Christopher Nolan’s ‘Masterclass’ WWII Movie

Christopher Nolan’s newest movie, Dunkirk, is just weeks away from opening, and based on early reactions, it’s sure to please the director’s large fanbase.

One of the most notable themes that have come out of the early reactions is just how little dialogue Nolan uses in the film. According to tweets from critics, Dunkirk isn’t about one specific soldier, but about the efforts of many and the lack of dialogue is used to focus on the visuals occurring on screen.

Dunkirk follows the intense battle between German soldiers and Allied troops that lasted 10 days between May 26 and June 4, 1940. The battle led to the evacuation of more than 330,000 allied troops.

A singular constant between all of the reviews was, naturally, how good Nolan’s cinematography is. This is the field where Nolan shines, as seen through Interstellar, Inception and the various Dark Knight movies.

DUNKIRK is fantastic. Truly thrilling from first to last second. A heartbreaking, heart-pounding, nail-biting offering. Nolan fans, rejoice.

— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) July 10, 2017

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

#Dunkirk is chaotic, relentless, thrilling & one of the most captivating movies you will see this year. A master class in craft. What a ride pic.twitter.com/7PUxG71KKZ

— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) July 10, 2017

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

#Dunkirk packs a wallop but VERY different Nolan movie. Def see on IMAX. Tom Hardy has 10 lines & is amazing. Harry Styles can act people!!! pic.twitter.com/uyG6rR0NV1

— Jason Guerrasio (@JasonGuerrasio) July 10, 2017

Can't wait to review "Dunkirk,' a mix of modern storytelling (interwoven timeframes), classic filmmaking (real Spitfire dogfights) #Dunkirk

— Stephen Whitty (@StephenWhitty) July 10, 2017

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

Dunkirk will be released on July 21.

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Its a Nolan film... Of course it's gonna be positive!

One of the greatest directors of all time. Never unimpressed whenever I see his stuff

I've watched and loved all of the Nolan movies, but I have absolutely no interest in this movie whatsoever.
If it really gets critical acclaim I might watch it, but the setting and the story are of no interest to me.

The trailers for this make it look really boring.

I'm a big Nolan fan, but one area where I don't know if people appreciste him enough is that he's one of only a few who truly shoots his films for the big screen. Every film looks great in theaters, obviously. But Interstellar and The Dark Knight and Inception all pack an emormous extra punch on the big screen, Interstellar in particular.

One of my favorite directors! Love just about everything he's done and I'm glad he's brought this event to film. Hopefully I will be able to check it out in the next month or so.

Any aliens or time travel in it? Not interested in a documentary.

But it's PG 13 and can't be a good WW II movie because of that after Cliffy B's logic.

I'm a big Nolan fan, so, I pretty much expect this film to be amazing as always.