the wonderful sight of thousands of civilian ships heading towards Dunkirk while all the soldiers would cheer and scream of joy THAT NEVER HAPPENED. This is why Dunkirk the movie is a complete joke in terms of historical accuracy. It wants us to believe the same propaganda of the time that, indeed, was necessary for the British people to continue to fight in 1940, but do we have have to repeat these same lies nowadays by making a war movie with a simplistic narrative or should try to educate people by saying that history is complex?

    • @entspannter
      @entspannter 6 лет назад +8

      Besides that, Hitler ordered the tanks stopped instead of crushing the remnants, trusting the Luftwaffe instead;
      So a good portion of commandfailure from the german side also helped...

    • @nayten0324
      @nayten0324 5 лет назад

      Well put

    • @killergoose7643
      @killergoose7643 5 лет назад +3

      I see that criticism as the point of view of people who study history for statistics rather than stories.

    • @YinYangLogo
      @YinYangLogo 3 года назад +1

      @@entspannter Luckily for us, Hitler was actually a dogshit tactician. Even luckier for us, he didn't realize it.

  • @nelisezpasce
    @nelisezpasce 6 лет назад +66

    When you think about it, the movie also shows him going against the common criticism of too much exposition (and collaborating with his brother, because I have to mention that somewhere), relying instead on visual storytelling for fairly long periods. It's overwhelming how he's still evolving, from renting cheap apartments on Memento to crashing freaking airplanes on the same very ocean the story depicts. Bravo Nolan!

    • @re1010
      @re1010 6 лет назад

      Nelisez Pasce he crash replicas might I add. It more cheap to rent a messerschimt than to buy one, and it ain't to hard to find a rc plane to crash. That's how they used stukas, because there are so few left, let alone in flying order. The stukas were rc planes that were angled to look real.

  • @InfernalDreamGuitar
    @InfernalDreamGuitar 6 лет назад +24

    I almost had tears in my eyes at the ending. I gave it a full 10/10.
    I understood even when Nolan changed a bit the historical event. I really got his idea and I was like "yeah, bro, it's ok, you made this masterpiece, I get it that you have done it for cinematic purposes"

  • @thyrampantpigeon
    @thyrampantpigeon 6 лет назад +25

    All this is why I loved Dunkirk!
    It was more like an experience than a film, like you actually winced when you heard the Stukas coming in, you felt the claustrophobia as you were in the pitch black of the sinking ship.
    I remember watching a review about the film shortly after it was released and so many people were commenting on how they hated the lack of character development, the lack of action and so forth.
    It's a shame that so many people missed the point of the film.

    • @drummer9642
      @drummer9642 6 лет назад +4

      Right! I genuinely saw a review just saying "the characters didn't talk enough it was boring" and I was lost for words. I watched it in IMAX and it was the best cinema experience I've ever had I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through.

  • @recht_voor_zijn_raap5506
    @recht_voor_zijn_raap5506 6 лет назад +30

    Great analysis video and i completely agree ...
    The fact that the characters had no backstories, is because in a situation like portrayed in the movie nobody in the real world would talk about their lives back home ... Survival is their only priority (at any costs in some case) ... Too bad a lot of people didn't understand what Nolan tried to do...
    And this was a loveletter to the British and the "miracle of Dunkirk" .. don't forget: If the miracle didn't happen the Nazis would've annihilated the British army and there would never be an alliance between America and the British (and several other countries) ...no D-day... no liberation... Basically our world of today would look a lot darker in that scenario
    For me this movie was easily one of the (if not THE) best movies I've seen in the last 5 years ...

  • @andiebrown7792
    @andiebrown7792 6 лет назад +30

    I hate the usage of one word in this summary. "Hero". Heroic action and heroism is subjective, sure we have an idea of the war hero, but a hero isn't just one action. A hero is a person willing to go above the call of duty and self sacrifice, how they do this isn't important, it's the fact they did.

  • @colvinang2684
    @colvinang2684 6 лет назад +28

    1:45 -- "As the film progresses, something becomes apparent..."
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    ASPECT RATIOOOOOOOOOOO. Just trolling, great stuff.

  • @samcad-ho3ze
    @samcad-ho3ze 3 года назад +9

    The calmness that the pilots exhibited made the dramatic tension so much more intense. The dogfights blew me away and gave me chills.

  • @MackieLevyn
    @MackieLevyn 3 года назад +9

    “All we did is survive”

    • @chrisd2051
      @chrisd2051 3 года назад +4

      Sometimes..... thats enough

  • @AlexandruCarjan
    @AlexandruCarjan 6 лет назад +5

    This movie is fantastic in every way, people that don't like it are stupid and dont understant the message the movie transmits

  • @Andyb2379
    @Andyb2379 5 лет назад +2

    It’s fantastic film. As a Brit it captures something only a British person would understand. That spirit of carrying on when your back is up against the wall. There is always hope no matter how helpless things are. A bit like the Blitz spirit of all pulling together when needed.

  • @AiryFake
    @AiryFake 6 лет назад +24

    This channel feels like 5milion subs., but it has 27K. What the hack? :D

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +2

      Happy to see you enjoy our content :) 5 million..maybe in a few years...

    • @jiggajigjones8210
      @jiggajigjones8210 5 лет назад

      A Matter of Film good work.

  • @ReconFacks
    @ReconFacks 6 лет назад +203

    Dunkirk is my second favorite movie from all the Oscar nominee’s of this year. To me Dunkirk is such a beautiful crafted technical achievement, the way it was portrayed made it unique. Christopher Nolan deserves the Oscar for best director hands down. I foresee this movie being used as a study for better understanding of film making as a whole concept.

    • @therobulus
      @therobulus 6 лет назад +4

      Diego Wild West which is the first one?

    • @jakobrogers625
      @jakobrogers625 6 лет назад +1

      Diego Wild West Which one's your favorite?

    • @neonerfilms
      @neonerfilms 6 лет назад +1

      Diego Wild West First?

    • @jcy4rza
      @jcy4rza 6 лет назад

      What's your first?

    • @juanlulourido548
      @juanlulourido548 6 лет назад +1

      I’ve just watched it, maibe i’m not a good watcher, but fir me it was boring, i never felt dessperation or action, for example when the are on the beaches they look like 100 men and not more than 10k

  • @thereddiablo5957
    @thereddiablo5957 6 лет назад +35

    Underrated channel

  • @stephenconroy5908
    @stephenconroy5908 6 лет назад +28

    I really appreciate you describing it as a "love letter" to the British people, probably best exemplified by Zimmer's use of Elgar to match the ending of the film. It really was a moment in our history when it would have been easier to give in, and accept our lot. Instead, that generation dug deep, stuck together, and did what had to be done.
    To compare it with leaving with the EU is, as you and Nolan suggest, a nonsense (I've got no love for the EU but it's hardly the Third Reich!). But nonetheless, it is a reminder that when the chips are down, and when hope fades, we have this spirit in us.

  • @blakeb106
    @blakeb106 5 лет назад +3

    No, they didn’t not destroy real historical planes, that’s ridiculous, those are rc planes.

  • @KansasViking
    @KansasViking 6 лет назад +11

    This convinced me to take another look at Dunkirk. I love the analysis! Thanks for a great look a great film

  • @KC25572
    @KC25572 3 года назад +3

    This was the first movie in a long time that my sister and I watched together in theaters where we didn’t say a word to each other throughout

  • @Lucas-pw2ni
    @Lucas-pw2ni 6 лет назад +7

    I know that he used real boats and planes because a Dutch trainingboat of the “Koninklijke Marine” has used. And the scenes for the Spitfires has taken somewhere in the “IJsselmeer”.
    Sorry for my bad English I am Dutch.

  • @SirReelist
    @SirReelist 5 лет назад +4

    Love it! This is a great channel! The lack of character in Dunkirk is a common criticism of the movie. The character development in Nolan's films is one of my favorite attributes in his films, but the people in Dunkirk not having character worked well for me. That everything is just happening in the moment. It's a not typical Hollywood war hero story. It's Nolan's war story.

  • @HILAL19564
    @HILAL19564 3 года назад +4

    This movie will be recognized as a classic in the future. A true masterpiece.

  • @wtslimerick
    @wtslimerick 6 лет назад +18

    Lads your video essays are terrific. Keep up the amazing work!!!

  • @TheKilroyman
    @TheKilroyman 5 лет назад +2

    I watched Dunkirk with my dad sometime late last year, even gave up an online gaming session to do so. I did not regret it! A friend of mine later told me that he went to watch it in the cinema, and there was an old man sitting next to him, which turned out to be a Dunkirk Veteran! After the movie ended and everyone had left the theater, the Dunkirk Veteran pulled my mate aside and he said to him straight; "Young lad, what you saw in that movie is EXACTLY what I experienced when I was at Dunkirk!" Praise from a Veteran of the titular conflict tells you how much love and effort was put into making such an epic true story film!

  • @SuperDscruggs
    @SuperDscruggs 4 года назад +2

    Well this is MY favorite war movie.

  • @SlizkYT
    @SlizkYT 4 года назад +2

    Dunkirk is by far one of the best war films out there

  • @blackburnheart
    @blackburnheart 6 лет назад +13

    I watched it three times on IMAX.

    • @multifan1018
      @multifan1018 6 лет назад

      Khan Salvador Same

    • @davidjordan6281
      @davidjordan6281 6 лет назад +2

      So loud in the theater thought it was great like that

  • @kurtberliner7049
    @kurtberliner7049 6 лет назад +5

    Dunkirk departs so greatly from other war movies, and in my eyes, is akin to Private Ryan. They both show the horrors of war, and how much holywood gets WRONG about War. It is also akin to Jarhead aswell. Fear, feeling of Hopelessness, Chaos, pain, and death, all of what war is. And these movies show it almost perfectly.

  • @SStrandh
    @SStrandh 6 лет назад +15

    absolutely gorgeous. keep up the good work...

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +4

      Beat_Strandh PS4 Gamer Thank you! Will do.

  • @CanadianJock
    @CanadianJock 6 лет назад +9

    This video was so entertaining that 8 minutes felt like 1!! Nice job!!

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад

      Thanks so much CanadianJock!

    • @AiryFake
      @AiryFake 6 лет назад

      exactly what i was thinking right now :D

  • @G-MONEY1996
    @G-MONEY1996 4 года назад +2

    Dunkirk is a perfect example on what war was like back in the 1940s, so imagine if something like that occurred with today's military tech.

  • @barbarayarza5244
    @barbarayarza5244 6 лет назад +12

    This has been my favorite so far! Keep the great quality!

  • @zombie3beast822
    @zombie3beast822 5 лет назад +7

    Besides Saving Private Ryan, this is genuinely one of my favorite world war 2 films

    • @markwilliams2620
      @markwilliams2620 5 лет назад

      "So proudly we hail". Can't beleive they filmed it in '42.

    • @Aventsdor
      @Aventsdor 2 года назад

      Schindlers list>

  • @joshualoynes7408
    @joshualoynes7408 5 лет назад +2

    For me the only two things that lets this film down is that the streets of Dunkirk should be obliterated, even by that point the town of Dunkirk was utterly destroyed, and that the beaches are pretty much empty apart from a few lines of soldiers, in real life here were trucks, cannons, dead bodies piled up, piles of rifles, horses being shot, people just sat on the beach accepting there fate, the beaches of Dunkirk were filled with equipment.
    Also this review is fantastic but Nolan did not buy historical to then blow up, those shots were achieved with large models and also when you describe the aircraft and soldiers as “Nazi” planes and “Nazi” soldiers, that’s not what they were called, you should just call them Germans, remember the fact that most of the German Army did not agree with the Nazi regime, just letting you know so you don’t make the same mistake!

  • @TrueCanad1an
    @TrueCanad1an 4 года назад +2

    Great movie, my 2 cents on Dunkirk as I see it has a tribute to the civilian population of worn torn country. The British people went forth to France in civilian boats with no escort or fire arms to defend themselves. The moment they started transporting troops they became a military target but that did not bother them one bit

  • @Nero-ox5tw
    @Nero-ox5tw 5 лет назад +2

    I loved how many of the men treated each other like shit. Full of dirty looks, inconsiderate mannerisms, bad language and selfishness. A perfect representation of men that are scared, hungry, alone, shocked and desperate to leave. No stupid camp fire stories and back stories on how good life is back home. All the men are very closed and don't say anything because they don't want to become attached to someone that could be dead 2 hours later. Very scary when the men on your side seem like complete strangers. A fantastic film in my view.

  • @hondacivic8222
    @hondacivic8222 4 года назад +2

    Your knowledge of film is great but your knowledge of how THIS film was produced and history is pretty poor.

  • @Simon74
    @Simon74 6 лет назад +8

    Good video!
    I loved the movie, especially in Dolby Atmos, it really added alot to it.

  • @Noah-pq8rv
    @Noah-pq8rv 6 лет назад +36

    Another Great Video about another great movie. Keep it up!

    • @AMatterofFilm
      @AMatterofFilm  6 лет назад +2

      Kylo Ben As always, thank you for your support!

  • @suityboi2126
    @suityboi2126 4 года назад +2

    There were no vintage *german* planes were destroyed, it was only models or rc planes that were destroyed.
    Btw it’s *germans* not *nazis*