Journey’s End

About this episode

Sean and James review the film Journey’s End, exploring its themes of psychological toll and comradeship during World War I.

In this episode, Sean and James review the 2017 film Journey’s End, a claustrophobic World War I drama set in a British dugout on the Western Front in 1918. There a small group of officers await an expected German offensive. As the days drag on, mounting tension, exhaustion, and trauma—especially in the shell-shocked Captain Stanhope—expose the psychological toll of prolonged trench warfare. The film emphasizes endurance and comradeship in the face of near-certain catastrophe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean, James

Topics covered

• World War I
• trench warfare
• psychological toll
• film review
• comradeship
• endurance

Keywords

• Journey’s End
• World War I
• trench warfare
• film review
• psychological toll
• Captain Stanhope
• British dugout

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Journey’s End

Places: Western Front

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