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re: 'Dunkirk' Discussion Thread - Spoilers
Posted on 7/21/17 at 8:59 am to MajorTiger
Posted on 7/21/17 at 8:59 am to MajorTiger
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The complaints about the movie lacking character development miss the mark, IMO. I don't think it's unintentional that the only characters that get any sort of development are Mark Rylance and his son. Having 30-45 minutes of exposition would have detracted from the movie. I love how they throw you right in from the first scene.
Some stories have a built in advantage in terms of getting you to care about the characters. A bunch of young soldiers trying to escape the Nazis is one of them.
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Posted on 7/21/17 at 9:10 am to ohiovol
I also love how they contrasted the reactions of the survivors, their superiors, and those back home. People in England were relieved and greeted the survivors like heroes, and the officers who feared for their soldiers were also visibly happy. However, it was clear the young soldiers weren't sharing in the joy. They had just been driven out of continental Europe and failed in their objective, so it makes sense that they didn't necessarily feel like heroes.
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