What Is The Difference Between All Quiet On The Western Front Movie And Book

Global History Jessica Campbell
Mr. Marsh- Period 7 1-4-15
All Quiet on The Western Front All Quiet on The Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, is a historical fiction novel, depicting what soldiers went through during world war I. The novel was first released in 1928, in a German newspaper Vossische Zeitung, and then later published, in book form, in 1929. An American movie was later made in 1930, of the same name. It had won best picture and best director in 1930, as well as being nominated for best Cinematography and best Writing Achievement. Both movie and book have made huge impacts on society, however when viewing the two together one can see that they are similar and different.
The differences are subtle, but they are all there. One difference between the two are the order of events. Certain scenes, such as Paul and Albert's injuries, the French girls and Paul's leave, are all done in different orders in both the movie and book. In the book, the scenes play out like this; first the boys meet the French girls, then Paul has his leave and then finally Paul and Albert get injured However, in the movie the events play out as so; The boys meet the French girls (n this particular sequence of events meeting the French girls happens first, however, in the movie that scene is shown later then in the book), then Paul and Albert get injured, and then finally Paul has his leave. This difference is very trivial as it doesn't change anything significantly, however it is a pretty striking