A film that tries to reveal the other sides of war.

Rating: 10/10 (8 June 2008)

This move among the long history of war film is by far the most interesting and to me blows all others away. A story about people, normal people and their conflicts with a war of gentleman and the changing of the guards form war being lead and fought by gentlemen to a war of gung-ho soldiers that have come from normal families. I loved this movie and the subtle cuts that allowed you to understand the characters on a more personable level. This anti-war film of WWI with its smooth scene transitions and pan shots pulling together people and the situations that they are forced to deal with. I believe that this movie is one of director Jean Renoir's best films of his career bringing together all his techniques to show a humanitarianistic view of war and the faces of the men and their different nationalities.