Character development is key to the telling of any great tale and the author did an excellent job. Many memorable people are present in this novel but none stand out more than the jovial spirit and patron-like attitude of Kat. His attitude and knowledge of his surrounding left him as a very memorable character in the minds of many readers. This character’s portrayal in the novel and that of the movie were quite different. For example, one pictures in his mind while reading

Many scenes in both the novel and the movie are quite significant in many ways. For example, the most significant scene in the novel, which represents the turning point in Paul’s life, is the death of the French soldier. The book describes this scene in great detail and one can almost feel the anguish and emotional pain the Paul is suffering. However, during the movie, this scene is extremely short and it does not go into it in enough detail to fully satisfy someone who has read the novel. During the movie, Paul does not seem too heartbroken over the man’s death, and yet in the book his spirit is nearly completely destroyed because of it. The book described this scene much, much better than the movie ever could.

The conditions of war in that era were very harsh and hard to handle for many people; some random film crew could never recreate such conditions. No amount of special effects or makeup could come close to depicting the actual horrors of the wartime situation. Remarque lived through this terrible war, and because he lived through the war his words create a more accurate image in one’s mind.

If Remarque could have seen this movie before his death, I doubt he would have been satisfied with the ending result. The movie is good for it’s time but overall it is lacking in many fac

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