Hacksaw Ridge

2016

2h 19m

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8.2/10

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WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Directors

Mel Gibson

Writers

Robert Schenkkan(screenplay by)

Andrew Knight(screenplay by)

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Andrew Garfield

Sam Worthington

Vince Vaughn

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Desmond T. Doss

Captain Glover

Sgt Howell

Dorothy Schuttle

Smitty Ryker

Tom Doss

Bertha Doss

Lieutenant Manville

Colonel Stelzer

Andy 'Ghoul' Walker

Milt 'Hollywood' Zane

Vito Rinnelli

Tex Lewis

Harold "Hal" Doss

Irv Schecter

Lt. Cooney

James Pinnick

Randall "Teach" Fuller

Directors

Mel Gibson

Writers

Robert Schenkkan(screenplay by)

Andrew Knight(screenplay by)

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8/10

**On the battlefront, his intention was to save the lives.** The film was awesome, mainly because of the good message it carried out. That's not it, the film was well made with the wonderful cast and their great performances. The special effects were top notch, as well as the location where the majority of the second half takes place. This is a US-Australian co-production. Mel Gibson returned to the director's chair with a bang after exactly a decade. It got six Oscars nominees, so let's wait and see how many awards it grabs. It was the World War II theme, based on a real person and events. It tells the story of an American youngster named Desmond Doss, who joins the army to contribute to his nation. But for his religious point of view, he struggles during the training. After managing to make through, the remaining film focused to reveal his bravery on the battlefield against the Japanese armed forces at Okinawa in a place called Hacsaw Ridge. The story was based on one of the ten commandments. Doss, who strongly believes in that carries the same ideology to the combat zone. But all the initial part of the film reflects why he is very on to it. Especially after a fight with his brother in his childhood, followed by saving a severely injured man in a road accident just before deciding to join the army. So it is like both, a war film, as well as an anti-war theme. Most importantly, it tells us the bravery of a man, like of something Gandhi in the battlefield. He did it in what he had believed, but my perspective differs. I liked the film, as a biopic and the message it delivered. Very entertaining too, but when it comes to Doss' belief, I think it was flawed. In the first place he would have not joined the army if he's true to the commandment. That's the basic rule of the commandment if one wants to adopt it. He was just one of the unique person with such idea and luckily succeeded following it in a hostile situation. Only if you think all his episodes from an atheist perspective, that's how you would feel. One of the major reasons for that is, when he saves his men by letting his enemy die. But appreciable effort, at least from the Americans perspective. A true hero for his nation. One of the best war films ever. Instead of saying a must see film, I would say don't miss it. _7.5/10_

Rangan24 Feb, 2017