__ All Quiet on the western front and how it relates to "Insensibility" by Wilfred Owen Submitted by: Marilyn Thipthorpe I think this movie is a classic masterpiece or example of Anti-war. It shows how war takes everything away from you especially your humanity. This movie was banned for about 4-5 years after its release because of its in-depth effect on people due to the war. In this movie we get a young German group (who haven’t even passed out of College yet) who have been recruited in
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WHAT DID THE MOVIE‚ “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”; TELL YOU ABOUT WORLD WAR 1 AND WARFARE IN GENERAL‚ USE MOVIE EXAMPLES. Gunshots and bombs blowing up all around you‚ blood and guts flying everywhere‚ as you dodge bullets‚ and listen to the low guttural sounds and high pitched screams of men dying all around you on both sides. In the movie‚ I really learned about war and warfare. You really can’t understand just how heart wrenching and scary it can be while ducking bullets and watching
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mutilation”( Jerome Crabb). Paul Bäumer‚ the protagonist of All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque fulfills his understanding of Jerome Crabb’s quote after experiencing everything war has to offer. In the novel‚ Paul truly experiences what being in war can physically and mentally do to not only a man‚ but their families as well. It is apparent that Erich Maria Remarque had Paul Bäumer face various horrifying situations while at the front to make a powerful statement against war and everything
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Erich Maria Remarque was conscripted into the German Army when he was 18. In mid-June of 1917 he was transferred to the Western Front‚ 2nd Company‚ Reserves‚ Field Depot of the 2nd Guards Reserve Division. In late July of the same year‚ Remarque was wounded by shrapnel in the left leg‚ right arm‚ and neck. He then spent the remainder of the war in an Army hospital in Germany. It is important to note these experiences‚ because as an author‚ this time in combat gave Remarque an unprecedented level
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war” (Remarque Preface). All Quiet on the Western Front‚ written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ tells a story of a young soldier‚ as he and his friends fight for the German army during World War I. The novel is narrated from the point of view of Paul Bäumer. He is nineteen years old and‚ like many of his classmates‚ he joins the German army. The story follows as they fight through the horrid experiences of trench warfare. Unlike many other war novels‚ All Quiet on the Western Front does not attempt to romanticize
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classic stories have been promoted as motion pictures and became major celebrations of literature‚ including Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. Using advanced technology‚ the globe can see Paul Bäumer’s story being vividly retold. However‚ there are both strength and weakness about the film adaptation of the novel. For All Quiet on the Western Front‚ even though both novel and movie portray the main idea‚ the movie version lacks effective emotions and descriptive details as the
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All Quiet on the Western Front In the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Remarque‚ the author uses nature‚ and comradeship‚ to describe what the characters are going through. Erich uses nature in several ways‚ such as describing how the soldiers are facing terrible hardships‚ also it reflects on their sadness‚ and provides a contrast to the unnatural world of war. The author also uses the theme Comradeship through all the horrifying pictures of death and inhumanity‚ he talks about when
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returning to the front so readers could understand the ramifications of the war (65-70‚ 207-208). Paul also used personification‚ as seen when describing chance and death (14‚ 101). Multiple times throughout the novel Paul
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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT ~ Movie Review 1. Describe the plot of the film (What it’s about‚ what happens) knowledge /10 All quiet on the western front is about six German solders that volunteer to fight in World War 1 after listening to many speeches from their teacher. They were all confident with going into war until they saw people coming back from the war. But after Paul the main character and his friends experience the 10-week brutal training they felt tired of the training
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Humans or Inhumane Beasts? Inhumane: lacking qualities of sympathy‚ pity‚ warmth‚ compassion‚ or the like; cruel; brutal(Inhumane: Dictionary). Inhumanity is one of the major themes portrayed in All Quiet on the Western Front. This is shown by the treatment of the Russian Soldier’s‚ Müller’s request for Kemmerich’s boots‚ and Paul’s reaction to the French man who fell into his hole. The treatment of the Russian soldiers is a prime example of inhumanity during the war. The Russians were treated
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