„We have so much to say and we shall never say it”
I understand some reviews that emphasize the film doesn’t perfectly convey what the author of the novel intended.
When Remarque wrote *All Quiet on the Western Front*, he focused on the personal feelings of the characters and the scars the war left on their psyche.
Berger, however, did something different: he depicted the cruelty of war in a way that allows us, as viewers, to personally…
It is more of a black comedy than a horror. It perfectly illustrates the desperate pursuit of empty pleasures, which, though they may seem like the pinnacle, ultimately drag you to the very bottom. The film mocks the toxic archetype of masculinity, where, despite a rough and strong exterior, the only thing it truly embraces is an overwhelming sexual passion leading to ruin.
The characters, particularly Willem Dafoe's, speak in Old English, Victorian-style language, which at times gives the…
