OricWindstar
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Man, that looks dope. It's going to be a visual masterclass at the very least.
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New Dunkirk trailer
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AdventureRacing
Member
Out of the 5 movies you listed at least 3 of them have the potential to perform really poorly. I agree that Dunkirk could disappoint at the box office though. I'm not sure what qualifies a movie as a bomb but I'm not sure it will be that much of a failure.
lightskintwin
Banned
I mean I think Valerian is going to bomb here too, but I think it's got more appeal to the younger demographic and women than Dunkirk does and they both open at the same time. I don't think Dunkirk brings a lot of the older generation either due to lack of interest in a battle most Americans probably are unaware of, and more importantly it doesn't involve us. LOL
I'm certain Dunkirk's budget is massive because Nolan's salary alone was 20 million.
Insane Metal
Member
Me too, unfortunately.
Messofanego
Banned
The 5 minute sequence that they showed in cinemas was straight up action with barely any dialogue, and he has said he's going for a more focused visual approach rather than lots of exposition like in his other movies. I'd love if this became the Fury Road of WW2 movies.
Discotheque
Banned
Should have just released something similar to the IMAX preview but in trailer length/2.5 minutes
That clip they showed in front of rogue one was incredibly tense
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
70 page script. Interesting.
The cinematography, color use, and atmosphere are all just amazing.
The cinematography, color use, and atmosphere are all just amazing.
Zelenogorsk
Banned
Looks alright but after Inception, TDKR, and Interstellar I'm a bit worried. I'm not sure I can pin it down exactly but Nolan movies as of late have felt bloated and self indulgent. I hope this movie brings back the Nolan that directed The Prestige and The Dark Knight.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Hm, I think the movie could be good but that trailer was cut pretty badly. It was like they were trying to fit the movie into the trailer's tone rather than the other way around. Wasn't natural.
mocolostrocolos
Member
I have no idea what this movie is about.
Better than the previous trailer(s?), at least. Always in for anything Nolan, but I wasn't really excited about this until the GAF impressions of the IMAX Rogue One prologue thing came out, with people saying that it's more of a high tension thriller than what it seemed like from the trailers. Sounds awesome to me.
Herr Schwarz
Banned
We got a spot of bother across the channel old boy. Turns out the gerries are on their way and our boys don't have any boats to get them out of that pickle in time.
Aw well what we can do guvnor, is the locals in the towns can put up their boats in some jolly cooperation to help those brave warriors old chap.
jolly good idea, and it can also be a theme of unity and coming together for the shit munchers to chomp on, rather poignant during these dark times of political division.
oh, genius old chap.
Aw well what we can do guvnor, is the locals in the towns can put up their boats in some jolly cooperation to help those brave warriors old chap.
jolly good idea, and it can also be a theme of unity and coming together for the shit munchers to chomp on, rather poignant during these dark times of political division.
oh, genius old chap.
Fancyarcher
Member
Looks solid. I'm sure the battle sequences will be spectacular, the trailer was apparently all over the place though, I'll admit, although that's probably just a case of the film being of a more of an ensembled piece then anything.
ExtremePopcorn
Member
I guess I can see how Gort's retreat to Dunkirk can be controversial from a French or Belgian view but it was necessary to save the BEF from total destruction.
The Dunkirk evacuation made a crushing defeat slightly less crushing but it did provide a moral boost and possible saved Churchill from being removed as PM and replaced with someone who preferred peace to fighting.
Psychoward
Banned
I liked the first trailer a lot better tbh
Also makes me sad that Nolan uses Interstellar as his claim to fame now instead of The Prestige, Memento or even Inception. Oh well.
Also makes me sad that Nolan uses Interstellar as his claim to fame now instead of The Prestige, Memento or even Inception. Oh well.
True Savior
Member
Dunkirk evacuation.
Psychoward
Banned
I think you're delusional putting all of those movies except Spiderman before a new Nolan movie lol
Hm. Fury Road had 3 central characters representing different "groups" or backgrounds, so to speak. Max, the loner, Furiosa, the slave and Nux, the turncoat. They begin their respective journeys separately until their paths intersect in one giant, feature-length conflict.
Likewise, in Dunkirk, you have the pilot played by Hardy, the civilian sailor, played by Rylance, and the stranded soldier, played by Fionn Whitehead. Each seems to be caught up in their own stories, surrounded by their own little group of supporting characters. I suppose the vignette-structure does separate it a bit from Fury Road in terms of shape (assuming paths never cross), though it does maintain that sense of one huge, extended action sequence.
...Only in this case, it's the evacuation of Dunkirk, rather than a chase through the desert. In any case, sign me up.
lightskintwin
Banned
It has nothing to do with Nolan, and everything with the genre and subject of the film and the time it's going to be released. My point with the other films is showing the demographics they're going to capture away from this film.
MrPink93485
Member
Some TV spots have mentioned Inception in place of Interstellar, and then I wanna say the teaser last year with Suicide Squad mentioned all three.
Basically, they're all over the place.
I suspect in hindsight the marketing is going to look very good for the film.
It's clearly aimed squarely not at depicting the film in the traditional way but educating a market that probably has no idea of what Dunkirk is in context as well as carefully targeting a couple of elements of the film in a very direct way.
Going right back to the first teaser you can see a natural progression to this trailer.
The core concept of lives in peril (and of a moment of terrific import that could alter outcome of a war) is conveyed.
The core concept of a race against time to avoid failure is conveyed.
The core elements of men stranded waiting, of a desperate rag tag of boats coming to their rescue, and of a combat filled finale is conveyed.
The use of imagery cut to the music is very compelling and simple to understand. There's no deep, compels drama implied, merely the simple fact of a life or death situation.
Given this film is a hard sell (we're surely talking a big budget from what's been seen so far and a moment in history that's probably vague to many now and what looks like a lack of traditional drama such as the fictional love/human dramas normally injected into such films) I'd argue this makes sense as the way to go.
In the cinema the impact of the trailers is particularly strong too (the extended segment shown had more people talking afterwards than the main film when I saw it for example) and this enforces the Ida of something you need to see on the biggest screen possible.
Unless it just doesn't hold together I think the film will do surprisingly well.
It's clearly aimed squarely not at depicting the film in the traditional way but educating a market that probably has no idea of what Dunkirk is in context as well as carefully targeting a couple of elements of the film in a very direct way.
Going right back to the first teaser you can see a natural progression to this trailer.
The core concept of lives in peril (and of a moment of terrific import that could alter outcome of a war) is conveyed.
The core concept of a race against time to avoid failure is conveyed.
The core elements of men stranded waiting, of a desperate rag tag of boats coming to their rescue, and of a combat filled finale is conveyed.
The use of imagery cut to the music is very compelling and simple to understand. There's no deep, compels drama implied, merely the simple fact of a life or death situation.
Given this film is a hard sell (we're surely talking a big budget from what's been seen so far and a moment in history that's probably vague to many now and what looks like a lack of traditional drama such as the fictional love/human dramas normally injected into such films) I'd argue this makes sense as the way to go.
In the cinema the impact of the trailers is particularly strong too (the extended segment shown had more people talking afterwards than the main film when I saw it for example) and this enforces the Ida of something you need to see on the biggest screen possible.
Unless it just doesn't hold together I think the film will do surprisingly well.
The fact that you think this is Toryism is a perfect embodiment of the mindset that will ensure the Tories keep winning.
KraftyKrankins
Member
Sooo much better than the teaser. I'm interested now.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
That's one hell of a desperate attempt to win an Oscar.
Depends how the film treats known events and is willing to challenge the UK-school induced reverence to the "miracle of Dunkirk" imo.
There is I think space for both an inspirational tale of events that resulted in inflated morale after a crushing defeat, events possibly contributing to the eventual success of the Allies in 1944, alongside a well measured critique of the "myth" part.
True Savior
Member
That can happen when you have two different boats that are both headed in one direction.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Harry Styles is in it, the tweenies will turn out for it en masse.
Edit, beaten to mention Harry Styles like a Labour councillor at the local elections today.
Fancy Clown
Member
...what? Because it's a war movie? lol
lightskintwin
Banned
They'll be either watching Valerian, Planet of the Apes, or Spider Man.
Movie should've released during Oscar season.
Doesn't look very Oscar baity to me. There would be more crying breakdowns and remembrances of life on the farm.
This looks like a BOOTS ON THE GROUND (Activision™
war movie.The lack of any French and the vocal overlay of Churchill's "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech tells me that this is going to unfiltered "Miracle of Dunkirk". It's sad really because there's a fine film that can be made about the real thing.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
If only they gave out Oscars for forced cynicism
scorcher59
Member
Ok now i'm sold on this, day 1 on IMAX 3D the whole bells and whistles, seems to be worth it!
Patrick Bateman
Member
The trailer looks amazing. I also like that it doesn't tell you basically the whole story of what will be shown in the movie..
NaDannMaGoGo
Member
Does nothing for me. I'm kinda confused as to what e.g. the initial narration/dialogue is supposed to evoke in me.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Definitely the best trailer they've released. My dad's a big fan of the 1958 film. It'll be interesting to see what he thinks of this in comparison.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
it's amazing how this movie looked like it was in high-def in the IMAX screening I saw last night compared to everything else.
More large format film movies dammit!
More large format film movies dammit!