{"id":1200,"date":"2016-07-02T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sixseeds.patheos.com\/watchinggod\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2016-07-02T11:31:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T17:31:26","slug":"hacksaw-ridge-the-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/watchinggod\/2016\/07\/hacksaw-ridge-the-poster\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacksaw Ridge: The Poster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This fall is shaping up as a big one for fans of quality, challenging films with a faithful bent. Early awards darling\u00a0A Birth of a Nation<\/a><\/em>, based on Nat Turner\u2019s bloody, biblically-inspired\u00a0fight against slavery in the 1830s, hits theaters in October. Martin Scorsese\u2019s Silence<\/em>, which focuses on two Jesuit missionaries working in 17th Century Japan, is scheduled to be released this November.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s Mel Gibson\u2019s Hacksaw Ridge<\/em>, which just released its first poster.<\/p>\n

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From the press release:<\/p>\n

Hacksaw Ridge\u00a0is the extraordinary true story of World War II medic Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>), who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, miraculously saved 75 men in a matter of hours without firing or carrying a gun.<\/p>\n

He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, except the simple prayer he uttered before he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, under constant enemy gunfire and artillery bombardment.<\/p>\n

Doss\u2019 courage and faith won the admiration of his commanders and fellow soldiers, as he saved the lives of the very men who had persecuted him for refusing to carry a gun. He believed the war was just, but to kill under any circumstance was wrong. Doss was labeled the first conscientious objector (he called himself a \u201cconscientious cooperator\u201d as he volunteered) to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s an interesting thematic choice for Gibson as he continues to rehabilitate his career. His work, though often pretty extraordinary, is incredibly violent, too. Now he\u2019s focusing on a character who abhorred violence \u2026 even as he fought in arguably the world\u2019s worst bloodbath. Looking forward to this one.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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