In 1930, an "extremely sensitive" war movie was born.
The Nazis considered it a "betrayal of the German soldiers", and the premiere was stink bombed by the Nazis. The
movie was immediately banned in Germany, and was listed as a banned film by many European countries until and after World War II.
Hitler burned relevant novels and materials after he came to power.
It's Quiet on the Western Front.
In 2022, the Germans remake this "one of the best war films in film history".
《西线无战事》 I 2022
豆瓣：8.9
推荐理由：影史最佳战争片
时 长：148min
推荐指数：★★★★
这部电影为什么会被纳粹如此痛恨？
Don't worry, we'll take it slow in the movie.
01
During the First World War , Germany and France fought fiercely.
German soldiers fighting on the front line suffered huge casualties.
Soon, the military uniforms were taken off the corpse and collected, first washed off the blood, and then handed it over to the female workers to sew;
Paul is one of the recruits.
That year, when he was in his prime, he and his friends made an appointment to join the army. Under the passionate speech of the principal, he was full of yearning for making achievements.
After trucking and walking, they were sent to the battlefield.
But just the baptism of two shells on the way has already made this group of high-spirited young people panic. On the first day
arrived at the position, the trenches were flooded due to torrential rain. The first task of
is not to kill the enemy, but to take off the helmet and clear the water in the trench.
's fingers were frozen stiff, and he was assigned to stand guard at night.
Late at night, a bullet grazed Paul's helmet.
Immediately after, flares rose into the sky, and artillery attacks ensued.
The recruits hid in the bunker, covering their ears and shivering, while the veterans watched them cry in surprise.
A recruit trying to escape from the fort was blown to pieces.
Then the fortress fell and everyone fell.
Paul woke up again and was dug up by his comrades.
experienced the baptism of artillery fire all night, and there are corpses everywhere.
After taking a bite of dry food, Paul began to search for the wounded.
stepped on a pair of glasses, only to realize that a friend who enlisted in the army had died.
Put his nameplate in his pocket and Paul burst into tears for the first time...
Two years later, Germany still has no advantage on the battlefield.
But the general still sent batches of recruits to the front line.
Paul had received the task of picking up new recruits, but when he arrived, only a group of corpses killed by gas bombs remained.
Just like this, whenever the horn of the charge sounded, under the overwhelming artillery fire, the soldiers instinctively rushed to the position to kill the enemy.
Charge, shoot, stick daggers in your throat, and gobble your enemy's food in a pool of blood.
Until, a huge machine appeared on the battlefield...
02
The tank was officially used during World War I.
The horror of this new weapon was still unfamiliar to the soldiers of the time.
So, under the tanks, the flamethrower and the endless screams, Paul's team could only flee in a hurry.
After witnessing his comrades being crushed and burned to death, Paul accidentally fell into a crater under an air force attack.
Coincidentally, while he was playing dead in the crater, a wounded French soldier also fell in.
Paul is holding a short knife, frantically making up the knife under fear and venting.
Gradually, listening to the lingering voice of the soldier, Paul moved again with compassion and tried to save his life.
The soldier died soon after, and Paul found the diary and photos on him.
Looking at the photo of the woman and the child in the photo, Paul realized that;
He is a son, a husband, and a father, just like himself, waiting for the end of the war.
After several years of war, the two sides decided to sign on the negotiating table.
Soldiers celebrate that they can go home when they learn of Germany's impending defeat.
But the friend who enlisted with Paul was the only one left.
Paul thought he could finally go home with their relics.
However, the generals on the battlefield did not hesitate to kill chickens and set an example, and wanted to take advantage of the last two hours before the end of the war to launch a charge again.
Just like this, under the agitation, the soldiers who had already been exhausted were forced to go to the battlefield again.
This time, Paul's eyes have become completely numb, he is not lucky, he has suffered a fatal blow.
Meanwhile, the horn sounded and the truce came into effect.
reported that day that the war on the Western Front was over.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Remark . The author of
incorporated his real experience in World War I into the original work, which was translated into 26 languages and sold worldwide.
Remark was deprived of his nationality by because of this work, went into exile, and his sister was sentenced to death by the Nazis for treason. Compared with the 1930 version, the new version has made a lot of changes in the plot, and some parts are quite controversial.
For example, the new version deletes the most classic scene in the original version - the protagonist catches a butterfly and is hit by a bullet.
But returning to the main line, Paul's growth history from the war to the end of the war and his depiction of the cruelty of the war are still profound.
A famous brand is a life
As an anti-war movie, the completion of the new version is still very high, and it is difficult to calm down after watching it for a long time.
Friends who like this film, it is worth watching.
