What exactly is the old man at the end of Dunkirk going through while distributing food to the survivors?
At almost the end of the movie Dunkirk, when the survivors from Mr.Dawson's boat land and board a train that takes them back to their homeland, Alex makes an assumption that they will be received badly by the British when they do land, as they have been a disappointing bunch.
But instead they all receive a hero's welcome and are given bread on arrival.
They meet an old man who is distributing bread at the survivor's arrival and doesn't look in the eye while doing so.
Alex picks up on this and mentions that to Tommy on the lines of "..the old bloke couldn't even look us in the eye.." to which Tommy doesn't seem to pay much attention.
Was the old man blind or was he just trying to cover his disappointment?
Best Answer
The guy is handing out blankets.
He's not looking at anyone because he's blind. There's a short scene where he reaches up and strokes a soldier's face as a blind person would do, reinforcing this fact.
The reason for the blindness could be a result of an chemical warfare injury in the Great War.
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The motif of how all Brits played a role in a the Dunkirk evacuation is reinforced by the use of the old blind man toward the end of the movie. Women, old men, young boys all filled their roles, so did the blind- fighting for a common cause greater than their own.
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