spurgeonryan said:
curl-6 said:
I have seen dozens of war films including Saving Private Ryan. I own hundreds of movies.
There is plenty of action in Dunkirk; ships are attacked from both the air and submarines, planes dogfight, a squad is cut down by Geman gunfire within a minute of the film opening.
I can care about these people because there are portrayed as realistic human beings, ordinary people caught up in an insane scenario. There is plenty of emotion, the film simply doesn't spell it out with over-the-top heartstring tugging. There was no time for them to grieve George, they were in a life-threatening situation. Peter clearly is upset by it though; he doesn't need to say anything; acting is so much more than just saying lines, his facial expession, his eyes convey his frustration and grief.
I feel like you went into the film expecting a different kind of movie. This isn't a blockbuster action film, it's an minimalist, almost abstract study of how people are affected by war.
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Your last sentence I can agree with. The trailers do not make us think that is what we are getting. At least that is not what I got from the trailers, because if I did I would have waited for DVD.
Speaking of Ryan, if you are grading it on action and intensity and realistic human beings like in Ryan, then you must grade Saving Private Ryan a 10 because it is leagues above in everything other than your minimalistic point.
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I actually never saw the trailers for Dunkirk, I saw it because my brother and a friend were going and invited me along, so I didn't go in with very specific expectations.
Saving Private Ryan is a brilliant film, but its a different kind of movie. SPR is more story-driven and gritty, Dunkirk is more impressionistic.
