patsylabrador Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I saw this film today. I think it must be one of the most powerful films I have watched. I read a review which said it's like being put in a pressure cooker and the lid being shut tightly. It's filmed in such a way that it looks like footage that you would see in the RAF museum or the Imperial War Museum. The acting was superb and one of my favourite actors was in it. Mark Rylance. You can hear strains of Nimrod all through and there's this sort of orchestral ticking. Some of the scenes are terrifying and heartbreaking but i would highly recommend it. I have never watched or read anything which made me feel so acutely what our soldiers went through during the evacuation. That generation really was very strong especially so soon after WW1. It's rated 12a and theres no gore so good for young people to watch. Did anyone read Dolphin Crossing when they were little? I remembered that story while I was watching the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 God to hear that you like it Jude, we're going to see it on wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sil-El Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 This is one I definitely want to see. For one thing Kenneth Branagh is in it but also because the music is by Hans Zimmer who is always reliable and the bits I've heard already are just amazing. I have a week off in early August so I think I may take a trip to the local flea pit........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 I think this is the best yet by Hans Zimmer. I downloaded the soundtrack. Supermarine is breathtaking. Of course it depends on your particular taste but I keep listening to it over and over very loud with headphones. What they did with Nimrod is so emotional too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 PL, do you think this might be suitable for 'youngsters' ES is soooo nearly 13 and YS 9 but a bit sensitive? My dad's dad (so their great grand dad) was rescued from Dunkirk and I am keen to show them what life was really like before this somewhat 'selfie' age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 There was a mum and her son aged about 10 next to us. It's uncompromising but I think it's quality is that it tells the story in such a stark fashion. I'm thinking back and think I would not have taken my kids to the cinema to see it but would have waited for the DVD to watch it at home where i could guage their reactions better. It might sound boring but i think i would have used the film as a learning tool. Btw the national army museum next to Chelsea barracks and Chelsea pensioners is brilliant and does great interactive open days and I absolutely love RAF museum Hendon which avoids London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Plus Soapdragon, please try to watch the film for yourself. It had a profound effect on me and two of my (grown) boys. It is as close to a documentary as is possible to get. There are no back stories, it is simply about the evacuation, the tommies portrayed represent any soldier including your grandad, and just the thought that your grandad was there does me in. I don't know whether to recommend it to ES, I think his personal history would make it painful to watch. That said, veterans that were there have been to see it with the actors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Thanks, PL. I know that OH will want to see it so we may try and sneak off without the boys otherwise will def get it on DVD - good thinking to save the DVD for the boys so as to see how they react. Certainly my grandma claimed that gramps was never the same person after he came home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sil-El Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I think this is the best yet by Hans Zimmer. I downloaded the soundtrack. Supermarine is breathtaking. Of course it depends on your particular taste but I keep listening to it over and over very loud with headphones.What they did with Nimrod is so emotional too. Supermarine makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Listening to Nimrod now - absolutely gorgeous. I think I agree, this is easily Zimmer's best soundtrack to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Just got back from seeing Dunkirk - amazing and very emotional film, and as others have said, told in a documentary style. I would watch it at home with the boys so that you can guide them through it and provide some back-story too Soapy; there are some pretty harrowing moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
