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Tarantino’s Repeated-Viewing Revelation
- Quentin Tarantino watched Dunkirk multiple times and its third viewing shot it to #2 on his decade list. He describes early screenings where spectacle initially numbed him to emotion but later viewings revealed the people beneath the spectacle.
Seeing Dunkirk In London
- Tarantino recounts seeing Dunkirk in London and sensing national pride in the audience. He felt the crowd's emotional reaction sharpened his appreciation for the film's Britishness.
The Whole Film As A Third Act
- Dunkirk sustains the sensation of a film's third-act tension across its entire runtime. Nolan makes the whole movie feel like an extended climactic sequence rather than a conventional three-act story.