Hacksaw Ridge 2016

Medic of the American army of World War II Desmond Doss, who served during the battle for Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first ideological deviator in American history, awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Courage and conviction

Someone was waiting for the return of Mel Gibson for a long time, and they were waiting for him as a director. Someone did not care. I believe that Gibson excels himself both as a director and as an actor. But the last 15 years, he did not particularly show himself. But as a director, he still came back. And he did it effectively.

The Second World War. Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) volunteers for the war. But according to his religious beliefs, he can not kill and take up arms. Despite this in the battle for Okinawa, he, being a medic, helps on the battlefield to save about 100 wounded.

It's an old school. Mel Gibson, he's from the old school. So we filmed earlier: everything is clear, understandable, everything is told and shown. Right angles during the filming of the war, no torn editing. Everything is integral and atmospheric. It looks like it was filmed earlier. Gibson knows it and can. The film is reminiscent of "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Saving Private Ryan". Similar landscapes, soldiers' attitudes and their actions. Still some similarities can be seen with a picture that was not suitable for the time, "We were soldiers", where Gibson himself played the main role. "Hacksaw Ridge 4K HDR" can please and a few sea scenes, where battleships make artillery shelling of the coast.

Andrew Garfield is a very good actor. He played well in the "Social Network" and "99 houses". Having performed the main role here, he added one more strong role to his coin box. Excellent looked in the image of the captain of one of my favorite actors, Sam Worthington. Luke Bracey also showed himself very well, which I know only from the new "On the crest of the wave." His role is very approached. For a long time Vaughn did not have such emotional roles. Not really like Teresa Palmer, but here she played perfectly. It seems her best role. Richard Roxburgh has only a small role as a colonel. And it's a pity he could play a bigger role. Not badly played the role of the father of the family Doss wonderful actor Hugo Weaving. In the role of one of the soldiers, Lucky "Lucky" Ford, starred Mel Gibson's son - Milo Gibson. He is 27 years old and before that he did not appear anywhere. It is worth saying that he looks like his father. Movie Ultra HD Premium/HDR.

Good, but pretty standard music fills the whole movie. Effectively put explosions and wounds. By the way, it should be noted that the film contains many shots showing torn off legs, open wounds, disfigured bodies and so on. Everything looks very realistic. Blood is also realistic. It's not some kind of paint or ketchup. All this is the result of the fact that Gibson is an adherent of field shootings. In fact, the original name "Hacksaw Ridge" translates as "a ridge in the form of a hacksaw", a name given to the military slope of the Mudej, where the main action of the film occurs. The director still showed how war affects people. How they come to her, and what they go. This can be traced in many aspects of the film. War is hell.

"Hacksaw Ridge" is similar to the films about the war, which were filmed in the 90s - early 2000s. In the last year there were no major films about the war. The only exception is the mini-series "Pacific Ocean" - a remarkably shot large-scale picture. Therefore, "Hacksaw Ridge" is worth a look. After all, this is a high-quality movie, and the return of Gibson-director.