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Dunkirk (2017)
Pure propaganda
The war should have been over in 1940 due to this massive error by the allies culminating in Dunkirk -- but the German High Command (Hitler) was told by those who pull the strings on war, to let them escape, which subsequently occurred without a whole lot of drama. As such, can't really depict the "brave" allies fighting the ruthless Germans, can we? Nope, nor can we make this movie very dramatic. Although some small groups of Nazis may have caused a few skirmishes in Dunkirk (out of confusion that such a ludicrous order would be given to let the Allies escape), it was nothing even remotely close to what they faced on the D-day beaches years later. In fact, there was more drama among the Germans (Panzer divisions, particularly) who were seriously contemplating disobeying orders from High Command and moving in to decimate and then capture Allied troops.
All war is a racket (phony) -- General Smedley Butler. And the Dunkirk debacle is one of the best instances of any major war that the top leaders on both sides are always in the pockets of those who control the purse strings and stand to make the most money from tragedy. But here we have the Hollywood spin masters flipping the script and telling us otherwise. Pure propaganda.
The Son (2017)
Disappointing
Had potential, but disappointed that so many modern "agendas" are interjected into the series, just like every Hollywood movie and major TV series. These include: 1) Cheeky, precocious children who are smarter than Mom & Dad 2) Restless, unhappy feminist wives / daughters 3) Homosexuals who are clever, cultured and stylish 4) White heterosexuals who are buffoons and brutish 5) Minorities who are eloquent, compassionate and willing to assimilate or die trying, but are unfairly persecuted anyways
Further criticisms include many miscast characters (Comanche chief who owns young Eli, Comanche brave who tosses young Eli from cliff, older Eli's grandsons, many Mexican neighbors), horrendous dialogue, terrible accents, a time-line that doesn't add up (81-year-old Pierce Brosnan?, when did Texas become a state?), misplaced cultural references for mid 1800s, unbelievable consequences of violence (young Eli survives fall from cliff, old Eli survives getting shot in torso, Eli's grandson survives getting shot in torso), comically bad relationship between young Eli and Comanche girl, etc. etc.