Great Example Of An Anti War Film example essay topic
363 words
All Quiet on the Western Front This movie was a great example of an anti-war film. I have never seen a movie that depicted war scenes as graphic as this movie. At first, I didn't really enjoy it, because the editing job was so terrible, but it was made in 1930. In the movie, the boys who enlisted in war were fresh out of school. They thought that was a big game, and by enrolling in the German army, they would become instant heroes, and win medals. They soon found out that it was the total opposite. Many people were killed, and the bombardment scenes were especially graphic, even for that time in out history. The bombing scenes looked very real, and the acting was pretty good. Anyone who watches the movie can see that war changes someone's mental state also. The boys originally were excited about war and the aspects of what was in store for them. They found out though that what they were expecting was not going to happen, and it appeared that those who were not killed in the war went somewhat crazy. When one of the boys (the name I don't remember) goes back to his class to tell the new students about war, he couldn't contain himself.
His teacher had made war sound like a great adventure that everyone should experience. When the boy got up to talk, he told everyone that it was horrible, and his teacher went crazy. War films that are made now are certainly anti-wars films (usually), but this film in particular showed that war was a horrible, horrible thing. The way the director decided to portray the war scenes surprised me. For the time the film was made, I didn't think films were that graphic, but this one certainly was.
The battle scenes and the effects used were very well done, even for 1930. I think this film should be shown in history class when learning about World War 1, because it really gives a good example of how brutal the war really was..
