The editor of Netflix’s latest war movie breaks down how he crafted together the realism of war for modern audiences.
Netflix’s newest remake of All Quiet on the Western Front follows Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) and his classmates as they serve Germany through the first World War. Their dreams of seeing the world and serving their fatherland are quickly dashed as images from the battlefield show them the reality of war. The film is brutal, showing the audience the harshness of a war that is being dictated by elite members of the military tucked away in the safety of their mansions and distant trains.
The film’s editor, Sven Budelmann, understood that the film’s director, Edward Berger, wanted to capture both the brutalism of war and a view of life just beyond the horizon. The German-born editor often looks to enhance the emotional response when editing a scene, searching for the best way to exercise the audience’s empathy while serving the story.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
