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Let's hope this is good and not Dunkirk: Episode 1.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 1 Aug 2019, 21:05,
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Is that purely a Battlestar Galactica reference,
or is Dunkirk rubbish? I haven't seen it, and haven't really enjoyed a Nolan film since Momento.
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George Blank my 2nd last sig was funny, Thu 1 Aug 2019, 23:11,
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More that it might turn out to be a crap prequel. Not that I thought that much of Dunkirk either, but all the elements seem to be there. Ticking clock, thousands of lives at stake, yadda yadda.
Thinking about it some more, it could be closer to Saving Private Ryan.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 6:31,
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At least they didn't just put all the funniest bits in the trailer.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 16:32,
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one thing I've found is that though the technical ability to recreate these events, such as explosions and cgi, gets better with time
the ability to recreate the sensibility of the era seems to get worse as the event recedes further away in time. That the way the actors behave, talk, and are motivated is closer to the modern day than when it happened. we forget that people had quite different values and taboos.I find a lot of recent historical movies and miniseries are basically "what if modern day people were transported back to past. This is how they'll react", rather than an attempt to recreate it. Anyway, that's my waffle on the subject
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 2:23,
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Trufax
Though the further we are from an event the fewer real life references we have, as they're all dead
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 6:21,
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Dead?
I'm not so sure. Some people here have lots of candles.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 7:05,
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You make a fair point. Social mores change.
But the human condition doesn't. So six of one, half a dozen of another.
What get's me is the general "people in the olden days were stupid" attitude. And we're massively over sentimental these days, always harping on about feelings and shit. And another thing...
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 12:23,
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I agree
A lot of period movies etc. end up being as much about when they were made as when they were set after a decade or more has passed, as in Titanic being so 1997.
Being completely authentic isn't always important or possible, but it would be nice if people were more honest / aware about recreating history through a modern lens.
Historiography is fun.
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custard, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 12:48,
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And the acceptance of the sensibilities of that era being represented
at all is becoming more problematic since someone somewhere will be offended.
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Thrill_My_Chinchilla is old and unimproved, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 18:57,
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This post offends me
*Reports to mods*
*Deletes thread*
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Fri 2 Aug 2019, 21:00,
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Pfft
Don't be stupid. Who would be that fucking over the top?
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Sat 3 Aug 2019, 22:03,
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