Movie of the Year 2016
A war movie whose hero is saving lives as opposed to taking them. Caveat Exempt Her! The movie opens with a touching romantic subplot; however, over 20,000 Americans died at Okinawa and only 7,000 of its 106,000 Japanese defenders survived. Hacksaw Ridge is extremely graphic and perhaps the goriest movie I have ever seen. The Japanese Army’s suicidal defense of Okinawa was a contributing factor leading to America’s decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Honorable mention:
Food Choices: A little documentary with an important message. First choose to watch this doc and then decide what you can do today to: 1) save yourself; 2) save your money; and 3) save the planet. Alternatively you can choose the status quo (to trust the Food Processing Industry and the Big Drug profiteers to continue look out for you, your money and your planet).
13th: The 13th amendment to the American constitution abolished slavery except as a punishment for a crime. This is a convincing documentary about how that caveat was and is being exploited in support of the continued enslavement of African Americans.
Over half (29) of the top 50 movies at the box office in 2016 were either remakes or sequels of previous franchises.
