Dunkirk Review

I love when a movie goes beyond their traditional notion of setting plots, background, past, future and boldly focus on the present to achieve something truly mesmerizing. Last time I had such feeling was Mad Max. The feeling continues with Dunkirk.

The movie hooked me from the first scene. The effects feel real rather than CGI based. Found out later that Nolan spends $5 million on a vintage Luftwaffe plane in order to crash it. The scenes were visually stunning. The chronology of 3 narratives was impressive (yes this is a movie, not a documentary, so don’t complain it was unnecessary). There is a constant nerve-racking tension throughout and watching it in IMAX feels like in the middle of war zone.