I found this film by accident, a 30-year-old film, but it is very classic, and even made me feel that the cruelty of the Western Front was like this at that time.
When I saw the footage of the battlefield on the Western Front, I thought of a game I played with my friends before—Battlefield 1. It is very difficult. You can experience the cruelty of World War I. What this film shows: trenches, barbed wire, cavalry, grass-like lives. When I played Battlefield 1, I felt more of the ruthlessness of World War I, the ruthlessness of war. At the end of the game's prologue, the black American soldiers and the German soldiers raised their guns to confront each other, and then put down their guns, both tired of this so-called war that ended all wars.
On the battlefield of Germany's western front, almost human lives were used to resist the French attack. Materials were scarce and troops were in disorder. The chances of surviving on the front lines are slim, and these are all expressed in the film. Germany's two-front battle from the very beginning made it feel like tearing down the western wall to make up for the eastern wall in its future adjustment. The adjustment of front-line troops is one of the main reasons why the German army has changed from a blitzkrieg to a protracted war, which is even more absurd. Abandoned school to join the army in order to "repair the wall".
The protagonist of the film, Paul, went from yearning for war to experiencing the cruelty of war, and witnessed the collapse and death of his classmates. After several years of war, he could not understand the ignorant yearning of the native people. On the front lines, the reality is to eat, sleep, avoid being killed, and occasionally kill. In the end, Paul's action of reaching out to catch the butterfly was frozen, and it was more sad. In fact, he has collapsed.
There are many scenes in the movie that reflect the anti-war ideology. The war did bring some technological progress, but the price was very heavy. About 60 million people were involved in World War I, and more than 10 million people died here. But it's always incomprehensible with data. In the face of war, everything is humble.
I still don't understand the meaning of war, and the war has never stopped since ancient times. Today, my country is strong enough to keep us safe, but Syria is still hurting today.
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