All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

IMDb plot summary: A young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.

Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, and Aaron Hilmer.

All Quiet on the Western Front is a 2022 German adaptation of the book of the same name, following a young German Soldier and his troop during World War I. It shows the young boys being indoctrinated into agreeing to fight for their country, as well as their loss of idealism once they get into the thick of it and realize that they are being manipulated for someone else's power grab. I had just recently rewatched the 1930 version of this story before watching this one, and while both are good, I think I prefer the earlier version. It digs a little bit more heavily into the psyche of the character and feels a little less reliant on gruesome battle scenes. That being said, this is a pretty solid movie. I'm not sure if it adds anything to the anti-war film ouevre that hasn't already been said, although considering that the original book was written by a German, it's nice to get a version finally adapted by German filmmakers. This cinematography is good, the acting is good, there's not much if anything wrong with it. It doesn't feel like a new story by any means but it's a well-told one.

How it entered my Flickchart:

All Quiet on the Western Front > The Last Dragon

All Quiet on the Western Front > Susannah of the Mounties

All Quiet on the Western Front > Adam

All Quiet on the Western Front > Steamboat Bill, Jr.

All Quiet on the Western Front > Downfall

All Quiet on the Western Front < Star Trek: Nemesis

All Quiet on the Western Front < Strawberry and Chocolate

All Quiet on the Western Front < Hopscotch

All Quiet on the Western Front > Mrs. Miniver

All Quiet on the Western Front > Maverick

All Quiet on the Western Front > The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

All Quiet on the Western Front > The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (1988)

Final spot: #2006 out of 3802, or 47%. That feels unexpectedly low but TCDNL.