Hacksaw Ridge
Pacific War movie
Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 war film directed by Mel Gibson, depicting the true story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a combat medic in World War II and saved dozens of soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa without carrying a weapon.
The title refers to the jagged escarpment where the battle took place.
Hacksaw Ridge won two Academy Awards.
Japanese island, martial-arts origin
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- cliffVertical rock wall
- cargo netWoven restraint for shipments
- cavesNatural underground chambers
tunnels · counterattack · grenades · medic · stretcher · ridgeline · casualties · assault
Film about real life
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- true storyNarrative of actual events
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
Mel Gibson · Andrew Garfield · director · cinematography · soundtrack · Academy Award · box office · premiere
Peak military valor recognition
selflessness · sacrifice · determination · perseverance · inspiration · courage under fire · combat medic · distinguished service
One refusing military service morally
- Seventh-day AdventistSaturday-Sabbath Protestant denomination
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- convictionFirmly held belief
Sabbath · prayer · Bible · courage · beliefs · noncombatant · unarmed · devotion
Okinawa
Japanese island, martial-arts origin
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- cliffVertical rock wall
- cargo netWoven restraint for shipments
caves · tunnels · counterattack · grenades · medic · stretcher · ridgeline · casualties · assault · artillery
biopic
Film about real life
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- true storyNarrative of actual events
Mel Gibson · Andrew Garfield · screenplay · director · cinematography · soundtrack · Academy Award · box office · premiere · war film
Medal of Honor
Peak military valor recognition
wounded · selflessness · sacrifice · determination · perseverance · inspiration · courage under fire · combat medic · distinguished service
conscientious objector
One refusing military service morally
- Seventh-day AdventistSaturday-Sabbath Protestant denomination
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
conviction · Sabbath · prayer · Bible · courage · beliefs · noncombatant · unarmed · devotion · spiritual
- biopicsbiopic, biopics, Lincoln, Gandhi, biographical drama
- History FilmsLincoln, Gettysburg, Glory, Selma, Saving Private Ryan
- Lionsgate FilmsHunger Games, Twilight, John Wick, Divergent, La La Land
- Pacific WarPearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Midway, Okinawa, Guadalcanal
- historical dramasBridgerton, Downton Abbey, Poldark, The Crown, Victoria
Hacksaw RidgeRambo
Recklessly aggressive lone fighter
300 · American Sniper · The Expendables · Top Gun · The Green Berets
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Action film assassin protagonist
The Punisher · Inglourious Basterds · Fury · Dirty Harry · Kill Bill
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