I have always been very strange about the name of this movie. I only understood the following brief introduction:
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first work with strong thoughts since the Oscar was awarded.
One of the "greatest anti-war films" in the history of film, reveals the tragic reality of war and defeats the so-called "patriotic" dream.
Produced in 1930
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Lou Ayers
, John Ray
-third Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director Award
-one of America's one hundred classic card
· In 1962 the United States Seattle World's Fair ranks third named "fourteen of the greatest American film since the birth of cinema" in the
story briefly:
During the First World War, the army of Kaiser Wilhelm II was at war with Russia, France, Britain and other countries on the east and west fronts. The fighting was very intense and fierce. With a beautiful slogan, the German government called on young and enthusiastic student volunteers to join the battlefield. In a small city in the rear of Germany, a group of young students signed up to join the army under the instigation of the chauvinism of the elderly teacher Kontorek. Paul, who was only 19 years old, wanted to be a hero, so he volunteered to be named under the government's slogan of "fighting bravely" and "defending the motherland." His friends Kemlich, Mueller and others also joined the army, and one of them was named Bem. He suffered from hypocrisy and was in the same army with them. The deceived youths thus became soldiers, leaving their hometowns and relatives to sacrifice their lives for militarism.
Paul and his classmates went into intense military training as soon as they enlisted in the army. They wake up in the dark and run back and forth in the loose, wet and dark fields. After several tossings, they are exhausted, and the instructor Stors will "train them to be submissive" and become "real German soldiers." ". These young people originally idealized life and war, but now their naive dreams are shattered. Soon after training, Paul and his classmates were sent to fight on the Western Front. These young people never knew what was going on in the war. They were bombarded by artillery fire as soon as they went on the battlefield. Under the rumble of the artillery, they were all scared, some cried, and some wet their pants. Fortunately, they met a good squad leader Kaczynski. He was a veteran who took great care of these young "baby soldiers". He took the initiative to comfort them and taught them the skills to survive on the battlefield. So Paul and his classmates started rushing to the battlefield, killing other people's beloved sons, and taking other people's lives. In the rain of bullets, they yelled "Clash, kill" with the concept of "I don't kill people, and people kill me". They failed, retreated, and then counterattacked. In a high degree of tension and fear, Bem really went crazy. During a battle, Kemlich’s leg was blown off and his young life was lost. Mueller was poisoned to death by chemical gas. Not only that, the soldiers had to endure hunger, humidity, disease, and bad weather on the ground. Paul mourned sadly: "Why is there a war?"
Paul was also injured in a battle and was sent to a field hospital for treatment. After he recovered, he was allowed to go home to visit his mother. The seriously ill mother was especially happy to see her son who had returned safely. But a touch of sorrow rose in her heart, wondering if her son will return next time. Paul is also worried about whether he can see his mother in the future. The day of returning to the team was approaching. On this day, Paul passed by his alma mater and saw teachers still advocating war and mobilizing students to join the army. Paul hated the war and felt sad and indignant at their every move, but the students still enjoyed it!
After Paul returned to the front line, he found a group of "baby soldiers" as innocent and naive as they were in the company, but there were very few old comrades left. It turned out that during his vacation, almost all his comrades in the class died, leaving only the old squad leader Kaczynski. At this time, the Catchins gene unit was in difficulty supplying, and he went out to find food for the "baby soldiers". Paul ran out of the company and finally found the old squad leader. After a long absence, they met again, and the two were extremely happy. Just then, a bomber flew over, dropped a bomb, and shrapnel flew to the old squad leader, wounding him. Paul tried his best to carry Kaczynski to the medical station, but he was dead.
One day, the two sides ended the war, and the western front was unusually calm. Paul, who was waiting in the trench, found a beautiful butterfly, but when he crawled out of the trench to catch the butterfly, a gun shot suddenly sounded. Paul was hit by a stray bullet and he fell. However, on this day the battle report of the German front-line headquarters clearly stated "[b]No war on the Western Front[/b]".
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