This is about the true story of Desmond T. Doss, the conscientious objector who saved 75 men in Okinawa, during WWII, without firing a single shot. He believed that killing is so wrong and that he could never do it, let alone hold a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon. He was the first conscientious objector ever to win the Congressional Medal of Honor
This movie was gory and all but that’s no surprise because it’s a Mel Gibson film. A scene that stood out to me the most was the very end. This was when Doss was injured and was being moved along the rope to safety. This part of the film was so majestic and almost fantasy-like. It begins with a tracking shot of Doss gliding along the rope. Then the camera gives us a 360 shot of him simply floating, to give the audience time to think about all he’s done and that this was the first time that he’s in an injured state, like those that he saved were in. Then, there is a shot of Doss from under him, showing the exaggeration of sunlight and the sky above him, almost as if he is floating up the heavens as if it were a Biblical reference to his beliefs throughout the film (he doesn’t die). Then there is a high angle shot that zooms out and turns into almost an aerial shot that shows him and the war zone around him. This was a wonderful way of ending the film. This movie included jump cuts, wide-tight-wide-tight patterned shots, and natural lighting. Overall, this movie was good. Although, there were parts that threw me off and made this movie seem as if it were a joke. For example, there was a scene that came across as weird and it was during battle and there was blood that spewed onto the camera and that was very odd and I couldn't stop thinking about it during the rest of the movie, it gave me a Call of Duty vibe. Then there was the fact that Vince Vaughn was playing a serious, authoritative, role that did not suit him and the lightheartedness in the earlier parts of the film were not fitting for the film. Andrew Garfield amazed me with his outstanding performance, his acting was incredible. The story of Doss still has me in disbelief that he singlehandedly saved so many lives, that too without a weapon. This was a great story. I am glad that many people now know the heroism of Desmond T. Doss.
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