First off, I'm no historian, but I love movies. I studied WW1 and WW2 at school and it was drilled into us how horrible war is.

This movie, in my (questionable) point of view, is by no means supposed to be an accurate portrayal of what happened at Dunkirk, but instead to let viewers know the hardships of war.

Characters range from heroic to cowardly, but.... I'm not saying that some characters are just heroic, some are just cowardly. I'm saying that almost all characters in this movie portray both heroism and cowardice at some point in the Dunkirk journey.

At the end of the day, they are trying to go home by whatever means. They might help some fellow soldiers along the way, they might not.

The non linear storyline 'reveal' was a surprising twist in a movie with such a serious subject and is one that I didn't expect.

Purists and historians and, dare I say it, relatives and friends of the soldiers of Dunkirk, might find it an obtrusive detraction to the heartfelt situations their loved ones were involved in, but looking at it from a cinematic point of view, it was genius.

For me, the time shift didn't affect my appreciation for everyone involved, in fact it accentuated my feelings of despair and hope at the same time.

Technically this movie is brilliant, dramatically, I've watched better.

Respect to all and hope this never happens again.