Atonement why shoot the horses

Joined 26 April Messages Location Devon. As much as I agree it is a horrible scene, I do think it is sad that it is this is what people remember of the film and not the horrific conditions that the soldiers of Dunkirk would have suffered at the time. This isn't a critisim of how distressed you were, just a general observation of how desentistised we as a human race are nowadays.

Tinkerbee Well-Known Member 27 April Crikey, I didnt even notice the horses being shot. I was more concerned with the soldiers and that stupid evil bitch of a child Bryony.

Oh I wanted her to DIE. Joined 11 December Messages Ermmm, just to put it in to context Joined 23 October Messages 3, To me, it wasn't done to glorify anything You didn't really get a proper glimpse of anything. It made me go 'oh gosh' but it didn't distress me. It was just to add to the sadness of it all I think I can see where you are coming from though - maybe write to someone and get an answer on something?

Serephin Well-Known Member 27 April Joined 5 April Messages 2, Guys Thanks for your comments. The cold common sense of it of course, tells me that the Horses were not hurt However, it was the shock of seeing it with no warning, and it did look realistic. Maybe my one horrifically sad experience of being with my first horse and holding him when he was put down, now 20 years ago, is still in my head? I will never forget it, the noise and the look of something in his eye when the Huntsman "did" it bought the situation back Of course I realise the horrors and realities of War, especially coming from a Military family, and I know the casualties of events like Dunkirk were a landmark in history, when prehaps we should not dwell so much on the swift, albeit horrble death of horses, considering the loss of Human lives and so much bravery throughout.

Cue troops cheering as they ride the merry-go-round, or charging naked towards the sea, while others stare broken into space. Additional reporting by Finlay Greig. More from i :. Dunkirk review: the most immersive war movie ever made. How a merchant ship from Glasgow saved thousands of lives at Dunkirk. Log In. Contact us Sign up for newsletters. Log In Register now My account. By Mark Butler. The birthmark under Briony's right eye is too close to the nose on the portrayal of Briony at 18 years old, compared to the other two ages.

It also looks way too raised compared to that of her at 13 and 77 which could understandably fade in later life. In the scene where Robbie types his "In my dreams" letter, he finishes the letter placing the period only a little ways from the edge of the paper. But when he removes the letter from the typewriter and goes to fold it, the words and period are closer to the center of the paper.

In the scene in London streets, when Robbie and Cecilia are walking, the lens of the steady cam can be seen clearly reflected in the window of a parked car. In the scene where the older Briony visits Cecilia, the actor's marks, which are bright orange strips of tape, are clearly visible on the floor next to Cecilia's feet. When Briony drops her flashlight and runs to Lola's side in the woods there is a second flashlight shining on the two, even though no one else is there.

When Briony walks in on Cecilia and Robbie in the library from Briony's perspective, there is a shadow of a boom visible off in the distance behind her before she enters the room.

On arriving on the beach at Dunkirk, Robbie is told of the sinking of the Lancastria and the loss of men. This event actually occurred 17 days later on June 17 The last day of Dunkirk evacuation was the 4th of June, not the 1st. The Navy officer tells Robbie that there were , men waiting on the beach, but the 1st of June, there were about , soldiers waiting ; I think in the circumstances, we can forgive the Navy officer for inaccuracy and exaggeration.

They were in Egypt and thus, would not have taken part in the Dunkirk Evacuation. Any apparent continuity errors in the fountain scene - the position of the vase, the tennis shoes, Robbie's sitting position, Cecilia's strap slip, the buttons on her blouse etc. Newsreel footage from the War mentions Queen Elizabeth. Some have incorrectly assumed that it refers to Queen Elizabeth II , who was crowned in In the Dunkirk beach scene, after Robbie and Tommy walk around the stern of the boat, one of the horses that had just been shot can be seen trying to get up again.

As the three soldiers are walking back to the coast, three war planes are reflected in the stream next to them "Some poor blighter's going to catch a packet!