Yes, the sheer brutality and carnage is absolutely horrifying. And, as you say, all that ground was lost the following year.
While Passchendaele doesn't flinch from any of the graphic elements of war, it wasn't nearly as grim or depressing as I thought it would be. In fact, most of the film is set on the homefront in Alberta. You don't see any of the trench warfare until the end, which is a relief because I thought the whole film might be set in that environment. I would say that I definitely found All Quiet on the Western Front more disturbing and difficult to deal with.
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Date: 2008-11-16 02:46 am (UTC)While Passchendaele doesn't flinch from any of the graphic elements of war, it wasn't nearly as grim or depressing as I thought it would be. In fact, most of the film is set on the homefront in Alberta. You don't see any of the trench warfare until the end, which is a relief because I thought the whole film might be set in that environment. I would say that I definitely found All Quiet on the Western Front more disturbing and difficult to deal with.