war is far away from us, we don't understand its cruelty at all, it can easily destroy the human civilization that people spent hundreds of years building. Don't forget to talk about war, the consequences are beyond what you and I can bear.
All Quiet on the Western Front Illustration
The story tells the story of the male protagonist Paul and his classmates participating in the German volunteers under the encouragement of the teacher during the First World War . "Those who have never been on the battlefield are not qualified to talk about war."
Movie opening subtitle: This story is neither an accusation nor a confession. Although many people are taking risks, they are definitely not as good as this group of people who face the dead. They hide in air raid shelters and will be destroyed by war as soon as they go out. The danger of war and anti-war sentiment are expressed between the lines.
opened ten minutes, a soldier named Heinrich was experiencing the collapse of his comrades in front of him one by one, and shouted, but he could do nothing, on the battlefield, everyone can only face fear, injury, despair ,die. Until finally, he also fell on the battlefield, making people feel the ruthlessness and cruelty of the battlefield.
The protagonist Paul, under the advocacy of the teacher in the class, resolutely joined the army as a student soldier to defend his homeland and defend his country. For these 20 student soldiers, there was only simple emergency combat training, which paved the way for the ruthlessness and misery on the battlefield. A strong contrast is formed, which makes people reflect deeply.
There is no war on the western front
Some people on the battlefield broke down and ran out of the trenches and were killed by bombing. The soldiers were hungry, which fully reflects the threat of war to life anytime, anywhere. For the first time Paul experienced the battlefield to kill one enemy, but then he Instinctively calling out a military doctor to rescue the wounded, asking for forgiveness and promising to visit the other's family after checking the other party's documents, there is a strong contrast with his enthusiasm for defending his family and the country before joining the army. The battlefield is full of panic and despair, and war is not a child's play. Similar to Heinli's experience, the comrades around him were hit by cannonballs and fell one by one. There was not much left. Paul began to reflect deeply. What is the war for? Why do you have to take each other's life, one by one living life, should have yearning for more beautiful life.
There is no war on the Western Front
Luckily for his comrade Paul, he was injured and returned to his town. Paul angrily rebuked the teachers in the classroom for still encouraging students to join the army. The patriotic enthusiasm and the game of interests are mixed up, encouraging young people to die for the country. Is this the glory that young people want? At the end of
, Paul, who returned to the battlefield, saw the colorful butterflies in front of the trenches. When he reached out and touched it, the sniper's gunshot sounded, and the war did not believe in innocence.
War should not be a means of resolving disputes. Everyone's life is precious and irreversible. May we cherish peace and there will never be any war on the Western Front.
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