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The Big Parade is a 1925 silent film directed by King Vidor.

The story follows Jim Apperson, an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.

The movie was considered ground breaking for removing the propaganda and glorification of war present in other wars, especially those representing World War I being produced at the time. It won the Photoplay Medal of Honor Award (a precursor to the Oscars) in 1925, and is believed to be the highest-grossing film of the 1920s. In 1992 The Big Parade was listed on the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Tropes used in The Big Parade include:

An Arm and a Leg
Earn Your Happy Ending: They sure do.
Everyone Looks Sexier If French: Though rather mild.
Getting Crap Past the Radar: The intertitles contain a peculiar variant of lyrics for "You're in the Army Now":

You're in the army now,
You're not behind a plow;
You'll never get rich,
You son-of-a-gun,
You're in the army now!

Good-Looking Privates: John Gilbert, 1920s heartthrob, stars as Jim.
Insignia Rip Off Ritual: Jim's buddy loses his stripes.
Mood Whiplash: Light romantic comedy and soldier hijinx turns to a grim, harrowing battle sequence.
Outdoor Bath Peeping: Gender-reversed.
Patriotic Fervor: A parade at the beginning inspires Jim to sign up. It's not The Big Parade, though...
Plunder: Jim's buddies raid a wine cellar.
Precision F-Strike: "They got him! They got him! GOD DAMN THEIR SOULS!" Quite daring for 1925.
Shell-Shocked Veteran: The guy screaming in delirium in the hospital.
Stranger in a Familiar Land: Jim when he comes home.
Title Drop
Train Station Goodbye: Or rather, a troop transport goodbye, but the dynamic is the same.
Upper Class Twit: Jim, pre-war.
War Is Hell: Considered to be one of the depiction of this at the time; making it groundbreaking.
World War I

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-''The Big Parade'' is a 1925 silent film directed by King Vidor.
+''[[The Big Parade]]'' is a 1925 silent film directed by King Vidor.
 The story follows Jim Apperson, an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, [[War Is Hell|experiences the horrors of trench warfare]], and finds love with a French girl.
-The movie was considered ground breaking for removing the propaganda and glorification of war present in other wars, especially those representing World War I being produced at the time. It won the Photoplay Medal of Honor Award (a precursor to the Oscars) in 1925, and is believed to be the highest-grossing film of the 1920s. In 1992 The Big Parade was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
+The movie was considered ground breaking for removing the propaganda and glorification of war present in other wars, especially those representing World War I being produced at the time. It won the Photoplay Medal of Honor Award (a precursor to the [[Academy Award|Oscars]]) in 1925, and is believed to be the highest-grossing film of the 1920s. In 1992 ''The Big Parade'' was listed on the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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 * [[An Arm and a Leg]]
 * [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: They sure do.
 * [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French]]: Though rather mild.
 * [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The intertitles contain a peculiar variant of lyrics for "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gtvILZ-Kw8 You're in the Army Now]":
-{{quote|You're in the army now,
+{{quote|''You're in the army now,
-You're not behind a plow;
+''You're not behind a plow;
-You'll never get rich,
+''You'll never get rich,
-You son-of-a-[[Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion|gun]],<br />
+''You son-of-a-[[Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion|gun]],
-You're in the army now! }}
+''You're in the army now! }}
-* [[Good Looking Privates]]: John Gilbert, 1920s heartthrob, stars as Jim.
+* [[Good-Looking Privates]]: John Gilbert, 1920s heartthrob, stars as Jim.
 * [[Insignia Rip Off Ritual]]: Jim's buddy loses his stripes.
 * [[Mood Whiplash]]: Light romantic comedy and soldier hijinx turns to a grim, harrowing battle sequence.
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 * [[Precision F-Strike]]: "They got him! They got him! GOD DAMN THEIR SOULS!" Quite daring for 1925.
 * [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: The guy screaming in delirium in the hospital.
 * [[Stranger in a Familiar Land]]: Jim when he comes home.
 * [[Title Drop]]
 * [[Train Station Goodbye]]: Or rather, a troop transport goodbye, but the dynamic is the same.
 * [[Upper Class Twit]]: Jim, pre-war.
 * [[War Is Hell]]: Considered to be one of the depiction of this at the time; making it groundbreaking.
-* [[World War One]]
+* [[World War I]]
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 [[Category:Films of the 1920s]]
 [[Category:National Film Registry]]
-[[Category:World War One]]
+[[Category:World War I]]
-[[Category:The Big Parade]]
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+[[Category:Film]]