What's the silence on the western front?

All quiet on the western front, adapted from the novel of the same name by German writer remarque, tells the story of a group of young German soldiers' attitude towards the war from excitement, longing to disgust before and after the Battle of the Marne River.

During World War I, the German government called on young enthusiastic student volunteers to join the battlefield to defend the country. Inspired by the chauvinism of the teacher, Paul and his classmates joined the first world war with heroic ideals. These young people had idealized life and war.

After training, these inexperienced "baby soldiers" were sent to the western front to participate in the war. However, their naive dreams were shattered, and they soon found themselves involved in a long and cruel war. The earth became eerie, and many people cried, struggled and called, trying to get rid of the threat of death, but they could only fall down feebly.

Paul, the hero, began to doubt the ideals of the past. The cruelty and destruction of war completely shattered his heroism, and his heart changed, and he began to doubt, hate and even hate war. Finally, one day, Paul climbed out of the ditch to catch butterflies. He was shot and killed in the cold. However, compared with war, personal life is insignificant. On that day, the report of the front-line headquarters wrote: everything is calm on the western front.

Extended data

All Quiet on the Western Front is an anti-war drama directed by lewis milestone in 1930 and starring lew ayres and louis wolheim. It was released in the United States on April 2 1. This film won two awards in the 3rd Academy Awards: Best Film and Best Director.

Role information:

(1) Paul, a young student who is only 19 years old, wants to be a hero, so he volunteered to join the army under the slogan of "bravely fighting" and "defending the motherland" advocated by the government.

(2) Veteran Kaczynski took great care of Paul's "child soldiers". He took the initiative to comfort them and taught them the skills to survive on the battlefield.

(3) Franz Kemlich, a young student and classmate of Paul, joined the army with Paul and was in the same army as Paul. In a battle, Kemrich's leg was blown off and he lost his young life.

(4) Canterblake, an elderly teacher and a group of young students, instigated by his chauvinism, signed up for the army.

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