Mel Gibson's new film Hacksaw Ridge generates Oscar buzz. He's become more famous for his disgraceful behaviour than he has for his work. But now Mel Gibson is set to make an astonishing comeback with his new film Hacksaw Ridge, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. The 6. 0- year- old not only has not only made anti- Semitic, racist, homophobic and sexist comments, but also pleaded no contest to battering former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva in 2. Scroll down for video Astonishing comeback: Mel Gibson is tipped for Oscar glory with his new film Hacksaw Ridge, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. He has now been tipped for a Best Director Oscar after his latest movie received shining reviews from critics. World War II drama Hacksaw Ridge, which hits cinemas in the US on November 4, made its debut out of competition at the festival, and was met with a 1. According to Deadline, Mel and the movie's stars in attendance (Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving and Luke Bracey) were asked to go into the crowd six minutes into their ovation. The movie is based on the true story of Desmond T. Doss, played by Andrew Garfield, who became the first conscientious objector in American history to receive the Medal of Honor. True story: The movie sees Andrew Garfield portray Desmond T. Doss, who saved 7. World War II without firing a gun Without firing a gun, Christian pacifist Doss saved 7. World War II in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. Speaking about the real- life story behind the film, Mel said last year: 'It's about a man who wouldn't touch a weapon and wanted to be part of saving lives in the worst place on earth.'I mean Okinawa was a horrific place.. Triumphant: The disgraced 6. Venice hotel on Monday, the morning after the premiere His other directorial credits include Braveheart, The Passion Of The Christ and The Man Without A Face. Hacksaw Ridge's success at Venice has also been matched by its rave reviews from critics. The Guardian's Andrew Pulver pointed out that while the movie does not excuse Mel's abhorrent behaviour, it 'could not be more perfect' as a film.'As repellent a figure as many may still find Gibson, I have to report he's absolutely hit Hacksaw Ridge out of the park,' the film editor wrote. Rave reviews: The film has been praised by critics and received a 1. HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of Desmond DossGibson is a man looking for redemption, and in this redemptive vision he may just have found it.' The view was echoed by The Telegraph in Britain, which shared: 'Hacksaw Ridge is a fantastically moving and bruising war film that hits you like a raw topside of beef in the face – a kind of primary- coloured Guernica that flourishes on a big screen with a crowd.' And The Hollywood Reporter said Mel 'proves himself a muscular storyteller who knows exactly how to raise a pulse, heighten emotion and build intensity to explosive peaks' with his latest venture. The Lethal Weapon star penned an apology letter to the Jewish community after making anti- Semitic comments to a policeman in 2. Back behind the camera: This is Mel's first time directing since 2. Apocalypto. Mel had said, according to the police report: 'F**king Jews. The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.'In his letter to the Anti- Defamation League, he said: 'There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of Anti- Semitic remark.'I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested on a DUI charge.'Leading man: Andrew was also spotted leaving the Hotel Danieli with the director on Monday. Mel however did not say sorry for derogatory comments he made about gay people in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pa. Coming soon: Hacksaw Ridge will hit cinemas in the US on November 4. Mel Gibson's new film Hacksaw Ridge has won over critics and audiences at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a full 10 minute standing ovation for the portrayal of. Hacksaw Ridge marks Gibson’s first time in Venice and should boost the anticipated WW II drama’s launch into the kudos corridor. Lionsgate has set a domestic. Mel Gibson is not the first person who comes to mind among Oscar contenders. But advance buzz is growing on World War II drama “Hacksaw Ridge” (Lionsgate. Way back at the 52nd Venice Film Festival, Mel Gibson (with some face-painted extras in tow) screened Braveheart, garnering him accolades as a director. Venice Film Festival 2. Hacksaw Ridge, review – Heroic tale of violence and faith will revive Mel Gibson's career. Mel Gibson's latest film Hacksaw Ridge may be getting great reviews after its Mel Gibson's world premiere at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, but the director is back. Article : Graham Maynard, UK Email : [email protected] Web : www.GMweb2.net The Tecsun PL-380. Hacksaw Ridge is at once an inspirational faith film and viscerally violent, says David Sexton. Barrowmore Model Railway Group, Modelling to a high standard amongst friends. Mel Gibson’s career seemed on the skids, since his arrest for drink- driving, his divorce and the accusations of anti- Semitism, not to mention the flop in which he starred as a depressed alcoholic, The Beaver of 2. He has not directed since Apocalypto of 2. Hacksaw Ridge, at Venice out of competition, will change all that. It’s like a combination of Saving Private Ryan and the film that Angelina Jolie wanted Unbroken to be but was not. It is at once an inspirational faith film and viscerally violent, just like Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. And it is a true story. Desmond Doss, a medic at the Battle of Okinawa in 1. Medal of Honour for saving the lives of dozens of men, under heavy fire, ultimately being severely injured himself. Doss, a Seventh Day Adventist who placed himself in the hands of God, was also a conscientious objector and refused to touch a weapon — one of only three COs ever to have received this highest medal for bravery. Gibson opens the story with a vision of hell, the horrifically violent battle from which Doss himself ends up being evacuated: flames, explosions, severed body parts, screams. All the combat scenes in this film are shockingly intense, concentrated, unrelenting, bloody and kinetic, as wave after wave of Japanese soldiers come on, in banzai charges, seeking death (perhaps 7. Americans). Then we turn back 1. Doss’s childhood in rural Virginia, with a father traumatised by the First World War. As a young man (from now on played stunningly well by lanky but tough Andrew Garfield), he saves a road accident victim with a tourniquet, simultaneously becoming inspired to study medicine and meeting his wife to be, a nurse (Theresa Palmer). We follow him fairly straightforwardly through training, being bullied by brutal officers (Vince Vaughn) and fellow recruits, facing a court martial — and then through to his astonishing service on the battlefield. His faith is never shaken. There’s one moment mid- horror that might have come from Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line, when he asks: “What is it You want of me? I can’t hear you.” But then a wounded man cries “Help me!” and Doss takes that for his answer — repeatedly praying, “Let me get one more”. Throughout, the Japanese appear completely other, in this context justifiably, perhaps. Sometimes the documentary clips of the real people involved, at the end of these true stories, make slightly uncomfortable viewing, deflating what we have just seen: far from it in Hacksaw Ridge. There are heroes. Follow Going Out on Facebook and on Twitter @ESgoingout.
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