I undertand. You are right, in fact.
the truly austalian moment
Do you only accept suggestions of movies (and similar media), or do you also accept more static media suggestions?
I accept anything as long as it isnāt poetry. Waiting for an ARG to be recommended lol!
I remember a good one, Hard to be a God, a film adaptation by Aleksei German ā based on the book with the same name made by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
FIRST WATCH:
I think I always forget that Ghibli has such a unique and adorable style, no matter the year their films were made.
Something not done enough is for the beginning to have credits and a good song with it. It shows the sense of the film at the beginning, and considering all of this was hand drawn, the quality and look isnāt amazing but itās charming. Not to mention the song is cute.
Only 3 minutes in and I got to give credit to just how beautiful this movie already is. The way Ghibli wonāt make you divide your attention and lets you look at their classic and amazing art while being just phenomenal is truly a treasure. Iāll check in every 5 minutes.
Alright, five minutes in. I think something amazing is the soundtrack. It sounds so lively while being so unique. It keeps me on my feet while watching.
Introducing us to the extra character in a side manner without seeming unrealistic is a really good way of flowing the plot. Makes the characters seems much more alive and keeps the movie interesting.
As for the art, still, I know itās Ghibli but I feel like in my next two rewatches Iāll always find something new to enjoy.
Also, the attitude of the sisters being so childish but sweet are accurate to that type of age range, as hilariously round the younger sister is. (Seriously, bowling ball.)
Theyāve just arrived at their house and I have to admit itās all very pretty. The music is almost perfect to the scenery and mood.
Back at it!
Okay hold on, I got to pause it at 0:6:31, did she just crawl on her heels over into the house with her legs raised? Its- I forgot Ghibli films can be really strange sometimes.
Alright 10 minutes in.
So I love the flow of the dad. Realistically, these kids are young, and heās not going to burst their bubble. They are innocent, and heās enjoying their childish behavior as their father. Very sweet.
So far, the writing for the way the kids talk is actually good. A cute bond between the sisters, and what I like is how the younger drags behind but the older doesnāt push them, a very sweet bond.
Iāve not found anything to complain about yet. So far, itās just a very sweet kids movie.
And the way the dad used their creative and energetic mentality to entertain them and help himself out is just wholesome. Best dad in fiction.
Also, the lil guys we saw? The way the soundtrack hit a slight stringy note, the slight looming threat of whatever may exist, but so fitting to childish fearā¦ I may be in love with this movie.
Weird note, some dialogue would sound horrible out of context. May just be me, though.
So Iāve noticed something. The soundtrack is wonderful, and when the soot balls show, itās so interesting, and the fluffy music for the youngest sister is amazing.
I noticed that shiver of adrenaline from the soot balls happens in every Ghibli film one way or another, and honestly- itās weird. Not BAD, but weird. Also, the neighbor looks so content with life, Iāll love her.
This is- actually amazing exposition. To say what they are by having an older person there that LIVES in that type of environment. Itās a way to introduce the plot and wonder to our characters without feeling forced.
And the youngest being impractical but not to the point of bad writing is just precious to me.
These kids have so much charisma in just the sweetness of their writing. Not to mention their character designs are unique but not outlandish to the point of making the characters seem like MC. A good balance.
Adding another note, the soundtrack is just really precious with every moment.
Stupid child acting embarrassed and on edge from basic things in life will never be funny or entertaining to me. Kanta biting the curb 2024 4k
The dad is honestly such a wholesome character. One of the better fathers in fiction.
Iāve noticed that the way they avoided nudity while showing their bond of comfort is very sweet.
The father shows no fear of what may be around, so either heās knowing of whatās there or he just wants to play into the kidās imagination.
Kanta is lightly entertaining so far, but heās proving to be some sort of ākids humor for kidsā that is rather hard to tolerate in larger doses.
So the mother is in the hospitalā¦ just thought she died, full honesty. And they keep the uplifting tone despite them having to go visit their mother. It really is from the perspective and wonder of the kids.
This film was made in 1988, and I can see some more traditional architecture and dress wear. Itās common in the rural areas. Itās a realistic note in that aspect, something not commonly seen. I have to give credit to that.
As for the dynamic between the kids and their mother, itās at this weird, innocent balance of the kids perspective. We donāt know whatās wrong, but the kids arenāt worried. As if they donāt know anything really that wrong.
The soundtrack is just beautiful, I got to say it again.
The childish acting is done really well, between the slight fights and innocent bonding.
Another detail I noticed, realistic about the kids strength. Them struggling to pull sliding doors, needing to climb that staircase differently, itās a realistic aspect. Their size and strength is smaller.
I love the tiny details with the younger daughter, Mei. Her little adventure being so innocent but creative enough to let other plot aspects trickle in is very well done.
So we see one of those weird beings, a spirit, and itās the first other creature weāve had a look at. They are scared of humans, and seemingly collect acorns. So they were the ones dropping them.
Now another thing: the little details, like tripping over rocks, the hat bending and falling off, stained knees, truly amazing notes.
Mei, instead of fear, is entertained by the large movements of the spirits. To her, itās nothing to be scared of. Itās a nice way to show her personality as carefree without messing with the plot.
So the soot spirits are tiny creatures that justā¦ exist. Meanwhile, otherworldly spirits of larger sizes and impact seem to only appear selectively. Hiding when no one sees, itās like they are attuned to the ways of humanity to dodge them.
Iāve noticed that there are two notes of the spirits showing. Butterflies are common and show more during their scenes, so likely, they attract butterflies. Acorns are the remnants and trail of them. So they are the remaining impact they had.
They seem to use satchels, so some are more intelligent, and they ran and used strategy when seen by Mei. So spirits have their own form of thought.
The soot spirits seem to have their own form as well, if not lesser and skittish. They āare talking about leaving,ā which means they communicate in their own form. But all they do is move, and nothing suggested their existence. Butterflies were absent during their appearance, so that means they arenāt that notable of a form.
The ārabbitā one without arms seems to be of a higher form of intelligence, and upon first sight, butterflies were present.
The blue one was also shown with butterflies.
Totoro also had butterflies, but when we saw the spirits after the older daughter wrote her letter, we didnāt see them. Could it mean interaction between the trees and the people?
I actually feel bad for Satsuki because having an embarrassing sibling SUCKS, but it shows their contrast really well. The loud and energetic behavior of Mei against the calm and caring tones Satsuki seems to give off are a very interesting pair.
Also, Kanta being so quiet and forcing the girls to take his umbrella is generally something I hate in fiction for kids. Simple writing for the boy to have a cute side story of love, but itās being done well. Heās embarrassed, but itās more like he wants to know them but believes the house is haunted. A realistic split for a kid. None of that āloving bullyā stuff either. My Neighbor Totoro actually gives itself space to have sweet characters.
Okay breaking the āplot only thingā to ask a genuine question. Why are Asian haircuts so exact for kids? They either are a bowl, got it buzzed, short, or long to their mid-back. Iām not hating, but in media, itās the only haircuts Iāll ever see.
Quick note for that, Meiās hair and design is very well made to fit her character. So is Satsukiās. Like- I canāt picture them in any other outfit, if that makes sense.
So the dad is justā¦ gone.
These small moments of the animation and look taking over are way too pretty. Tiny details that feel too real.
From the confusion Totoro has, it seems many spirits at most donāt know about the human world despite being right next to each other.
Alright. Because you asked for it.
The Cat Busā¢ is a bus that seems to as well be a cat. Itās back seems to be the bus itself, while the cat acts as the mobility. The cat, instead of having wheels has six feet per side and a long, fluffy tail.
Seeming to be an orange cat, each leg has a darker orange patch on the knee, with three claws on each paw. There are no visible windows, and the cat holds its mouth closed.
The eyes seem to act as the headlights while small rats on top seem to act as visible signs of the car. The front tags are on the top front of the bus while the back are near the railing (tail) of the Cat Bus.
TV e inside seems to be made of fur too? And the opening to let spirits enter seems to change sizes depending on who ever may require entrance with a hum.
The Cat Bus ā¢ can go extremely fast. The wind whistling when it runs.
Alright.
The rain stopped when the spirits left and no longer were crossing the boundaries of human and spirit.
Yo, didnāt know Hypno Toad was in this.
Something Iām just now noticing is that the writing is in Japanese and written in traditional Japanese.
Iāve noticed tiny details uncommon in animation. Dead flies in the lights, mostly moths it seems.
So I think Iām right about the trend of moths or butterflies meaning interaction between the- okay hold on why the hell are they mario hopping. āWAHOO!ā type of stuff.
But the moths seem to mean interaction during the night.
Okay, I have to compliment the soundtrack again. With the beautiful expansion of the trees, it would be impossible not to live this film for the charm it has.
Okay, quickly. Totoro, according to the math, since Satsuki is about 4ā10-5ā tall (feet), and Totoro is about twice her height, that means heās about 9-10 feet tall. In order to jump and latch onto his upper half while he was already raised, Satsuki would have to jump about her approximate height to latch on. Mei even more.
Mary Poppins.
Honestly, this is justā¦ sweet.
The instrument that was played seems to be a balance between a flute and an ocarina.
Okay my brain blurred for a moment, but the vegetable scene was just very sweet.
Mei very slowly running after with a vegetable for no reason to up the stakes. Then, she runs the wrong way and gets lost.
Itās realistic, the way she runs and falls, from her confusion but lack of fear.
Childish, stupid, but precious and realistic.
There has to be a conflict to forward the plot, and while this one is very natural, and a realistic thing to happen with siblings, it has to be one of the better conflicts in a movie. It feels natural, stress pouring down on both Mei and Satsuki because of their situation. Meiās only a little kid, sheās innocent and all she wants is her mother and to have fun. Satsuki has had to act calm and collected about it the entire time, as the older sister, but sheās not had a single chance to really SEEM stressed about their mother being in the hospital. It tugs at your heart a bit if you look deeper into it.
Also, the realistic crying of Mei does make me feel bad. I care about these characters, alright?
Satsukiās voice actress honestly messed up when she started crying. It was a burst from nowhere, which is accurate, but it would creep out bit by bit.
This plot had no reason to get so heated, to have genuine fear and concern in all of the final twenty minutes. They are trying to find a lost girl, and the tight-knit community weāve seen so far is accurate to the increasing amount of fear when finding a lost child.
Nice to see Satsuki finding Totoro in desperation, very nice detail that shows her actual love for her sister.
THAT RUNNING SOUND EFFECT HAHA-
Oh god the bus is back.
The soundtrack during this scene- I KNEW THE BUS WAS SOFT ON THE INSIDE. Wait it has CHANGING SIGNS?
The soundtrack was good during this scene, very light and sweet.
So the trees part for the cat bus. Not sure if thats cool or frightening.
The cat bus can endure electrical currents, it seems.
Okay. I am getting more confused and entertained as this goes on.
Nice to see the mother and father bond so well. Itās very sweet, extra detail.
TOTORO HAS HIS OWN SONG- OF COURSE HE DOES OH MY GOD.
That cat is actually scary to me and I donāt know why.
Nice to see the ending is so sweet, but HE HAS A SONG? LOOK AT THE EGG SHAPED GOBLIN. HE HAS A SONG.
The ending credit pictures are very sweet, I wonāt lie.
āA furry white giant is by your sideā can be taken in multiple ways.
Soā¦ I am not going to watch this 2 more times, I think I got all of the cognitive thought I could out of it.
But I will give some side notes.
āA magic flute in the skyā means I was wrong about the instrument.
āYou only see him when youāre very youngā suggests very imaginative kids see him.
The design for Mei is very similar to the frog designs later used in Spirited Away. Not sure if it was on purpose, just something I noticed.
The Cat Bus ā¢ is made of fur on the inside. In fact, it sinks, which means its padded and properly cared for. I hate that image in my head.
So it is never explained why Acorns, but my theory is that they are used to make large trees for spirits to make homes in. It also could simply be what they do, for fun. Whyād they do anything, I donāt know. I do know, however, that the Cat Bus ā¢ is going to haunt me in my dreams.
This movie unironically is a treasure that messed with me in a confusing way that made me need to take a walk after the cat bus absorbed ELECTRICITY.
Wholesome, sweet, but I was very sure I was being laced with something.
Iād watch this again. Never on a substance, because I think Iād lose my mind if I tried.
(take a shot every time you feel your sanity slip away from this film.)
FINAL THING!
Sometimes, the unrealistic bursts into crying just didnāt feel that accurate. Also, I like how the conflict wasnāt WONDROUS, or adventurous, but a realistic thing. Leveled, accurate to kids. Not done enough in media, in my opinion.
The movie itself tugs at your heart in a way you wouldnāt expect. It doesnāt act unrealistic about how these kids would act to each other, itās animation and soundtrack are famously beautiful. (And the cat busā¦)
Iād watch this again, and I recommend others to watch it as well. A light, airy, but sweet and heart-striking film when it needs to be. Got me invested and made me cry.
Tis a good film!
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Do you like war movies?
I like anything besides horror. Cheap genre, horrorā¦
Lay it on me!
Aight. Hereās some popular ones that Iām pretty sure a lot of people know:
Definitely All Quiet on the Western Front (Both 1930, and modern version. There was a 70ās version).
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Unbroken (2014)
Guy Ritchieās The Covenant (2023)
1917 (2019)
and Greyhound (for more Navy-like stuff, 2020)
I donāt actually watch a lot of media but when I do I find myself gravitating to war movies.
(Also thereās a film called The 800, å «ä½°, but itās in Chinese. Still pretty good though. One of my personal favorites.)
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I donāt like having to buy movies so unless its on HBO Max, netflix, hulu, or disney+, I cannot say for sure some of these will be covered. But they are on the list!
Holy moly you actually did it 
I only did one watch, I feel like there was nothing deeper for me to consume, but movies like Hacksaw Ridge are going to be 2-3 watches. Thereās too much detail to not give them that honor.
I want to suggest either The Forgotten, which is technically two pieces of fanfiction (and, imo, very good), or one of the pieces of media itās based on (The Magnus Archives, which would probably take a while to listen to 3-4 times, since itās, like, 200 episodes, which, from the ones Iāve listened to, are around 30 minutes each, but could be both longer, or shorter.
Man Iāve only watched Hacksaw Ridge, I wanna watch all of em but donāt have time 
First of all, I want to say I hate you. I broke from this movie. I cried, I needed to walk around my block because of it. And I want you to know that I blame you for the fact I will never forget this film.
I watched All Quiet on the Western Front, the modern version. The 1930 will come some time.
Watching this in german, by the way. How it was made.
Before we get into the watch itself, I want to give my piece on war itself: itās bad. Iāve said this before to a few people, but Iām Ashkenazi Jewish. Not just that, but my family in Europe, right before we came to the states, were ādisappearing.ā I know this is World War One, but I have a more personal stake in both of these wars. It makes it hard to watch movies like this, it hurts, and I want to say that if you want war for any reason, please think of the fact Iāll never know entire branches of my family because of war.
Alrightā¦ beginning the film.
Already, the work of the camera is beautiful. Something peaceful but chilling, seeing nature so close to the brutality of war. It feels like it sends a message of ālife prevails.ā
Also, adorable foxes!
And we are in the warā¦ one of the things Iāve seen praise for this movie is the pure realistic show of the brutality of the war. The sounds are accurate, the gun designs are SCARILY accurate, and itās just a great film.
Heinrich. That is a kid. These are people around my age. And they are dying.
Damn, they made me care for a dead guy not even five minutes in.
And hereās the soundtrackā¦ Iāve heard that itās something unlike anything else, but to actually watch it and see what it mentioned is horrifying. Iāve watched this before, but never with my full attention on it.
So they are recycling the clothesā¦ Something my late great grandfather always said about World War One to my late grandfather was that it was the āmeat grinder of boys.ā Thatās the rough translation from what my father recalls, but itsā¦ itās brutal. To actually see it in a film adaption is still a lot.
Okay, so we are getting to know some facesā¦ four kids. And they are all going to die, arenāt they?
The drums are heard as he goes off to the front, thinking itāll be glory and funā¦ jesus.
āDead man walkingā oh thatās accurate isnāt itā¦
The very way this professor talks. āBetrayal to the fatherland,ā it suggests that they are being told that if they love their nation, they must fight. Itās really saying āindoctrination.ā
āToo small for the fellow.ā Those are the clothes of the dead. That- clever suggestion for the brutality of it.
The heavy beats in the background while seeing their happy expressions, it really is saying āhell awaits.ā
Something Iāve noticed is the closer they get to the front line, the darker and more gray the color scheme is.
Another thing is that none of them note the word āreserve.ā āWelcome to the 78th Reserve Infantry Regiment.ā All they hear is they are going to fight. They donāt notice how that means they are needed because of losses.
The first taste of the smoke, the grime, the mud, they seem a lot less happy. They seem exhausted. It doesnāt just break their expectations. It ruins them.
Heās teaching them about the war but gives them no time to prepare for it. It really sends the message of the idea of them being unprepared. Because you can never be. You enter war and no matter what youāve seen, that will affect you. You can only be used to war by being in it.
āGive man powerā¦ man is beast.ā I like this guy. His philosophy is pretty on point.
I like the little details about the trench. The rain must be brutal to deal with against the trenches. They are dug into the ground, after all.
āOur first french to shoot.ā This hurts. This actually hurts. They expect it to still be something good even with all the brutality.
The violins coming in with them seeing the bombā¦ Itās a weird balance between beauty in silence, but pure dread in the hell they are in.
I KNEW IT. Someone here is about to die.
I think the kids get it now. They are losing the war. They have been, and now, they are in hell.
Okay, that guy became mist. As the trench collapses, though, what really hurts is the fact that Paul, even after that, is still alive. He has to go through more of this brutality.
Iāve not said it yet, but the soundtrack to this movie is beautiful, almost peacefully frightening. Not to mention the camera work? Itās fantastic.
I have subtitles on, and seeing the āyou are gonna be alrightā in the background as Paul finally sits down and rests, itāsā¦ haunting. Because you hope that that means he is going to be alright, that heās going to live, but seeing what this movie has in store, you know thatās not whatās going to happen.
I think Paul is going to die. I think heās going to die and heās going to be at peace because of it.
So one of his friends is dead. Seeing him frantically search the bodies to see his friend, it isā¦. God. It hurts to bond with these characters and then see them die after being told theyād be heroes.
Here, I want to mention Paulās actor. That scene of him crying, that fear on his face, that dread, and then having to shove that done and keep working? All you can feel is dying hope for the rest and Paul.
That type skip suggests that these kids, these CHILDREN, have been fighting in this war for 18 months now. A year and half.
And here we are. āWar is young men dying and old men talking.ā And while those old men talk and fight over their politics, all you hope is that Paul survives.
Seeing them go for some geese just for the food, so they wonāt starve, itās lighthearted and nice, but you canāt ignore the darker tones underneath it. They are starving. They need the food, and seeing them smile and laugh about the fact they finally get to eat, itās sweet. But you canāt ignore the strings in the back. How they suggest that this light moment, itās rare. Itās peace, and even with all the brutality, they get those moments of light.
I want to also mention the scene after, with the french women. It shows that most of these characters are kids. They are being put into the war, and they miss girls, they miss family, they miss love. And seeing Franz just make a fool of himself but be kindā¦ it shows he, and all of them, are still just kids.
Now the letter, that was brutal. It really does send the tone of that they canāt return to normal life with their struggles. Itāsā¦ well- just painful.
Iām going to cry sooner or later. I call it.
Itās one thing to hear about the war before. Itās another to fully be shown the idea of just how much pain and death there was in this war in one room. In one scene.
Didnāt cry yet!
So here we areā¦ old men pride sentencing children to their death.
Seeing the dark trenches and then the lightness of the food for these older men is almost hilariously extreme in comparison. It sets the tone of the practically egomaniacal men making these innocent citizens die for their pride.
So either the French had too drastic wants for the armistice, or German pride was too great.
Realistically, it was probably both. And that pride on both sides will kill these characters.
Trench Warfare, seeing Paulās mix of āI must fight or I dieā and āI must fight or Iām betraying my nationā is a frightening balance. Everything done is reflex, they are scared but they have to fight, donāt they? Scary to watch.
Seeing them scarf down all the food in the French trenches really emphasizes the brutality of what they were experiencing. If they were so hungry to eat animalistically, then they were STARVING.
Oh god. Yāknow, I was waiting for the Tanks to show. I was waiting to see what must have been the most horrifying thing to face in the trenches, besides flamethrowers.
But the actual music makes you feel their fear, anxiety, everything they feel when you see the tanks. And you see them firing and not doing a dent on them. And then seeing the German leader stand, smoking, fine, while seeing the gunfire in the distance? All you feel is despair.
I have to say this. The Trench Warfare scene feels like the misery of it never ends. It looks like it only gets worse as it goes on. As if thereās no hope of winning, or surviving. As if surviving in the fighting was a mistake.
Okay, Iām pausing it again.
I cried, okay? I broke and cried at seeing Albert die. He was burnt alive for no reason. And he was the one that always tried to be nice. He always was entertaining, kind.
Heās too close to an actual friend I have and now I canāt unsee the image of my friend in Albertās place and I cried, okay?
Iām unpausing now.
āMy son was killed in the war, he doesnāt feel any honor.ā OKAY. OKAY IāM BARELY RECOVERING AND YOU ARE DOING THIS TO ME?
This movie doesnāt hold punches when it comes to hitting your emotions and investments. It constantly makes you feel bad for each character, and never stops that misery. And then that scene with Paul and the French soldier, where heās crying and begging for it to stop. And then he sees his hands. Covered in blood, his friendās blood, seeing someone barely older than him bleeding out, those strings coming in, and then you see Paul only wanting to help him. He realizes heās a person. How this war has only hurt people more and even while the french soldier bleeds out, all Paul wants to do is help him.
This scene is something I can never forget. I canāt pause it, I canāt forget it, I canāt be free of it. I can only remember this one scene of this movie and imagine my great grandfather in this scenario. Because he was a good person who never hurt anyone, and I see why.
So he tossed the wine, he claims war is needed, he tosses the food to a- ohmygodthatsanadorabledog- to his dog. All he wants is to fuel his pride. To make himself feel good.
I hate those older men.
So they are finally going homeā¦ hopefully. They celebrate, drunk, happy. But Tjaden is shot.
I know heās going to die, but that doesnāt get rid of my hope he survives.
I once heard from a friend, reading their essay that āonly the dead have seen the end of war. Only the scarred survive the battle.ā And this movie doesnāt just reinforce that quote, but it shows that the horrors of war and trauma will be stained into your brain. And you canāt escape that.
Katās role in this movie is notably like a father. He takes Paul in almost as a son with their bond as comrades. Thereās a hope theyāll be at peace. But with how they talk about death being peaceā¦
I do not expect them to survive. But I will hope they die with comfort.
Seeing them sign, seeing Kat happy, with 39 MINUTES LEFT, leaves me with dread. One of them dies before the end.
This music, as they run awayā¦ Iām expecting this to go bad. They get the eggs, there is a calm tone in the music. It just says that peace is happening.
But Kat went off alone. He has his time here.
The kid with the rifle. At least Kat seems to be fine with being shot. Heās also not bleeding terribly, in a non-crucial place to be shot.
Oh, I get it now. Those drums mean death.
Something I also have to credit is the frantic and truly panicked movements of the actors in this movie. Nothing seems fake.
Okay, I cried again. Not as much, I expected his death, but I came to terms with it a bit.
The horrifying thing is now Paul has nothing to care about anymore. Nothing to live for. Now heās just waiting for his turn.
All he wants is his death now.
That look in Paulās eyes is actually scary. Itās hopelessness. Itās a lack of care. Itās the want to die.
At this point, you can tell he didnāt care about living anymore. All he wants is any way out of the war. Let that be the armistice or let that be death. I hate to say, but that look is too accurate from what Iāve seen in documentaries.
Itās almost funny, seeing Paul charge and fire shots just like Heinrich did.
All he has to do is survive until 11:00. A standstill fight.
He didnāt make it.
He didnāt. Goddamn. Make it.
I knew it would happen, I knew he would die, but seeing him on his knees, heaving, in pain, realizing he barely missed the timeā¦ As the violins chime in, peaceful but heartbreaking, you can only feel one thing.
A bittersweet sense of relief for Paul. He knew he could never return to his former self. He knew he was never going to be the same or be able to shake off the violence he had seen.
So now I know why they kept showing us the ginger kid. Paul had shown him where to go in the beginning, shown him what to do, helped him. Like Kat had helped Paul. And even if Paul had died, he had died in peace.
Something I didnāt notice upon giving it extra detail is that the violins seem to act as a representative of inner peace within characters.
Not just that, another major thing I noticed is that whenever those strings came in, nature was usually shown. It suggested that, even with all the bloodshed, life survives.
Now, for my theory.
I believe that the cloth given to our characters represents a form of their innocence. It reminds them of the fact there is more to life than war, and Paul does not wear it while in the final battle.
Butā¦ yeah. Thatās my basic thing I can get from this. I canāt really form theories, say any symbolism because itās all very obvious. The only things I can say is that this movie is beautiful.
The work of the camera, soundtrack, it is amazingly done so you feel motivated to look and watch every moment. Hell, I added the soundtrack to my spotify playlist in the middle of this.
Just- why would you make me watch this? Why?
Good movieā¦ need a therapy session after, though.
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After reading your entire essay I have to say:
Iāmā¦ Iām so sorry. Iām sorry for putting you through this. But, if this film was able to cause such emotional distress, then you can tell it is a āgood movieā. I mean, this was Felix Kammererās (Paulās actor) first movie, and he won an oscar for it.
All Quiet on the Western Front was filmed to cause such emotional distress. It was an anti-war film taken to show the trauma. It was never meant to make war look good, because we can all agree, war is never good.
Iāll be honest, I didnāt shed a tear whilst I watched the movie. Did I feel sad? Definitely, especially at the French soldier part. But I didnāt cry, which actually made me feel a bit ashamed of myself. I feel guilt that I somehow cannot cry whilst watching traumatizing masterpieces like All Quiet on the Western Front.
It was one of the most intense, harrowing yet quickest 2 hours of my life, but in the end, I was at the comfort of home.
Again, Iām very sorry for any emotional distress caused. It was never my intention. Iām sorry.
(And good thing you watched it IN GERMAN)
Also uh, it might not be the best time, but Iāve somehow found the full, HD, Chinese (itās got subs so donāt worry) version of āThe 800ā (å «ä½°).
Itās worth a watch, if you want.
Itās all based on a true story as well, I wrote about this film on a small travel blog I made on the forums.
I almost was like āmaybe dub?ā because my eyes sometimes twitch and go crazy for a few seconds lol (my eyes are fine, just sleep deprived!)
Very happy I chose German. Very good acting in this film, broke me still. Also, I cry at a lot, Iām an emotional person. I once watched Schindlerās List and hit this sort of āI want to cry but I physically cannotā feeling. A bit of a horrifying sensation.
This happened to me when I watched it a few weeks ago