Just came from "Dunkirk" ... beautifully crafted .... overpowering sound track .... magnificent aerial work. It left me with a feeling of utter helplessness which, I suppose, is exactly what the waiting troops felt.
There isn't a single German shown in the film except the last shot when a Spitfire pilot runs out of fuel and lands on the beach and is taken prisoner .... just shadowy forms in coal scuttles in the last shot. Nowlan, the director, has received a lot of criticism but he clearly had a vision ... and executed it.