“Dunkirk” goes on the same shelf with “Apocalypse Now,” “Platoon,“ ”Saving Private Ryan,“ and ”Braveheart.“ The only difference is that those four premiere war movies contain brief flashes of levity and even fun, whereas ”Dunkirk” is one long, sustained note of grim melancholy. This is not to warn you off—Christopher Nolan’s tour de force film was a must-see, a 2017 summer blockbuster, and definitely one of the best war movies ever made. You just can’t really call it entertainment, per se.
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Dunkirk’: Christopher Nolan’s Masterpiece on War
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By Mark Jackson
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