"All Quiet on the Western Front," a classic film that won the 1930 Academy Award for Best Picture, is hailed as one of the greatest anti-war films of all time for its profound anti-war theme and exceptional artistic achievements. Spanning 133 minutes, the film narrates the story of World War I from the German perspective. Under the influence of their principal's nationalist and heroic rhetoric, seven classmates decisively abandon their studies to join the battlefield. Paul, the film's protagonist, once aspired to become the next Goethe or Schiller. However, the battlefield's relentless artillery, hunger, and the deaths of his comrades gradually shatter his romantic ideals. He begins to question the meaning of war, concluding that "every adult emperor needs a war to make a name for themselves. Generals too, they need war. Manufacturers profit from it." A pair of fine boots serves as a memorable prop in the film. After Franz's death, Müller dons his b...