From 1914 to 1918, the First World War not only changed the course of history, but also changed the fate of countless young people in it. They were once innocent and lush young men who put on uniforms with a passion to defend the country to the death, but they were devastated on the battlefield full of corpses. In the deafening sound of artillery fire, they methodically tested new weapons, but the next time they were hit on flesh and blood. For ordinary soldiers who face death threats every day, living in mud-like trenches makes them degenerate and isolated. However, when facing the camera, they still smile. They are also big boys full of human touch: playing the harmonica together to enjoy the friendship of comrades in the sun; singing through the trenches, like an outing in spring; even if the food is simple, they can be decorated with flowers in the barrel. The soldiers don't care about winning or losing the war, they just hope that everything ends soon
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They Shall Not Grow Old movie plot
2022-01-16 08:02
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Micaela 2022-03-19 09:01:08
Who are they? A group of young people ranging from 15 to 19 years old, British recruits who participated in World War I. I was eager to try before going to the battlefield. It felt like a team game. The battle started, and I felt like a meaningless walking corpse, fleas, mice, headless corpses, cannonballs, poisonous gas, and tanks. After the war, they found that they had become superfluous people in this world.
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Wilburn 2022-03-29 09:01:07
In the memories of the vicissitudes of the old soldiers, the young soldiers faced the camera, full of immaturity, freshness, innocence, as well as some honesty and shyness from beginning to end. Even after the baptism of bullets and the hellish battlefield, once you look back at the camera, your expression is still the same.
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They Shall Not Grow Old quotes
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Soldier: [waving at camera] Hi, mum.
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Soldier: You don't look, you see. You don't hear, you listen. You taste the top of your mouth. Your nose is filled with fumes and death. But the veneer of civilization has dropped away.