It's interesting - I think I liked it for a lot of the reasons you didn't. For example, I enjoyed the narrow focus (only one bit of beach, only a few days, only one crossing) because to me that gave it a more timeless, unearthly feel. I was very concerned about it being very jingoistic, which in retrospect as an American film perhaps it was never going to be, but the Brexit-LIttle-Britain narrative can get very 'we shall proudly stand alone' and I was just so glad that this was more balanced (bleak but not totally despairing). I also enjoyed the minimal character because I felt free to project my own ideas - I was glad about the token females love interests that weren't there etc. So I guess I liked things that were more negatives/absences than actual characteristics of the film, but there we go. Also I love watching spitfires in flight - they just are gorgeous. Totally agreed on the sound levels though - I also found parts of it physically uncomfortable in terms of volume.
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Date: 2017-08-18 02:26 pm (UTC)Anyway I need to re-read the Charioteer now *g*