story describes the experiences of a young German soldier on the Western Front during World War I. How the blood at the beginning of the war finally cooled down into despair and fear, Paul and compatriots in the army all experienced firsthand. They were in the trenches and had to fight for their lives and each other's lives. All Quiet on the Western Front premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022, and hits Netflix on October 28, 2022. The story of
In the western battlefield of World War I , there were no big scenes of land, sea and air warfare, because there were only endless trenches and meat-crushing battles. There are many scenes, but you need to be mentally prepared before watching.
The film is 2 hours and 28 minutes long. In addition to the war scenes, it is more from the perspective of Paul and his friends. From their impassioned pre-enlistment, it seems that Germany will beat Paris in a few weeks, and finally they are trapped in the trenches and unable to move. , can only see his friends die one after another, and even himself died at the moment when the armistice agreement took effect because of the last charge initiated by the belligerent commander.
Maybe some people think how can it be so unfortunate? However, if you know that this is an anti-war novel, you can understand why the author made such an arrangement. If the protagonist is allowed to return to Germany after the defeat of the war alive, it will not be tragic enough? He should be hoping that everyone will have a deeper understanding of the cruelty of war. However, even if the people know that war is cruel and useless, this novel was banned by the German Nazis in the 1930s, and it is still accurate in World War II. Not to mention that human beings have never stopped wars, big or small, for thousands of years, and now Russia and Ukraine are also in a close relationship. The tragedy in the play is not too far away from us, even if people all over the world know the cruelty of war, What's the use?
There is a very ironic clip at the beginning of the movie. Paul and his good friends decide to join the military. After listening to the commander's lecture, the recruits in the whole house cheered. The officer who sent the clothes tore off the label embarrassedly, and when a friend wore clothes, they said that they seemed to be tailor-made. But what they don't know is that these clothes are more senior than them, and they have been on the battlefield a few days or weeks ago, but their original owners were unfortunately killed, and the surviving soldiers took off their clothes and sent them back to the rear After cleaning and stitching, it was handed over to them like new. If there were news reports in Germany at that time as in modern times, I wonder if they would still go to death one after another?
The ending of this version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" is different from the old version. Paul's friend went to steal the goose, and was killed by the farmer's child with a gun to catch up with the gun. It's different from the old work where his leg was blown up. After signing the armistice agreement The way he died was a bit tragic, and the way he died was the only part of the movie that I thought could be better; and their brother who was shot in the leg and couldn't move, the way of killing himself with a fork can only be said to be too courageous and the most inspiring. A shocking one. Paul was sent by a mentally retarded officer to charge with a bayonet and died at the last moment before the armistice. The moment he was stabbed in the heart with a knife by a French soldier in the dark, my whole person was not well. It was really a matter of life and death. Just ten seconds away.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" is very good in terms of scene restoration details and picture style. Whether it is indiscriminate artillery bombardment, the appearance of French chariots and the musketeers breathing fire at the soldiers, all of them can show the fear, powerlessness and life of individual soldiers. of fragility. If you like war scenes, you may find this movie a bit dull, but if you like to dive into the world of movies and savor the idea that the story wants to convey, then this work will be a good choice, just watch You won't be in a good mood, so be prepared. The movie did not mention that Matthias Etzberger, who signed the agreement, was assassinated by the right-wing terrorist group "Consul" two years after the end of the war. The movie also restored the signing of the armistice agreement on the train at that time. scene painting.
