This one is fresh in my mind. It was the first non-musical talkie to
win. It's about a German soldier and his friends/fellow soldiers in WWI.
With assistance from Tyler, I learned a lot about trench warfare. Tyler has
been reading the book to me, and the book is better. The movie takes
things that the character thinks and has him SAY them, and they come out
sounding cheesy instead of profound. Held my attention, and a pretty good
war movie, but probably wouldn't watch it again. Definitely can tell it
was the early days of the talkies, because the actors emote and overact and
come across as melodramatic, which can make you laugh at inappropriate places.Update:
Upon further consideration, I had more to say about this movie. It can be read here:
http://www.kaleenasmith.blogspot.com/2012/09/we-live-in-trenches-out-there-we-fight.html
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| A classic shot from the film -reaching for a butterfly. |
Is that the one with the reaching for the butterfly?
ReplyDeleteYes. By the end, the poor guy had lost all his friends and no longer fit in at home (actually a good early portrayal of PTSD), and he'd rather lost the will to live.
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