In Nolan we trust.
As far as we’re concerned, Christopher Nolan could direct a film about a man reading the phone book and we would still queue up to watch it in the cinema.
In terms of modern day filmmakers, there are very few directors that can match the man that’s responsible for Memento, Inception, The Prestige and The Batman trilogy.
Not only are Nolan’s films incredibly entertaining, visually stunning and gripping, the English director also has the ability to coax superb performances from his cast, which is great news because his upcoming film, Dunkirk, will star Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Kenneth Branagh.
In case you haven’t seen the jaw dropping trailers, Nolan’s WW2 epic tells the story of the Dunkirk evacuation (code-named Operation Dynamo) that took place in France during World War II. Allied soldiers were surrounded by the German army and a rescue attempt was launched, calling up a hastily-assembled flotilla of fishing boats merchant vessels and pleasure boats.
Given the bloody nature of war, film fans are familiar with seeing limbs blown off, blood spraying on the screen and enough cursing to turn the air blue.
Dunkirk isn’t going to be that type of war film though because the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) have given it a PG-13 rating due to its “intense war experience and some language”.
The film hasn’t been given a rating in the UK or Ireland yet, but we’re not expecting any difference between the final cut that’s going to be screened in both territories.
Given the fact that Nolan has reinvented the comic-book genre with The Dark Knight, we’re supremely confident that he can do the same with his WW2 actioner. In fact, the early word of mouth is that the film is as intense as hell.
Plenty of people agree with that statement, however, there are also some doubters.
https://twitter.com/antovolk/status/841928344274890752
With a Summer release, you'd expect Warner Bros. to want as many bums on seats as possible. A PG-13 rating for Dunkirk allows that.
— Sasha 👩🚀 (@StylesMovieNews) March 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/OG_MDB/status/842060176035328002
Disheartened to hear #Dunkirk is rated PG-13. War, in real life, is R-rated and now DUNKIRK could feel less impactful.
— Cinema Snopes (@CinemaSnopes) March 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/DreamOfOpinions/status/842084598821478400
Haven't liked the previews for #Dunkirk. Feels like Nolan is disappearing into pretentiousness more and more. the PG-13 rating is a bad omen
— David Leninhawk 🎃 (@DavidLeninhawk) March 15, 2017
Before you ask, the answer is yes. Given that Harry Style is in the cast, *that* theory has also been doing the rounds.
https://twitter.com/TheAgeOfVader/status/842080973739175946
https://twitter.com/aIiciavikndr/status/841931904005881857
All things considered, we’re still going to be queuing up for Dunkirk when it’s released on July 21.
This article originally appeared on JOE.co.uk.
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