's new version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" came out, everyone's memories of the 1930 version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" were revived.
World War I ended in 1918, Erich Maria Remarquez's novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" was published in 1928, Lewis Milestone directed the film "Western Front" No War" was released in 1930. From the perspective of the just-concluded World War I, the film did follow up and reflect in a very timely manner.
At the same time, as a large-scale production with large scenes and large costs at that time, the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" can be regarded as a masterpiece of war. It not only has a very fine restoration of many battle scenes, but also in the level of service and scene, I believe it will be infinite. close to the historical truth. This is a textbook-style work, and it has also been included in many of our film teaching materials. Although looking at it now, there is already too much gap between the film and today's technical level, but if you imagine that more than 90 years ago, It's exciting and surprising that a movie like this has been made.
Now watch "All Quiet on the Western Front", its birth is great, the film pushes the "anti-war" energy of war movies to a whole new level, but even so, its release in Germany, where the story takes place, is not. Obstructed again and again, and the subsequent World War II followed, the fate of a movie, and the fate of the human world, is always controlled by a few war madmen, which is undoubtedly a kind of sadness. At the end of the film, the picture of Paul being shot while catching the butterfly is undoubtedly the best explanation for this feeling of powerlessness, and it also gives the whole film a strong grief and reflection.
Before talking about the 2022 version of "All Quiet on the Western Front", and felt the need to clarify a statement. The new version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" is not a remake of the 1930 film version, but is based on a novel from 1028. Therefore, both in terms of plot and structure, the two "All Quiet on the Western Front" are very different, which is also true. It's this difference that would make one want to stop comparing the two films frame by frame.
think about it too. Even today, the two works still have their own advantages and disadvantages. The 1930 version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" is closer to the war. The war that ended in 1918 was completed in 1930. There is no doubt that the restoration of various services and transformations also has an advantage. But the 2022 version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" is a German film. The domestic affairs are filmed in their own country, and they will probably have more first sight than the American ones. In particular, the characters in the 1930 version are full of English, which is indeed inconsistent. .
Many people will compare the 2022 version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" with the previous "1917". In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. After all, all the stories are told during World War I. There are many similar styles and colors. It is through a personal perspective to project the turbulent and turbulent environment of the World War I. As far as the eye can see, it is either anger or desolation. War is indeed the evil of human beings, and people wherever they go are miserable.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" also has more sightlines, projecting on young people and even teenagers caught in the war, those military uniforms that have been washed and repaired from the dead, and put on young people who are encouraged and called on. Some name tags have not been torn off yet. Those metal nameplates taken from the deceased were picked up and dropped carelessly by the statistician... In the war, how much is life worth? Perhaps in these shots, there will be more unforgettable answers.
Compared with the 1930 version, the new version has more space, depicting the movements and reactions of the top leaders of the war, and the re-attack a few hours before the armistice was their last madness, but it was also another purgatory for the soldiers on the battlefield. trip. This long and unprovoked darkness before the dawn of peace can bring a stronger sense of tragedy. Once a general succeeds, ten thousand bones die, and once a general loses ten thousand, ten thousand bones die. World, be warned.
