Hacksaw Ridge R 2016 ‧ Drama film/History ‧ 2h 19m

[metirish]

I have some questions about this , specifically regarding the rope .

I thought the first half of this dragged and really I was disappointed in proportion to the hype

[Guest themetfairy]

I don't like war films, and I sure as heck don't like Mel Gibson, but I thought that this was an entertaining film. It was a story well told with a lot of humanity.

[Vic Sage]

i didn't much like it until the court-martial scene. Then the combat stuff that followed was really harrowing; the best battle scenes since SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. It reminded me of the HBO mini-series THE PACIFIC, which, while not as good as BAND OF BROTHERS, was still pretty good. Gibson's constant use of religious imagery was a bit much, but at least it was relevant to the character, so i didn't mind. But Gibson surely does love to shoot scenes of violent christian martyrdom.

[metirish]

Yeah, Gibson sure poured it on...I thought Vaughn at times was comical, maybe it was hard to see him in a serious role. The way he held the gun at times looked odd(I am no expert) , small things like that....why didn't the Japanese cut the rope?, or lob bombs over the side when the Americans were hanging out down below, I have read a few theories on this ...I should not let things like that bother my enjoyment of a movie but it did.

[Edgy MD]

I tend to think that, if they bother you, you should let it bother you. #healthy