Author(s)

Zhiqi Pei

Corresponding Author

Zhiqi Pei

ABSTRACT

Nolan's "Dunkirk" is an historical war film in an unconventional kind, which follows his usual suspenseful style. By using nonlinear narrative skills, Nolan distinguishes it from other historical war films. He splits the whole war story into three timelines, selects three different individuals in the war to stand from a personal perspective, and uses parallel montage and contrast montage to frame the whole story. The use of sound effects and representative color tones also help create a real war scene, as well as express the mood of fear and the desperate to return home, which expresses the topic of anti-war indirectly.

KEYWORDS

"Dunkirk", war scenes created, non-linear narrative