Review of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by John B — 04 Jul 2010
Intelligent and intellectual but also earthy and made with a common touch. It's a shame in a way that paler imitations risk this masterpiece being degraded, but thankfully class shines through in a moving and thoughtful melodrama tracking youth to adulthood in the battlefields of WW1.
Not a wasted shot in this major piece of cinema. The power here is in the relentlessness and bravery of the message: war means death. The film shows up how something like Blackadder Goes Forth uses humour as a cop out for the audience.
This review of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was written by John B on 04 July 2010.
All Quiet on the Western Front has generally received very positive reviews.
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