Starring: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaugn, Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving, Teresa Palmer
Director: Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson directs this true story of a man, Desmond Doss (Garfield), who signed up to fight in WWII, but who could not carry a gun under religious principles.
It’s a remarkable story, as the first half we see how hard he has to fight to be accepted and to stay in the military, and in the second half, we are confronted with the truths of war: the violence, the inhumanity, the fragility of human life. It’s a beautifully shot film, with beautiful and often shocking imagery, and it has a lot of heart. It feels like such an innocent film about war, in that it’s about doing what’s right, about not fighting, in a time when we are so used to violence, both in the news and in TV shows and movies. In that sense, perhaps it’s quite a bold film.
For me, watching it, knowing that large parts of it were shot in Australia, I saw many familiar faces, and picked up the odd accent slip, which was a little extra heart warming for me.
On the whole, it’s rather a lovely film, other than the parts where people are getting blown up, some of them people you might actually like. And it’s a pretty amazing story about a gentle and peaceful man, doing his bit. But, well… because of the nature of the story, it’s all a bit cheesey at times, there’s a strong dose of schmaltz here that might not please everyone.
See It If: you like your war films to be heart warming rather than gritty. This is no Platoon or Apocalypse Now.
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You made it through this one? I turned it off after 10 minutes–so bloody!!
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I absolutely loved this film. For me, last year, it was the best movie of the whole year. I agree with some parts maybe being cheesey, but overall though it is an amazing film, and astounding that this has happened for real. Truly a terrific film, and as always a very well written review 😊
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The fact that it’s a true story is pretty amazing, right? 😀 It’s so interesting that it was your favourite of the year, I can never pick one that I think is the absolute best.
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Haha, it gets tougher every year lol 😂 There are so many good movies coming out this year, that I honestly wonder if I will be able to pick a favorite this time 😊
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Yeah, I know what you mean!
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I have yet to see this movie. It sounds great (not so great about people being killed ofcourse) but sounds like a movie I’ll enjoy. P.s I sadly lost all my followers since I changed my name didn’t realise that could happen so thought I’d let you know incase you wanted to follow still.
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Ha ha! Yes, the death/war part is sad, but it is a good film. I think you might like it.
Yes! I still want to follow you! Of course! That’s so WEIRD that that happened. WordPress can be so odd sometimes. ❤
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I think I will too. I enjoyed movies like Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile. ☺
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Yeah, I like a good war movie. This one is kinda cool because it’s about a peaceful man.
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I just checked, and I’m still following. :*
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It must be some strange technical glitch that doesn’t want me to exsist heh. But Thank you for still following. ☺
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Of course! You could try emailing them, the WordPress people are usually pretty helpful. 😀
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Thank you for the advice☺ I’ll look into contacting them if it causes any more issues.
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