Because one thing has become clear to me: you can cope with all the horror as long as you simply duck thinking about it – but it will kill you if you try to come to terms with it.
— Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
"why do you like All Quiet on the Western Front so much" Idk man something about the sudden cut off from youth marked by a massive global tragedy along with countries' bloated nationalism forcing people to live and die like animals for a cause that is neither existent nor to be believed in really resonates with me
2nd pic is the pencil sketch to figure out the values. The stark feeling of loneliness in the third act is going to be stuck in my head for a while. Even before [redacted] died, seeing Paul looked so lost between cheering soldiers hurt my heart. He just doesn't want to be alone man