War is bad

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2016)

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Yes, the movie is about that and that only. There is not another message for us. Maybe it is the only disadvantage of the film, that sending its message plainly, other than telling it secretly. In the beginning of the film, the characters were having a lively high school time, seeing everything as naive-youngsters, but then with the flame of the youth they decided to join the army with having only heroic dreams. They were shocked in the battlefield. Because there were only torturing by elders, hunger, fatigue, blood, death and horror. The scene of being in a hole with the enemy is a wonderful way to point out the incoherence of war. It was depicted so well that thinking about that enemy had dreams, a family, people who'd wait for him just like everybody else, in other conditions he would not even had an argument with him, and because of the governments would not agree on something, he must kill the enemy. Themetaphor of shoe is perfect. The young man with the most beautiful shoes had lost his legs. The high school friends of him who normalized the situation, asked to him forgive away the shoes to them. A lot of people have these shoes, some of them dies, some of them lose legs. We do not blame the shoes, they are not unlucky, the wearers are not unlucky, all the blame is on the war. The character who turned home for a while told everyone that they were losing the war had different reactions from the society. The elderboldy said that they should going to the Paris, the children who were at his age before the war, told him that he was a coward and traitor. The tried to tell that war brings only death but nobody listened to him and he realized the only ones who understand him were his mates from front line. Front line was his home. Despite the fact that movie was filmed 86 years ago, bombing and war scenes are wonderful. Although there are many followers, it is the most fascinating movie bout anti-war propaganda.
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