Hacksaw Ridge - The Decision
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| German title | Hacksaw Ridge - The Decision |
| Original title | Hacksaw Ridge |
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| Country of production | United States , Australia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 140 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 16 JMK 16 |
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| Director | Mel Gibson |
| script |
Robert Schenkkan , Andrew Knight |
| production |
David Permut , Bill Mechanic , Brian Oliver , William D. Johnson , Bruce Davey , Paul Currie , Terry Benedict |
| music | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| camera | Simon Duggan |
| cut | John Gilbert |
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Hacksaw Ridge - The Decision (Original title: Hacksaw Ridge ) is an American - Australian war film directed by Mel Gibson in 2016 , which is about the life of the American soldier Desmond Doss. The film started in Germany on January 26, 2017.
The film is largely based on the true story of Desmond T. Doss , a soldier in the US Army , which with the Medal of Honor was awarded, although it during the Second World War, the refusal armed service . As a medic in the Battle of Okinawa, he saved the lives of about 75 of his comrades.
action
The film begins with a battle scene during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Desmond Doss is rescued on a stretcher, seriously wounded.
prehistory
A flashback shows how Desmond grew up with his older brother Harold in Virginia 16 years earlier . When the two of them fight, Desmond almost kills his brother with a brick, which shakes him very much. The devout family suffers from the often drunk father Tom, a broken war veteran from the First World War .
A few years later, Desmond Doss was working in a church when there was an outdoor accident. He provides first aid , drives the injured person to the hospital and thus saves his life. There he meets the nurse Dorothy, with whom he falls in love. More and more young Americans are now enrolling in the army to serve their country. Doss considers it wrong not to enroll himself and, after his brother, volunteers for the army, despite the worries of his father, who often lingers in a military cemetery with his fallen comrades, and against Dorothy's will. However, Doss decides not to carry a gun. He only wants to serve as a medic, because as a Seventh-day Adventist he does not want to violate the biblical commandment - you shall not murder .
Doss is housed at Fort Jackson training camp. There he met his new comrades: the self-proclaimed leader Randall Fuller, who is therefore only called a teacher by everyone; the self-loving Smitty Ryker; the Polish whale Kirzinsky; the Italian Vito Rinnelli; the rather stupid ghoul, Grease Nolan, Tex Lewis, James Pinnick, Ralph Morgan, Henry Brown and Lucky Ford. All report to Sergeant Howell, who has to try to form a unit out of the men. Doss can prove himself in off-road training, but his supervisor cannot get him to touch a weapon either. In order to get Desmond to the point of leaving voluntarily, attempts are made to humiliate him by doing menial jobs. Smitty also tries to provoke Doss. In addition, he and his unit were not allowed to go out; instead, everyone was forced to march on orders. With this, Desmond incurs the wrath of all comrades, including Captain Glover, Howell's superior. Desmond is beaten up that night, but decides not to betray the comrades responsible for the injuries he has suffered and to stay at the camp.
Soon after, Colonel Sangston banned Doss from taking his home leave , on which he actually wanted to get married, because he was not trained on the weapon. Nevertheless, he refuses Sangston's order to go to the firing range. Therefore, Doss is locked up. However, Glover cannot persuade his protégé to fight. Dorothy tries to persuade her groom to come home, but Desmond wants a decision in the military tribunal , where he wants to plead innocent. Finally, through the intervention of his father - who used his relationship with a comrade in the war - he is allowed to go to war without a weapon. Soldier Doss is then trained as a medic .
Battle for Okinawa
The soldiers are ordered to take the Maeda rocky plateau (nickname: Hacksaw Ridge , German for the saw blade of a hacksaw ). In the process, they encounter the remains of the 96th Infantry Division, which they are supposed to relieve. Some of these men will report to Lieutenant Manville's Captain Glover - including the veteran medic Irv Schecter, who is supposed to help Desmond. The latter then advised him to remove all Red Cross badges, as the Japanese would first shoot the paramedics. The group now stands in front of a high cliff and a warship begins to bombard the surface of the cliff so that the soldiers can climb the high rope ladder.
However, it is very foggy on the plateau so that the troops cannot see the Japanese. Isolated body parts, guns and corpses eaten by maggots and rats lie on the floor. When Henry steps on a supposed corpse, it begins to scream in pain and both are shot by a Japanese machine gun. Many soldiers fell victim to the Japanese crossfire. Doss is always defended by Smitty and is able to save the first wounded, including Ralph, who lost both legs to a grenade. Howell takes care of the terrified Hollywood while Vito Rinnelli is killed on the march. Henry is also killed by the Japanese, while Wals flamethrower allows the soldiers to break through, so that Smitty can blow up a bunker while Doss tends to the injured ghoul. The Japanese troops withdraw and Glover orders the soldiers to take turns keeping watch during the night.
Doss and Smitty rest in a ditch and start talking about their childhood and youth. Smitty tells Doss that he grew up in an orphanage where he learned to hate quickly, to judge other people even more quickly, and eventually admits he misjudged Doss. Desmond, on the other hand, tells Smitty that his father Tom became an alcoholic through his experiences in World War I and that he kept terrorizing his family while drunk. When his father threatened his mother with a revolver one evening, an argument broke out between Desmond and his father, in which Desmond was able to take the revolver from his father and almost shot him out of anger. The experience terrified Desmond so much that he swore he would never touch a gun again, and the two begin to understand each other.
The next day, the Japanese counter-attack, killing or wounding many of Desmond's soldiers, including Manville, Schecter, Wal and Jessop. Smitty is badly wounded and dies while Desmond carries him back to the edge of the plateau. Desmond's unit is forced to withdraw, leaving many wounded soldiers, including Howell and Hollywood. Desmond has also stayed behind on the rocky plateau and he begins to rescue one wounded man after the other, to bring them to the edge of the cliffs and to rappel them down from there.
Meanwhile, Captain Glover is able to prevent a planned barrage on the cliffs, which should cover the American retreat but would put the wounded soldiers in danger, while Grease, Lucky and Ghoul try to calm the traumatized teacher. The following night, Desmond manages to save 75 of his comrades in the dark, including Pinnick, by taking them to the edge of the cliff and abseiling from there. In search of the wounded, he ends up in a Japanese tunnel, where he meets a wounded Japanese soldier, ties him up and barely manages to avoid discovery and thus certain death.
The morning of the next day Desmond finally meets Sergeant Howell and Hollywood, who are also both wounded, and he first brings Hollywood to the cliff and rappels him down. At the same time, Captain Glover finds out in a sick tent that many of his wounded soldiers were roped off the cliffs during the night, and he learns from Teacher that Desmond is responsible for rescuing them. Meanwhile, Desmond tries to rescue Sergeant Howell and is almost shot by a Japanese sniper, but Howell can take down the sniper and Desmond also rappels Howell over the cliffs. At the last second, Desmond also succeeds in rappelling down from the cliff and thus escaping a counterattack by Japanese soldiers without being wounded. In a hospital tent, Desmond learns that the paramedic Schecter has died of hypovolemic shock because there was not enough blood plasma available.
Captain Glover explains to Desmond that he has never been so wrong about a man before and that he hopes Desmond will eventually forgive him for misjudging him. Glover says that he received the assignment to climb the cliff with his men again the next day and attack. He asks Desmond to come anyway, even though the day is a Saturday, which for Desmond, because of his faith, would be the Sabbath and thus a day of rest. Desmond agrees and climbs up the cliff again with the other soldiers after praying for himself and his comrades.
During the attack, the American forces eventually defeat the Japanese soldiers and take the cliff, and the Japanese commander prepares to commit suicide by seppuku . Some Japanese soldiers seem to surrender, but suddenly throw hand grenades that they have hidden with them. Desmond succeeds in repelling two hand grenades and thus saving his comrades, but he is seriously injured in his right leg by the last grenade when the grenade detonates. Grease, Pinnick, Lucky and Teacher bring Desmond to safety on a stretcher; Desmond loses his Bible with the photo of his wife. One of the soldiers returns, finds the Bible and is able to give it back to Desmond before he is rappelled over the cliff on a stretcher.
The film ends with excerpts from reports in which Desmond Doss was awarded the Medal of Honor by then US President Harry S. Truman , followed by comments from Desmond Doss himself, his brother Harold (Hal) and Doss' commander, Captain Jack Glover. This is followed by a text that Desmond Doss died in March 2006 at the age of 87.
background
development
Before its production, the film was in the so-called " development hell " for 14 years . At the end of 2014 it was finally announced that the project would now be realized. Mel Gibson was hired to direct , the first time he had returned to this position since his 2006 film Apocalypto . For the lead role of Desmond Doss , Gibson chose actor Andrew Garfield because he was delighted with his performance on The Social Network (2010). Hacksaw Ridge had a budget of approximately $ 45 million.
Filming
The filming ran from September to December 2015. The film was shot in Australia , with scenes mainly in New South Wales , including in the film studios of Fox Studios Australia in Sydney . During the shooting in the city of Bringelly (near Sydney) complications arose after the producers completely cleared a large area and felled around 80 trees. Environmentalists criticized this move, whereupon the producers promised to recondition the site and plant new trees after filming was completed.
Historical differences
Director Mel Gibson allowed himself some artistic freedom while shooting. The film shows the escalating dispute between Desmond's father and mother as a decisive experience for the pacifist basic attitude, which in truth took place between his father and his uncle. The film also does not mention that Desmond Doss was honored for extraordinary bravery before Okinawa during the Battle of Guam and the Battle of Leyte . During the rescue operation on Okinawa, a Japanese soldier had Doss in his sights, but the trigger jammed so that he could not fire. Also during a rescue operation, Doss was hit in the left arm by a sniper. Director Gibson omitted these incidents because, in his opinion, they seemed too implausible for viewers.
publication
Hacksaw Ridge premiered on September 4, 2016 at the Venice Film Festival (out of competition), where viewers gave a ten-minute standing ovation . In Germany, the film opened in cinemas on January 26, 2017.
reception
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. For example, it has a rating of 87% on the Rotten Tomatoes website , based on an average rating of 7.2 / 10 and 225 reviews. In the Internet Movie Database , the film has a rating of 8.1 / 10 with more than 275,000 votes. Carsten Baumgardt from Filmstarts gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and summed up in his conclusion: "Mel Gibson's irrepressibly radical and outstandingly staged war drama Hacksaw Ridge is an explosive mixture of faith and violence - a truly spectacular comeback as a director." Prisma rated awarded the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote: “Not only is the story very fascinating, but also the brilliant implementation of the director and his top-class cast, which is complemented by Vince Vaughn, among others. Due to the intensive presentation of the biography, the viewer is taken on an emotional journey despite the action-packed battle scenes, which is definitely worth experiencing. " Hans-Ulrich Pönack, on the other hand, said:" If the existence of "truth" justifies the claim for a better one Movie? Not at all. Mel Gibson digs into extreme battle pictures again. Motto: Torn bodies, bowels hanging out, severed limbs, bodies burned beyond recognition. Passionate about detail, he directs the slow-motion war. "The film service judged:" The war drama falls back on a true incident to tell an exemplary story of salvation through pacifist heroism. With extremely drastic images and painful pathos, the half-baked film elevates its main character to a myth rather than symbolizing the horror of the fighting. "
Awards
- Hollywood Film Awards 2016: Best Director, Best Hairstyling and Make-up, Best Editing
- AACTA Awards 2017: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Garfield), Best Supporting Actor (Weaving), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing
- Golden Globe Awards 2017 : Nominations in the categories of Best Picture - Drama, Best Director, Best Actor - Drama (Garfield)
- Satellite Awards 2016 : Best Actor (Garfield), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing
- Academy Awards 2017 : Best Editing and Best Sound; Nominations in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound Editing
- Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 : Best Stunt Ensemble in a Film, nomination for Best Actor
Web links
- Hacksaw Ridge - The decision in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hacksaw Ridge - The decision at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Hacksaw Ridge - The decision at Metacritic (English)
- Hacksaw Ridge - The decision in the online film database
- Hacksaw Ridge - The decision in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ Certificate of Release to Hacksaw Ridge - The Decision . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ Age Rating for Hacksaw Ridge - The Decision . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ Roy E. Appleman, James M. Burns, Russell A. Gugeler and John Stevens: OKINAWA: THE LAST BATTLE. Chapter XI: Assaulting The Second Shuri Defense Ring. In: UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II - The War in the Pacific. CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY, UNITED STATES ARMY, WASHINGTON, DC, 2000, p. 281 , accessed June 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Desmond Doss www.lva.virginia.gov, accessed August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Hacksaw Ridge": Mel Gibson is to direct war hero drama with Andrew Garfield on filmstarts.de, accessed on October 13, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Garfield admits to nerves ahead of Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge shoot at smh.com.au, accessed on October 13, 2016.
- ↑ These are the real backgrounds of the war drama , accessed on July 22, 2019.
- ↑ Hacksaw Ridge - The decision at Rotten Tomatoes (English) , accessed on November 24, 2017
- ↑ Hacksaw Ridge - The decision in the Internet Movie Database (English) , accessed on November 24, 2017
- ^ Review by Carsten Baumgardt on filmstarts.de, accessed on December 26, 2016.
- ↑ Film review on prisma.de, accessed on December 26, 2016.
- ^ Critique by Hans-Ulrich Poenack , accessed on June 17, 2017.
- ↑ Film review on filmdienst.de, accessed on June 17, 2017.