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In 'Hacksaw Ridge¹,' A War Hero Changes Attitudes About Conscientious² Objectors

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Mel Gibson's last directing project was the human sacrifice film "Apocalypto" in 2006. His new movie "Hacksaw Ridge" is also about human sacrifice. This time, it's in an apocalypse called World War II. Andrew Garfield stars. Gibson is behind the camera. And critic Bob Mondello says they're a pretty effective team.

BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE⁴: There are formulas to war movies. And for a while, "Hacksaw Ridge" follows one of those formulas to the letter, the one that goes guy meets gal⁵ - in this case, a pretty nurse he charms while donating blood.

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ANDREW GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) I always dreamed about being a doctor but I didn't get much school.

MONDELLO: But before they have time to marry, guy, who has a name, Desmond Doss, enlists⁶.

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GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) It isn't right that other men should fight and die but I would just be sitting at home safe. I need to serve.

MONDELLO: Played by Andrew Garfield, Doss slogs through basic training, runs obstacle courses, gets all kinds of muddy and then his drill sergeant⁷ hands him a rifle.

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VINCE VAUGHN: (As Sergeant Howell) This is a personal gift from the United States government designed to bring death to the enemy.

MONDELLO: And at this point, "Hacksaw Ridge" parts company with the formula.

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GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) Well, I'm sorry, Sergeant, I can't touch a gun.

MONDELLO: Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist, is willing, eager even, to serve in World War II as a medic but not to take a life, a position his military superiors are not inclined to make easy for him.

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VAUGHN: (As Sergeant Howell) Private Doss does not believe in violence. He will not even deign⁸ to touch a weapon. So I plead with you, do not look to him to save you on the battlefield because he will undoubtedly⁹ be too busy wrestling with his conscience to assist.

GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) Serg (ph) - that's not true Sergeant...

MONDELLO: The men he serves with don't understand either.

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UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) See, I don't think this as a question of religion, fellas. I think this is cowardice¹⁰.

MONDELLO: Nor does the woman he wants to marry.

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TERESA PALMER: (As Dorothy Schutte) Why can't you just pick up the stupid gun and wave it around? You don't have to use it, just meet them halfway¹¹.

GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) I can't do that.

PALMER: (As Dorothy Schutte) Yes, you can, it's just pride - pride and stubbornness. Don't confuse your will with the Lord's.

GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) Maybe I am prideful, but I don't know how I'm going to live with myself if I don't stay true to what I believe.

MONDELLO: It's not hard to imagine why director Mel Gibson, whose sometimes vile¹² off-screen behavior has recently overshadowed his film work, might be attracted to the story of a man whose beliefs are held against him by society at large. Gibson's characters often suffer terribly on screen. And as a director, he's never been shy about invoking¹³ religious imagery to heighten their torment¹⁴.

Here in the battle at Okinawa's Hacksaw Ridge, he leaves Private Doss just one outstretched arm short of a crucifixion at one point. But the true story he's telling of a conscientious objector who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor is an inspiring one. And in a grueling climactic battle sequence, Gibson makes it at once suspenseful¹⁵ and thick with irony¹⁶.

Doss, tending to the wounded, finds the sergeant who'd mocked him, legs now blown to bits, Japanese soldiers just yards away.

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VAUGHN: (As Sergeant Howell) You're like gum on a shoe, ain't you?

GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) Give me this.

MONDELLO: Doss grabs the sergeant's gun.

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VAUGHN: (As Sergeant Howell) It's a bit late for target practice now, don't you think?

MONDELLO: He's not going to shoot. Doss wraps the rifle in the edge of a blanket, creating a makeshift stretcher.

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GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) Jump on it.

VAUGHN: (As Sergeant Howell) You're kidding.

GARFIELD: (As Desmond Doss) No, I'm going to drag you. Let's do it.

MONDELLO: Wartime brutality¹⁷, religious heroism¹⁸, an outcast not just redeemed¹⁹ at Hacksaw Ridge but sanctified, with apologies to Voltaire, if Desmond Doss did not exist, it might be necessary for Mel Gibson to invent him. I'm Bob Mondello.

1 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

2 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

3 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 gal   

n.姑娘，少女

参考例句：

• We decided to go with the gal from Merrill.我们决定和那个从梅里尔来的女孩合作。
• What's the name of the gal? 这个妞叫什么？

6 enlists   

v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的第三人称单数 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• This method enlists the orchestration by creating its activation subscription. 此方法通过创建业务流程的激活订阅来登记业务流程。 来自互联网
• Party spirit enlists a man's virtue in the cause of his vice. 党派心使人的美德也为罪恶效劳。 来自互联网

7 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

8 deign   

v. 屈尊, 惠允 ( 做某事)

参考例句：

• He doesn't deign to talk to unimportant people like me. 他不肯屈尊和像我这样不重要的人说话。
• I would not deign to comment on such behaviour. 这种行为不屑我置评。

9 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

10 cowardice   

n.胆小，怯懦

参考例句：

• His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。

11 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

12 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

13 invoking   

v.援引( invoke的现在分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求

参考例句：

• You can customise the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You can customize the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。 来自辞典例句

14 torment   

n.折磨；令人痛苦的东西(人)；vt.折磨；纠缠

参考例句：

• He has never suffered the torment of rejection.他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each other.没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。

15 suspenseful   

adj.悬疑的，令人紧张的

参考例句：

• If his experiences then had been carefully recorded, it would undoubtedly have made a suspenseful and moving book. 若是把他所经历的事实记录下来，那就是一部充满着大智大勇，惊心动魄的小说。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lily is an atmospheric and suspenseful tale of love, loss and obsession. 这是一个关于爱情、失落与迷恋的故事，充满情调与悬疑色彩。 来自互联网

16 irony   

n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄

参考例句：

• She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
• In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。

17 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

18 heroism   

n.大无畏精神，英勇

参考例句：

• He received a medal for his heroism.他由于英勇而获得一枚奖章。
• Stories of his heroism resounded through the country.他的英雄故事传遍全国。

19 redeemed   

adj. 可赎回的，可救赎的 动词redeem的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She has redeemed her pawned jewellery. 她赎回了当掉的珠宝。
• He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker's. 他从当铺赎回手表。