The remake of the anti-war novel Im Westen nichts Neues is the most successful German film in the history of the Academy Awards. Since Friday it is available as a Collector’s Edition at Amazon.
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Netflix productions are very rarely released on Blu-ray and DVD. Home cinema fans without a streaming subscription are therefore often left out in the cold. It is therefore all the more pleasing that the great streaming success In the West Nothing New is getting a proper home cinema release.
With four Oscars and nine (!) nominations, the German surprise success is one of the most awarded international films. If you missed it in the cinema and don’t want to sign up for a Netflix subscription, you can get the impressive anti-war drama in your home cinema. The limited edition mediabook has only been available since Friday – but it could still sell out soon.
This is what’s included in the mediabook:
The 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition includes the film on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray, plus a 24-page booklet, an audio commentary by director Edward Berger, a making-of, the theatrical trailer and a teaser.
Nothing New in the West
This is what Nothing New in the West is about
In the West Nothing New was adapted from the book of the same name * by Erich Maria Remarque, considered a classic of world literature. The film, however, takes some liberties with the adaptation, for example omitting an entire chapter or adding scenes with real personalities.
The 17-year-old schoolboy Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) volunteers for military service with his friends in 1917, forging his parents’ signature in the process. Paul and his friends are convinced they will take France in a few days. But in trench warfare on the Western Front they come into contact with the harsh reality of war and question their supposedly unshakeable patriotism. Paul and his friends are sent into hopeless attacks again and again. Little by little, Paul loses all his comrades. The only hope are the peace negotiations led by the German politician Matthias Erzberger (Daniel Brühl) …
Despite the effusive praise and the many awards, there has been much discussion about the remake of the anti-war novel. Above all, the many deviations from the original counteract the desolate, sober mood for some and are in part historically inconclusive.
The intensely powerful production was received positively throughout. Strong, drastic images show the senselessness of war and are accompanied by an impressive soundscape. To be able to really enjoy such a visually powerful epic, you should of course have a good TV at home. At Amazon, for example, you can currently get a Samsung QLED TV at a great price.
