![]() Long into the night and throughout the following day, the medic returns to the battlefield, dragging one wounded soldier after another to safety. As most of the troops have left the ridge for safety, Doss remains to tend the wounded. The American Navy shells the ridge to prevent the Japanese from following American troops down, but the exploding shells do not deter Private Doss. When the troops abandon the ridge, this plucky medic stays up there. But Doss risks all of these injuries and more, staying right up next to the action, so he can save each soldier just after he gets wounded.īut the heroism doesn’t stop there. Yes, human flesh goes flying, limbs are busted, and men die slowly and in pain. While soldiers are dying around him, Doss stays at the front of the line, tending to each wounded American. Hacksaw Ridge is true to the history, and its violence merely highlights the heroism of its main character. ![]() The New Yorker ‘s Richard Brody argues that the “pornographic violence” actually “expresses a pleasure in staging and observing such grotesque and horrific violence-a pleasure that’s immediate, extra-moral, and personal.” Judging by the revulsion of my fellow audience members, I must disagree. The action is gruesome and stomach curling, but it serves an important purpose. “Private Doss, you are free to run into the hellfire of battle without a single weapon to protect yourself,” and so he does. Eventually, the Army acknowledges his right to serve without a weapon. He wants to serve his country and he will not sacrifice his conscience, one way or another. The Army tries to push him to resign, but Doss refuses. Only his later heroism proves them wrong.īeaten to a pulp, thrown in military prison, and taken before a tribunal, Doss must fight for what he believes in. Doss’s fellow soldiers also suspect the private refuses to shoot a rifle for the same reason. Similarly, liberals think conservative Christians oppose abortion, gay marriage, and transgenderism in order to say that they’re “holier than thou,” to prove some sort of superiority. I think this is discrimination.” Christians today need to show forth in our lives that there is a crucial difference, and Desmond Doss teaches us how to do so. That retort could be paraphrased, “I don’t think this is a matter of religion. ![]() This might remind many conservative Christians today of the common retort from the LGBT movement when Christians voice concerns about gay marriage or transgenderism. In a disgusting moment, his fellow soldier drags him through the mud, saying, “I don’t think this is a matter of religion. When Doss refuses to train with a rifle, the squad mocks him. His commanding officer does not take kindly to that idea. As he tells his wife, “I don’t know how I’m gonna live with myself if I don’t stay true to what I believe.” He also earnestly believes it is wrong to kill, and he refuses to even touch a rifle, no matter how much it costs him. He earnestly believes he must fight in the war, despite pressure from his father (and later his commanding officer) to stay home and let others fight for him. It tells the heroic tale of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who felt it his duty to serve in World War II, but who refused to take up arms.ĭoss - played by Andrew Garfield ( The Amazing Spiderman, 2012) - calls himself a “conscientious cooperator” and explains that he wants to serve on the battlefield, but he has a problem with “carrying a gun and taking a human life.” His solution? Become a battlefield medic.įrom the beginning, Doss struggles to follow his conscience. One about achieving the freedom to live out the faith, and one about how to honor that freedom. Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)Ĭhannel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max.Indeed, Hacksaw Ridge is really two movies - one about fighting for religious freedom, and another about the heroism of Christian faith in the face of hellish adversity. Should I only rip the FPL_MainFeature? What are all the rest of the titles for?įirmware type: Original (patched version available)ĭVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)īD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)īD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware) What is the intended operation of this software? Most ripping software I've seen lists just the main movie to rip. Makemkv3.JPG (34.65 KiB) Viewed 3855 times
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