The Madness of War.....

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2012)

An 82 year old anti-war movie that retains its brilliance...mainly because a lot of care was taken to make it authentic. This looks at the trench warfare of the first world war, the senselessness of human slaughter and in war...there is never glory. There are many images that may stay with you ..years after you watch it. It looks at the war from the German side. That actually makes it more potent as we the viewers engage with these human beings...thrown into a real hell on earth. Their nationality is not the point here. What have we learned from this worst of all wars.? Not much...this was called "the war to end all other wars" That was true--until the next war. Homo sapiens kill each other in vast numbers. Movies like All Quiet On The Western Front show the true madness of war. A great movie.