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Summary Of The Film 'All Quiet On The Western Front'
WHAT DID THE MOVIE, “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”; TELL YOU ABOUT WORLD WAR 1 AND WARFARE IN GENERAL, USE MOVIE EXAMPLES.

Gunshots and bombs blowing up all around you, blood and guts flying everywhere, as you dodge bullets, and listen to the low guttural sounds and high pitched screams of men dying all around you on both sides. In the movie, I really learned about war and warfare. You really can’t understand just how heart wrenching and scary it can be while ducking bullets and watching your comrades die, unless you are there. Imagine this: you are sending off screaming bullets while dodging them. All of a sudden, you hear a thump as one of your fellow soldiers fall to the ground beside you, you’ve heard the words “retreat” many times

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