Dunkirk: History is racist!
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Dunkirk: History is racist!
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"In a time where literally every single thing is offensive, it should come as no surprise to you that Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Dunkirk, is now being criticized for a lack of gender and racial diversity.
A review from USA Today’s Brian Truitt, which is a mostly positive review, actually said the following:
“…the fact that there are only a couple of women and no lead actors of color may rub some the wrong way.”
Because you know, forget history.
"In a time where literally every single thing is offensive, it should come as no surprise to you that Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Dunkirk, is now being criticized for a lack of gender and racial diversity.
A review from USA Today’s Brian Truitt, which is a mostly positive review, actually said the following:
“…the fact that there are only a couple of women and no lead actors of color may rub some the wrong way.”
Because you know, forget history.
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It sounds to me like the person was just predicting the inevitable, not themselves complaining about it.
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I hope so.
Ever see the old Dambusters? They changed the dog's name to "Blacky" in the remake. Reminds me of my youngest daughter, who has a bit of a mouth on her. She said "why should I say 'frikking' around Sara's Dad when he actually knows I mean 'fucking'?"
Ever see the old Dambusters? They changed the dog's name to "Blacky" in the remake. Reminds me of my youngest daughter, who has a bit of a mouth on her. She said "why should I say 'frikking' around Sara's Dad when he actually knows I mean 'fucking'?"
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Here's the last para of the USA Today review, the preceding was overwhelmingly positive.
I think he's just covering the PC bases.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/mov ... 482574001/The trio of timelines can be jarring as you figure out how they all fit, and the fact that there are only a couple of women and no lead actors of color may rub some the wrong way. Still, Nolan’s feat is undeniable: He’s made an immersive war movie that celebrates the good of mankind while also making it clear that no victory is without sacrifice.
I think he's just covering the PC bases.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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The out of sync timeline is an indication in my view that Nolan realises that audiences are not as dumb as Hollywood assumes. I thought it worked well even if it was unusual. The film, which I saw last Friday was terrific. Superb even.
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Haven't seen it yet, I want to see the 70mm cut but that's up in Tampa. Don't know if I can be arsed to drive an hour and a half. I think you need to see something like that on the big screen.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Funnily enough, looking it up, while no SJW-types have come out and complained, there are loads of "satire" articles from MRA-types.
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Not everybody needs that. I can immerse myself totally into a film on a small screen. In fact, looking at a two metre high face during a close-up distracts me by its sheer size. As long as the sound system is good and the aspect ratio is as originally filmed (that is not pan and scanned) I'm happy.laklak wrote:I think you need to see something like that on the big screen.
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If you want to see it large you can always just sit closer to the screen.
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The film should be a big success in this country, we celebrate nothing more highly than plucky losers.
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I haven't seen the movie, so I'm not certain exactly what out of sync timelines means, but I've been watching Westworld and it's timelines are definitely out of sync. And it annoys the shit out of me. Is 'out of sync' timelines now a thing? I hate when alternative techniques become a fad.Rum wrote:The out of sync timeline is an indication in my view that Nolan realises that audiences are not as dumb as Hollywood assumes. I thought it worked well even if it was unusual. The film, which I saw last Friday was terrific. Superb even.
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pErvin wrote:I haven't seen the movie, so I'm not certain exactly what out of sync timelines means, but I've been watching Westworld and it's timelines are definitely out of sync. And it annoys the shit out of me. Is 'out of sync' timelines now a thing? I hate when alternative techniques become a fad.Rum wrote:The out of sync timeline is an indication in my view that Nolan realises that audiences are not as dumb as Hollywood assumes. I thought it worked well even if it was unusual. The film, which I saw last Friday was terrific. Superb even.
Jonathan Nolan, writer of Westworld, and Christopher Nolan, writer and director of Dunkirk, are brothers.
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It isn't a spoiler to say that the film is split into three broad chunks, Land, Sea and Air. The overall story isn't developed in a completely linear fashion. Nolan occasionally jumps back to an event in one of those three chunks that happens at an earlier - or later point in the overall story. It works even if it is a bit unusual.pErvin wrote:I haven't seen the movie, so I'm not certain exactly what out of sync timelines means, but I've been watching Westworld and it's timelines are definitely out of sync. And it annoys the shit out of me. Is 'out of sync' timelines now a thing? I hate when alternative techniques become a fad.Rum wrote:The out of sync timeline is an indication in my view that Nolan realises that audiences are not as dumb as Hollywood assumes. I thought it worked well even if it was unusual. The film, which I saw last Friday was terrific. Superb even.
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The timelines are one week on land, one day at sea, and one hour in the air. They run concurrently and meet up, supposedly.
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