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UNDERSTANDING THE FILM WORK: HACKSAW RIDGE
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Julián Andrés González
STUDENT NAME(S) Luz Esther Amador Ramos
COURSE NAME Human Formation IV
TEACHER: Edgar Vanegas Carvajal
FACULTY/ PROGRAM Engineering
DATE 22/10/20
I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PLAN
What is the central theme of the video? Describe it in a paragraph of at least five lines.
This movie is based on a true story of the soldier named Desmond Doss played by the actor Andrew.
Garfield. This soldier was a seventh-day Adventist Christian, devoted to Christ, who despite the
despite various adversities, he remained firm in his beliefs and enlisted in the United States army without ever
to wield a weapon, stands out as a combat medic and risks his life for his injured comrades from the war
on the Pacific front during World War II.
II. TECHNICAL DATA
Until the Last Man 2016
Protagonist(s): Andrew Garfield USA
Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer
Rachel Griffiths, Vince Vaughn
Genre: War – Christian Awards:Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in
Specialists
III. EXPLORATORY PHASE
A. ¿Qué preguntas o interrogantes me generó el video? Plantee por lo menos 3. (No hay que responder las preguntas)
What does the movie Hacksaw Ridge want to tell us?
Was Doss a real person like you and me?
Can real people be perfect and pure?
B. Partes fundamentales en las que se divide el video. Enumere por lo menos cinco de manera secuencial
Doss and his childhood
Doss meets the love of his life, Dorothy.
Desmond enlists in the army to be a paramedic.
The army discovers that Doss is a conscientious objector as he did not want to handle a weapon and from then on begins to
to live a hell
Doss goes to war, faces his fears, and helps his wounded comrades in battle.
Soldier Doss is injured while saving the lives of his comrades, he is taken to the camp and asks for his bible.
C. Can you describe some historical facts about the Battle of Okinawa?
The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945, and ended on June 21 of the same year.
The participants in this war were: Empire of Japan, United States, and Great Britain.
One of the causes of this war was that the US army was looking for a way to attack the Japanese empire trying
to obtain a surrender, but since the bases they had were far from the Japanese island. Therefore,
Thus, the United States began to invade islands near Japan to facilitate its military operations and carry out
Operation Downfall, the code name used by the Allies for the invasion of Japan. Okinawa is only 550 away from
Japan, so obtaining it would be a great help for the outcome of Operation Downfall. But,
of course, they would have to face the Japanese troops that were on the island. That was the beginning of the Battle of
Okinawa
It was the bloodiest confrontation of the Pacific War, at least among those that participated.
Americans. Approximately 110,000 Japanese died and 7,400 were captured. On the other hand, the Allies
they also suffered losses: about 12,520 deceased and 36,631 injured [1]
The Allies were the victors in the Battle of Okinawa.
IV. PHASE OF UNDERSTANDING AND CONCEPTUALIZATION
A. Write in your own words, in no less than 5 lines, what the video states.
The movie is based on the true story of a United States Army soldier, Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian.
Seventh Day conscientious objector, who refused to carry weapons on the front due to his religious beliefs and who, however,
He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman for saving the lives of more than 75 men.
under constant enemy fire during the brutal battle of Okinawa, in World War II
B. Escriba 5 ideas principales que usted extracte del video
The willpower of Soldier Doss to disobey direct orders from his superior not to carry a weapon.
The bravery of soldier Doss for having saved 75 men under enemy fire.
The incredible faith that soldier Doss has in his religion to the point of going to war without weapons to defend himself.
The commitment to their nation to serve in the military with their ideals of 'not killing' in a war.
The commitment to his companions and friends in the war to go into battle on their sacred day.
C. What is the objection of conscience?
Conscientious objection is understood as the attitude of someone who refuses to obey an order from authority or a legal mandate.
invoking the existence, within oneself, of a contradiction between moral duty and legal duty, due to a
a norm that prevents him from assuming the prescribed behavior. The objection can be based on particular philosophical convictions,
religious, moral, humanitarian or political and referred to behaviors of very varied nature: war, violence, the
oath, military service, the payment of certain taxes, compliance with the ideals of an educational center, the
collaboration in legal abortion practices, the sale of contraceptives, healthcare itself, or even the sanctioning of
certain laws by whoever holds the Head of State.
D. Why is Desmond Doss's behavior characterized as a conscientious objection rather than civil disobedience?
What is the phrase that caught your attention the most from the movie? Please write it down verbatim and indicate the minute it appears.
F. What is the ending of the movie? Summarize the last 10 minutes of the movie in five lines.
V. APPLICATION PHASE
What part of the film surprised you the most? And why?
The part that surprised us the most about the movie was seeing how Desmond Doss risked his life in the most selfless way.
and pure to be able to save the wounded in combat, regardless of whether they were on the opposing side. Because with the
conviction of his beliefs and the values instilled by his family and wife Doss held no grudges against any of his
brothers always prevailing in faith and hope in Christ.
B. Describe the script where Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) presents the conflict of conscience in?
In the part where Desmond is in jail and they make him doubt everything he has believed, but he does not give up, he continues.
believing in oneself and one's convictions.
C. What values are facing each other in the conflict of conscience?
The arrogance
D. If Doss were an atheist or gnostic, could he still be a conscientious objector to taking up arms and fighting in the war?
No, because if Doss had been an atheist, he would not have had fear of God to take a weapon and aim it against the empire.
Japanese.
E. Would you present a conscientious objection? In which cases and why? In any case, justify your response.
Yes, we would raise a conscience objection on the issue of abortion, because it would be unjust to violate a fundamental right such as this.
it is the right to life of a child who was not guilty of a bad decision or abuse.
F. What criticism would you make of the movie?
It is a movie that shows how a young Christian had clear beliefs and principles regardless of the adversities he faced.
they were presented to him and he always stood firm in his faith, which invites us to reflect and evaluate how we are doing
assuming our convictions, morality, our ethics, and our culture.
G. What lesson/moral for life?
This movie leaves several lessons for us, but the most important ones are: Love for one another regardless of their
problems, defects or attitude towards us. Never doubt our convictions: beliefs, values, etc., since
Thanks to these, we are characterized as legal entities.
H. ¿Recomendaría esta película? ¿a quién? y ¿Por qué? en caso negativo justifique su respuesta
Yes, to anyone, because it is a movie that shows us how important it is to be clear about one's thoughts and
beliefs and clinging to them regardless of how bad a situation may become, and this does not help in day-to-day life.
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Edgar Alonso Vanegas Carvajal, Ph.D. in
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