Hacksaw Ridge
Academy Award × 2
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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.
What critics thought
Mel Gibson's war film earned generally favorable notices, with the battle sequences drawing near-universal admiration, but critics disagreed sharply over whether the film as a whole holds together — praise for Gibson's visceral direction and Andrew Garfield's performance sat alongside unease about the film's divided loyalties between faith-based uplift and brutal carnage. The portrayal of Japanese soldiers as a screaming, undifferentiated mass also drew pointed criticism as Orientalist.
“Thanks to some of the greatest battle scenes ever filmed, Gibson once again shows his staggering gifts as a filmmaker, able to juxtapose savagery with aching tenderness.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“a movie at war with itself.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“Hacksaw Ridge is a fantastically moving and bruising war film that hits you like a raw topside of beef in the face—a kind of primary-coloured Guernica that flourishes on a big screen with a crowd.”
The Daily Telegraph
“It's truly remarkable how Gibson can film scenes of such heartfelt emotion with such sweet subtlety as easily as he stages some of the most vicious, visual scenes of violence that you will ever see. ... Hacksaw Ridge is beautiful and brutal, and that's a potent combination for a movie about a man determined to serve his country, as well as his soul.”
Michael Smith·Tulsa World
“a brilliant return for Mel Gibson, which confirms his position as a director with a singular talent for spectacle and a sure way with actors”
Mick LaSalle·SFGate
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorMel Gibson
StarringAndrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey
ComposerRupert Gregson-Williams
Hacksaw Ridge
Academy Award × 2
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.
What critics thought
Mel Gibson's war film earned generally favorable notices, with the battle sequences drawing near-universal admiration, but critics disagreed sharply over whether the film as a whole holds together — praise for Gibson's visceral direction and Andrew Garfield's performance sat alongside unease about the film's divided loyalties between faith-based uplift and brutal carnage. The portrayal of Japanese soldiers as a screaming, undifferentiated mass also drew pointed criticism as Orientalist.
“Thanks to some of the greatest battle scenes ever filmed, Gibson once again shows his staggering gifts as a filmmaker, able to juxtapose savagery with aching tenderness.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“a movie at war with itself.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“Hacksaw Ridge is a fantastically moving and bruising war film that hits you like a raw topside of beef in the face—a kind of primary-coloured Guernica that flourishes on a big screen with a crowd.”
The Daily Telegraph
“It's truly remarkable how Gibson can film scenes of such heartfelt emotion with such sweet subtlety as easily as he stages some of the most vicious, visual scenes of violence that you will ever see. ... Hacksaw Ridge is beautiful and brutal, and that's a potent combination for a movie about a man determined to serve his country, as well as his soul.”
Michael Smith·Tulsa World
“a brilliant return for Mel Gibson, which confirms his position as a director with a singular talent for spectacle and a sure way with actors”
Mick LaSalle·SFGate
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
DirectorMel Gibson
StarringAndrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey
ComposerRupert Gregson-Williams
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