Hacksaw Ridge [2016]
It has been my belief that in war, most of the time there are no heroes, only participants. But, in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, there is a hero. A hero in its truest sense. In this year’s another sensational film, La La Land, we saw how it is important to never let go of what you want or what you dream, even if the circumstances are trying. In Hacksaw Ridge, we see even in dire situations and in face of dreadful consequences how it is important to never let go of who you are. For in Hacksaw Ridge, the protagonist Desmond Doss reminds us that it is the belief, the ideology of person and their actions that define them and not the fulfillment of norms. Based on true events, the film tells the story of an American man who becomes the first Conscientious Objector to win the Medal of Honor. To put in a simpler term, Desmond Doss’ belief and conscience does not allow him to kill another human being, or even pick a gun. He still enlists to serve as a combat medic. W