Hacksaw Ridge

I had this movie on my watchlist for quite some time but I had to postpone it due to other Oscar watches.

It was a brilliant movie from starting to end. Plus there is that nostalgia of Saving Private Ryan. The movie deals with the general wrath of war and the bloodshed. It condemns the murders committed in the name of the war justified as patriotism. But unfortunately, it also doesn’t do anything about it except for question. The reality of the story makes the movie more appealing. Andrew garfield, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, Hugo weaving and the support cast are all brilliant with the portrayal of their parts.

But the film misses out on some key ideologies as to why those principles are so important to Desmond Doss. The support cast never interacts with genuity with Doss. This appears to be the film’s way of portraying him as the hero of the story. This becomes very clear in the end when the actual captain starts crying when he recalls the way he treated Doss in the beginning. In the movie, not a single interaction between Doss and the Captain is emotional. Even in the ending scene, their conversation is anything but transactional. Also, the movie never makes an attempt to show how much Doss has worked over his passion of saving people.

But all in all, it is a good watch. The war scenes are well made. The characters evolve with the story. The dramatic theme and the end of the movie is fulfilling. I especially liked the last scene where the entire regiment waits for Doss to finish praying.