Il medico dell'esercito americano della Seconda Guerra Mondiale Desmond T. Doss, che ha prestato servizio durante la Battaglia di Okinawa, si rifiuta di uccidere le persone e diventa il prim... Leggi tuttoIl medico dell'esercito americano della Seconda Guerra Mondiale Desmond T. Doss, che ha prestato servizio durante la Battaglia di Okinawa, si rifiuta di uccidere le persone e diventa il primo uomo della storia americana a ricevere la Medaglia d'Onore senza aver sparato neanche un... Leggi tuttoIl medico dell'esercito americano della Seconda Guerra Mondiale Desmond T. Doss, che ha prestato servizio durante la Battaglia di Okinawa, si rifiuta di uccidere le persone e diventa il primo uomo della storia americana a ricevere la Medaglia d'Onore senza aver sparato neanche un colpo.
- Vincitore di 2 Oscar
- 57 vittorie e 115 candidature totali
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- QuizAccording to director Mel Gibson, Desmond T. Doss's son, Desmond Jr, attended the screening and was moved to tears by Andrew Garfield's accurate portrayal of his dad.
- BlooperNone of the trainees in Basic Training have the proper haircut.
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Desmond Doss: Maybe I am prideful... but I don't know how I'm going to live with myself if I don't stay true to what I believe... much less how you could live with me. I'd never be the man that I wanna be in YOUR eyes.
- Curiosità sui creditiThe real Desmond T. Doss is interviewed during the end credits and briefly describes his experiences during World War II, some of which have already been dramatized in the film.
- Versioni alternativeA&E and History Channel versions mute the curse words with background noise or cut away from it. They also remove most of the graphic violence by either digitally editing or cutting out. When includes but is not limited to:
- Vito being shot twice in the chest.
- The screaming soldier's face being shot off is cut, it cuts to the blood hitting the other soldier's face. Then the other soldier being shot is cut out.
- The man in the beginning who injured his leg, his leg bleeding is sped up, only shown on screen for a part second.
- The Japanese ritual suicide scene is cut to remove the man who was decapitated's head being cut off.
- ConnessioniEdited from Taiheiyou no kiseki: Fokkusu to yobareta otoko (2011)
- Colonne sonoreTo God be the Glory
(Traditional Song)
Written by Fanny Crosby
Music by Howard Doane (as William Doane)
I was proved wrong because after the first thirty minutes I wasn't sure if this was a Mel Gibson film when I was placed into a comfort zone, with its melodrama set in a small Virginia town during the Forties, a schmaltzy romance, and the cliché violent drunken father who survived a brutal war. The performances were maybe a little let down by the clumsy dialogue, but all directed safely with a natural sense of storytelling.
By the 2nd act, I was put on high alert in the military training with our protagonist, Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield who I at first felt was wrongly cast, but he really came through in the end). It was here when the true purpose of the story began to evolve, that of Doss' moral and internal conflict with using a gun! What he had to endure and stand-up for was a courage I greatly admired. It was also in this phase of the film that the dialogue and characters began to shine. Maybe it was the introduction of Vince Vaughn's character. We all know how Vaughn is notorious in ad-libbing, and it seemed to help because the other actors bounced off it well.
Now the story had me in their pocket because by the 3rd act I was with our protagonist and his platoon when they got to the battlefield graveyard of Hacksaw Ridge. You thought the horrific situation in WE WERE SOLDIERS was brutal, well this was captured so vividly that you felt you were there. It was almost on par with the brilliance of GAME OF THRONES; BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS.
Now I felt I was in a Mel Gibson film. As with Braveheart, the battle scenes in Hacksaw Ridge didn't hold back. Maybe a notch better because of today's CGI (and I didn't even notice the effects!). The scenes were unflinching, haunting and in your face. Possibly showing you the true horror of war. Definitely not for the squeamish.
The religious aspect of the film was relevant to the story, so as a non-believer I thought it was an integral part of the protagonist and had to be told, so it didn't bother me as much.
Overall the technical aspect of the film was brilliant, but then again I didn't really notice it because I was too distracted by the story and the characters, and when that occurs, I know the film has succeeded.
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- Budget
- 40.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 67.209.615 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 15.190.758 USD
- 6 nov 2016
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 180.563.636 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 19 minuti
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- Proporzioni
- 2.35 : 1