HACKSAW RIDGE movie review

It is one of those you seem "just another war movie" but then I realize, it's not. Mel Gibson preaches on the love of God in the middle of a crisis in 2016's HACKSAW RIDGE starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Teresa Palmer and more. An incredible and heroic story of Desmond Doss, a US-Japan war veteran, coming in Philippine cinemas, February 22.

The first quarter of the movie talks about how Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) was raised in a God-fearing family and how he acquired a moral obligation on serving his country as a medic. His love life with Dorothy Schutte (Teresa Palmer) was an adorable one. Like how we would love our grandfathers tell their story of our grandmothers. It was a good and cheesy love story and will give you giggles and feels. The rise and fall of emotions hits you in the heart.

Teresa Palmer and Andrew Garfield as Dorothy Schutte and Desmond Doss

Being in the military is no easy for anyone, much so for Doss. His skinny physique has made him a joke as a member of the battalion but it did not stop him from pursuing his willingness to serve. Imagine a soldier never handled a weapon as his moral promise but then he fulfilled his obligation to the country and above to continue living for others and himself. His striking speech before the military court is the best I've heard:

Because when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, I took it personal. Everyone I knew was on fire to join up, including me. There were two men in my hometown declared 4-F unfit, they killed themselves cause they couldn't serve. Why, I had a job in a defense plant and I could've taken a deferment, but that ain't right. It isn't right that other men should fight and die, that I would just be sitting at home safe. I need to serve. I got the energy and the passion to serve as a medic, right in the middle with the other guys. No less danger, just... while everybody else is taking life, I'm going to be saving it. With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it doesn't seem like such a bad thing to me to wanna put a little bit of it back together.

This will be Andrew Garfield's one of the most memorable roles ever. Saving 75 men from Hacksaw Ridge as Desmond Doss is very physically and emotionally challenging because we're talking about lives here. The dreadful conditions of war are two-way affecting us -- the people who fought on location and people left at their homes. It's also the things that people don't realize that's more valuable than killing. That wars don't bring any good.

* Hacksaw Ridge is nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director (Mel Gibson), Actor (Andrew Garfield) and Film Editing.

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WRATH OF THE TITANS movie review

an epic continuation of the adventures of Perseus and the gods are seen in Warner Bros. Pictures' Wrath of the Titans. starring Sam Worthington as Perseus, Liam Neeson as Zeus and Ralph Fiennes as Hades. set to dominate Philippine theaters on March 29, 2012 in IMAX 3D.

after successfullly defeating the Kraken, Perseus tries to live peacefully with his son, Helius. on the other side of life, the gods are struggling over conflict of supremacy versus the titans. they are slowly weakening due to loss of devotion of the humans. unknown to many, Hades together with Poseidon's son Ares had turned back from the gods to bring back the power to the titans. leader of the titans, Kronos, (Zeus, Hades and Poseidon's father) is down in the abyss of Tartarus where he was imprisoned for a long time by the power of triumvirate. as Kronos slowly recovers his power, the surface of the world experiences their rage with monsters and calamities. Perseus feels his calling from Zeus to stop Hades and even the titans to put the end to the world.

the relationship between father and son is the backbone of the story. Perseus to his son, Helius and Perseus to his father, Zeus. getting life support from each other. but this is better than "Clash" there are less romantic segments and focuses on adventure that make you think what's going to happen next. the monsters are more hideous than the Kraken and sounds are more solid.

get to see some very familiar things in the movie. let's tag Spartans, perhaps. there is also an awkward moment for Andromeda when they cheer for Perseus. she's more of a fighter rather than a queen.

see more of Wrath of the Titans in cinemas soon.

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