Dunkirk

Director, writer, and producer Christopher Nolan certainly knows how to setup and create atmosphere in his films and he does no less than a great job here in Dunkirk.  How to undertake this harrowing true account of history. Well, Dunkirk is told in several stories that converge in different moments in time and intersect in exacting ways.  However, it's beyond that and I believe that what equally, if not more, shines in the brilliant storytelling of it besides a great cast, is the cinematography and soundtrack editing element.  Those elements lend so much to putting the viewer right in the middle of the suspense of these tales as much as any film. Lest I not acknowledge and admire the sheer coordination of creating a historical recreation of war on air, land, and sea; and the logistical coordination of that endeavor or the amount of people involved. The most immediate film that comes to mind in recent history is The Thin Red Line, both of which highlight little known aspects and tales of the Second World War.  What I also liked about this film is that besides the obvious settings and scope involved, was that it felt organic like old fashioned film making with minimum cgi or other technology.