Dunkirk

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I think the difference between other war movies and Dunkirk is the others (including all those old John Wayne WW2 efforts) were full complete adventure stories with developed characters in a war setting.

Dunkirk has no adventure/character story (if you discount a couple of young blokes looking for a ride and a fellow driving his boat) but uses the event to produce a disjointed under-done film.

Film techniques have changed but dated as they are, equivalent movies about actual events such as "The Longest Day" and "A Bridge Too Far" are way and beyond Dunkirk both as a historical record and entertainment.

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