

Hacksaw Ridge
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
Hacksaw Ridge is a faith-driven, patriotic WWII biopic with essentially zero progressive identity messaging. Its themes of religious conviction and pacifism are personal to the real Desmond Doss rather than activist sermonizing, and it leans traditional rather than woke. Clean across nearly every axis.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0A true-story WWII drama with characters based on real historical figures; no swaps.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
3Male-centric war film; no diminishing of men as a message.
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+ content present.
DEI Casting
2Casting reflects the historical American WWII setting.
Preachiness
20The film has a strong faith-and-pacifism theme, but it is woven into Doss's personal conviction rather than activist lecturing; it celebrates traditional faith and patriotism rather than progressive messaging.
- Doss's refusal to carry a weapon rooted in his Seventh-day Adventist faith
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5Far from anti-West; the film glorifies heroism, faith, and American servicemen.
Source Betrayal
0Faithful dramatization of Desmond Doss's real story.
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Cast & Crew

Andrew Garfield
Desmond T. Doss

Sam Worthington
Captain Glover

Vince Vaughn
Sgt Howell

Teresa Palmer
Dorothy Schuttle

Luke Bracey
Smitty Ryker

Hugo Weaving
Tom Doss

Rachel Griffiths
Bertha Doss

Ryan Corr
Lieutenant Manville

Richard Roxburgh
Colonel Stelzer

Goran D. Kleut
Andy 'Ghoul' Walker
Eric Greenfeld (Executive Producer) · Mark C. Manuel (Executive Producer) · Stuart Ford (Executive Producer) · Mel Gibson (Director)
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