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Feb 22, 2023 · Lewis Milestone’s epic World War I film — 1930’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” — still stands as a blunt antiwar powerhouse, showing the carnage and futility of the Great War. (Universal...
- The Armistice Subplot
- The Homefront
- Timing
- The Horror of War: Coffin Shelling vs Tanks and Flamethrowers
- The Main Villain
- The Ending
A key difference between the two works is that the ‘signing of the armistice’ subplot is completely missing from the novel. In the film, a beaten German political delegation head to Compiegne to push for a reasonable peace, with the French General Staff being less than willing to compromise. This both gives a sense of the German army collapsing in ...
There are two chapters in the novel where Paul returns to Germany for rest and recuperation. The first is on leave, where he also goes on a training course. In the second he is badly injured after an attack and is taken to hospital. In the book’s home leave he tries to acquaint himself with his family. They are putting on a brave face with food in ...
While both the novel and the film are set in the later years of the war, most of the film’s action occurs in late 1918, when the German army was collapsing. The book is far more spread out, which allows for the return of Paul to the home front, as well as a brief romantic tryst he has with a French girl. In the film version, near the start of the 1...
The most shocking part of the book is when Paul’s unit find themselves under heavy shelling in a graveyard, and are forced to take cover amongst decomposing remains and coffins. This would be so gruesome on film that audiences might find it gratuitous, yet it is an appallingly powerful moment in the novel. The film is not, however, short of horrifi...
The antagonist in the film version is the out of touch Prussian General Friedrichs, who pointlessly sends the broken company to their deaths on the very day of the Armistice. He works as a device to explain the disconnect between regular soldiers and the officer class, if perhaps a little blatantly. In the book the antagonist is the furious parade ...
If I had one complaint about the 2022 film of All Quiet on the Western Front, it was the slightly over stylised ending. It is firstly somewhat unclear why Paul and Kat would risk their lives to attempt to steal a goose again given they know the war is coming to an end very soon. Meanwhile, the boy who shoots Kat comes out of nowhere. This isn’t in ...
Nov 10, 2022 · The 1930 film All Quiet on the Western Front has been a classic for almost 100 years. Here are the biggest differences between that film and the 2022 remake.
390K views 3 months ago. Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: https://mubi.com/bekindrewind In this video I take a look at the historical context for the original 1930 version of All...
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May 12, 2024 · The war drama All Quiet On The Western Front has seen three movie adaptations, with the first released 94 years ago. Based on the 1929 book by Erich Maria Remarque, the story follows a group of young German schoolboys who are encouraged to enlist in the war by their teacher.
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Oct 26, 2022 · Here are the differences between Netflix's adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front and the original book. How different is Berger’s take on the literary masterpiece from the original...
Oct 28, 2022 · But when German director Edward Berger decided to redo Lewis Milestone’s 1930 epic “All Quiet on the Western Front” for Netflix (streaming now), he was on a mission to tell the futile (and...
