Wow! The Best Movie of The Decade!

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2016)

Wow, just wow...I can't find the right words, but I'll try. Sometimes you see truly fantastic films, and sometimes you see something that is timeless films, that have a certain aura and quality - and yes, this is without a doubt such an instant classic. If you have a heart you'll love this film, simple as that. It doesn't matter if you are so smart enough that you can figure things out along the way...duuh! Movies is really about feelings, what ever they may be, and this film makes the audience feel. A lot! At the Cinema Theatre I visited grown men were crying, women were crying and I also had to fight the tears (already early on) - and that was even way before the gruesome battle scenes have started! It felt like 3 good movies in one great!
If I have to compare with other movies, it's like a mix of Forrest Gump meeting Saving Private Ryan. Kind of. But still not at all.
This true story of Desmond Doss is amazing! Director Mel Gibson tells it so straight forward it reminds of an old time classic in the style of old Hollywood but with todays effects. It could have been done by perhaps Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, John Ford, Michael Curtiz, John Huston, but with his own masters eye. Mel Gibson is a wise storyteller here, very impressing piece of work. He knows he doesn't have to add things to it - in fact he holds back! No scene is longer than necessary, it's always to the point. The acting is very good and the music is perfect, not too much not too little. It's a better film than his other masterpiece Braveheart and that should tell you something! I really hope this one also wins an Oscar for Best Picture because it simply is such an Oscar worthy film! By far, if you ask me, it's one of the best films ever made! I've seen about 10 000 Movies - and this masterpiece makes it to my personal Top 50 of all time! It's so strong, so gripping, so emotional and a fascinating true story about humanity and the true WWII hero Desmond Doss! It's not another typical war movie, it's a life story that takes you on an emotional roller-coaster! I simply can't find the right words to describe it, so I just recommend everyone to see this as soon as you can!
Cinema Theatres were made for these kinds of fantastic films!