Color Images
The color images in the film underscores just how real - and serious - the war was for all who fought in it. It also removes the image many have in mind of WWI as a black and white war.
Artillery
The intense imagery of artillery underscores the violence and depravity and intensity of the war.
The Trenches
The trenches that are prominently featured in the film are symbolic of and underscore the horror and profound violence of the war.
Dead People
The dead bodies littered across the battlefields of WWI are symbolic of the profound suffering and death and violence it caused.
