A quick review of the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930). Also has a little commentary.

Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front is a film from the perspective of German soldiers fighting trench warfare against the French during World War I. The pacifist sentiment of the film is laid out in a title card in the first frame, which explains that the film is not an accusation, a confession, or an adventure, but that is simply trying to tell the story of a generation destroyed by war. I think that it was a good idea to make this clear at the very beginning, as it prepares the audience for the type of film to follow.
In the initial scene, uniform…