Hello, consider watching beasts of no nation. Visceral and gritty. It is an extremely difficult movie to watch but it is a very real thing that happens in the world right now, necessary truths.
@@ColetteCherry i would Colette, if you watch this movie😭 because you are seriously missing out if you dont, watch that one, its about Faith and strength from within, about pure will power when all hopes are lost, you will surely cry on that one😉
At the start he used a entrenching tool , basically a small shovel. Quite simple and effective in hand to hand combat , the British version had a shovel on one end and a small pick on the other. For that sort of combat basically any thing you could get your hands on was a weapon from helmets to clubs.
The reason the poster of the woman is shown at the end of the movie, when the german boy hung it there, you can see that the french now occupy that trench. It is to show that the frontline has not really moved during the entire movie, the battle revolves around the same trench for the entire war
Inaccurate, by the end of the war French warfare was over as the Germans were in full retreat, it was a war of movement and the Germans were almost totally out of France by the end.
@@christos3280 Still not accurate, by March the western front was a war of movement again and by July the allies would be on the offensive, by November the German were driven out of almost all of France.
A sad fact about the movie is that when Paul dies at the end, the boy who was collecting the medals of the soldiers killed in combat, does not collect Paul's medal, showing us that in the end he was never found and his life was in vain.
That movie is after the book of the same name. Erich Maria Remarque is the author. Erich Paul Remark, his real name - was on that front. He was from my Hometown, Osnabrück. On the other Side in that War was J.R.R. Tolkien. Both became writers after WW1.
It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. These men went through hell. The only way they could make sense of it was to write it down in some way. For Remark, it was much more direct. Creating a self-insert character to help describe to readers the hell that he and his comrades experience. For Tolkien, because of his background and education, it was easier to relate those experiences to those stories of medieval heraldry and old mythological concepts that he loved so dearly. For all of the suffering and misery that war spreads upon all mankind, it has certainly produced some of the most deeply moving stories to come from the human mind.
@@willardchi2571 Might be. I think both Writers had lost their Beliefs and Religion. Tolkien for example wanted to get back into the light through his Faith. My Father who lived in WW2 told me the last time we spoke 20 years ago that "if you've seen millions of deaths you loose the believe in God"... As I hadn't lived in those days I am praying that he found eternal Peace. All these victims of war should be in paradise to heal from their pain and their wounds. Wounds that did cut too deep. Amen.
@@willardchi2571 No, it's not. Tolkien said that during his lifetime. There's no connection to WW1 and he stated that there should be no connections made. Tolkien was a writer before WW1 as well and most of his short stories around Bilbo and the shire were already around in 1911.
There's an old authentic audio recording of the war ending. You can hear all the guns firing and then suddenly they just all stop. It's kind of amazing to hear the exact moment WW1 ends.
Audio engineer here. During WW1 even inside controlled spaces recording a reproducing sound was very difficult. The only rare and expensive mechanical/magnetic devices capable of doing it were 35 kilos in weight. That “recording” you heard was most probably fake/staged, sadly. Like most of the video recordings of ww1 presented as real footage. Running around with a 80+ kilos of hand cranked op camera and sound recording around an active battlefield is not so fun or realistic as it sounds…
Using recordings taken by primitive audio technology that was designed to decipher the point of origin of enemy indirect fire and, closely resembling a seismometer’s tracking of an earthquake, Britain’s Imperial War Museums and sound production company Coda to Coda were able to recreate the precise audio of the final moments of the war.
@@DJFalkoHannover It's a recreation, yes, but it's not false. That recreation was created by professionals by extensively studying accounts of what the soldiers stated went down in the final minute of the war, so it's very close to what the last minute actually sounded like.
Which is one of the many reasons why this movie is so bad as the film makers have instead jammed in an insane and completely inaccurate assault on the last day of the war instead of going with the book ending.
@@markcole5108 the movie is neither a documentary nor a copy of the book. You would not have to remake it several times if you wanted to show the exact same thing. Ofcorse there is also the directors intention flowing in.
The part that really messed me up was when they shot the deserters. The war was over and they didn't want to die, so they just killed the young lads as they screamed.
Fact: On the last day of WW1, November 11, 1918 the were 11,000 casualties of which 2738 were KIAs. These figures are for all combatants. The last American to die in WW1 was Pvt. Henry Gunther. He died just minutes before the War ended at 11:00 A.M.😢
@@Tom_Corvus5 He was of German parents. The men he trained and served with gave him a hard time throughout. He rushed the gun shooting at the Germans while they were trying to wave him off. In the end they had no choice. I think earlier they had been ordered to attack by senior brass but I am not sure if that is right.🤔😢😢😢😢
The Pianist (2002) is a great film, won a couple Oscars and many awards. It's based on the autobiography of a Polish-Jewish pianist and composer who survived the Nazi occupation of Warsaw during World War II. The director (who is Jewish) was a young boy when the Nazis invaded his country so he was able to recreate the period perfectly. It's a beautiful film with a great message.
My great grandfather fought in this war on the Italian side. I never met him, but he wrote a memoir some time before his death recounting aspects of the life and how he slept in the trench mud beside dead bodies, always being awaken by rats that would eventually bite him. These men were hard as nails.
At the end you said pretty much the same, as the critics in germany. "This movie is so good, that you don't want to watch it again." Great reaction, thanks.
There is a Russian movie called "Come and See" about a young child on the Eastern front in WW2. It came out in 1985. It is one of the best depictions of life on the eastern front. One of the best war movies I've ever seen. Not for the faint of heart. It has an 8.3 on IMDB. There is is also a newer movie called "The painted Bird" which is also about a child on the eastern front. It came out 5 years ago. I also read the book. Very disturbing.
What an amazingly masterpiece. The book was written by a man who was a German soldier. The main character was inspired by him specifically and if I recall correctly the scene with Paul in the hole with the Frenchman was a real thing that happened
Erich Maria Remarque. (Erich Paul Remark) He was from my Hometown, Osnabrück. On the other Side in that War was J.R.R. Tolkien. Both became writers after WW1.
its weird to think that all war really just boils down to moving some lines further on a map, but in order for those lines to be moved, thousands of men die at a time
I enjoy your reactions. You are so authentic. I like your cinematic analyses, your sensitivity, your relationships with characters as you experience the story, and your strong moral values. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself in these journeys together.
Regardless of whether it is historically correct, the tank scene represents the tactical advantage and psychological horror that tanks represented for the Germans, since it was a totally new English (and later French) invention for the time. Seeing an artillery machine that could fire machine guns and that conventional bullets did not affect it was horrifying for the German soldiers.
The author of the book this movie is based off, was a WW1 German soldier. He hated his time in war. This book IS non fictional in that the characters are not real, but the events and deaths that happen to those characters are deaths the author experienced and friends he lost. The book is amazing (a little weird if you read the translation) and I recommend anyone read it, this movie did an excellent job with the adaptation. Also, fun fact, the Nazi party found this book VERY problematic, they hated it, it was top of some banned book lists, the Authors eventually fled the country and the Nazis, enraged, executed his younger sister by beheading, and then billed his other sister for the execution.
Fun fact: mustache man had this very cart destroyed at the end of the war because he was scared that the french make the germans surrender again in that same cart.
The tool used at the beginning of the film with Heinrich's kill was an E-tool (Entrenchment Tool), used to help Engineers fortify trenches, barbed wire, and make new slick ways. It was also used as a hammer, and a driver, and in many occasions its sharp edge was more effective in combat as a heavy knife. More reach, and more heavy momentum to strike hostiles. The Gas Masks in today's Modern Military MUST be put on within 5 seconds of a close range gas attack for you to sustain to injury. As more seconds trickle along, you risk more and more exposure to your lungs and eyes. Most Soldiers can't equip a gas mask properly until 10 seconds. From most training I have seen, Soldiers can't get their mask out of the pack for the first 3-5 seconds, and another 4-5 seconds to equip and clear the mask properly to form a seal.
Thank you so incredibly much for this video,your amazing,great reactions and your absolutely first-class channel. I really appreciate that! Very warm greetings from the Central Europe (the Czech Republic). I think (my humble opinion),that this kind of artistic anti-war film is extremely important in this time! Btw - this film is by novel by so good writer : Erich Maria Remarque. Thank you again and have a nice,pleasant time.
"500 miles of Germans 500 miles of French of English, Scots and Irishmen all fighting for a trench. And when the trench is taken and many thousands slain, the looser, with more slaughter, retakes ne trench again..." I like this poem, because it pretty much sums up World War I.
One of the best well known german war movies is "Das Boot" from 1981. It nearly won an oscar. You need to watch that. I'd also recommend "The Captain" from 2017, which is shockingly based on a true story or "Never look away" from 2018.
I never saw "The Captain," but from the little I know of its storyline, it sounds like a remake of "The Captain from Köpenick," which, as Wikipedia explains is: "a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and based upon the 1931 play 'The Captain of Köpenick' by Carl Zuckmayer. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the 'Captain from Köpenick.'" And you're right: "Das Boot" is a great movie.
@@willardchi2571 it reminds on the captain of Köpenick, but with a more tragic ending. At the end of World War 2 the 19 year old german deserter Willi Herold finds a uniform of a german Luftwaffe Captain. He puts it on pretends to be on a special mission by Adolf Hitler personally and commits a massacre among german deserters at a german prison camp. Wiki writes about him: _"Herold deserted from the German Army and, posing as a Luftwaffe captain, organized the mass execution of German deserters held at a prison camp.[1][2] He was arrested by British forces and executed for war crimes on 14 November 1946 at Wolfenbüttel Prison."_ Another great movie is "Labyrinth of Lies".
Before 1914 we were the peoples of literatures and thinkers. After 1933 we were the peoples of judge and executioner. In german it is way more phonetic: "Wir waren das Land der Dichter und Denker. Jetzt sind wir das Land der Richter und Henker."
I know that at that point in the war they’ve already encountered tanks but Kopps reaction to seeing the tank driving over them is a good representation of what it must’ve been like to have seen a tank for the first time. Imagine going from getting place by horse/carriage and bicycles and then seeing a metal monster armed to the gills with machine guns and a cannon that can’t be stopped with any weapons you have? I’d be screaming too
Something I want to say... The moment the teacher spoke to his students about how they are going to match against Paris... It's illegal now in the German army we called it pushing we aren't allowed to cheer to it... Bc the German heart is an tough one we go to war too easily
the shell hole scene was where I had to stop the movie and continue watching later. it made me absolutely heartbroken. i was anit war begin with, this movie just made it more so.
The reason the students are so excited for war is because of how controlling the government was with information on BOTH sides of the war. For example, the French people, after months of the attack at Verdune, upon reading the victory at the Fort, had literally NO idea that any shell had fallen or bullet had been fired there.
As good as this version is, My favorite version is the one made in 1930. It won the Oscar for Best Picture. Plus that version has the character of Himmelstoss, the kindly mailman who becomes a sadistic drill instructor. Illustrating that war brings out the worst in people.
Whats really sad is, that Pauls Family will never knew when, where or maybe how he died, because the young Soldier didnt get his Dog Tag. He will forever be "Missing in Action"
1917 is a great World War 1 film. The Pianist is probably the best film about the Holocaust after Schindler's List. Platoon is the best Vietnam War film.
47:00 The Talk about Fairness was one of the most important things, if the Germans would not have been treated as unfair as they were after the war, the German people would not have hated the peace, and would not have elected Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. The French arrogance and unwillingness to not scorn their long time enemy, Germany, is a big reason, why we got round 2 not long after.
@ Thats true, England for instance, they put a blockade on Germany after WW1 which had the result that tenthousands starved. Everyone always tells you about the crimes the German commited in the 20th century, no one talks about the crimes inflicted on them.
you speak of arrogance, but sorry when part of your country is destroyed, more than 300,000 civilians killed, 1.4 million French soldiers dead and more than 4 million French soldiers mutilated, injured... after Serbia we is the second country which suffered the most with around 15% loss compared to Russia 2% in terms of our population. As you say, we should have said it doesn't matter, we apologize. Go to the EAST of France and you will see war memorials everywhere
@ and you think it was all the fault of us Germans, dont you, Typical Frenchman… The Allies gave the soul blame on Germany, although Germany neither started ww1 in the first place, nor did we want it. After ww1, the r@pe among German women inflicted by French Colonial soldiers in the Rhineland Region was immense, the French Politicians did everything to damage my country more and more, cause they hated us, even long before ww1, even before 1871.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie on its own, but I don't consider it a good All Quiet on the Western Front and preferred much more the 1930-1979 versions. The reason is simple : nothing is actually quiet on the western front when he dies at the end... which, obviously, is completely ridiculous and totally ruins it. The original endings (Book-1930-1979) are much more heartbreaking since he's killed on a peaceful day and totally off guard... This one indulges far too much in sensationnalism. +The 1979 version has a narration from Paul taken directly from the book, which is beautiful and show a lot more what's happening in his head. I simply can't understand why they chose to denature the story that much ; a real shame in my opinion.
Well, it is an anti-war book adaptation. I think the changes are to make the audience hate the general. The general himself is a personification of the powers that be committing men to die for literally nothing. Its meant to make the end less accidentally tragic and more maliciously tragic. It wasn't needed, but I see why they did that.
@@Rhysman30 Yeah, but it's such an unoriginal idea that's been made a thousand times... and making him die at the very minute the war ends is another Hollywoodian lame idea that make me think of catastrophe movies where the protagonist always miss being crushed by things at the last second... this urgency factor become soooo lame and overdone. The idea of absurdity of war was much better conveyed with a random, almost insignificant death. You felt a lot more desperate and shocked about it than with this rush of unnecessary adrenalin.
Thx for like Colette, your the best ❤ hope you add 1917 and Dunkirk and Full Metal Jacket. You're gonna love Full Metal jacket when you watch It someday. RIP to R Lee Ermey He passed away 6 years ago and was the best actor to play the sergeant in Full Metal Jacket 😢
I am foreigner in Germany but you have very wrong picture about WW1 Germans. These were very VERY honorable men, fighting for what they believed in. Like everyone else.
That young Lieutenant that Paul saved doesn't actually take Paul's dogtag. So Paul is officially never declared dead here, just missing in action. The last bit of the book is a little different (although the movie ending here is brutal in a different way). Kat and Paul are just walking when a shell explodes nearby and injures them both. Paul carries a seemingly unconscious Kat to the aid station but finds out that little tiny fragment of shrapnel had pierced Kat's skull, killing him instantly. Paul then loses all will to live. In the last moments of the book, in October 1918, just one month before the war finally ends and on a day where nothing is happening. Paul is just standing looking over the edge of the trench when he is shot and killed. A report from the trenches to command simply state "All quiet on the western front". The original German actually says "Nothing new in the west", implying that Paul's death is just as pointless as the death of all his friends.
Minute 37:45 The guy with the glasses and the moustache is Matthias Erzberger. A conservative politician who had to sign the armistice with the French at the end of the First World War, while the top generals encouraged him to do so, and only a few months later, after the signing of the peace treaty in 1919, at the same time put into the world the lousy lie that the war could have been won if Erzberger and other democratic politicians had not betrayed the German soldiers, in which they concluded this shameful peace. Hitler later took up this lie and was able to score points with many opponents of the new republican system. Erzberger himself became Minister of Finance after the end of the war. But in 1921 he was murdered by right-wing extremists.
some of the points AH makes in his book are kinda true though, soldiers to an extend really were betrayed. AH talks about how the homefront was completely mismanaged. German propaganda was very poor during ww1 while allied propaganda was very effective. germany wasn't losing militarily but communists and the like were refusing labour which derived german troops of their neccesary equipment. while the soldiers didn't want to give up yet as they hadn't lost the press was defeatist at times and allied propaganda even found sentiment in the german public as germany wasn't defending itself in the propaganda war effectively. The thoughts of many soldiers was that they couldn't give up because if they did while not having been defeated outright everyone would've died for nothing. the amount of sacrifice and heroism of the front was immense in their eyes so the idea that the homefront was actively working against it was what irked many a soldier. the first attempts at revolution in germany literally caused the collapse of the german empire while germany had won the war in the east, broke through the italian lines and had gained ground in the latest offensives in france. and he in particular believed that jews (who were overrepresented among the communist revolutions that followed) worked in tandem with capitalists and other international jews so that the balfour declaretion could be enacted. at versailles there was in fact a jewish delegation of over a 100 that were there to remind the british of their promise. germany only gave up when it did due to the collapse of the homefront just like russia basically did.
All the right-wing terror was the result of the French arrogance. Yes, Germany could not win the war anymore, but the situation was not so dire that Versailles was justified or enforceable. Versailles could only be enforced, because of the armistice! And that is the point.
@@felixjohnsens3201 Versailles could be enforced because Germany itself internally fell apart and had layed down their weapons because they were promised an honourable peace but they never got that. The problem is that Germany never lost the war itself but it lost their homefront.
@@felixjohnsens3201 Natürlich war der Versailler Vertrag ungerecht und sachlich und taktisch falsch. Jedoch hätte Deutschland den Krieg Ende 1918 definitiv nicht mehr gewinnen können, da die Westfront nicht mehr zu halten war. Deshalb haben Hindenburg und Ludendorff als oberste Heeresleitung eigentlich die richtige Entscheidung getroffen, als sie die Sache beenden wollten. JEDOCH haben sie, in dem sie 1919 die Lüge von der verratenen unbesiegten Armee in die Welt setzten, ihre Verantwortung auf diejenigen Politiker abgewälzt, die für sie die Kohlen aus dem Feuer geholt haben. Zu behaupten, die demokratischen Politiker seien der unbesiegten Armee in den Rücken gefallen, ist war aus deren Mund eine perfide Lüge (denn sie wussten es als diejenigen, die 1918 den Waffenstillstand selbst wollten, besser). Und nicht nur das: Ludendorff beteiligte sich selbst am Putsch Adolf Hitlers 1923 und Hindenburg ließ die Mörder von Matthias Erzberger einige Jahre später großzügig rehabilitieren. Der Versailler Vertrag wurde im Laufe der 20er Jahre bereits aufgeweicht, wenn auch nicht obsolet. Vor allem Stresemanns Außenpolitik und der Dawes-Plan begünstigten dies. Und noch in der Wirtschaftskrise wurden Deutschland ALLE Schulden sogar erlassen. Das war sogar noch, bevor Hitler Kanzler wurde. Der Versailler Vertrag mag eine Belastung gewesen sein, aber schon vor Hitlers Machtübernahme wurde er teilweise revidiert. Of course, the Treaty of Versailles was unjust and factually and tactically wrong. However, Germany would definitely not have been able to win the war at the end of 1918, as the Western Front could no longer be held. That's why Hindenburg and Ludendorff, as the highest army command, actually made the right decision when they wanted to end the matter. HOWEVER, by spreading the lie of the betrayed undefeated army in 1919, they shifted their responsibility onto those politicians who pulled the coals out of the fire for them. To claim that the democratic politicians stabbed the undefeated army in the back was a perfidious lie from their mouths (because they knew better than those who wanted the armistice themselves in 1918). And not only that: Ludendorff himself took part in Adolf Hitler's putsch in 1923 and Hindenburg had the murderers generously rehabilitated by Matthias Erzberger a few years later. The Treaty of Versailles had already been softened in the course of the 1920s, although not obsolete. Stresemann's foreign policy and the Dawes Plan in particular favored this. And even in the economic crisis, Germany's ALL debts were even forgiven. That was even before Hitler became chancellor. The Treaty of Versailles may have been a burden, but even before Hitler came to power, it was partially revised.
@@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk Die Westfront konnte nicht mehr gehalten werden. Der Waffenstillstand geschah auf drängen der Obersten Heeresleitung, wobei diese Politiker des Reichstags dazu aufforderte, den Stillstand zu unterzeichnen. Deutschland hätte den Krieg militärisch nicht mehr gewinnen können. The Western Front could no longer be held. The armistice took place at the insistence of the Supreme Army Command, which called on politicians of the Reichstag to sign the truce. Germany would no longer have been able to win the war militarily.
The weapon that Heinrich uses at the start of the movie, is just an entrenching tool. It's basically a short handled shovel, that was easier to use in the confines of a trench. They were also used as weapons in hand-to-hand combat.
This is actually the 3rd version of the same movie, with the first 2 (both in English) coming in 1930 and 1979 respectively. Having personally seen all 3, the 1930 version is easily the best one IMO, and one you should definitely watch. Interestingly, the 1930 version was only the 3rd ever movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
Highly recommend "Das Boot" (1981). Its about a German Submarine and her crew. One of the top war movies on most lists and one of the most realistic ones.
@colettecherry the German generals and German population didn’t want to surrender because of their beliefs at this time, if you read the treaty of Versailles it stripped Germany of territory and military power, the French blamed the Germans for everything including started the war, in 1933 when a little man with a mustache rose to power ( btw Hitler served in wwi) he told his people who humiliate the French lost like they humiliated Germany over 20 years earlier. Some have always stated that if France and Britain hadn’t stripped and blamed Germany for starting wwi, wwii wouldn’t have happened.
Also pretty haunting when you think about 47:13 is basicly signing the rise of the Nazi's and WW2, interesting detail that same cart of this scene is where Adolf Hitler made the french sign their surrender in a cruel touch of irony.
This is a very emotional film. As were the originals as well. I’ve always been fascinated seeing the view of the other side during these grand conflicts
"40.000 have died in a few weeks and that's the speed at which you talk?" Yeah, thats kinda the theme of the film, on the front as well as with the politicians: Everyone is exhausted from that war, they all went kind of numb...no hope, no way out, like caged animals waiting for the end. Just like the battles on that front were in reality. There was no real progress in either side, basically no point to it all. EDIT: The soundtrack also goes that route. The same notes over and over, walking a line between terror and numbness.
Hello Colette, I hope you are well. This is a tough film to watch but a good one because of perspective of young Germans. The ending is rough, but it actually happened, both sides wanted glory to the last minute. I am glad that you hitting the war genre. Well take care and God bless you.
The boy that took the French girl's scarf from Paul's dead body did not take the dog tag. That means that Paul ended up MIA and that his family never learned what happended to him. BTW two other great German war movies are "Das Boot" (one of the greatest war movies of all time) and the 1993 version of "Stalingrad".
@28:16 Just to be clear, WW1 introduced gas in warfare used by both sides, used for military strategy against enemy forces, not the civilian population (although many suffered if they were downwind of the battlefield where gas units were deployed. The gas chambers in WW2 were for genocide and mass extermination, it was not the same. Not to mention the Nazis and SS didn't start using the gas chambers until 1942 (3 years into the war) when Treblinka and Auschwitz were operational to begin the mass extermination after it was realized they could use the commercial pesticide Zyklon B as the most efficient means of gassing mass groups at a time.
34:23 Tanks were still a very new technology at this time and barely more than big metal boxes on wheels. Shooting at them was actually pretty effective at that time because the armor was thin so especially machine gun fire would occasionally penetrate the armor. What it did more than anything though was create unbearable noise inside the tank which made communication among the crews extremely hard and inexperienced crews would often halt their advance or try retreating when under heavy small arms fire. Imagine holding a big pot over your head and having people bang on it with baseball bats over and over.
Thank you for doing this movie and for showing it the original German language version with English subtitles. You would like "War and Peace," it has a happy ending--for those who survive--and you get to watch how the many characters are changed by the long experience of life and war, mostly changed for the better, though not all live to enjoy the peace. And there's a tragic love story and a lover story with a surprise happy ending. I've seen the recent BBC miniseries released in 2016, the 1956 Hollywood version staring Audrey Hepburn, and I've seen the 1966 Russian version--which was so staggering in its epic portrayal of the story, that estimates are it would cost a billion dollars to make in today's money. Of those three, either the Hollywood version from 1956 or the recent 2016 BBC miniseries would be most appreciated by modern general audiences. History and cinema buffs and fans who have read the actual book might enjoy the 1966 Russian version. I recommend the 2016 BBC miniseries first or the 1956 Hollywood version if a shorter film is preferred. Trailers and information can be found for all 3 on RUclips (there were other versions, like an earlier BBC production from 1972, but I think the more recent, 2016 BBC version and the other two I've mentioned are the best).
something you thought about just focusing on the french view @46:52min by saying „pls just sign the papers“. what you overlooked here is that, this paper is one thing , not the only thing but one thing that lead to WW2. as the german guy said „Be fair to your opponment or else this peace will be hated“. I just wanted to open your view on that scene. Hitler used also this contract in his speeches to incite the german population. This was part of his hate retoric. unfortunately the german man at @46:54min was right in his thinking that this contract was about to be hated without any compromise from the french side. Compromises that the French General doesnt want to make @46:41min „this is a disesase of the defeated, not of the victorious“. Who knows if the Second World War would ever have taken place with a better peace contract.. sadly we will never know. I love this movie
Trench warfare is some of the most brutal and horrific in it's close quarter combat and diseased, foul and rotten environment. It's a development of the face to face combat of centuries before with the added nightmare of digging into the earth in defense of the modern addition of high explosive ranged weapons. This movie shows the worst examples of it and the worst of it was actually the norm in WWI. Your insights and commentary was more perceptive than ever and so heartfelt in the realization of the magnitude of war and the inability to communicate that in story or film. Great upload Colette!
In the Fisrt World War there were units called Pals Battalions. The men all came from the same county, city or village. Some were tennis, riding, fox hunting clubs and they all joined up in 1914 and 1915. You were always with friends in these units, but the down side is that some tiny towns or villages lost 9 out of 10 men of military age in four years of war.
so many great WW1 movies to watch the 1930's org of this movie is a must watch along with the 1970's remake , "1917" is a great movie, Peter Jackson's "They Shall Not Grow Old" is a MUST made with org footage. Australia has a few of the best WW1 Films Mel Gibson's 1981 "Gallipoli" then "The Lighthorsemen" 1 of the best Charges on film
Unfortunately this movie was almost nothing in common with the book other than the names of the characters. The book is an absolute masterpiece and tells the story of a group of friends trying to survive four years of war. This movie adds characters that don’t exist in the book in order to tell part of a story of the peace negotiations that has nothing to do with the main characters If you want to see a much better movie that more closely follows the book, watch the 1930 version.
tanks were new at the time. They are also not super agile machines that twist and turn to shoot at whomever is around. They were just there to roll over the trenches. They wouldnt turn, so yea.. you could run after them and try to damage if you can since they were also not air tight sealed.
The best part about this movie is that it shows how stupid war is. Not to say war is unnecessary and unjustifiable every time. It isn’t. Sometimes it’s the only path forward, but partaking in it exposes its participants to stupidity on a monumental scale.
@zaynevanday142 His name was Henry Gunther, born June 6th, 1895 and died November 11th, 1918 at 10:59 AM. There are no known soldiers from any power who died after that.
18 year olds make the perfect soldiers because they are grown, but still children. Strong but obedient. Stupid, thinking they will go on a glorious adventure. Until everyone starts dying. I joined up at 18, too, and quit school at 17. Now i am 40 and know very well what a mistake that was. 21 years later i' m now disabled and broken. Alone and dying. War is not an adventure, it' s the road to hell.
@Rare_Spore_Fan A lot of places. For a lifetime. Also had a rough life regarding accidents. 20 years of extreme sports, 10 years on the motorbike. All weather. 100' s of severe accidents. Smoked since 11 and drank enough to fill a skip. I should have been dead a long time ago. But I think I have cancer, so let' s hope it is stage 4.
this is a really good film, as well as the original film from 1930, made in a historical moment of dictatorships which cost the film to be banned in many countries, even in some that theoretically weren't dictatorships, but personally I prefer the film from 1979 which I think best describes not only the military but also the social situation and the indoctrination of the people in WW1 Germany, without making too much play on the spectacular drama.
This may sound weird but it's funny I'm actually glad you showed Ridge wallets. I feel acknowledged or confirmed in my decision to have gotten one some years back now and it still holds up nicely. I enjoy having most cards I need "compressed" compared to having a bigger walled cramped in my pant's pockets. I save space and find it stylish.
This movie was inspired by the book, but it is not an adaptation of the book. Plus, at the end of the war, Allies woukd do attacks rather than Germans. Well, "Nothing new in the West(ern front)", I do think. Plus the French general and the Germann diplomat were rewl people (and tge German diplomat got later killed by the national socialists).
For all those Germans, it was the first time they have ever seen a tank... If you have never seen a big machine like that move before, it would be scary as hell..
Something I like about the movie is how it portrays the supreme arrogance of the French, who were resentful of the Franco-Prussian War and wanted to humiliate Germany as much as they could. Because yes, that armistice was not an armistice, it was an example of French arrogance and resentment and the truth is, how wonderful they got back that at them later.
Completely wrong. This armistice was pretty soft compare to previous wars against France. Northern France was destroyed and some places still are. You just hate french people.
Since you also watch war movies, I recommend the anti-war movie “Merry Christmas”. This movie is based on a true story that took place during the First World War. At Christmas 1914, the three commanders of the French, Scots and Germans decide to stop fighting for a short time in order to celebrate Christmas. The movie also fits the current season, it is a somewhat different Christmas movie. ruclips.net/video/-cSrqRdlFeo/видео.htmlsi=8BUCxEVHWm6-L87k
Sadly this movie is not fiction and with the risk of sounding misogynists I want to remind to everyone that MEN don’t have control over their body when they are summoned to war. Also the thing that you are watching is happening in Ukraine as of 2024. War never changes and it is pure horror!
4:29 that’s an entrenching tool. Basically it’s a small shovel that they’d keep on their belts in case they needed to expand the trenches or dig out a collapsed trench.
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Hello, consider watching beasts of no nation. Visceral and gritty. It is an extremely difficult movie to watch but it is a very real thing that happens in the world right now, necessary truths.
@@ColetteCherry i would Colette, if you watch this movie😭 because you are seriously missing out if you dont, watch that one, its about Faith and strength from within, about pure will power when all hopes are lost, you will surely cry on that one😉
Poor Voldemort
At the start he used a entrenching tool , basically a small shovel. Quite simple and effective in hand to hand combat , the British version had a shovel on one end and a small pick on the other.
For that sort of combat basically any thing you could get your hands on was a weapon from helmets to clubs.
The reason the poster of the woman is shown at the end of the movie, when the german boy hung it there, you can see that the french now occupy that trench. It is to show that the frontline has not really moved during the entire movie, the battle revolves around the same trench for the entire war
exactly they fought and died for nothing. both sides.
@@cb5056 The French fought to defend their country from a foreign invader. Wouldn't say it was for nothing.
Inaccurate, by the end of the war French warfare was over as the Germans were in full retreat, it was a war of movement and the Germans were almost totally out of France by the end.
@@SaintJust1214 The movie is called all quiet on the Western front, because there were hardly any news of a moving frontline.
@@christos3280 Still not accurate, by March the western front was a war of movement again and by July the allies would be on the offensive, by November the German were driven out of almost all of France.
A sad fact about the movie is that when Paul dies at the end, the boy who was collecting the medals of the soldiers killed in combat, does not collect Paul's medal, showing us that in the end he was never found and his life was in vain.
That movie is after the book of the same name. Erich Maria Remarque is the author. Erich Paul Remark, his real name - was on that front. He was from my Hometown, Osnabrück. On the other Side in that War was J.R.R. Tolkien. Both became writers after WW1.
It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. These men went through hell. The only way they could make sense of it was to write it down in some way. For Remark, it was much more direct. Creating a self-insert character to help describe to readers the hell that he and his comrades experience. For Tolkien, because of his background and education, it was easier to relate those experiences to those stories of medieval heraldry and old mythological concepts that he loved so dearly. For all of the suffering and misery that war spreads upon all mankind, it has certainly produced some of the most deeply moving stories to come from the human mind.
I believe Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" (L.O.T.R.) was an allegorical telling of WW I.
@@BainPlays very well said!
@@willardchi2571 Might be. I think both Writers had lost their Beliefs and Religion. Tolkien for example wanted to get back into the light through his Faith. My Father who lived in WW2 told me the last time we spoke 20 years ago that "if you've seen millions of deaths you loose the believe in God"... As I hadn't lived in those days I am praying that he found eternal Peace. All these victims of war should be in paradise to heal from their pain and their wounds. Wounds that did cut too deep. Amen.
@@willardchi2571 No, it's not. Tolkien said that during his lifetime. There's no connection to WW1 and he stated that there should be no connections made. Tolkien was a writer before WW1 as well and most of his short stories around Bilbo and the shire were already around in 1911.
God bless your heart for watching with subtitles. Watching films the way they were made to be watched 💯💯
There's an old authentic audio recording of the war ending. You can hear all the guns firing and then suddenly they just all stop. It's kind of amazing to hear the exact moment WW1 ends.
Audio engineer here. During WW1 even inside controlled spaces recording a reproducing sound was very difficult. The only rare and expensive mechanical/magnetic devices capable of doing it were 35 kilos in weight. That “recording” you heard was most probably fake/staged, sadly. Like most of the video recordings of ww1 presented as real footage. Running around with a 80+ kilos of hand cranked op camera and sound recording around an active battlefield is not so fun or realistic as it sounds…
Dude! Its a fake ...a "recreaction" for artistic purpose and demonstation. Good lord, you really fell for that one!
Using recordings taken by primitive audio technology that was designed to decipher the point of origin of enemy indirect fire and, closely resembling a seismometer’s tracking of an earthquake, Britain’s Imperial War Museums and sound production company Coda to Coda were able to recreate the precise audio of the final moments of the war.
@@DJFalkoHannoverPoor guy won't believe anything or anyone anymore 😂
@@DJFalkoHannover It's a recreation, yes, but it's not false. That recreation was created by professionals by extensively studying accounts of what the soldiers stated went down in the final minute of the war, so it's very close to what the last minute actually sounded like.
The irony or pathos of the book's ending is that the day he is killed, the official report that day was " All quiet on the Western Front. "
Which is one of the many reasons why this movie is so bad as the film makers have instead jammed in an insane and completely inaccurate assault on the last day of the war instead of going with the book ending.
Or rather, as is the name of the original thing: "Nothing new in the West(ern Front)".
@@markcole5108 the movie is neither a documentary nor a copy of the book. You would not have to remake it several times if you wanted to show the exact same thing. Ofcorse there is also the directors intention flowing in.
Someone under 30 who has a real sense of gratitude. That does my old heart good.
She´s under 30? Sure?
Ok boomer
Gratitude for what?
@@JS71143 quite the angry little bitch, huh?
@@tilltronje1623 ok slack-ass, I can’t force you to recognize the obvious. Only pointed out to you.
@@CrustyRetiredMarine awww the boomer is lying. How cute.
The part that really messed me up was when they shot the deserters. The war was over and they didn't want to die, so they just killed the young lads as they screamed.
Fact: On the last day of WW1, November 11, 1918 the were 11,000 casualties of which 2738 were KIAs. These figures are for all combatants.
The last American to die in WW1 was Pvt. Henry Gunther. He died just minutes before the War ended at 11:00 A.M.😢
...who rushed at the German machine-gun position after they told him not to do it, because he was demoted... -_-
@Tom_Corvus5 I know the story. He was trying to prove his patriotism.
@@mikealvarez2322 to be honest, he rather proved that he deserved to be demoted.
@@Tom_Corvus5 He was of German parents. The men he trained and served with gave him a hard time throughout. He rushed the gun shooting at the Germans while they were trying to wave him off. In the end they had no choice. I think earlier they had been ordered to attack by senior brass but I am not sure if that is right.🤔😢😢😢😢
The Pianist (2002) is a great film, won a couple Oscars and many awards. It's based on the autobiography of a Polish-Jewish pianist and composer who survived the Nazi occupation of Warsaw during World War II. The director (who is Jewish) was a young boy when the Nazis invaded his country so he was able to recreate the period perfectly.
It's a beautiful film with a great message.
I agree. "Pianist" is a good movie.
This movie is great. It deserved every award that it won.
Three more fantastic German war films that are a must-watch:
Stalingrad 1993
The Boat - 1981 (MASTERPIECE!!!!) Place 79 on Imdb
Downfall - 2004
My great grandfather fought in this war on the Italian side. I never met him, but he wrote a memoir some time before his death recounting aspects of the life and how he slept in the trench mud beside dead bodies, always being awaken by rats that would eventually bite him. These men were hard as nails.
At the end you said pretty much the same, as the critics in germany. "This movie is so good, that you don't want to watch it again." Great reaction, thanks.
There is a Russian movie called "Come and See" about a young child on the Eastern front in WW2. It came out in 1985. It is one of the best depictions of life on the eastern front. One of the best war movies I've ever seen. Not for the faint of heart. It has an 8.3 on IMDB.
There is is also a newer movie called "The painted Bird" which is also about a child on the eastern front. It came out 5 years ago. I also read the book. Very disturbing.
Come and See is a straight up horror movie
I watched that last week, straight up terror.
What an amazingly masterpiece. The book was written by a man who was a German soldier. The main character was inspired by him specifically and if I recall correctly the scene with Paul in the hole with the Frenchman was a real thing that happened
Erich Maria Remarque. (Erich Paul Remark) He was from my Hometown, Osnabrück. On the other Side in that War was J.R.R. Tolkien. Both became writers after WW1.
its weird to think that all war really just boils down to moving some lines further on a map, but in order for those lines to be moved, thousands of men die at a time
I enjoy your reactions. You are so authentic. I like your cinematic analyses, your sensitivity, your relationships with characters as you experience the story, and your strong moral values. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself in these journeys together.
Regardless of whether it is historically correct, the tank scene represents the tactical advantage and psychological horror that tanks represented for the Germans, since it was a totally new English (and later French) invention for the time. Seeing an artillery machine that could fire machine guns and that conventional bullets did not affect it was horrifying for the German soldiers.
The author of the book this movie is based off, was a WW1 German soldier. He hated his time in war. This book IS non fictional in that the characters are not real, but the events and deaths that happen to those characters are deaths the author experienced and friends he lost. The book is amazing (a little weird if you read the translation) and I recommend anyone read it, this movie did an excellent job with the adaptation. Also, fun fact, the Nazi party found this book VERY problematic, they hated it, it was top of some banned book lists, the Authors eventually fled the country and the Nazis, enraged, executed his younger sister by beheading, and then billed his other sister for the execution.
Fun fact: Mustache man from WW2 made the french surrender in exactly that traincart
Yeah, very "fun" fact.
@@justanothergopnik1853 It is. In 1918 the French were the arrogant pieces of sh*t, and then in WW2, they got what they deserved.
Fun fact: mustache man had this very cart destroyed at the end of the war because he was scared that the french make the germans surrender again in that same cart.
@@christos3280 ja ja christos. freu dich... in 2040 kommen wir wieder
@Arminius1901 2040 the russians will come. Into your women...
The tool used at the beginning of the film with Heinrich's kill was an E-tool (Entrenchment Tool), used to help Engineers fortify trenches, barbed wire, and make new slick ways. It was also used as a hammer, and a driver, and in many occasions its sharp edge was more effective in combat as a heavy knife. More reach, and more heavy momentum to strike hostiles.
The Gas Masks in today's Modern Military MUST be put on within 5 seconds of a close range gas attack for you to sustain to injury. As more seconds trickle along, you risk more and more exposure to your lungs and eyes. Most Soldiers can't equip a gas mask properly until 10 seconds. From most training I have seen, Soldiers can't get their mask out of the pack for the first 3-5 seconds, and another 4-5 seconds to equip and clear the mask properly to form a seal.
Thank you so incredibly much for this video,your amazing,great reactions and your absolutely first-class channel. I really appreciate that! Very warm greetings from the Central Europe (the Czech Republic). I think (my humble opinion),that this kind of artistic anti-war film is extremely important in this time! Btw - this film is by novel by so good writer : Erich Maria Remarque. Thank you again and have a nice,pleasant time.
"500 miles of Germans
500 miles of French
of English, Scots and Irishmen
all fighting for a trench.
And when the trench is taken and many thousands slain,
the looser, with more slaughter, retakes ne trench again..."
I like this poem, because it pretty much sums up World War I.
One of the best well known german war movies is "Das Boot" from 1981. It nearly won an oscar. You need to watch that. I'd also recommend "The Captain" from 2017, which is shockingly based on a true story or "Never look away" from 2018.
I never saw "The Captain," but from the little I know of its storyline, it sounds like a remake of "The Captain from Köpenick," which, as Wikipedia explains is: "a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and based upon the 1931 play 'The Captain of Köpenick' by Carl Zuckmayer. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the 'Captain from Köpenick.'"
And you're right: "Das Boot" is a great movie.
@@willardchi2571 it reminds on the captain of Köpenick, but with a more tragic ending. At the end of World War 2 the 19 year old german deserter Willi Herold finds a uniform of a german Luftwaffe Captain. He puts it on pretends to be on a special mission by Adolf Hitler personally and commits a massacre among german deserters at a german prison camp. Wiki writes about him:
_"Herold deserted from the German Army and, posing as a Luftwaffe captain, organized the mass execution of German deserters held at a prison camp.[1][2] He was arrested by British forces and executed for war crimes on 14 November 1946 at Wolfenbüttel Prison."_
Another great movie is "Labyrinth of Lies".
Before 1914 we were the peoples of literatures and thinkers. After 1933 we were the peoples of judge and executioner. In german it is way more phonetic: "Wir waren das Land der Dichter und Denker. Jetzt sind wir das Land der Richter und Henker."
I know that at that point in the war they’ve already encountered tanks but Kopps reaction to seeing the tank driving over them is a good representation of what it must’ve been like to have seen a tank for the first time. Imagine going from getting place by horse/carriage and bicycles and then seeing a metal monster armed to the gills with machine guns and a cannon that can’t be stopped with any weapons you have? I’d be screaming too
Something I want to say... The moment the teacher spoke to his students about how they are going to match against Paris... It's illegal now in the German army we called it pushing we aren't allowed to cheer to it... Bc the German heart is an tough one we go to war too easily
the shell hole scene was where I had to stop the movie and continue watching later. it made me absolutely heartbroken. i was anit war begin with, this movie just made it more so.
The reason the students are so excited for war is because of how controlling the government was with information on BOTH sides of the war.
For example, the French people, after months of the attack at Verdune, upon reading the victory at the Fort, had literally NO idea that any shell had fallen or bullet had been fired there.
I think this is the best anti-war war movie I have watched. This is what war movies should project
4:40 It's Entrenching tool / Short spade, for digging foxholes, but it was common practice to sharpen the edges for hand to hand use.
this was the first time Tanks appeared at the Battlefield, thats why they fired with the rifles on them. They just didnt know how to handle it
As good as this version is, My favorite version is the one made in 1930. It won the Oscar for Best Picture. Plus that version has the character of Himmelstoss, the kindly mailman who becomes a sadistic drill instructor. Illustrating that war brings out the worst in people.
Best version adapted from the book.
Yeah its a really good movie. And I'm not much for black and white movies.
Whats really sad is, that Pauls Family will never knew when, where or maybe how he died, because the young Soldier didnt get his Dog Tag. He will forever be "Missing in Action"
1917 is a great World War 1 film.
The Pianist is probably the best film about the Holocaust after Schindler's List.
Platoon is the best Vietnam War film.
47:00 The Talk about Fairness was one of the most important things, if the Germans would not have been treated as unfair as they were after the war, the German people would not have hated the peace, and would not have elected Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. The French arrogance and unwillingness to not scorn their long time enemy, Germany, is a big reason, why we got round 2 not long after.
You can’t put it solely on France. Every country except the US wanted very harsh terms for Germany.
@ Thats true, England for instance, they put a blockade on Germany after WW1 which had the result that tenthousands starved.
Everyone always tells you about the crimes the German commited in the 20th century, no one talks about the crimes inflicted on them.
you speak of arrogance, but sorry when part of your country is destroyed, more than 300,000 civilians killed, 1.4 million French soldiers dead and more than 4 million French soldiers mutilated, injured... after Serbia we is the second country which suffered the most with around 15% loss compared to Russia 2% in terms of our population. As you say, we should have said it doesn't matter, we apologize. Go to the EAST of France and you will see war memorials everywhere
@ and you think it was all the fault of us Germans, dont you, Typical Frenchman…
The Allies gave the soul blame on Germany, although Germany neither started ww1 in the first place, nor did we want it.
After ww1, the r@pe among German women inflicted by French Colonial soldiers in the Rhineland Region was immense, the French Politicians did everything to damage my country more and more, cause they hated us, even long before ww1, even before 1871.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie on its own, but I don't consider it a good All Quiet on the Western Front and preferred much more the 1930-1979 versions. The reason is simple : nothing is actually quiet on the western front when he dies at the end... which, obviously, is completely ridiculous and totally ruins it. The original endings (Book-1930-1979) are much more heartbreaking since he's killed on a peaceful day and totally off guard... This one indulges far too much in sensationnalism. +The 1979 version has a narration from Paul taken directly from the book, which is beautiful and show a lot more what's happening in his head. I simply can't understand why they chose to denature the story that much ; a real shame in my opinion.
Which of course is nothing compared to the book
Well, it is an anti-war book adaptation. I think the changes are to make the audience hate the general. The general himself is a personification of the powers that be committing men to die for literally nothing. Its meant to make the end less accidentally tragic and more maliciously tragic. It wasn't needed, but I see why they did that.
@@Rhysman30 Yeah, but it's such an unoriginal idea that's been made a thousand times... and making him die at the very minute the war ends is another Hollywoodian lame idea that make me think of catastrophe movies where the protagonist always miss being crushed by things at the last second... this urgency factor become soooo lame and overdone. The idea of absurdity of war was much better conveyed with a random, almost insignificant death. You felt a lot more desperate and shocked about it than with this rush of unnecessary adrenalin.
You really want to watch "generation war", i guess.
Its mini series, 3 episodes.
BTW, 320 AMERICANS died on the last day of the war which ended at 11:00 AM.
Thx for like Colette, your the best ❤ hope you add 1917 and Dunkirk and Full Metal Jacket. You're gonna love Full Metal jacket when you watch It someday. RIP to R Lee Ermey He passed away 6 years ago and was the best actor to play the sergeant in Full Metal Jacket 😢
I am foreigner in Germany but you have very wrong picture about WW1 Germans. These were very VERY honorable men, fighting for what they believed in. Like everyone else.
True. It wasn’t as black and white as WW2. There were no good or bad sides here.
That young Lieutenant that Paul saved doesn't actually take Paul's dogtag. So Paul is officially never declared dead here, just missing in action.
The last bit of the book is a little different (although the movie ending here is brutal in a different way). Kat and Paul are just walking when a shell explodes nearby and injures them both. Paul carries a seemingly unconscious Kat to the aid station but finds out that little tiny fragment of shrapnel had pierced Kat's skull, killing him instantly. Paul then loses all will to live. In the last moments of the book, in October 1918, just one month before the war finally ends and on a day where nothing is happening. Paul is just standing looking over the edge of the trench when he is shot and killed. A report from the trenches to command simply state "All quiet on the western front". The original German actually says "Nothing new in the west", implying that Paul's death is just as pointless as the death of all his friends.
Minute 37:45 The guy with the glasses and the moustache is Matthias Erzberger. A conservative politician who had to sign the armistice with the French at the end of the First World War, while the top generals encouraged him to do so, and only a few months later, after the signing of the peace treaty in 1919, at the same time put into the world the lousy lie that the war could have been won if Erzberger and other democratic politicians had not betrayed the German soldiers, in which they concluded this shameful peace. Hitler later took up this lie and was able to score points with many opponents of the new republican system. Erzberger himself became Minister of Finance after the end of the war. But in 1921 he was murdered by right-wing extremists.
some of the points AH makes in his book are kinda true though, soldiers to an extend really were betrayed. AH talks about how the homefront was completely mismanaged. German propaganda was very poor during ww1 while allied propaganda was very effective. germany wasn't losing militarily but communists and the like were refusing labour which derived german troops of their neccesary equipment. while the soldiers didn't want to give up yet as they hadn't lost the press was defeatist at times and allied propaganda even found sentiment in the german public as germany wasn't defending itself in the propaganda war effectively. The thoughts of many soldiers was that they couldn't give up because if they did while not having been defeated outright everyone would've died for nothing. the amount of sacrifice and heroism of the front was immense in their eyes so the idea that the homefront was actively working against it was what irked many a soldier. the first attempts at revolution in germany literally caused the collapse of the german empire while germany had won the war in the east, broke through the italian lines and had gained ground in the latest offensives in france. and he in particular believed that jews (who were overrepresented among the communist revolutions that followed) worked in tandem with capitalists and other international jews so that the balfour declaretion could be enacted. at versailles there was in fact a jewish delegation of over a 100 that were there to remind the british of their promise. germany only gave up when it did due to the collapse of the homefront just like russia basically did.
All the right-wing terror was the result of the French arrogance. Yes, Germany could not win the war anymore, but the situation was not so dire that Versailles was justified or enforceable. Versailles could only be enforced, because of the armistice! And that is the point.
@@felixjohnsens3201 Versailles could be enforced because Germany itself internally fell apart and had layed down their weapons because they were promised an honourable peace but they never got that. The problem is that Germany never lost the war itself but it lost their homefront.
@@felixjohnsens3201 Natürlich war der Versailler Vertrag ungerecht und sachlich und taktisch falsch. Jedoch hätte Deutschland den Krieg Ende 1918 definitiv nicht mehr gewinnen können, da die Westfront nicht mehr zu halten war. Deshalb haben Hindenburg und Ludendorff als oberste Heeresleitung eigentlich die richtige Entscheidung getroffen, als sie die Sache beenden wollten. JEDOCH haben sie, in dem sie 1919 die Lüge von der verratenen unbesiegten Armee in die Welt setzten, ihre Verantwortung auf diejenigen Politiker abgewälzt, die für sie die Kohlen aus dem Feuer geholt haben. Zu behaupten, die demokratischen Politiker seien der unbesiegten Armee in den Rücken gefallen, ist war aus deren Mund eine perfide Lüge (denn sie wussten es als diejenigen, die 1918 den Waffenstillstand selbst wollten, besser). Und nicht nur das: Ludendorff beteiligte sich selbst am Putsch Adolf Hitlers 1923 und Hindenburg ließ die Mörder von Matthias Erzberger einige Jahre später großzügig rehabilitieren.
Der Versailler Vertrag wurde im Laufe der 20er Jahre bereits aufgeweicht, wenn auch nicht obsolet. Vor allem Stresemanns Außenpolitik und der Dawes-Plan begünstigten dies. Und noch in der Wirtschaftskrise wurden Deutschland ALLE Schulden sogar erlassen. Das war sogar noch, bevor Hitler Kanzler wurde. Der Versailler Vertrag mag eine Belastung gewesen sein, aber schon vor Hitlers Machtübernahme wurde er teilweise revidiert.
Of course, the Treaty of Versailles was unjust and factually and tactically wrong. However, Germany would definitely not have been able to win the war at the end of 1918, as the Western Front could no longer be held. That's why Hindenburg and Ludendorff, as the highest army command, actually made the right decision when they wanted to end the matter. HOWEVER, by spreading the lie of the betrayed undefeated army in 1919, they shifted their responsibility onto those politicians who pulled the coals out of the fire for them. To claim that the democratic politicians stabbed the undefeated army in the back was a perfidious lie from their mouths (because they knew better than those who wanted the armistice themselves in 1918). And not only that: Ludendorff himself took part in Adolf Hitler's putsch in 1923 and Hindenburg had the murderers generously rehabilitated by Matthias Erzberger a few years later.
The Treaty of Versailles had already been softened in the course of the 1920s, although not obsolete. Stresemann's foreign policy and the Dawes Plan in particular favored this. And even in the economic crisis, Germany's ALL debts were even forgiven. That was even before Hitler became chancellor. The Treaty of Versailles may have been a burden, but even before Hitler came to power, it was partially revised.
@@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk Die Westfront konnte nicht mehr gehalten werden. Der Waffenstillstand geschah auf drängen der Obersten Heeresleitung, wobei diese Politiker des Reichstags dazu aufforderte, den Stillstand zu unterzeichnen. Deutschland hätte den Krieg militärisch nicht mehr gewinnen können.
The Western Front could no longer be held. The armistice took place at the insistence of the Supreme Army Command, which called on politicians of the Reichstag to sign the truce. Germany would no longer have been able to win the war militarily.
Das Boot (1981) is amazing movie too.
The weapon that Heinrich uses at the start of the movie, is just an entrenching tool. It's basically a short handled shovel, that was easier to use in the confines of a trench. They were also used as weapons in hand-to-hand combat.
This is actually the 3rd version of the same movie, with the first 2 (both in English) coming in 1930 and 1979 respectively. Having personally seen all 3, the 1930 version is easily the best one IMO, and one you should definitely watch. Interestingly, the 1930 version was only the 3rd ever movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
And it got banned in Germany. Because the Nazis didn’t like it.
One of the best reaction channels in RUclips! Colette Cherry rocks!
Highly recommend "Das Boot" (1981).
Its about a German Submarine and her crew.
One of the top war movies on most lists and one of the most realistic ones.
You can see footage of WW1 Shell Shocked soldiers which to me is even more heartbreaking
@colettecherry the German generals and German population didn’t want to surrender because of their beliefs at this time, if you read the treaty of Versailles it stripped Germany of territory and military power, the French blamed the Germans for everything including started the war, in 1933 when a little man with a mustache rose to power ( btw Hitler served in wwi) he told his people who humiliate the French lost like they humiliated Germany over 20 years earlier. Some have always stated that if France and Britain hadn’t stripped and blamed Germany for starting wwi, wwii wouldn’t have happened.
Also pretty haunting when you think about 47:13 is basicly signing the rise of the Nazi's and WW2, interesting detail that same cart of this scene is where Adolf Hitler made the french sign their surrender in a cruel touch of irony.
German people have chosen Hitler not the treaty. They are responsible.
This is a very emotional film. As were the originals as well. I’ve always been fascinated seeing the view of the other side during these grand conflicts
Another good, really good movie about the ww2 is "das boot", from the 1980 around i think. A must see.
"40.000 have died in a few weeks and that's the speed at which you talk?"
Yeah, thats kinda the theme of the film, on the front as well as with the politicians: Everyone is exhausted from that war, they all went kind of numb...no hope, no way out, like caged animals waiting for the end. Just like the battles on that front were in reality. There was no real progress in either side, basically no point to it all.
EDIT: The soundtrack also goes that route. The same notes over and over, walking a line between terror and numbness.
Hello Colette, I hope you are well. This is a tough film to watch but a good one because of perspective of young Germans. The ending is rough, but it actually happened, both sides wanted glory to the last minute. I am glad that you hitting the war genre. Well take care and God bless you.
War is not hell. In hell, sinners suffer. In war, innocent suffer
@4:43 that is a spade. A trench digging tool. But it is also sharpened as a close combat weapon. They still do that today in the german army.
Also in the Finnish and Swedish armies
The boy that took the French girl's scarf from Paul's dead body did not take the dog tag. That means that Paul ended up MIA and that his family never learned what happended to him. BTW two other great German war movies are "Das Boot" (one of the greatest war movies of all time) and the 1993 version of "Stalingrad".
Dark-Netflix soundtrack hits harder than any movie or show
@28:16 Just to be clear, WW1 introduced gas in warfare used by both sides, used for military strategy against enemy forces, not the civilian population (although many suffered if they were downwind of the battlefield where gas units were deployed. The gas chambers in WW2 were for genocide and mass extermination, it was not the same. Not to mention the Nazis and SS didn't start using the gas chambers until 1942 (3 years into the war) when Treblinka and Auschwitz were operational to begin the mass extermination after it was realized they could use the commercial pesticide Zyklon B as the most efficient means of gassing mass groups at a time.
34:23 Tanks were still a very new technology at this time and barely more than big metal boxes on wheels. Shooting at them was actually pretty effective at that time because the armor was thin so especially machine gun fire would occasionally penetrate the armor. What it did more than anything though was create unbearable noise inside the tank which made communication among the crews extremely hard and inexperienced crews would often halt their advance or try retreating when under heavy small arms fire. Imagine holding a big pot over your head and having people bang on it with baseball bats over and over.
Thank you for doing this movie and for showing it the original German language version with English subtitles. You would like "War and Peace," it has a happy ending--for those who survive--and you get to watch how the many characters are changed by the long experience of life and war, mostly changed for the better, though not all live to enjoy the peace. And there's a tragic love story and a lover story with a surprise happy ending. I've seen the recent BBC miniseries released in 2016, the 1956 Hollywood version staring Audrey Hepburn, and I've seen the 1966 Russian version--which was so staggering in its epic portrayal of the story, that estimates are it would cost a billion dollars to make in today's money.
Of those three, either the Hollywood version from 1956 or the recent 2016 BBC miniseries would be most appreciated by modern general audiences. History and cinema buffs and fans who have read the actual book might enjoy the 1966 Russian version.
I recommend the 2016 BBC miniseries first or the 1956 Hollywood version if a shorter film is preferred. Trailers and information can be found for all 3 on RUclips (there were other versions, like an earlier BBC production from 1972, but I think the more recent, 2016 BBC version and the other two I've mentioned are the best).
something you thought about just focusing on the french view @46:52min by saying „pls just sign the papers“. what you overlooked here is that, this paper is one thing , not the only thing but one thing that lead to WW2. as the german guy said „Be fair to your opponment or else this peace will be hated“. I just wanted to open your view on that scene. Hitler used also this contract in his speeches to incite the german population. This was part of his hate retoric. unfortunately the german man at @46:54min was right in his thinking that this contract was about to be hated without any compromise from the french side. Compromises that the French General doesnt want to make @46:41min „this is a disesase of the defeated, not of the victorious“. Who knows if the Second World War would ever have taken place with a better peace contract.. sadly we will never know. I love this movie
Hi Colette hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
After all Paul did the only way he could posibly gain again the bright of his eyes was dying.
Never did see this movie but out of all the war films this is definitely in my top favorites with Saving Private Ryan, 1917 & Hacksawridge
Trench warfare is some of the most brutal and horrific in it's close quarter combat and diseased, foul and rotten environment. It's a development of the face to face combat of centuries before with the added nightmare of digging into the earth in defense of the modern addition of high explosive ranged weapons. This movie shows the worst examples of it and the worst of it was actually the norm in WWI. Your insights and commentary was more perceptive than ever and so heartfelt in the realization of the magnitude of war and the inability to communicate that in story or film. Great upload Colette!
In the Fisrt World War there were units called Pals Battalions. The men all came from the same county, city or village. Some were tennis, riding, fox hunting clubs and they all joined up in 1914 and 1915.
You were always with friends in these units, but the down side is that some tiny towns or villages lost 9 out of 10 men of military age in four years of war.
You should also definitely watch the trilogy "Generation War" from 2013 and the movie "The Day after" from 1983.
so many great WW1 movies to watch the 1930's org of this movie is a must watch along with the 1970's remake , "1917" is a great movie, Peter Jackson's "They Shall Not Grow Old" is a MUST made with org footage. Australia has a few of the best WW1 Films Mel Gibson's 1981 "Gallipoli" then "The Lighthorsemen" 1 of the best Charges on film
Unfortunately this movie was almost nothing in common with the book other than the names of the characters. The book is an absolute masterpiece and tells the story of a group of friends trying to survive four years of war. This movie adds characters that don’t exist in the book in order to tell part of a story of the peace negotiations that has nothing to do with the main characters
If you want to see a much better movie that more closely follows the book, watch the 1930 version.
And there is also a film called "Come and See". A very difficult story. Very heavy
Someone Request Nemo or something Colette can’t keep taking this😭
Yessss please
Now that you've gotten into European war films I can highly highly recommend Unknown Soldier (2017 version). It's a classic WW2 movie from Finland.
Yup, an absolute classic. Movie(s) are shown on TV every independence day.
tanks were new at the time. They are also not super agile machines that twist and turn to shoot at whomever is around. They were just there to roll over the trenches. They wouldnt turn, so yea.. you could run after them and try to damage if you can since they were also not air tight sealed.
26:08 that sound you are refering to is an old classical instrument called harmonium
The best part about this movie is that it shows how stupid war is. Not to say war is unnecessary and unjustifiable every time. It isn’t. Sometimes it’s the only path forward, but partaking in it exposes its participants to stupidity on a monumental scale.
War isn’t stupid it’s the Politicians who are stupid 🔥
Watching it in german is the way to go.
The last soldier to die in World War I was an American who charged the German lines at 10:59
Nope
@zaynevanday142 His name was Henry Gunther, born June 6th, 1895 and died November 11th, 1918 at 10:59 AM. There are no known soldiers from any power who died after that.
18 year olds make the perfect soldiers because they are grown, but still children. Strong but obedient. Stupid, thinking they will go on a glorious adventure. Until everyone starts dying.
I joined up at 18, too, and quit school at 17.
Now i am 40 and know very well what a mistake that was.
21 years later i' m now disabled and broken. Alone and dying.
War is not an adventure, it' s the road to hell.
Where did you fight that you got broken
@Rare_Spore_Fan A lot of places. For a lifetime. Also had a rough life regarding accidents. 20 years of extreme sports, 10 years on the motorbike. All weather. 100' s of severe accidents. Smoked since 11 and drank enough to fill a skip.
I should have been dead a long time ago. But I think I have cancer, so let' s hope it is stage 4.
@Erika.N.D
I'm writing a book rn, it's my first book. What if I took inspirations from ur life to make a character?
@Rare_Spore_Fan Are you serious?
Honey. I do not how to respond to that to that but i really want to.
Watch enemies at the gate it stars Jude law and Rachel Weisz it's ww2 on the Russian perspective
this is a really good film, as well as the original film from 1930, made in a historical moment of dictatorships which cost the film to be banned in many countries, even in some that theoretically weren't dictatorships, but personally I prefer the film from 1979 which I think best describes not only the military but also the social situation and the indoctrination of the people in WW1 Germany, without making too much play on the spectacular drama.
This may sound weird but it's funny I'm actually glad you showed Ridge wallets. I feel acknowledged or confirmed in my decision to have gotten one some years back now and it still holds up nicely. I enjoy having most cards I need "compressed" compared to having a bigger walled cramped in my pant's pockets. I save space and find it stylish.
This is definitively my favorite war movie ever ❤ and the battelfield 1 game visual aspect is amazing ❤ stalingrad 2013 is a much watch also
This movie was inspired by the book, but it is not an adaptation of the book. Plus, at the end of the war, Allies woukd do attacks rather than Germans. Well, "Nothing new in the West(ern front)", I do think. Plus the French general and the Germann diplomat were rewl people (and tge German diplomat got later killed by the national socialists).
For all those Germans, it was the first time they have ever seen a tank... If you have never seen a big machine like that move before, it would be scary as hell..
Was an entrenching shovel. They can obviously be pretty nasty.
Something I like about the movie is how it portrays the supreme arrogance of the French, who were resentful of the Franco-Prussian War and wanted to humiliate Germany as much as they could.
Because yes, that armistice was not an armistice, it was an example of French arrogance and resentment and the truth is, how wonderful they got back that at them later.
Completely wrong. This armistice was pretty soft compare to previous wars against France. Northern France was destroyed and some places still are. You just hate french people.
Excellent reaction Colette! ✌️
Since you also watch war movies, I recommend the anti-war movie “Merry Christmas”. This movie is based on a true story that took place during the First World War. At Christmas 1914, the three commanders of the French, Scots and Germans decide to stop fighting for a short time in order to celebrate Christmas. The movie also fits the current season, it is a somewhat different Christmas movie. ruclips.net/video/-cSrqRdlFeo/видео.htmlsi=8BUCxEVHWm6-L87k
PLEASE WATCH GENERATION WAR AND DO A REACTION TO THAT. IT'S AMAZING BUT SO SAD
Sadly this movie is not fiction and with the risk of sounding misogynists I want to remind to everyone that MEN don’t have control over their body when they are summoned to war. Also the thing that you are watching is happening in Ukraine as of 2024. War never changes and it is pure horror!
Incredible reaction, well done ma'am
Downfall 2004 is a great movie.
4:29 that’s an entrenching tool. Basically it’s a small shovel that they’d keep on their belts in case they needed to expand the trenches or dig out a collapsed trench.
Some soldiers even sharpened the edges of the shovel so it would work better as a weapon. Basically turning it into a makeshift axe.
In Ukraine right now Men are facing WW1 and Modern warfare Tactics
no not really
No they aren’t. That’s a myth.
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Major General Smedley Butler whom is a decorated Marine is most famous for "War is a racket" quote meaning War turned into a money grab.
The men being burned alive was nightmare fuel