Review: 'All Quiet on the Western Front' remake still powerful a century later
This Veterans Day, you can watch the remake of “All Quiet on the Western Front” on Netflix, a new version of a classic whose old ideas still stand.
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This Veterans Day, you can watch the remake of “All Quiet on the Western Front” on Netflix, a new version of a classic whose old ideas still stand.
This “All Quiet on the Western Front” does not need special effects to hold its own. It is matter-of-fact, and that is its strength.
All Quiet on the Western Front, novel by German writer Erich Maria Remarque, published in 1929 as Im Westen nichts Neues and in the United States as All Quiet on the Western Front. An antiwar novel set during World War I, it relies on Remarque’s personal experience in the war to depict the era’s broader disillusionment. The book is an account of Paul Baumer’s experiences in battle and his short career as a soldier, and it is primarily concerned with the effect of war on young men. Its title, which is in the language of routine communiqués, is typical of
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Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 literary masterpiece is getting its third screen adaptation, this time for Netflix, and in full, horrifying color.