The effect of the First World War on names, in France [OC]Submitted by bjco t3_ysedll in dataisbeautiful
greem t1_iw0jx9l wrote
Reply to comment by Primedirector3 in The effect of the First World War on names, in France [OC] by bjco
Is it that good?
I read the book in high school, but the WW1 movies never hit it for me like the WW1 books and the WW2 movies (well, WW2 any media)
Zoravor t1_iw0l14d wrote
It’s a brutally honest war movie. Some of the characters from the book are in the movie, but for the most part the movie deviates from the book. Instead it uses its setting to show you things about the war soldiers had to deal with like creeping artillery barrages, gas attacks, and even the first time a tank was used. The opening 5 mins is a great portrait of the war machine back home and the ending shows the pride and just how comically out of touch the men conducting the war were.
bernstien t1_iw1bzkl wrote
So it goes.
supergreekman123 t1_iw1l37s wrote
Poo tee weet?
Mendicant__ t1_iw1irzm wrote
Not enough upvotes
MohKohn t1_iw1kr3d wrote
Do they show how all those attacks resulted in ~zero feet gained?
Zoravor t1_iw1v0oh wrote
You see like a year go by and they are literally where they started.
Pippin1505 t1_iw1yz8m wrote
Primedirector3 t1_iw0khel wrote
English dubbed, but done well.
Really highlights the pointless brutality of the whole conflict
ZwischenzugZugzwang t1_iw13b3h wrote
For me it was played in German with English Subs as the default.
guaranic t1_iw1kp0k wrote
They have the original German dub on there as well, but the English dub was one of the best English live action dubs I've seen.
SheinhardtWigCompany t1_iw0rk7f wrote
It's ok. If you like war movies I'd say give it a go. Really shows the brutality of war, especially the first world war but I wouldn't say it comes anywhere near the level of the book or really good war movies.
aranderson43 t1_iw1c3c8 wrote
Its a good war movie in a shallow pool of WW1 war movies. I dont think it was as well done as some of the top-tier WW2 movies, but it was still enjoyable and different in it's atmosphere than many others. Some of the shots were overly artistic and I felt like the camera focused on the gore-porn too much.
thisbirdissad t1_iw2ieuu wrote
How does it compare to Come and See?
aranderson43 t1_iw3f4pu wrote
Havent seen it but added it to my list to watch
ClassifiedName t1_iw22kfw wrote
Imo it's good if you aren't familiar with the book or have a lot of WWI knowledge. The reasons being there are quite a few plot changes and historical errors. Still pretty enjoyable if you aren't expecting to be amazed though!
SyriseUnseen t1_iw4nrr7 wrote
It's certainly significantly worse than the book. The ending especially. I dont get why they changed it.
Overall alright to watch, though.
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