How do Christopher Nolan’s planes in Dunkirk compare to the ones in Casablanca?
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, which is likely to accrue some nominations during awards season, was designed to be an immersive experience. Shot largely with IMAX cameras and optimized for 70mm projection, it’s meant to showcase the latest cinema technologies, which is a little ironic for a period piece. Given the focus on World War II-era aerial combat and naval maneuvers, Nolan and his crew had to use modern high tech to depict 1940s low tech. Films about WWII have been hitting screens since shortly after that war started, but Nolan is reimagining the classic war films with better planes, boats, and cinematography. So how do Nolan’s planes compare to the ones in early award-winning WWII movies?
1942’s Casablanca and 1946’s The Best Years…
