Hacksaw Ridge: Just One More

I fell in love with the concept of this movie when I saw the trailer.  It is based on a  true story and has so much heart.  With the recent events of our U.S. elections, I think many need to see this to regain their faith in humanity.  If you need an escape by seeing a feel-good movie, I definitely have the movie for you.

Desmond Doss didn't grow up in the best household.  His dad was a drunk who often times would hit Desmond's mother.  At one point, Desmond could't take it anymore and pulled a gun on his dad.  He never shot it, but the terror in realizing he could have killed a person made him sick with regret. So on that day, he vowed to never touch a gun again.  This does't seem too difficult, except for the fact that he also decided to join the army as a medic.  All Desmond wanted to do was save lives and he felt a duty to serve his country.  He never thought his decision to never touch a gun would get in the way of this path, but he was quite wrong.

Not only did the army not agree to this notion, but they tormented him.  It wasn't uncommon that Desmond would wake up to beatings from his bunkmates.  It got so bad that he was sent to jail on his wedding day.  Luckily his persistence and passion to stand up for what is right remained and eventually others began to appreciate him for that.  The true appreciation came during the war when he and his troop were at Hacksaw Ridge at war with the Japanese.  It was gruesome and many died tragic deaths.  Desmond didn't let this stop him from what he intended to do which was save as many as possible.  So among the gore and death, Desmond began his rescue in treating as many men as possible.  Even when his entire team had gone back to the campsite, Desmond was still trying to find living beings an send them back down to the others.  He kept repeating his prayer over and over which was, "Just one more Lord, please just let me find one more."  Desmond didn't stop until he saved 75 men.  The beautiful bonus of this movie is that it is based on a true story.

IMDB gave it an 8.7/10 and Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 86%.  I would definitely give it a 9/10.  The compassion for life this man had was astounding and Andrew Garfield did an amazing job of portraying Desmond.  I must warn you that the war scenes are pretty horrific, but you are so engulfed the whole time that it doesn't take away from movie.  It was directed by Mel Gipson and I must say- Mel did it right with this one.