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HacksawRidge OH YES!
9 years ago
I just got back from "Hacksaw Ridge."
It's a movie style, documentary about Desmond Doss. This guy was a real person, who fought over in Japan during World War 2. Starting out with his childhood, we learn about how he get a lot of his morals. That, however, leads to conflict in the military, because he refused to use a gun and kill. It gets him insulted more, beat up, and even thrown in prison, but as he stands by what he believes he's allowed to go to war with out any weapons. (YES, this was a real person!)
Now once there in the movie you get the first best part of the movie, and then the worst parts of the movie. It starts with back to back war scenes. The first one is when they are taking Hacksaw Ridge, and this has to be done for them to take Okinawa then Japan. They go up after a bombardment, the gore is jsut everywhere, people get blown up with torsos left behind and guts. And there's just gunfire, explosions and fires. Desmond is in the middle of all this, without a gun, and trying to save people with another guy who you could call a movie warhero. Once the first part of the ridge is taken, you're allowed to breath as they settle in for the night. But the next morning, they are sent back off the ridge by the japanese, and how they just come is overwhelming. It was like watching army ants charge forth. There were explosions and people getting shot and blown up and stabbed and even that warhero died there. once that's done, you get the most amazing, and longest part of the movie. After the dust of losing the ridge again had settled, and the japanese are still looking for survivors to kill off, Desmond is still up there, taking people down the ridge to safety. (i'll say it again, because you may still not believe this. YES, DESMOND WAS A REAL VETERAN) He was sneaking about the battlefield, dodging the japanese, and pulling away injured men both american and japanese. in the process he even found the tunnel network they were using to hide all their men. By the end, he saved 75 soldiers. (Do I need to reiterate?) Those moments, where you see Desmond, find someone, and saves him, it just pulls at my heart and makes me smile. And then they smile at Desmond as he comes, it just makes the hells of war vanish just for a moment. And that last one he saves, the sergeant, that just gets your heart racing. He is hauling the guy while he's crippled, the japanese are chasing him, and he still has to get down the mountain. And once the sergeant is down there, it turns out Desmond is still alive. He makes his way down, and as the japanese are trying to kill him as he climbs down the soldiers down there are firing back up to save it. It's just so awesome. Then, as sad as it is, that moment ends, but respectably by everyone looking in awe at Desmond Doss.
After saving everyone, and things calming down again. Desmond is told that the soldiers are still having to go up the ridge again tomorrow, but he's also told this. "These men aren't going up there, not without you..." What more can be said to make that just get your jaw to stay on the floor?
I love this movie. It's got two gory moments, but it is a joy to watch once passed those parts. And I'd have to say, my favorite part is obviously the rescue of the soldiers, but for another reason. After saving each soldier in the night, Desmond says this before he goes out again. "Please, Lord, help me get one more... help me get one more..." That just gets me in the soul.
God Bless Desmond Doss, and may he rest in peace.
It's a movie style, documentary about Desmond Doss. This guy was a real person, who fought over in Japan during World War 2. Starting out with his childhood, we learn about how he get a lot of his morals. That, however, leads to conflict in the military, because he refused to use a gun and kill. It gets him insulted more, beat up, and even thrown in prison, but as he stands by what he believes he's allowed to go to war with out any weapons. (YES, this was a real person!)
Now once there in the movie you get the first best part of the movie, and then the worst parts of the movie. It starts with back to back war scenes. The first one is when they are taking Hacksaw Ridge, and this has to be done for them to take Okinawa then Japan. They go up after a bombardment, the gore is jsut everywhere, people get blown up with torsos left behind and guts. And there's just gunfire, explosions and fires. Desmond is in the middle of all this, without a gun, and trying to save people with another guy who you could call a movie warhero. Once the first part of the ridge is taken, you're allowed to breath as they settle in for the night. But the next morning, they are sent back off the ridge by the japanese, and how they just come is overwhelming. It was like watching army ants charge forth. There were explosions and people getting shot and blown up and stabbed and even that warhero died there. once that's done, you get the most amazing, and longest part of the movie. After the dust of losing the ridge again had settled, and the japanese are still looking for survivors to kill off, Desmond is still up there, taking people down the ridge to safety. (i'll say it again, because you may still not believe this. YES, DESMOND WAS A REAL VETERAN) He was sneaking about the battlefield, dodging the japanese, and pulling away injured men both american and japanese. in the process he even found the tunnel network they were using to hide all their men. By the end, he saved 75 soldiers. (Do I need to reiterate?) Those moments, where you see Desmond, find someone, and saves him, it just pulls at my heart and makes me smile. And then they smile at Desmond as he comes, it just makes the hells of war vanish just for a moment. And that last one he saves, the sergeant, that just gets your heart racing. He is hauling the guy while he's crippled, the japanese are chasing him, and he still has to get down the mountain. And once the sergeant is down there, it turns out Desmond is still alive. He makes his way down, and as the japanese are trying to kill him as he climbs down the soldiers down there are firing back up to save it. It's just so awesome. Then, as sad as it is, that moment ends, but respectably by everyone looking in awe at Desmond Doss.
After saving everyone, and things calming down again. Desmond is told that the soldiers are still having to go up the ridge again tomorrow, but he's also told this. "These men aren't going up there, not without you..." What more can be said to make that just get your jaw to stay on the floor?
I love this movie. It's got two gory moments, but it is a joy to watch once passed those parts. And I'd have to say, my favorite part is obviously the rescue of the soldiers, but for another reason. After saving each soldier in the night, Desmond says this before he goes out again. "Please, Lord, help me get one more... help me get one more..." That just gets me in the soul.
God Bless Desmond Doss, and may he rest in peace.
