It is also Mel Gibson's movie. If the keyword of "Braveheart" is "freedom", then the keyword of "Hacksaw Ridge" is undoubtedly "faith".
The movie shows the process of how a person of faith practices his faith in an unusually straightforward manner (the protagonist should believe in a small Christian sect, the name has not been remembered, to be investigated).
The brick he made to his brother when he was a child made him realize for the first time the meaning of God's saying not to kill, which is the stage of the establishment of faith; a spiritual "killing" of his father who violently abused his mother as an adult marks the maturity of this faith; A teenager who grew up in that kind of family and has not read a book becomes happy and confident because of his faith, and he is not afraid to pursue a girl; and the bloody battlefield in Hacksaw Ridge is just a testimony of faith.
The only anxiety about faith comes from his fiancée, who is eager to speak out about his inner (believing) pride. This is undoubtedly a true sense of the fiancée's beliefs, and the reason for the humiliation of the other soldiers. Instead, his anxiety confirmed the existence of pride. Only the real battlefield can eliminate this deeply hidden pride, and only the real battlefield can make him have a deeper understanding of his beliefs.
So it's not wrong to say that this is an American theme. Isn't the United States a Puritan country that values faith and emphasizes traditional values? I'm not a religious person, but I find the process of belief convincing.
In the two-hour film, the proportion of war scenes is not large, it is only the climax, that is, the stage where the protagonist never wavers after all kinds of doubts and difficulties, and thus harvests a "miracle". If you look at it with the expectation of pure war theme, it will obviously not be too enjoyable. Of course, it is not as good as "Iwo Jima Letters" and "The Banner of the Fathers", which are also based on real history and reflect the Pacific War.
As the theme of similar wars this year, "Hacksaw Ridge" may not be more worthy of attention than "Billy Lynn's Midfield War", but there is no doubt that it did not shoot 3D but returned to traditional shooting methods, which is better than "Midfield War" Even better.
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