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Majestic_Ferrett t1_iu4smb1 wrote

Reply to comment by OG-Mate23 in All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) by OG-Mate23

It did.

But >!every character that died in the film died differently in the book. Characters who lived in the book died in the film, they joined the war 3 years later in the film than the book, there's the random subplot with Daniel Bruhl that wasn't in the book and Paul dies in October 1918 in the book, which is where the title comes from, not some random attack after a bossfight on the last day of the war some officer ordered which has no basis in reality (for the Germans anyway).!<

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OG-Mate23 OP t1_iu4u3hz wrote

I agree, its like they are trying more for an historical fiction drama angle trying to contextualise the audiences to the situation of November 1918 rather than putting it on Paul's point of view which is central to the story. But nevertheless, it still captured the most important details of the book, the insanity, the growing resentment, Paul's bitterness from reality after the death of his friends and his tranquil end in the midst of chaos as one of the many who gave for a few. Although not a major part of the book, it's historical authenticity is to be applauded.

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Majestic_Ferrett t1_iu4ww8p wrote

I think those points are accurate. It's a good WW1 movie. But it's not All Quiet on the Western Front.

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ExquisiteRestroom2 t1_iu57bi6 wrote

Honestly the thing that mostly bugged me was >!how Paul's death differed from the original. It's just Paul going "Oh boy here I go killing Frenchmen again!" then die and we get a "It's like poetry, it rhymes" moment. The fact that the title lost it's original meaning is really annoying.!<

Maybe it's because I just finished watching it but it's still a damn good movie. Not a good adaptation but a good standalone movie.

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Majestic_Ferrett t1_iu5d063 wrote

>The fact that the title lost it's original meaning is really annoying.

Yes. It reminds me of what they did with the ending of I Am Legend.

>Not a good adaptation but a good standalone movie.

100% agree. Good movie, bad adaptation.

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