AllQuietontheWesternFrontThefilmtalksaboutagroupofGermanyouthsdevotedtotheFirstWorldWarbattlefieldatthecallofthepatrioticpresident,whousedtheirheroworshipandpatriotism.Theseyoungpeoplewhoexperiencedashortmilitarytrainingbecamestunnedwhentheysawmanywoundedsoldiersfromthefrontlinesatthestation.Afterall,thedifferencebetweentheidealandrealityissoamazing.1.ThesummaryofthestoryDuringthewar,theseyouthswereaccompaniedbycorpsesandrats.Thecruelanddestructivewarhadshatteredtheirheroism,theybegantodoubttheidealoverthepastanddisgustedorevenhatredthewar.Attheend,heroPaul’sclassmatesinfrontofthebattlefieldwerebothdied.andPaulpassedawaywhenhewasdrawingthebirdinOctober1918,thatthefrontwassocalmandquiet.Inaword,thestoryexpressthepeople’sreflectionofwarandtheemotionofanti-war.2.ThethemeofthestoryThefilmshowsthebloodyandatrocitiesoftheFirstWorldWar.Itperformsthetragicfateofthegenerationwhocouldn’tescapefromtheshrapnelattack.Italsoexpressesthepeople’sreflectionofthewarandtheemotionofanti-war.3.Whatdidtwo‘birds’representrespectively?Thefirstbirdrepresentstheeagernessofbeingahero.Thesecondbirdrepresentstheanticipationofthepeace.4.Explainthehero’sinstantdecisiontoreturnbacktothefront.Afterthewar,theherofoundthathehadbeenanotherone.Hisattitudestowardthewarandtheworldhadchangedalot.Hisrealhomebecamethefrontlines,andhisrealfamilyishiscomrade-in-arms.5.ThemostprominentqualityofGermanythestoryshowsCriticalspirit:thehero’sthinkingofthewarandhischangeoftheattitudestowardsthebattle.Patrioticspirit:thesoldiersarevolunteertojointhearmytoprotecttheirfatherland.Goodness:Paul’sattitudestowardstheenemywhowaskilledbyhim.6.ThedifferencebetweenChinesewarfilmandGermanwarfilmGermanfilmisrichincontentandcantriggerpeople’sreflectionandsummary.Chinesewarfilmistooidealizationanddeviatestherealismofthewar.7.TheculturalfeaturesofGermanyTheculturalconstructionofmasculinityThanks!