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All Quiet On The Western Front movie comments

Date: 2009-02-18 19:35:19 User: Travis Miller First of all let me say that this is a very good, very well done, and very powerful film. For its time, the way they put the scenes together is amazing, and it conveys a good idea of the historical battles of WWI. However, I do have a major problem with the makers of this movie. I have read the original book, and I believe that the central message was distorted in the film for the makers own political ideas. The film here is very anti-war in general, whereas the novel was speaking out against the futility of the style of fighting in WWI, where thousands were killed in an instant to gain three inches. Eric Remarques was not a pacifist, he fully understood that war is a necessary evil. Yet, his central message was distorted in the movie for the sake of creating a political soapbox, much similar to what was done with "Jarhead". Although the movie will inevitably be different than the book, I believe that when you base a movie off a novel, you have an obligation to stay true to the central idea, not exploit it for your own agenda.   You have to register to leave a comment...   Back to the All Quiet On The Western Front movie download page