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That was an interesting read, especially this part: I would say that Nolan failed in that respect, because the structure of the film is exactly what a lot of people were criticizing and getting hung up on. The structure doesn't bother me, personally, since using convoluted time structures is...

There is that, but it never really feels like a week has passed. To me, it is difficult to show the passage of three different time periods within the same film without always providing some cue as to when the events are taking place. Telling someone at the beginning of the segment that the...

Regarding the time structure of this film. I think part of the confusion comes from the fact that although he tells people that the various parts take place over different time periods, the actual overlaps, flashbacks and editing of the film leaves one with the impression that everything really...

I think part of the small scale derives from Nolan's decision to use as little CG as possible. There are not many flying Spitfires left. It is probably a feat to get thtee of them together. The Me109 is what surprised me. I didn't think there were any of those left flying at all. He...

The issue i found with the BGM is that it felt.repetitive after awhile. During the sinkings, there was that rising tone, illusory I.suppose, that transitioned to some sort of repetitive white.noise that became irritating because it felt like it was overpowering and wiping out all of fhe other...

I don't really get the confusion regarding the "The Mole" title card. It is pretty well made clear that the mole is referring to the docking area with the artificial breakwater. I mean, the Navy officer makes it pretty clear when he tells his men to push the sinking hospital ship off the mole...

Watching this film in 70mm IMAX puts it on a whole different level as far as a visceral experience goes. I still have issues with the film as noted before; although, with a couple of modifications: one positive and one negative. However, I have to say that there is really only one way to really...

That should have been wall sized, not well-liked. I hit reply by accident and it wouldn't let me cancel it without writing a response if anyone wonders why I replied to my own post.

I wouldn't go that far. It is more a casual interest to see what it looks like in the aspect ratio that it was meant to be seen in. Also, this is really the only H'wood movie that I believe really needs to be seen on an IMAX screen due to the extensive amount of IMAX footage in it. Being...

I've decided to drive to Edmonton to see the 70mm IMAX version of this film. I'm curious to see what it is like in its intended aspect ratio. If I have time I may go to the 3D IMAX theatre there as well. It looks like a 3D film about D-day is being played there.

This would indicate that the film is being viewed by an audience of fans since you state "in recent years". Applause at the end of the film from a general audience is not analogous to applause from fans of a film. I know at my viewings of this film there was no audience applause; however, During...

Pretty hard to keep criticizing the film's qualities after reading that.

That is a good point. I have to admit it never really felt like I needed to root for him. I never really thought he would be in any danger of getting killed. He was too good of a pilot. Edit: Sorry. Decided that I should spoiler that. I think it is still too early to be giving away details.

Last night, I was going to see "Baby Driver", but missed the start time by twenty minutes, so I decided to go to this film for a second time which is rare for me nowadays. The second time around I went to a late showing and was able to sit approximately in the middle of the theatre where I...

The film tells me that. You are right though. It isn't Black and White. There were other factors in the mix. They were allies and I never said they were abandoning them; although, by the grace of God, they never reached the point of having to consider that option. Had it reached that point then...

I don't think the Titanic example is analogous as depicting First Class getting rescue priority in that film was a stand-in for any class getting rescue priority over steerage passengers. Steerage passengers were considered the dregs, little more than cattle, so counterpointing the very top with...

You mean the Brits didn't complain about U571 and Americans rewriting a British accomplishment as their own? Okay. That was my point. That people, no matter who they are, will complain if a film, book or whatnot ignores or apropriates their place in a historical event that they were a part of...

I'm pretty sure the British would have been howling foul if a French director would have globally released a film about Dunkirk that virtually ignored British involvement in the event. The same guy, in that article, flippantly telling the French to make their own movie probably would have...

In terms of a big historical event, involving two nations and the National pride that goes along with it, there is a big difference between a throwaway expository line and actually showing something. In some circles an expository line like that may be seen as more of an insult than doing and/or...

:laugh: I understand why they did it that way. I don't have an issue with that. My only issue is that they should have acknowledged where the roots of that story really came from. Although, I'm sure there are a lot of Canadians that didn't mind it becoming an American story as the real thing...

The French have a legitimate beef, but it could always be worse. At least they were mentioned in the film. The story could have been appropriated and turned entirely into another country's history with no mention of whose story it actually was, like Gold did.

The dialog in the standard version of the film seemed pretty understandable to me. I don't recall finding it hard to make out what was being said, considering how little dialog the film had, it might be different for the IMAX version.

I don't know what it was about this film, but, while I found it watchable, I just didn't find it powerful. It wasn't moving to me on any level. Maybe it was due to Nolan's choice to focus on just depicting the event without focusing on any real character development. Maybe it was due to his...

Well, I'm two for two in films that I expected more from. This one is the exact opposite of Valerian in that the BGM is the star of this film. Although, I found the constant crescendoing to create tension rather repetitive, I also have to say that it did its job well. Without the music, this...

I'll be seeing this tonight, but shooting films in a format that is available only in a few large cities annoys the hell out of me.