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Best Picture Birb- Dunkirk

Dunkirk
Starring: Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy
Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan
US Release Date: July 21st, 2017
Most Recent Viewing: March 3rd, 2018
Image Credit: movieposter.com

 Nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Director (Christopher Nolan) and Best Picture, Dunkirk tells the story of Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of British soldiers from Dunkirk Beach during World War II in 1940. 

 Told from three different perspectives from land, sea, and air, it also interweaves its story over one hour, one day, and one week. By air, we see the one-hour perspective of a team of fighter pilots led by Tom Hardy as they attach German planes. By sea, we get the one-day look at Mark Rylance's journey from Britain to Dunkirk, where he is going in his personal boat with his son and friend to pick up British soldiers. By land, we follow different soldiers as they try to evacuate the beach over the course of a week.

 Personally, I found the time jump to be unnecessary but Nolanesque. However, this is a minor quibble, as the film is beautifully shot, well acted, and intense. Nolan proves that you can make an effective war film and not have it have to be a hard R bloodbath. You may not get connected to any one character, but the connection with the overall story will leave you on the edge of your seat. 

 Dunkirk is rated PG-13 for war violence. What are your thoughts? Follow me at twitter.com/moviebirb or facebook.com/moviebirb and leave your comments. 

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