Great and Frightening War Scenes!

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2017)

No one should be surprised that Mel Gibson is a great director. Honestly, haven't you seen "Braveheart", "Passion of Christ" or "Apocalypto"? Sadly this fact was long forgotten, due to the private escalations of Gibson and his absence both in front and behind the camera. I always thought this was a pity. I wonder what movies we missed, but who knows.
As a matter of fact, I enjoyed every aspect of "Hacksaw Ridge". The religious aspect did not bother me at all as I expected when I saw the trailers. I don't get, why this movie wasn't running in theaters in my hometown. The only movies that i liked and shared this strange fact are "The Fall" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World".
All war scenes were fast, brutal and without any logic of who or how someone gets killed. I loved that. Only "Black Hawk Down" showed a similar chaotic depiction of battles without distracting the audience. The story was believable and heartbreaking. The movie also wasn't political, neither the Americans where too brave or good nor the Japanese too cowardly or evil. It was simply war with two sides.
If you enjoy war movies (a genre with many good or great movies) put this movie on your watch-list.