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For the third time, Erich Maria Remarque's famous anti-war novel "Nothing New in the West" has now been filmed. Lewis Milestone's 1930 adaptation is a masterpiece, but the remake is equal to that version - although director Edward Berger shifts the emphasis by depicting the tough peace negotiations between Germany and France in some scenes. Nevertheless, the focus is on Paul Bäumer, who, together with his classmates who have just graduated from high school, initially believes they are embarking on a great adventure, until the first attack immediately robs them of all illusions. Cinematographer James Friend shows the horror of war in slightly stylized and at the same time hyper-realistic images, whose coloring is reminiscent of paintings by Otto Dix. The fact that man loses his individuality in war has rarely been experienced as clearly and painfully as it is here. The film appears at the right moment, because the militarization of society is progressing merrily. More on this by Wolfgang M. Schmitt in the new film analysis.
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