Reviews

It could've been a good movie. Jake's acting was very good, but it all came down to ruins when Ewan McGregor showed up. I don't mean his character, but his acting. Never in my life I've seen such a horribly played character. The story was badly adapted from the original, and there wasn't a proper ending. However, none of that hurt the movie só much as McGregor's horrible acting. Please, never again.

All on all, the original was never a great motion picture, but comparing to this remake, it looks like an Oscar winning motion picture. I wonder what are the reasons that motivated this movie to be made, other than give McGregor some undeserving screen time.

I don't know what the writer of this awful movie knows about computers and AI, but he's been able to make the worst movie ever on the subject. The story is full of holes, the way AI is depicted has absolutely nothing to do with AI, specially if we consider the movie tales place 40 years from now. It is extremely disappointing and a total waste of time. There is no artistic or poetic licence that makes up for the lack of research on the movie. Basic knowledge on how computers interact and AI works would have saved this movie. For example: robots don't need to use voice to speak with each other: they can simple use whatever wireless mesh technology will be available 40 years from now. They also shouldn't be able to miss shots because they can use computerized aiming. This is just a hint of what is wrong with this movie: a writer who knows nothing about technology, hears some buzzwords and tries to write a movie about it, without doing any research or hiring a specialist to help.

First of all, my review is not a reflect of Desmond Doss' actions, life, bravery or courage. He is unarguably a hero, a man who deserves our utmost respect, admiration and gratitude.

My review is about the movie, knowing the little I know about about Mr. Doss, and, having said that, this review IS a reflection of Mel Gibson as a (bad) director.

The first thing that came to my mind after watching the movie is: this is not how it happened at all. This movie is a fiction (loosely) based on a real character, who happens to be a MOH hero, because there are just too many inconsistencies with actual events. Those who have read about Desmond Doss will agree with me that: (a) some facts where exposed in wrong chronological order in the movie; (b) in real life, by the end of the battle for Hacksaw Ridge, Cpl. Doss was in terrible shape and his arm had been shattered by a Japanese sniper shot (he later lost a lung and five ribs due to injuries sustained during his tour); (c) many other events in the movie never took place (such as the military trial); and I could go on and on.

Why Mel Gibson did that is unknown, because the actual events that led to Cpl. Doss being shipped home before the end of the was where a lot more tragic and would (unfortunately) make a much better movie.

Andrew Garfield is an actor who I admire more often than not, but it seems that he was trying just too hard in this movie, and that made his portrayal of Cpl. Doss quite unrealistic.

This movie is about everything but Godzilla, and this is what makes it a very good movie, 9/10. Godzilla is just an excuse to show problems most of the countries are facing today: excessive bureaucracy, the nuclear threat forced upon us by a few powerful countries, staggering economy, refugees and, most of all, how to deal with a new, unknown powerful and constantly evolving enemy (terrorism) without breaking laws and hurting your own people.

"Shin Godzilla" has all of the above, and we get that in the very first minutes of the movie, and although it is a long movie, it is always surprising us, viewers, with unexpected problems and situations.

If you're going to watch this movie for FX or CGI, forget about it. This is not what this movie is about. Like I wrote, the monster itself is just a "background drop" for showing other real life problems not only Japan, but the entire world is suffering.