War, war never changes

Alvina 2022-01-03 08:01:12

I read the original work in the library when I was in high school, and I also watched Catch 22. An old movie from 1930 is very flavorful. Some people say it is rough but I think it is true. The incited youth rushed to the battlefield to face the most tragic reality, and finally discouraged to see the truth. After Franz's death, surrounded by oil lamps and chatting with fleas, Sergeant Hamm, who was arrogant, was actually as timid as a rat. The male protagonist assassinated an enemy, but after the blood faded, he apologized, tried to save the enemy and finally begged for forgiveness. Finally, when he returned to school, he met the teacher who was advocating them on the battlefield. The male lead Paul looked at the students who were as innocent as he used to denounce the cruelty of war, and resisted the professor who brought them disaster. It was ironic that a butterfly died on the battlefield in the end.

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  • Sarina 2022-04-23 07:02:32

    Such a thick war movie could be made in the 1930s. Whether it is the scene or the shaping of the group portrait, it has the appearance of a blockbuster, and the anti-war theme can be truly strengthened through the encounters and psychological presentation of the characters, and the ending touches Touching butterflies is the desire of human beings to pursue freedom and a better life, but the cruelty of war destroys them all.

  • Deon 2022-01-03 08:01:12

    When I watched the first half, I didn’t figure out who the protagonist was (not the one in the movie poster), but I only found out that it was Paul in the second half. I watched "Blood Battle at Hacksaw Ridge" last year and "No War on the Western Front" today. They are all anti-war themes. The actor of "West" is not as special as "Blood". He is passionate and ignorant. After going to the battlefield, there is a shortage of food, poor accommodation conditions, cannonballs flying, and his life is like grass. There is no blood splatter effect, so the shock is less powerful. At the end, Paul returned to his hometown for vacation. He was already disheartened by the war, but the old men in his hometown were still talking about the war, and the old teachers were still agitating the students. On the battlefield, the chilling Paul returned to the battlefield. He stretched out his hand to catch a butterfly while hiding in the trenches, but was killed by the enemy. This ending was somewhat absurd and poetic. Although Westerners have always been militants, at least they still have people who can make these anti-war films, these films that expose the ridiculous and cruelty of war, but our war films still always tout the heroes of the battlefield and put the war on The depiction is both great and tragic. Sad!

All Quiet on the Western Front quotes

  • Paul Bäumer: And our bodies are earth. And our thoughts are clay. And we sleep and eat with death.

  • Paul Bäumer: War isn't the way it looks back here.