All Quiet on the Western Front

gollum9630 · 09-27-2003, 01:57 PM

Has anyone read this book, right now i am reading it in my english class and i like it, just wondering what others think of it

***azalea*** · 09-27-2003, 02:17 PM

I've only seen the movie, but it was excellent. I plan to read the book someday.

***IronParrot*** · 09-28-2003, 02:02 AM

I'm in the same boat as azalea. It's very interesting to see how people looked at the First World War before the Second one ever started.

Snowdog · 10-14-2003, 06:54 PM

I read the book after I saw the 1930 movie. It makes quite the statement on war. There was a later movie with Ernest borgnine and Richard Thomas as well.

I recommend this book hihgly, even if you dont have an assignment. ;0

Percy Weasley · 10-17-2003, 10:39 PM

This book is certainly one of my favorites.

It is a poignant, heartbreaking commentary on the horrors of war, and I think that one of the saddest things about the book is the fact that the world has suffered countless wars since this book was published.

It seems that people never learn.

I would also like to comment that while the movie is acceptable, it does not hold a candle to the blazing glory of the novel.

Peace to all,
~Percy

gollum9630 · 10-18-2003, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Percy Weasley
This book is certainly one of my favorites.

It is a poignant, heartbreaking commentary on the horrors of war, and I think that one of the saddest things about the book is the fact that the world has suffered countless wars since this book was published.

It seems that people never learn.

I would also like to comment that while the movie is acceptable, it does not hold a candle to the blazing glory of the novel.

Peace to all,
~Percy

i liked the book, i think it portrayed WWI very well, but, as you said, the movie for it sucked.

***azalea*** · 10-18-2003, 03:36 PM

WHAT!?!? That movie was great! It may not have been as good as the book, but no way did it "suck!"

gollum9630 · 10-18-2003, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by azalea
WHAT!?!? That movie was great! It may not have been as good as the book, but no way did it "suck!"

i found it cheezy, especially when the guy gets blown to pieces and his arm is still hanging on the barbwire.

***azalea*** · 10-19-2003, 09:23 PM

Are you talking about the 1930 black and white version?

Percy Weasley · 10-19-2003, 09:29 PM

Movies are never as good as books, be they new movies or old movies. You simply cannot convey the depth and detail in a movie that you can in a book, and it is much more difficult to do a competent job of showing the audience what conflicts are taking place in the human mind.

Of course, this does not mean that a movie made from a book cannot be good - you simply cannot expect them to be the same thing.

A movie about a book must be seen as an artist's rendition of that book - as everyone interprets a book differently, everyone will find something wrong with the director's interpretation. The best thing to do is to simply appreciate the movie for what it is on its own, and if you can't do that, stick to books.

elixir · 10-28-2003, 12:44 PM

Oh, that's what it's called in English! A very useful knowledge, I would have translated it a bit differently.

Anyway, I've started reading it and someday, when I have time, I will certainly finish it.

Silpion · 11-28-2003, 01:37 AM

All Quiet on the Western Front, is a good book to read. It shows how awful war can be but also how war affects the soldiers that fight in it.

Spoilers:

What struck me the most was how Paul carries on through his experiences up in the front. His friends died or were severely injured one by one, he and the other soldiers were trying to survive without enough food or sleep, he learns to become hardened (or maybe he just distances himself from his emotions) like when Paul’s friends are deciding who gets the boots even though the owner of the boots is right there dying slowly from gangrene, and even at the end he just dies with no battle or notice.

I think this is a good book because it doesn't romanticize war, the book takes away the glory and the patriotism and replaces it with the realism.

Falagar · 11-29-2003, 06:35 AM

I think I've read about half of it, in my Norwegian class (about two years ago now). Don't know why we stopped...

It was, as many of you have mentioned, a very good book: it described the horrors of war without romancing it ( making 'heroes' and 'villains').

Raistlin · 12-11-2003, 08:05 PM

that book was so good. i had read it in one night it was that good

09-27-2003, 01:57 PM	#1
gollum9630 Canadian Guy. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The true North Strong and Free Posts: 1,513	All Quiet on the Western Front Has anyone read this book, right now i am reading it in my english class and i like it, just wondering what others think of it __________________ "Canadians are so apathetic, but, what are you gonna do about it" -Glen Foster Wierd Harry Potter quotes the old nintendo duck hunt game Lemmings Swron Random Homer Simpson Quotes

09-28-2003, 02:02 AM	#3
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I'm in the same boat as azalea. It's very interesting to see how people looked at the First World War before the Second one ever started. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

10-14-2003, 06:54 PM	#4
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	I read the book after I saw the 1930 movie. It makes quite the statement on war. There was a later movie with Ernest borgnine and Richard Thomas as well. I recommend this book hihgly, even if you dont have an assignment. ;0 __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

10-17-2003, 10:39 PM	#5
Percy Weasley Enting Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Burrow Posts: 81	This book is certainly one of my favorites. It is a poignant, heartbreaking commentary on the horrors of war, and I think that one of the saddest things about the book is the fact that the world has suffered countless wars since this book was published. It seems that people never learn. I would also like to comment that while the movie is acceptable, it does not hold a candle to the blazing glory of the novel. Peace to all, ~Percy __________________ Whither you go, may you find light. Await us there--my brother, and me. ~~~~~~~~ Howard Dean in 2004!

10-19-2003, 09:29 PM	#10
Percy Weasley Enting Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Burrow Posts: 81	Movies are never as good as books, be they new movies or old movies. You simply cannot convey the depth and detail in a movie that you can in a book, and it is much more difficult to do a competent job of showing the audience what conflicts are taking place in the human mind. Of course, this does not mean that a movie made from a book cannot be good - you simply cannot expect them to be the same thing. A movie about a book must be seen as an artist's rendition of that book - as everyone interprets a book differently, everyone will find something wrong with the director's interpretation. The best thing to do is to simply appreciate the movie for what it is on its own, and if you can't do that, stick to books. __________________ Whither you go, may you find light. Await us there--my brother, and me. ~~~~~~~~ Howard Dean in 2004!

09-27-2003, 02:17 PM	#2
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I've only seen the movie, but it was excellent. I plan to read the book someday.

10-18-2003, 03:36 PM	#7
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	WHAT!?!? That movie was great! It may not have been as good as the book, but no way did it "suck!"

10-19-2003, 09:23 PM	#9
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	Are you talking about the 1930 black and white version?

10-28-2003, 12:44 PM	#11
elixir Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: wherever my dreams take me Posts: 356	Oh, that's what it's called in English! A very useful knowledge, I would have translated it a bit differently. Anyway, I've started reading it and someday, when I have time, I will certainly finish it. __________________ ~ Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you ~ "We've got a wizard and we're not afraid to use him!" HOBBITS NEEDED! Some dwarves as well !!!

11-29-2003, 06:35 AM	#13
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	I think I've read about half of it, in my Norwegian class (about two years ago now). Don't know why we stopped... It was, as many of you have mentioned, a very good book: it described the horrors of war without romancing it ( making 'heroes' and 'villains'). __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

12-11-2003, 08:05 PM	#14
Raistlin Enting Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Krynn Posts: 80	that book was so good. i had read it in one night it was that good __________________ Raistlin Fistandantilus Keeper of the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas Maud'ib I am a Bene Gesserit, I live only to serve check this out: http://www.kingsofchaos.com/recruit.php?uniqid=m5699nnk Okay come on and help me some more its different game this time http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=1906371

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