Unlike Remarque""s novel that begins with the young men already at war, with flashbacks to earlier times, the film is old in a logical, chronological fashion.In defiance, it flipped him the ""middle finger." When he hought he had killed it for good: "Got ya, didn""t I, ya little sucker!" - he was sprayed directly in the face with a torrent of blood from multiple holes in the wall." When the Ryans returned home, they were again threatened by Miller by phone in the middle of the night, and Catherine was fearful: "He""s never going to leave us alone," and then requested: "Just get him.Glowing with romantic feelings, she vows to remain behind and freely declare her love for the pianist:Suddenly, I knew I couldn""t live without you.The film - a noirish, dark blockbuster epic film - was a critical and financial success, earning over $411 million in box office totals (worldwide) and $251.