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I already saw this movie but, since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, it once again really impressed me, I might have enjoyed it even more the 2nd time around. Seriously, in my opinion, it is such a powerful story and probably one of the most inspiring movies I have seen, no less than that. Back then, even though Mel Gibson had been rather struggling as an actor ever since his return in 2010, many argued that he made a major come-back as a director with this movie which he directed 10 years after the really underrated 'Apocalypto'. To be honest, the first time I saw it, I have to admit that it actually took me a while to really get into this story. Indeed, before watching the damned thing, I didn't watch a trailer and I didn't know what the story was actually about so, at first, I thought it would be another rather straightforward tale of a young man going to war like so many others I have seen before. Obviously, I was really pleased that, for once, it was actually dealing with a medic, a guy who refused to even hold a rifle. Indeed, we never talk about them but those guys were/are just crucial in a battle and most of them are real heroes, even maybe more than all these soldiers trying to kill as many enemies as possible. For Andrew Garfield, 2016 was quite a banner year after his already impressive performance in 'Silence'. Anyway, to conclude, Mel Gibson has made a name as a director after making some really violent movies and, this time, even if he still delivered some gruesome but impressive battle scenes, he decided to focus on the least violent soldier but also the most courageous and inspiring man I have ever witnessed on a battlefield and the end-result was just really impressive.
8/10
