Hacksaw Ridge (Movie)

Every now and then I come across a movie based on a true story that is genuninely hard to believe. All throughout Hacksaw Ridge I kept coming back to the thought that “this is a true story!” If you watch this masterpiece of a cinematographic feat, you will see what I mean. This film gets a 5 Heart Rating not just for the film itself but for the story behind the film. Desmond T. Doss, the main character in the film, was an exceptional human being. There’s a line in the film that I am not going to try to quote but it was about the fact that the soldiers didn’t believe what Doss believed but they believed in him believing. That was a very profound observation and described the atmosphere perfectly.

I hope you get to see this film but I will warn you, it is VERY graphic. I simply fastforwarded a bit when it got to be too much. The heroicism shown in the movie is incredible but it’s the dialogue and especially pretty much everything Doss says throughout the film is quotable. You may be surprised as I was by the cast and specifically Andrew Garfield’s performance as Doss.

It’s currently on Netflix. Here’s the trailer:

Originally published at JEAN OSHIMA.