Hacksaw Ridge (2016) If I did not know better, that it was a movie directed by Mel Gibson (of 'Braveheart' and 'Passion of Christ' fame), I would have thought that it could be some kind of a divine satire. The idea of a pacifist enlist as a soldier in the Second World War just does not make sense. Surprisingly, it is actually based on true story and such a soldier did walk this Earth and was awarded the Medal of Honour for his work beyond the call of duties in the Battle of Okinawa. He was a non-rifle carrying, conscientious objector, a vegetarian, a Sabbath-keeping Seventh Adventist Church Baptist who believed that he was sent to Earth with a mission. The soldier, Desmond Doss, was convinced that his calling was to serve his country and save the soldiers but without touching a gun but through offering medical help to wounded soldiers in battle. He keeps his faith despite the atrocities he witnessed on the battle field. With a Bible in his pocket and a photograp...
It is all Mimesis