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Movie Debate: Dunkirk vs 1917
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:14 pm
I’ll go with 1917. It’s a more complete movie in my opinion.
Dunkirk is good but it never reaches the highs of 1917 nor does it have the emotional resonance of 1917. Also, as has been pointed out, for an epic battle movie,Dunkirk feels small scale.
Dunkirk is good but it never reaches the highs of 1917 nor does it have the emotional resonance of 1917. Also, as has been pointed out, for an epic battle movie,Dunkirk feels small scale.
This post was edited on 4/21/26 at 6:15 pm
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Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:17 pm to athenslife101
Honestly thought dunkirk was forgettable
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:27 pm to athenslife101
1917
Dunkirk was pretty average
Dunkirk was pretty average
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:36 pm to athenslife101
1917 was a memorable theater experience.. felt like I’d been squeezed tight for 2 hours and could finally exhale with the credits rolling
Dunkirk was good and some cool scenes but I don’t think I’ve rewatched it since and don’t really care to do it now
Dunkirk was good and some cool scenes but I don’t think I’ve rewatched it since and don’t really care to do it now
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:48 pm to athenslife101
2019 was a fantastic year for movies. I had 1917 as the best movie of that year. It blew me away seeing it in theatre. I need to see Dunkirk again. Went on release night but didn’t buy my tickets ahead of time and ended up having to sit in the front row with my neck breaking. Completely took me out of it
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:53 pm to cfish140
Dunkirk did not meet the hype sadly. 1917 is incredible
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:59 pm to athenslife101
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I’ll go with 1917. It’s a more complete movie in my opinion.
Tom Hardy's bit as the pilot that wouldn't give up was the highlight of Dunkirk and it did feel disjointed. Like a series of small events stitched together. 1917 had a unified plot and arc for the main character and a great ending. As I said in an earlier thread, OUATIH (July), Parasite (Oct.), and 1917 (December) was one hell of a three movie series for me.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:02 pm to Lawyered
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1917 was a memorable theater experience.. felt like I’d been squeezed tight for 2 hours and could finally exhale with the credits rolling Dunkirk was good and some cool scenes but I don’t think I’ve rewatched it since and don’t really care to do it now
My exact thoughts.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:20 pm to athenslife101
Dunkirk’s trailer is better than the movie
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:47 pm to rebelrouser
quote:Because it is. It’s multiple storylines that take place over different timeframes, which are stitched together until they converge.
Like a series of small events stitched together.
1917 for me. Both are good movies, but that one was a much more unique experience and impressive.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:50 pm to athenslife101
I like Dunkirk overall as a solid war movie. 1917 is far and away the better movie. Storytelling, editing, score, acting, action are all better than Dunkirk. 1917 was my best movie of the year that year. Never a dull moment in that movie and never got bored watching it.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:52 pm to athenslife101
Dunkirk is good
1917 is an illusion of a technical gimmick, and its "substance" amounts to showy cameo fest.
1917 is an illusion of a technical gimmick, and its "substance" amounts to showy cameo fest.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:11 pm to athenslife101
Easiest question this board has asked in a long long long time. And the answer is 1917.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:36 pm to athenslife101
Very different movies. Hard to compare. Dunkirk has amazing pace and is very tight. 1917 being one long shot made it special.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:47 pm to athenslife101
1917 is 10x the movie Dunkirk is
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:56 pm to Jay Are
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Dunkirk is good 1917 is an illusion of a technical gimmick, and its "substance" amounts to showy cameo fest.
Hot take is hot.
I like both but 1917 is a better film overall.
Dunkirk is a stitching of 10 different true(ish) stories together in one day.
1917 is one fictional story happening among 100 true ones in a single day.
This post was edited on 4/21/26 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:04 pm to The Egg
quote:
Honestly thought dunkirk was forgettable
Same. I was severely disappointed.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:26 pm to Jay Are
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1917 is an illusion of a technical gimmick, and its "substance" amounts to showy cameo fest
Oh shiiit!
Off the top rope
I support this contrarian take
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:26 pm to athenslife101
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1917
A poster above said Dunkirk felt small scale and I agree. The maximum number of ships they had onscreen at once was like 5. That felt like a travesty.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:30 pm to athenslife101
Dunkirk was very overrated. The whole move is people waiting for a plane to fly over
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