The original movie maybe, but the most recent netflix one felt like it cut out every scene from the book that made you actually feel for the main character. By the end of the book you understand on an empathetic level that Paul’s choice in the last scene of the book is a mercy to himself. The author deeply explores so much more then the horrors of war itself, brothership, the rich/powerful treating humans like game pieces, the effects of propaganda on those who are living the opposite reality, how the ones away from the front turn their backs on helping the troops despite being the loudest voice for pushing the war further. There is so much more to the book and its sad that such an viciously real story is dumbed down to “war bad and scary”
I didn’t know about any remakes, the original movie is what I was referring to. I have never read the book but I did study the film and it is a special thing. Especially in regards to humanizing the enemy and realizations about propaganda and the pain of understanding
Ah I fully take back my comment then.
Ironically ive read the book but haven’t gotten around to watching the first movie
When people talk about the All Quiet on the Western Front movie their usually referring to the 2022 Netflix adaptation since the last adaptation was in 1979, and before that 1930. I’ve heard great things about the 1930 adaptation but have no clue which your talking about :0
The movie is a masterpiece
The original movie maybe, but the most recent netflix one felt like it cut out every scene from the book that made you actually feel for the main character. By the end of the book you understand on an empathetic level that Paul’s choice in the last scene of the book is a mercy to himself. The author deeply explores so much more then the horrors of war itself, brothership, the rich/powerful treating humans like game pieces, the effects of propaganda on those who are living the opposite reality, how the ones away from the front turn their backs on helping the troops despite being the loudest voice for pushing the war further. There is so much more to the book and its sad that such an viciously real story is dumbed down to “war bad and scary”
I didn’t know about any remakes, the original movie is what I was referring to. I have never read the book but I did study the film and it is a special thing. Especially in regards to humanizing the enemy and realizations about propaganda and the pain of understanding
Ah I fully take back my comment then. Ironically ive read the book but haven’t gotten around to watching the first movie
When people talk about the All Quiet on the Western Front movie their usually referring to the 2022 Netflix adaptation since the last adaptation was in 1979, and before that 1930. I’ve heard great things about the 1930 adaptation but have no clue which your talking about :0
I didn’t even know that there was a 1979 version lol
The only way to watch it is the 1930s version. It’s very iconic and the cinematography is a masterpiece