All Quiet On The Western Front [Day 2]

Today was the second day of watching All Quiet On The Western Front. We had already been introcued to this film in AP World History last year, and I will admit that I didn't really find it interesting and I may or may not have fallen asleep. However, when we started the film a day ago, I decided that I would give this film another chance and start from the beginning. It's still not my favorite film or anything, but it's interesting. Even though Mr. Bennett stopped the film about a million times to comment on something, it was okay because that's how I learned that directors and writers and everyone working on a film really put a lot of thought into every part of the film, even the small details, like say a small line of dialogue that turns out to be the most important thing. It was also interesting to learn about the camera angles and how the first shot of each scene is really important.


In the film, there was a lot of foreshadowing for things to come like Behn being the only one to stare at the dead man with his vision and later on, he becomes blind and dies. It wasn't shocking that Behn was going to die first, but what was shocking was what the boys had to go through...and they didn't even go into battle yet. I think the characters themselves were shocked that one of their own friends had died so quickly and the officer that was with them didn't even think of him as a human, just an it. People today know that war is usually a horrifying thing, on account of all the books published and all the personal accounts that survivors have made. It really messes people up. It's like a big wake up call to the main characters! They had all thought that war was going to be a great thing, and that they were going to be heroes. I wonder who's going to die next...just kidding! That was a really mean thing to say :P, but we all know it's coming!


SHARON CHOI =D