Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them, pines away.
In a scene set in Paris, a character recklessly drinks to the point of hallucination during a party. The titlecards around this time imply that the goal of this drinking and partying is to "forget" about war, and the terrible things they've seen.
A man falls to the ground in a parachute. He hits the ground hard and goes limp. As well, some planes fall out of the sky after being damaged heavily. It is very much implied that the pilots within these planes hit the ground and die, but they probably already died before that point.
There is a misunderstanding between two characters that causes one of them to think the other is cheating maybe. But it's very clear to the audience- and pretty soon that character- that this is not the case.
bones can be heard crunching at one point in the film (see: Does a head get squashed?), but there is practically no audio gore aside from this one instance.
No, but there is a bizarre characterization for one character who's Dutch. He is constantly discriminated against by other characters until he reveals his american flag tattoo. He's often the butt of jokes, and is shown to be rather dumb. It's very strange to be certain, but there is no antisemitism.
No, but a son does share kisses with his mother and father early in the film. The one with his mother is, surprisingly passionate- but the tonage is not at all romantic. This scene could make some viewers somewhat uncomfortable though.
While the Ending ending is not explicitly sad (romance kiss kiss whatever), the events leading up to it certainly are. The lead up to the ending contains a scene that is incredibly tragic and made me cry, and the events that follow as a result of that scene are heartbreaking.
Constantly. However these are not modern day passenger planes, but fighter planes. Still, watching some of the planes hurl themselves out of the sky or crash into one another is harrowing. This is not a good film to watch if you're afraid of plane crashes.
Some characters are injured or killed and blood is Sometimes shown. It's all black and white, but some may still find it disturbing if they have an aversion to blood. There is no gore shown whatsoever- only blood.
Very much so. There is constant gunfire, people are shot, machine guns and rifles are used, etc, etc. If you are sensitive to gun violence, this film may not be for you.