the ending of the movie, where the germans charge while the allies are already relaxed, was actually flipped for the effect of the movie. In reality, the allies charged the germans that were glad the war was basically over

@alessandrogini5283

Жыл бұрын

Why allied general wanted Attack?

@VERYR4RE

Жыл бұрын

@@alessandrogini5283 cause "fuck germans, they want peace now that theyre losing?? But before they kill so many for no reason and now we are meant to spare them??" thats prob the thought process idk, wasnt there

@llenn1592

Жыл бұрын

@@alessandrogini5283 they didnt, however, a bunch of lower ranks had some stupid Idea, the dumbest of them all was an American who was demoted and decided to attack a German MG position to prove his mettle.

@alessandrogini5283

Жыл бұрын

@@llenn1592 really?

@llenn1592

Жыл бұрын

@@alessandrogini5283 yeah, the wikipedia article on the armistice has a list of people who were the last ones to die on the last day. I think around 2500 dead in total, just spread across the whole front, not in a final battle like in the movie. I get why they did it in the Movie tho.

So the reason why the guy stabbed himself is being when he goes home there would be no jobs that'll accept him or even allow him because he was a service man

@JojoTheRed

Жыл бұрын

Uh… no. It’s because he was crippled.

@LoonatheHellhoudgaming

Жыл бұрын

@@JojoTheRed yea and what could a cripple do in that time after the war?

@nhanvu1654

Жыл бұрын

@@JojoTheRed yea that’s true. But across all of Europe and even in the US, employers wouldn’t take veterans due to the mental trauma they went through. Even if Tjarden wasn’t crippled bro would never have been hired anywhere

@e.k193

Жыл бұрын

@@JojoTheRed you corrected him and he still feels like he was right 😭

@Oropher420

Жыл бұрын

Both are true, veterans couldn't get employed and worse if they were crippled.

I also really appreciate him noticing all the well-shot frames within the film. This movie didn’t win best cinematography for nothing, and that was one of the reasons why this movie impacted people so much. The horror of war was really captured, and the contrast from the trenches to the rich men sitting in their cushy train cars eating food was not lost on me.

One rule you learn with masks is to put yours on first before helping a buddy. You can't help someone if you're unable to breathe. Learned this in the fire academy, and also while working ems. That's probably why he was punished. That's one of the most important things.

Refreshing to see a reaction from someone who doesn’t lack knowledge on the events

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

So proud as a German when you said „that’s a famous actor“..because we don’t have many famous actors 🥲

@gegeleduc

Жыл бұрын

Famous = being successful in the Hollywood movie industry. In other words, it means nothing

@myarmsbroke3750

Жыл бұрын

​@@gegeleduc hold on that ain't on the dick cionary brotha

The cool thing is that, with the exception of Daniel Brühl, the actors are largely unknown, even in Germany. That really wasn't a line-up of film stars. He won quite a few Oscars for that.

@MrFredstt

Жыл бұрын

Which is insane because I thought they all did a great job. However, I think watching the English version loses quite a bit of the emotion imo

@PropperNaughtyGeezer

Жыл бұрын

@@MrFredstt Yes. This movie and "Das Boot" you must see original with engl. subtext.

16:43 they really didn’t have many portable automatic weapons in WWI for close quarters combat. The closest thing you had would be the German MP18/I. Not many were produced during the war, they only entered service in 1918 (the last year of the war), and they were issued out to selective units. Paul’s unit in the film is a reserve unit, so it’s unlikely his unit would been given any of them.

@matthewcharles5867

Жыл бұрын

The Germans did put captured Lewis machine guns back into action but that depended on how much captured ammunition they had to go along with them.

0:50 They Shall Not Grow Old, would definitely like to see your reaction to that

My German great-grandfather belongs rather to the 30-year-olds and to the critical people at the beginning of World War I, who were torn from active professional life and already had a child during the war. Because of his military service in 1905-1907, it was clear to him to marry after the Sarajevo assassination. One week later the marriage took place. -I believe that Paul Bäumer would not have become his friend, because he gave up his youth with idealism and childishness. Even if he survived, I still admire that he remained a happy man with wit until 1973, and had led a full life. -From private to artillery sergeant (1914-18) -Deployment to: Verdun, Ypres, Douamont, Neuve-Chapelle, Chemin des Dames, Aisne, Artois, Flanders. (Actually in almost all the most horrific places of the Ersren World War). -Mayor in the reconstruction and stabilization years (1948-56) -Federal Cross of Merit (1959) -50 years of work (1909-1959) -7 children - a lot of grandchildren A century of life from the Empire to the Federal Republic. This generation of people experienced the violence personally to their bones. Growing up in the German Kaiserreich, learning a profession, torn from their profession witnessing the violence of World War I, wounding, killing, returning home, returning to work, Kaiser abdicating, Weimar Republic, hyperinflation, Wall Street crash, outsized reparations demands, unrest in the state, communists versus fascists versus democrats, failure of Weimar, Reichstag fire, rise of Hitler, beginning of persecution, exclusion and violence, World War II, Normandy landing, Fall of Berlin, assassination of Hitler Destroyed country, orphans, widowers and widows, disabled, missing, displaced, millions of victims, use of atomic bombs in Japan, destroyed continent, under Allied administration, foundation of two German states, construction of the Federal Republic, European Community, end of hereditary enmity by Adenauer and De Gaulle, economic miracle, alliance with America, NATO, Bundeswehr, witnessing the construction of the Berlin Wall, Cold War, 17.June 1953, violent intervention of the Soviet Union in the neighboring socialist states, Korean War, 68ers, war in Vietnam, nuclear arms race, oil crisis, RAF. My father loved and honored this man, he named me after him. "Johann" (a old german name)

Find it a very, very good work so far about the First World War in terms of visual power, music and optics. Especially the changing imagery between the diplomats, the soldiers in the trenches and the Nature. The film shows like not many others (not even 1917 in my opinion): constant attacks and counter-attacks that wear out the nerves, soldiers die who are under constant tension, constant fear, who are constantly tormented by hunger and thirst, who languish in inhumane conditions, losing ALL ideals and all humanity, and visibly turning into beasts, only bent on satisfying their most primitive needs. Being exposed to the Elements, to the weather and to death. Exactly that ist the Feeling and the scenery, which Remarque describes in his book. The comparison to "1917" from my Point of View s limping, since the British cultivate a culture of remembrance of victory in relation to World War I, which is also partly included in 1917. This film, however, shows the cruelty of industrialized mass killing that destroys any humanity that then led to further historical catastrophes. The film in my opinion succeeds in that in any case, No Matter of a precise book accurany in all scenes. It Takes the audience into the trenches, the No Mans Land and the artillery shelters. One Last Remark about Something that i personnaly dont Like: the way the last attacks is presented. The way in which it comes about (revanchist general orders mass attack) is historically incorrect. At the end of the war, there was no such General. So, saying that, I am myself are unhappy with the endig attack, as you are. However, Thankyou for this Channel and for the good Points you both Made during the movie. Greetings from a German Channel Viewer. 👍

@itsalmostfun8567

Жыл бұрын

agreed for me its better than 1917 i mean i watched 1917 its not really dramatic

Well the 1st MG's used in combat was during the Spam Am war by American forces with the M1895 Colt Potato Digger. You Deff should re watch the 1979 version and watch the org 1930 . also the Peter Jackson "They Shall not Grow Old " along with the 30 min making of are worth watching amazing how they bring it all back, some of the footage is of Soldiers who min's after being filmed go over the top and never return.

Looks absolutely great through your phone! I always loved your guises reactions. Keep it up. pops sounds like he’s great

In the book Paul dies on a day that is so uneventful, so that the army report has only the words: "All quiet on the western front." The film not only turns Paul's death into a chaotic inferno that deprives the film's name of its meaning, it also does not address the books central aspect of the soldiers' complete alienation from their families and their homeland, which is caused by the intense and continous suffering of exposure, pressure, fear, cruelty, trauma and loss.

World War 1 was easily the most pointless war in human history.

You should watch they shall not grow old (Peter Jackson one). Heart wrenching stuff

my family comes from Strasbourg on the border between France and Germany my great-grandfather whom I still knew was 24 years old in 1914. Strasbourg had been in the Germanic Empire for 1500 years until the conquest of Louis XIV in 1681, in 1870 returning to the Germanic Empire in good conditions but four changes of nationality until 1945. My grandmother 1924-2023 to change nationality 3 times. after 1945 return to France and with an anti-German propaganda, result for my generation, a forgetting of its culture and its mother tongue, today, I do not feel neither French nor German, but Alsatian 🇮🇩✊

Germans didn't make tanks because they were blockaded. The A7Vs were built from scrap. This is why german command didnt commit to the tank. There were plenty of pro tank germans and even the first guy who invisioned the tank was Austrian. It just came down to a lack of material time and money. By the time the tank appeared in 1916 the german military could only really react to them. They attempted to counter with massive field guns which actually did knock out many allied tanks but obviously they were outproduced and outgunned.

@MrFredstt

Жыл бұрын

Yes. If I'm not mistaken Wilhelm, before the war ever began, knew the dangers of a blockade and how it would cripple Germany so that was a big motivator in building up their navy

Just the first few comments clarifying what ww1 changes in the humanitarian aspect of "doing war" is a great aspect of reaching to this piece of media. Of course war is hell. But the way people react to the "new way" of hell is going to change things

@Lug4sch

Жыл бұрын

"war is hell"

A bit late to the party here, but the guy who played the role of Zemo in the marvek movies is named Daniel Brühl. He was portraying the real life German social democratic parliamentarian Matthias Erzberger, the head negotiator who signed the November Armistice, at the request of the head of the military, Paul von Hindenburg (the same von Hindenburg whose death set the stage for Adolf Hitler to become Chancellor and then Führer of Germany in the 1930s). Erzberger's only son did die in WWI, and it was what led him to seek an end to the war. It was von Hindenburg and the rest of the military high command who put the blame solely on Erzberger and the government for "stabbing the military in the back", which became the root of early support for the Nazi Party in the mid-1920s. Erzberger was tragically assassinated in 1921 while on vacation with his family in Bavaria by three men who would later become Nazi Party officials that blamed him for Germany's defeat in WWI and the Treaty of Versailles, when it was the army & the monarchy that kept pushing to continue the war by lying to the public about how bad things had become for them.

😊👍🇩🇪 Meine Empfehlung an Filmen aus Deutschland: "Das Boot" (1981/Anti-Kriegsfilm),"Die Brücke"(1959/Anti-Kriegsfilm ), "Die Welle" (2008/Drama), "Der bewegte Mann" (1994/Komödie), "Wie die Karnickel" (2002/Komödie), "Der Wixxer" (2004/Teil1/Komödie).

"German dog tags" - We use the same till today.

Love how English title is one of the worst possible translations of OG one

@outdoorolli5754

Жыл бұрын

Which translation would be better in your opinon?

@julianozaur444

Жыл бұрын

@@outdoorolli5754 tbh - polish is pretty solid

@julianozaur444

Жыл бұрын

The German one means "nothing new at the west" while Polish says "na zachodzie bez zmian" - "On the west nothing changed"

The reason the general attacked at the very end of the war. I believe it was because he didn't want his last battle to be a failure

Guys in 14:20 is that Paul’s dad?? I really want to know I watched the movie but I don’t know if it’s him or not, can someone pls clear it up for me, thank you.

@user-tc2uw1ix7c

11 ай бұрын

He is not Paul's dad, however his son was also a soldier who died in that war. I believe it's his picture on the table.

In 2008 germany blocked Ukrainian accession to NATO, germany have 550 Leopard 2 tanks and germany should send 300 Leopard 2A6 tanks to help Ukraine.

I always thought that it was the sinking of the Lusitania that brought the U.S. into the war. Didn’t know about the Mexico stuff

War is always and every where a horrorble Thing. Now we got a New one here in Europe... There, s a song about war,,, check out :"Null positiv - wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer, (german)

Didn't the German commander order an attack because the war was all he had, he has nothing to go back to at home? Which fits into the theme of the film, or one of, where the escalating events strip away your sense of purpose, made effective by that scene with the French soldier choking to death and the main character showing so much remorse, he wants to take it all back. With the friend who is stretcher bound and knows he'll be useless back home without his leg and packs it in. The bayonet killing the main character right at them moment of the end of the war is such a powerful moment, he was killed for absolutely nothing, no purpose, there was no war in effect. You both said it so well, they gained no ground, this was all pointless, meaningless, and to die at the figurative and literal end of this journey adds to is so well. I feel like the tanks were necessary to escalate the conflict, it could of easily tread water if not. Fun fact: I'm a screenwriter trying to launch a career right now. My mentor actually helped with one of the writers for this film, write this film.

@aaronvarela89

Жыл бұрын

It seemed like the French guy he fell down the stares with wanted to spare him.

Saint-Chamond tank :)

o cara não cala a boca

Phone recording is fine

31:37 Yeah he recognized him but the kid literally has no idea what he’s doing, and doesn’t collect his dog tag🤦‍♂️ Therefore, no closure for the family.. Missing In Action. So then you’re left wondering if he was blown to pieces by an explosion and/or incinerated/melted by smoldering hot fire. Horrible ways you could imagine it. All in all, this was a terrible and senseless war where Germany paid and suffered all the consequences…

@Cliohna

Жыл бұрын

I read this a lot. That because the boy didn't take the one half of the dog tag he wouldn't be reported as dead. If you think about it, that might not be the case. Because there are two halfs and one half always remains on the body. That has to serve a purpose, too. So I guess he would just be reported as deceased later. 🤷‍♀️

@SIRtrizzytreyofcameltoe

Жыл бұрын

@@Cliohna not really sure how it works but you gotta think too that this is one example amongst thousands… the total disregard for human life absolutely astounds me.

Why dont more people know stuff about guns

The book stated that “this is neither an endorsement or accusation”. This is more of a modern German attitude, post WWII. The book was the most popular book that the nazis banned and burned. The negotiations for a truce, wasn’t in the book. The book explains the trenches better, than the movie, there was three trenches, the frontline, the support line, and the reserve line. Paul’s story that’s place along all three line. And the book, it’s really a soldier story, not a national story. It emphasizes the situations of a losing army, the starvation, the lack of food and materials. The desperation. And one other thing that the plot here misrepresents. The signing of the armistice, on Nov. 11, at 11am. The armistice was signed between 4and 5am, and wouldn’t take effect until 11. The Americans, General Perishing’s staff was the main pursuers to attack up to 11 am. Not so much the Germans. I think that they should have gave the movie another name, and then based it off of the book. Then again, maybe it will inspire people to read the book. All Quiet on the Western Front, is not a confession, nor an accusation. I enjoyed your reaction, you said #*%§ several times

@MrFredstt

Жыл бұрын

I did kind of dislike the change making the stereotypical evil German officer ordering the attack at the end. Would've been nice to have gotten away from that cliche and had it be the Entente that attacked before the end

17:20 This scene was in 1918, They should have heard of tanks before, They also got their own tanks. But I swear, tanks in that scene look like the German one, A7V. The first tank is Mark IV, from England.

@maxb1043

Жыл бұрын

They were the Saint Chamond tanks.

@staliniosifvissarionovich5588

Жыл бұрын

@@maxb1043 So French tank.

@rooseveltingudam6354

Жыл бұрын

I think the use of tanks have been kept secret, so many soldiers never heard about it before

@SSgtJ0hns0n

Жыл бұрын

@@rooseveltingudam6354 By 1917 tanks are widespread information. But even the most produced tanks like the Mark I and Renault FT tanks were relatively rare on certain frontlines, let alone the St. Chamond and the German A7V (which only 20 were ever made). In fact, the Germans captured and reused more Entente-made tanks than they ever made themselves. They were still feared, but by late-war the shock value was mostly gone since both sides went on to develop early anti-tank weapons like AT rifles and bundled grenades.

@MN-vz8qm

Жыл бұрын

The french didn't use those tanks by that time BTW. It should have been a bunch of FT17s to be accurate.

Looks like the film makers didnt include corperal himmelstoss and the barrack drill etc what a pity...the earlier two films did a far better job...

You understand that the original book is German right?

That wasn’t a new soldier lmao

why do you have a green screen if you don't ude it ?!

Maybe watch the older versions of the film or read the book, instead of criticizing a film

@acostabry92

Жыл бұрын

They did watch the older ones and read the book. They said. Maybe take your own advice and watch the whole video you idiot

That was franz at the end

@EDips875

Жыл бұрын

No it wasn't the only thing they had in common is kinda red hair lol, they literally mention how he died in one of the attacks

@Kaisermiggz

Жыл бұрын

@@EDips875 when

@EDips875

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaisermiggz after the scene when he stabs the French soldier when he goes back to the barracks and meets with kat he asks about it it's very brief,he also lists Franz as one of the people that died when talking to him few minutes later,also Franz had some facial hair and the guy at the end didn't

@Cliohna

Жыл бұрын

@Jambix Isn't Franz also the one who had the handkerchief? Which was then given to Paul by Tjaden (right before Tjaden stabbed himself with the fork). Or am I confusing something?

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