The Film (Movie) Version of All Quiet on the Western Front

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The Film (Movie) Version of All Quiet on the Western Front

In the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" we see the boys almost

innocent as they sit in class. The teacher in this scene is pressuring the boys

to go to war. He preaches that it is their "duty" to fight. The teacher seems

very pushy and strict. He is especially strict with Paul, the main character in

the movie. In this particular scene, Paul is drawing a picture of a bird. In

Paul's family they are glad that he is going to war. His family prays for him

and they pray for the Kaiser, the ruler of Germany. We see here that this is

ironic because Paul's family is praying for someone they have never met.

When Paul goes to see his friend in the hospital, another friend asks

for the boots he has. This shows that the boys are already changing.

When the boys go to the training camp they are still innocent. They meet

Corporal Himmelstoss. Corporal Himmelstoss is very mean to the boys and is very

strict. After completing the Training camp the boys go to war. When the boys

get to the battlefield they are told by Kat their leader, that what they

learned in training camp they do not need to know because, you don't need to

know how to march in war. The first day they are there, Paul sees a horse

getting killed. He is very mad about this because the horses are innocent and

they are not involved with the war. Paul is changed emotionally by this and he

is sad about it.

After the boys see the Kaiser they talk and don't even know what they

are fighting for. One night in battle Paul killed a French soldier. Once he

killed the solider he begins to regret that he killed him. He looks at the

pictures of the soldier's family. Paul says that "they could of been brothers".

Paul trys to save the soldier's life but, cannot. Paul realizes that he has

killed another human. Paul feels remorse

In battle Albert, Paul, and Franz get wounded. Franz dies and Albert

gets his leg amputated. Albert becomes depressed and becomes suicidal.

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