[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by wireframe

Cinematheque Calgary screened the original version of All Quiet on the Western Front at the new library. I had never seen to before. Wow. What a powerful movie.

For those who haven't seen it, you should. It's about a group of German soldiers in WWI. Their teacher convinces them to sign up for the glory of war and it doesn't turn out too well for them.

The film did such a good job of showing that war sucks for everyone involved and that the people in town who aren't fighting really don't appreciate it. Apparently, many of the extras were actual veterans of the war who volunteered to be in the movie after reading the hugely popular novel, in order to show a realistic depiction of the horror of war.

Apparently there is a remake coming out in Dec 2018 I think.