Dunkirk: First Reactions to Chris Nolan's War Movie Just Went Online
Christopher Nolan made a name for himself by redefining the superhero movie genre with The Dark [...]
The Big Hype
Steve "Frosty" Weintraub at Collider has the following glowing praise to share about Nolan's war Movie:
Dunkirk is edge of your seat filmmaking that’s fully realized in @IMAX. Can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like it. See this in IMAX! pic.twitter.com/7F10lnBB5U
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) July 10, 2017
Also ‘Dunkirk’ is another brilliant collaboration between Nolan & @HansZimmer. The way he mixes in a ticking clock with score is nail biting pic.twitter.com/3lRSs3upPI
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) July 10, 2017
Silent But Thrilling
Anna Klassen of Bustle points to how Dunkirk uses sound and music over dialogue in order to create it's thrilling atmosphere:
DUNKIRK relies on v little dialogue, but is entirely impactful. We all know what happened on that beach, but Nolan's take is worth visiting.
— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) July 10, 2017
Yes, DUNKIRK relies heavily on sound of an increasingly fast ticking clock to build suspense. It may be a cheap trick, but it's effective AF
— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) July 10, 2017
Character Flaws
Christopher Nolan catches flack fro being a cerebral director who sometimes lacks heart - a sentiment that boils down to a lot of the characters in his films (see: Interstellar). While Dunkirk is receiving a lot of praise, Eric Eisenberg of Cinemablend still sees some character flaws:
Dunkirk is thrilling, beautiful & a must in 70mm IMAX - but it's also hard to ignore that it has zero distinctive personalities/characters.
— (((Eric Eisenberg))) (@eeisenberg) July 10, 2017
Crowd Splitter
Entertainment personality Alicia Malone thinks that Dunkirk will split viewer - especially those who aren't really prepared for the movie's "silent film" approach:
DUNKIRK: intense! 3 intercutting stories on 3 time frames. Almost a silent film, w/ incredible score. May be divisive. I LOVED. See 70mm! pic.twitter.com/E6Xga21Skm
— Alicia Malone (@aliciamalone) July 10, 2017
Hardy Power
Entertainment reporter Kara Warner has similar praise as others for Dunkirk, with one notable distinction: putting the spotlight on Nolan's new go-to man, Tom Hardy, who is said to have barely any spoken lines of dialogue in the film:
#DunkirkMovie is great. Beautiful, heart-pounding action sequences, a killer score, solid acting talent & handsome. A great history lesson
— Kara Warner (@karawarner) July 10, 2017
And my Tom Hardy bias is strong but hot damn, Mr. Nolan knows how to light our man in the best, that-is-a-goddam-hero, fashion #DunkirkMovie
— Kara Warner (@karawarner) July 10, 2017
Photo Credit: Warner Bros Entertainment / Melinda Sue Gordon
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