"Shortly after the start of hostilities in October 1914, the Western Front fell into trench warfare, and until the end of the war in November 1918, the front line barely moved and over 3 million soldiers died here, often just to advance a few hundred Fighting hard."
The ending of the film is extremely ironic, echoing the title "All Quiet on the Western Front", the front line barely moved, but 3 million soldiers died on this land. The ideals, lives and humanity of young people are all buried here .
The film begins with a description of a silent dawn, the sky is slightly bright, the omissions in the woods are intertwined with the fog, like a forest full of poisonous gas, and the dark blue and cool tones are a bit scary.
A litter of wolves is sleeping, and then the wolf cub wakes up and starts sucking milk, a warm and beautiful picture. The camera is shot from bottom to top, the sky is gradually getting brighter, and the dense woods form a circle in an orderly manner, which is slightly serious and solemn. This picture oppresses people's emotions and imprisons people's hearts.
followed by the camera from top to bottom, the cold and corpses filled the screen, the sound of guns hitting the corpse, and the sound became more and more dense, turning into a picture of fierce war.
shot close-up of recruit Heinrich , his companions died one by one in front of Heinrich, Heinrich panicked, retreated hesitantly, and looked like a new recruit, he finally struggled after one of his companions died He fired a few shots at the enemy, then took a small shovel and went forward desperately, he was disheartened. Paul received Heinrich's uniform shortly afterward.
Mountains of corpses were piled up, and the blood-soaked military uniforms were sent back to be cleaned. These uniforms were sewed and supplied to the next batch of recruits, and the corpses were put into coffins, sprinkled with lime and buried.
Cyclist Paul rubs shoulders with the cleaned military car.
This is the third year of the war, the spring of 1917 in northern Germany.
The parents refused to sign Paul, but how could the parents resist the enthusiasm of the young people, and a scene of signing on behalf of the parents came on stage.
Inspired by a large group of ignorant and fearless young leaders at school, the rapid expansion of ideals and heroism in life, making achievements and realizing personal ambitions seem to be right in front of them. Their blood is boiling and their emotions are high, and the future of the motherland is in their hands.
The future in their eyes is bright and full of hope, but the reality soon hits the face.
Paul was bullied by the team leader on the first day. Their car to the camp was hijacked, and a large group of people went to the camp on foot. On the way, they encountered the enemy throwing fog bombs and were frightened. Respond to harsh reality. They were bombarded by the enemy at night, and they fell into fear and panic, waiting for them to die.
The next day, Paul found out that his friend had been bombed. He cried and pulled his friend's name tag into a bag. His heart was heavy, and his personal ideals began to be destroyed.
Paul was lucky that he lived to the moment of the truce, but unfortunately, one by one, his companions fell in front of him. In the words of his old friend Kate , they are relieved, and we are still alive, and there must be hope.
In other words, is the hope that we carry them to live, so we must live better. In the
film, French women's silk scarves have been handed down by recruits, from FranzTo Jaden and then to Paul, after Paul's death, the recruits collected the nameplates of the dead, took off the silk scarf and wore it around the neck. The silk scarf symbolizes hope in the film. Each time it is passed, one end is connected to death, and the other is connected to life. Continuous transmission means that hope will not die.
The war has brought about endless deaths and a hometown that cannot be returned. When these new recruits discuss returning home, they don't have much longing for it. Instead, they are worried that their neighbors and friends will ask if they are in the forefront? They haven't figured out how to answer in the future. In fact, even if they are lucky enough to be alive, they will never be able to return to their hometown, and the psychological wounds caused by the war will be difficult to heal.
In the film, politicians, school leaders, marshals advocating heroism, neighbors and friends outside the battlefield... Some of them are upright and upright invigorators and initiators of the war, such as politicians, school leaders, marshals, and some are hidden behind the war and easy to be attacked. Neglected, such as neighbors and friends outside the battlefield.
When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.
