In the opening scene of “Dunkirk,” a small group of Allied soldiers is enveloped by a flurry of flyers sent in from unseen German troops, detailing how they have the allies surrounded on all sides.
Before they can even process their predicament, the invisible bullets start flying.
What starts as six survivors is quickly whittled down to a lone wolf (Fionn Whitehead), who ends up joining the remaining stranded soldiers on the beach.
With hardly a word spoken, he waits for his collective fate among the others.It should come as no surprise that Christopher Nolan is at his best when giving into his talents purely as a visual filmmaker.
Most of his work is known for its practicality, as the “Inception” filmmaker has largely stuck to making his larger-than-life spectacles in-camera, whether it be the plane crash in “Tenet” or the truck flip in “The Dark Knight.” He immerses
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