The movie starts with the German invasion of the Low Countries 10May40 and ends with Dunkirk so could have been called 3 weeks in May. Well worth seeing a replay of these pivotal events in the saving of Western civilization.
I thought they could have sketched the progress of WWII a little better and told us a little more about Winston Churchill – this video has a 5 minute summary of his life.
He was always an MP through the 1930s but by 1939 had been a decade out of Cabinet and was an isolated figure. Churchill had taken the lead in warning about the militarization and expansionist policies of Nazi Germany and in campaigning for British rearmament. At the outbreak of the Second World War 3Sep39 on the German invasion of Poland just after the 23Aug39 Hitler-Stalin Pact, he was again appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. So he had been at the heart of the British war effort for eight calamitous months through the destruction of Poland, Western expansion of the USSR, Phoney War on the Western Front and the 10Apr40 German Invasion of Norway. From 10May40 he headed a National Govt with Labour and all parties. I thought they should have mentioned the German halt order before Dunkirk – over emphasized Calais. You will love the movie if you like sepia tones and gloomy interiors with lots of smoking. Worth seeing just for the portrayal of the King. Lots of chit-chat about Chamberlain and Halifax some of which I missed – need subtitles. I thought the odd portrayal of air raids by some “eye of God” camera over models was a sad fail – but we got the message. And I doubt WSC spoke to people on the tube as portrayed – but movies are art. I could see it again and will see the DVD in time.
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March 7, 2018 at 06:03PM
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