Paper by Claire Thompson. Throughout the 20th century, World War I and the Vietnam War yielded a number of films that protested the brutality and abuse issued by the leaders of these conflicts. In particular, Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) and All Quiet on the Western Front (Milestone, 1930) use equally realistic combat scenes to … Continue reading “Window [opened] onto reality”: Illustrations of Brutality and Abuse in War